Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-05-24
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
Observance Of Memorial Day by the Oonfed-
crate Veterans.
Order Of Exercises and Route OF the
eral and Personal Notes.
Evening Star Bureau.
No. SO King street,


ALEXANDRIA. Va, May "a, 1887.
This is confederate memorial day in
Alexandra, and its ceremonies are in men,
DRY Of the confederate dead Of Alexandria.
Every year these services are held, and at
each recurring event they are conducted
on a more elabo1 ate scale than prevailed
the year before.
Those Of today, which are, as usual, un-
der the auspices Of Robert Edward Lee
Camp of Confederate Veterans and its
| auxiliaries, bid fair to be in every sense a
success According to custom, all the
graves known to inclose confederate dead
were strewn with flowers by tender and
loving hands this morning, but the ceTe-
monies proper will begin this afternoon at
o'clock, when there will be a street pa
rade composed of the following organiza-
tons in the order named: Mounted police.
Chief Marshal VIM. A. Smoot and aids,
r. E. Lee Camp, Confederate Veterans,
headed by the Friendship Drum Corps: M.
B. Case Camp. Sons of Confederate Vete-
rams; the Alexandria Light Infantry, Rath-
bone Company, nights of Pythias; Chill
dren OF the Confederacy. Hydraulian Steam
Fire Engine Company. the Columbia Steam
Fire Engine Company, headed by the I'D
Virginia Regiment Drum Corps.
The fire COMPARES will have their APP
paratus In line. The procession will form
on North Washington street. the right rest
ing on Cameron street, and the line of
march will be as follows: Move at o'clock
pm, from Washington down Cameron to
Fairfax, Fairfax to Duke Duke to Column
bus, Columbus to King, King to Payne,
Payne to Prince, Prince to Alfred, Alfred
to King, and to st. Asaph and halt. Chill
dren of the Confederacy and firemen will
then move from St. Asaph up Prince street
to the monument. The Veterans and Sons
of Veterans will move by St. Asaph to
Duke street, Duke to Washington, thence
to the monument. The Light Infantry,
Junior Light Infantry and Knights Of
Pythias will move from ST. Asaph to Duke
Duke to Columbus. Columbus to Prince.
thence to the monument.
When the procession reaches the monu-
ment hymn will be sung by the choir,
and Rev. J. I. Williams will offer prayer,
at the conclusion of which another hymn
will be sung, followed by a dirge played
by the Friendship Drum Corps.
Rev. John McGill will deliver the era
ton. the Sd Regiment Drum Corps will
play and the monument will be strewn with
flowers.
The procession will then move to old
Christ Church, where hymns will be sung.
the mound decorated and salute fired ty
the Alexandria Light Infantry, which will
close the exercises.
A Quiet Sunday.
Yesterday was a lovely spring day, and
the attendance at the various churches
was above the average. Resident rectorS
officiated in all the churches.
The day was quiet one, and many Alex
andrians strolled into the country. During
the evening a number of strangers came
down on the boats from Washington.
Police Loafng Prohibited.
Chief Webster yesterday morning called
the attention of the police force to the
rule which requires officers to patrol their
beats while on duty, and not to go into
places of business and newspaper Offices
which, ii is said, some of them frequent for
the purpose of reading the daily papers
The mayor told The Star reporter that he
had had several complaints about this mat
ter. 1t is also alleged that some of the Oil
GERS are in the habit Of loating in club
rooms. where kegs of beer and cigars are
dispensed. This order is also to abolish
this practice.
To BE Married In June.
Miss Nina Carlin, youngest daughter of
the late James F. Carlin of this city, anu
Mr.. John s. Baker of Beverly, Mass, will
be married at ST. Paurs Church by Rev
p. P. Phillips June ).
Strawberry Festival.
A strawberry festival will be given
Thursday evening. May %. at Odd Eel
lows Hail. by the 17th virsiya Resiment
for the benefit of the organization.
Railroad Reading Rooms.
The services at the railroad reading
rooms were especially attractive yesterday
afternoon, and the attendance WAS large.
Mr.. Osmond of the Theological Seminary
preached an interesting sermon. and MIR.
w. 3. Stehl of the same Institution sang
an impressive solo.
Police Court.
There were quite a large number of cases
disposed of this morning by Mayor
Thompson. In fact there were more cases
today than for all the balance Of the past
week put together. They were as follows:
George Cliff drunk. disorderly and fight
ing; fined S.. Carrie Travers. drunk. dis
orderly and fighting: fined $12. Viola Dor
ton. on the same charge; forfeited $40 col
lateral VIM. Hansborough, alias Comp
ton. drunk and disorderly, penalty, S. OF
twenty days. Noble Saunders. cruelty to
animals; dismissed. Harrie Day. assault
ing and beating VIM. Matthews; penalty,
s. CT twenty days on the chain gang. Fan
ME Washington. Jerry Dorsey and Thomas
Cupid, charged with disorderly conduct;
dismissed. Mary Lee and Robert Lee. dis
orderly and fighting; fined 81 each. Bessie
Brown, disorderly conduct: s. Lizzie Da-
Wis, disorderly conduct; dismissed. John
Jcnes carrying concealed weapons; dis
missed. Celia Williams drunk and disor-
derby; dismissed. Carrie Travis was flied
$40 for contempt of court.
Denial.
Rev. X. b. ROBINSON cajled at Inc star
bureau this morning to say that he was
in no way instrumental in the arres. of
James Claggett and Thomas Cupid for dis
orderly conduct and fighting on the prem
ises of MagnuS l.. Robinson.
General Notes.
The Columbia Fire Company has accepted
the Invitation to Annapolis for June Q, 10
and IL, the occasion of the state filemen's
convention.
A strawberry festival will be held at Del
Ray Thursday night.
A dog belonging to Mr.. Harry Wheat bit
Mr.. Frank Kings little child yesterday.
A number of colored people were baptized
Off Battery Rogers yesterday.
The Ancient Order Of H1bernians met
yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. Henry Herbner died Saturday night.
Mr.. Enoch Lyles eft today for New
York, to join an opera company.
j. G. Smoot has returned from New York.
The general election will be held Thurs
Gay next. The opposition to the ticket
nominated, it is said, will not amount to
much.
Charges Against johnson.
In the Alexandria county court this
morning Judge James NJ. Love, the new