Evening star., 1899-12-07
Perfecting Arrangements for 0bserv-
ance of December IA,
WASHINGTON'S DEATH ANNIVERSARY
Services to Be Under Auspices Of
the Virginia Masons.
GENERAL AND PERSONAL
Evening Star Bureau,
No. 7O1 King Street,
Bell Telephone No. 106,

Bell Telephone No. 1O6,
ALEXANDRIA, Va, December Z, 1889.
Col Robert White of Wheeling, w. Va,
who has been appointed to act as grand
marshal in the Masonic centennial cere-
monies at Mount Vernon Thursday next,
commemorative of the death OF Washing
ton, will be assisted by Mr.. Harry Standi-
ford Of Washington and the following have
been appointed on his staff as aids: James
Parke Corb of Freder ctsburg. Va: Ed
gar Warfield sr.. Alexandria; S. r. Dom
oboe of Fairfax, w. H. Sands of Richmond,
Col. Harry Hodges of Norfolk and Edward
S. Conrad of Harrisonburg. The first three
named will serve in Alexandria and the
latter two in Washington.
The following assistant aids have been
named by Mr. Warfleld: Messrs. James E.
Alexander, Franz Hume, w. R. Purvis. A.
A. Wariield. Ashby Miller. o. P. Angelo,
Chas. B. Marshall, Theodore H. Ficklin,
Henry X. FIELD, w. L. Allen, all of this
city, and w. F. Buchanan of Marion, Va;
]. w. Bryant of Crewe Va, and Thomas
j. lie seuer. This list will probably receive
additions.
The day of the ceremonies the marshals
and members of their staff will wear -ack
clothes. silk hat. white apron and white
gloves
Committees Appointed.
The two local Masonic lodges have ap-
pointed each committee of six young
Masons, whose duty It will be to visit the
trains and steamboats, the day prior to the
Washington centennial ceremonies. next
Thursday. and escort delegates to their re-
spective hotels and boarding houses. The
committee appointed by Alexandria Wash
ington Lodge is composed of the following
Millard P. Vincent, E. S. Brockett, j. A
and Charles D. Semmes. The following
compose the Andrew Jackson Lodge COM
mittee: r. Downham James E. King, ].
E. W. Ttmberman W. w. Ballenger. C. G.
Lennon and Harry Hammond.
Alexandria Washington Lodge is in re-
cefpt OF a letter from the Earl of Londes-
borough. p -Grosvenor Square, London.
England which reads in part as follows:
II feel that an explanation is due to you
OF the reason why my mother lodge and
myself have sent such large wreaths, but
Washingtons great grandfather lived at
North Cave, in the east riding of York;
shire. not far from Beverly and Londes-
borough: You can easily imagine that we
east riding men are not little proud of
our our connection, remote though it may be,
with this great man, whose family We
therefore believe came originally from
Yorkshire; and We have endeavored to
show, by the only means in our power, our
appreciation of the occasion"
The letter refers to wreaths of oak and
evergreens which. as heretofore statd in
Ihe Star. had been sent by the writer to
be placed at the tomb of Washington upon
the occasion of the Masonic centennial OBJ
servances.
Fined for Petit Larceny.
The case Of George Warren, charged with
obtaining goods under false pretenses. was
called before Mayor Simpson in the police
court this morning. Mrs. D. NJ. Hurst ap-
feared as complainant, and exhibited an
order on the Washington Hydraulic Press
Brick Company for s11.19. The order was
drawn by the prisoner and marked mo
sood' by Mr.. w. S. Bast, manager for the
brick company. Mrs. Hurst testified that
she and her husband had been swindled out
of merchandise to the amount named on
the wort 1less paper.
Mayor Sim pson imposed a penalty Of $40.
and stated that under the revised state
laws the charge of receiving money or
goods by false pretenses would have to be
treated as forgery or petit larceny. The
case In point, he said. would be considered
under the latter heading, and thirty days
| on the gang or so was made the penalty.
December Term of Court
| The December term of the circuit court
for the city, Judge c. E. Nicol presiding,
| opened this morning. The docket was called
| and several minor cases set for trial.
| The trial Of 1. o. Little against the Julius
| Lansburgh Furniture and Carpet Company
| Of Washington, which is suit for dam
| ages. was opened. Recently the Alexandra
| county court awarded the plaintiff in this
| case $500 damages against Sheriff Palmer
| who, II Is said, acted for the LanSburgh
| Furniture Company in seZing certain goods
| in Mrs Littles possession.
| Council Committee Meetings.
| The council committees on finance and gen.
eral laws held "a joint meeting Tuesday nigh,
and went into consideration of that por-
| ton of a recent message from Mayor
| Simpson to council in which it was recon-
mended that investigat ton be made OF
the alleged insufficient revenue returns
| made by the Washington, Alexandria and
| Mount Vernon Railroad Company to the
| city. The data furnished by the mayor were
| carefully examined. and further investlga-
ZION Will be made before report is sub
| mitted
| A meeting was also held Tuesday nigh,
| by the committee on light. A report was
| received from Messrs J. p. Agnew 6. Co of
| by the city gas works: Mr. w. H. Hantz-
| mon, who made the test, stated that the
| poor quality and quantity Of gas furnished
| consumers was not due to any fault in the
| coal.
Election of Officers.
george Mason Council, Royal Arcanum.
| held special meeting Tuesday night, at
| which addresses We're delivered by Grand Re-
| gent s. l.. Bloomberg of Richmond and other
grand officers. Alexandria Council, Royal
Arcanum, attended in a body. A business
session was held and the following officers
! chosen for Mason Council: George L. Rob-
| inson, regent; c. NJ. Schwab, vice regent;
| George Schwab, orator; w. F. Baker, past
| regent; r. Fl. Fegan, secretary; l. Brown
| treasurer; w. F. Baker, collector; ]. E.
| Chesser, chaplain; ]. F. Pettey, guide
| George e. Barnett, warden; H. Astoyke
| sentry; ]. f. Beach. representative tc
Grand Lodge, and w. F. Baker, alternate.
Lees birthday Anniversary.
Lee Camp, Confederate Veterans, has ap
pointed the following committees to ar
range for suitable observance of Gen. r
e. Lees birthday anniversary, January 10
Committee on securing speakers, *. Kem
| per, G. VIM Ramsay and Edgar Warfield
| sr; committee on banquet j. c. Milburr
Joel Adam. Thomas Perry, Henry Crum,
| and +. ]. Davidson.
To Organize d Lodge.
| A meeting was held at the residence O