Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-08
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
Annual Elections of Officers Held by Various
Local Organisations.
The DepOsed TrOlleymen Issue q
Dramatic Company Chartered.
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ALEXANDRIA, Va, January 8, 1893.
The season for the annual election of off,
GERS opens auspiciously Meetings are held
nightly by the various Organizations for
this purpose. The Relief Hook and Lad
der Company, at it's annual meeting last
night, elected the following officers: Presi-
dent, Park Asnew; first vice president, w.
H. Melchior; second vice president, John
H 1rimyer; secretary, c. H. Pickins; re-
corder, l.. N. Gillis; treasurer, L. Ruben;
foreman, r. NJ. Latham; first assistant
foreman, William L. Rogers; second assist
ant foreman, A. w. Melchior; membership
committee, ]. H. Trimyer, chairman; c. l..
Pfckins. G. Myers, Harry Haines and
Samuel Payne; property committee, r. M.
Latham, chairman; j. r. Pickins, William
l.. Rogers, Park Agnew and Fred Bend
helm; axmen, S. c. Payne, Samuel Henry,
ii. Haines, r. Rogers, Joseph DeSilva.
A vote of thanks was rendered Driver
Clapdore and also to Mr.. Stephen Taylor,
driver of the Columbia hose wagon, for
assistance rendered when the truck broke
down Sunday night.
knights of Pythias Officers.
The following officers for Oriental Lodge,
knights of Pythias, were elected last night:
Representative to Grand Lodge, VIM. H.
May; P. NJ. of w, George L. Simpson;
ris: prelate r. H. Hancock; NJ. of E., VIM.
II. May; NJ. of F., Henry Crump; K. of K.
ard S. A. F. Cox; NJ of A, Theodore Keen.
d. ID. G. c., George L. Simpson, assisted
by Grand Prelate w. H. May and G. NJ.
of A. r. H. Hancock, installed the officers
for the ensuing term.
Potomac Lodge Officers.
Potomac Ledge, No. IS, I. o. o. F., held
"A regular meeting last night and installed
officers for the ensuing term as follows,
Lodge Deputy George w. Bonz officiating:
n. G., E. H. Hammond: V. c., Henry Hunt
er; R. s., William Latham; F. S., r. NJ.
Bradshaw; T., l.. Morgan Davis; W., Will
ian l.. Martin; c., A. J. Ballinger; o. c.,
John Watkins; l. c., Fred Gueisendoffer;
r. S. n. c., George w. Bontz; L. S. n. c.,
George Wilton: r. S. V. c.. Fred Klaus;
l.. S. V. G., D. r. Stansbury; r. S. s., James
S. Strider; c., w. p. Henshaw; S. p. g..
\. j. Butcher.
Statement of TrOlleymen.
The trolleymen who demanded an in
crease of wages from the Washington,
Alexandria and Mt Vernon Railway Com
pany have issued the following statement:
I'VE wish to contradict the statement
that We struck. We asked for an increase
of wages and when our request was re-
fused, We all. with but one exception, re-
signed. The statement made by President
Abbott, to the effect that We only had to
attend to the trolley, is also incorrect. We
were compelled to grease the motors, flag
all crossings, make all couplings, handle
milk cans. stand at the train. put in all
light connections, open and close gates, call
stations and depCtS. open and close all
switches for conductor, assist passengers,
black and white. on and off; fill sand boxes,
get all markers and headlights for the
motorman :.nd other onerous duties. We
also had to pay for flags when same were
lost, or for lamps either. We were being
paid ten cents per hour, while others were
making twenty cents and upward for not
ohe-tenth the work. If We reported late We
had to lose the entire day, and the three
succeeding days
Charged With Theft.
Lieut.. James Smith arrested James Phil
lips yesterday on the charge of robbing the
widow of Capt. George Davis. The case was
called in the police court this afternoon,
lut at the hour of going to press had not
been concluded
Dramatic Company Chartered.
charter has been granted in the corpo-
ration court, Judge ]. X. NJ. Norton pre-
siding, to the American Dramatic Com
pany. Whitman Osgood is president and
j. NJ. Hill is the local agent. The amount
Of the capital stock Is placed at $500.
Breyities.
There were no cases for trial in the DO
lice court this morning.
Mount Vernon Chapter, Royal Arch Ma
sons, met last night, and conferred the
Royal Arch degree on several candidates
America, met last night and installed the
recently elected officers