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NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA.

On Tuesday evening" June 20. the final
joint celebrations OF the Fairfax and
| Blackford Societies Will be held at the
Episcopal High School. near this city. Fol-
lowing is the programme:
Fairfax Society-President. Edgar Snow
den; Vice President, Philip Dawson. Fair
fax county; medalists: Reader Angus NJ.
Crawford. Virginia; declaimer. Charles C.
Haskell. South Carolina: debater. F. W.
johnson, Nebraska; joint valedictory An
gus NJ. Crawford Virginia
Blaekford Society-President. Edward
t. Baker. Winchester; medalists: Reader.
Herbert R. Gait, Virginia; declaimer. r.
Pegram Holt. Virginia; debater, Charles
P. Stearns. Virginia.
AT regular monthly meeting of the
Woman's Auxiliary to r E Lee Camp.
Confederate Veterans was held last night
ihe committee reported that grave stones
had been placed at the graves of the Con-
federate dead in the different cemeteries.
me president appointed the standing COM
mittees for the ensuing year and the aux
iliary adjourned until October next
The affairs of the Alexandria Kindergar-
ten are reported TO be in excellent eondi-
ton. and during the past few weeks many
cash contributions have been received
Mrs Fttzhugh Lee and daughters Misses
Ann and Virginia, have gone to Lexington
Later they will go to Covington, where
they will spend the summer. Mrs. Lee
and her daughters spent two months In
this city.
Henry Holda and Miss Sophia Dworack,
both OF Washington. were married in this
city last night. The ceremony was Yer-
formed by the Rev. H. T. Cutler. of St
Mary's Catholic Church. Mr.. and Mrs.
Holda returned to Washington Immediate
I ly after the wedding.
I A musical service will be held in Grace
| Church Sunday school rooms on Friday
/ evening. under the auspices of the Boys
| Brotherhood A pleasant time is promised
/ all who attend.
| The following officers have been elected
| by the Loyal Temperance Legion: Presi-
| dent. Harry Rudd; Vice President, Miss
Lillian Huntington; Secretary. Harry
Tenneson: Treasurer. Harry Padgett:
! Sergeant-at-Arms. Millard Padgett; Mu-
I steal Director, Harry Padgett.
| The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the American Building Association was
I held in this city today. when the reports
/ of the officers were received.
| Mary Custis Lee Chapter. United Daugh-
( tiers Of the Confederacy. has chosen the
! following delegates to the State cen
vention. which meets at Portsmouth ON
! October %: Mrs. Robert W. Hunter, Mrs
James E Alexander. and Mrs D. J. How
| ell: alternates, Mrs William F. Creigh-
/ ton Miss Rebecca Ramsay. and Miss E. E.
/ Mehaffey. Delegates to the Richmond con-
vention. November s: Miss Mary Lee
LIyod Mrs. E. H. O'Brien, and Mrs John
| R. Zimmerman; alternates. Mrs c. W.
/ King, Mrs. Thomas Turner. and Mrs. W.
/ NJ. Woodward.
William X Nash. of this city. who as
/ sisted Lieutenant Hobson in cutting the
| cable OFF Cuba has received an honorable
discharge from the Navy.
! At a meeting of the congregation OF the
| Washington Street VI. E. Church South
| held tonight. S. E. Lindsay presided and
IT. II. NetherIand was chosen secretary
| F. ]. Pollard. Chairman of the building
| committee. stated that il was deemed in
| expedIent at this time TO construct new
| church building. and recommended that
! the present edifice be remodeled at a cost
| OF about $4,000. The committee has in
| hand about 1900 The suggestion of the
committee was unanimously adopted and
I the pastor was requested to ask the con-
| sent OF the Quarterly Conference 10 allow
| the work to proceed. 1t is proposed TO
have the work completed by fall During
! the progress of the work the services OF
| the congregation will be held in the old
| Presbyterian Church in South Fairfax
| Street.
| Nelson Cradlin and Miss Rosa Boyd
were married this evening at the home OF
! the bride in Queen Street. Rev Mr.. Mas
ters. Of Trinity NJ. E. Church, performed
/ the ceremony.