Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-09
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
Captain King sComlany of State Militia to
Be Mustered in Sept. Is.
Brotherhood Gives Reception and En-
Council General News.
Evening Star Bureau,
No. 701 King Street,
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| ALEXANDRIA, Va, September o, 1899.
Capt. James e. Hing Of the Alexandria
| Light Infantry this morning received let
ter from Adjutant Gen. Male, in Richmond,
| in which Capt. King was requested to name
any date in the week beginning Sunday,
| the 18th instant for mastering his COM
| pany into the state militia. Capt. King
states that If affairs can be put in readi-
| ness he will request the adjutant to dis
patch an officer to this city Monday, the
! 18th. A meeting Of the company will be
held in Armory Hall Monday night to take
measurements Of the men for their uni
forms and for the transaction of other i'm
portant business. 1t Is expected that the
company, when mustered in, will contain
| upward Of sixty members.
Reception and Entertainment.
The Brotherhood Of Andrew and Philip
| of the Methodist Protestant Church gave
special entertainment and reception last
evening in the church auditorium in honor
or Messrs. Frank krauss and Robert H.
Bartlett, two young divinity students who
Will shortly leave for the prosecution of
| their studies in the Western Maryland Col
lege. Among those who took part in the
exercises We're Messrs. Frank krauss, H.
b. ana j. X. Cation, jr., r. H. Bartlett,
Misses Mallie Lynch. Margie Ramie and
Mary Pollard. Master Harry p. Helwig
other selections.
The monthly literary meeting of the Ep-
worth League, M. E. Church South, was
dered vocal solo, Mrs. Crimes and Mrs
Chockley sang duet accompanied by Miss
A Ah, Ihomas; Miss Leila Steiner and Miss
thomas rendered instrumental solos, and
MI. ihomas Rishell read a biblical bio
graphical sketch.
Meeting of City Council.
The Snaotal
which was called last evening for the pur-
pose OF considering report from the street
committee relative to proposed street i'm
provements adjourned without taking any
action. Mr.. snowden of the common coun-
Gil asked who had issued the call for the
meeting. Mr.. Strider. the president replied
that he had done So whereupon Mr.. Snow
den questioned the presidents authority
10 convene both bodies. Mr. Strder re-
joined that he had simply complied with
the law In issuing the call for the lower
poard and was not responsible for the con-
Venlng of the aldermen. The point of a
legal call to the board Of aldermen hay-
ing been raised by Mr.. Sweeney that body
adjourned, which action was followed nv
the common council.
General Matters.
The committee of, the board of directors
of the Mercantile Railway Building and
stockholders Of the company, at meeting
to be held September 26, that change be
made in the constitution and bylaws of the
company.
Mr.. Harvey Creighton and bride of Mis-
slsslppl arrived here last evening for a stay
or a few days at the home of the groom's
father. Mr.. and Mrs. Creighton were mar
ried in Mississippi the 7th instant, and will
make their home in Baltimore where the
groom holds the position Of secretary of
the Y.M.C.A.
Mayor Geo. L. Simpson this morning dis
posed of the following cases in the police
court: John Petit, charged with dsorderly
conduct; fined s.. Andrew Lonnax. charg-
ed with assault; fined $40.
The September session Of the circuit court
for this city will open Monday, the 18th
instant. The September term of the cor
poration court will probably begin Monday
next No important cases are the dock
ct for either court.
Mr.. H. NJ. Pierce who died at the in
Urinary yesterday morning, buried last
evening. The deceased had been employed
at the government station at st. Asaph
and was taken to the infirmary Thursday
afternoon in dying condition.