Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-29
AT FAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
Interest Oentsring in Reorganization Of the
City Council.
Election of Officers July 1-Wfn Con-
test Decided-GeneraI and
Personal News.
Evening Star Bureau.
No. TT King Street,
Bell Telephone No. 106,


The organization of the new city council.
which will have charge Of Alexandria 5
legisla tive affairs for the next two years.
will take place Saturday. July l, and is
awaited with interest by citizens generally.
At noon on the date above mentioned the
members of the board of aldermen and
common council will assemble in their re-
spective halls and proceed with the cleo
ton of officers For each body there is to
be chosen a president a clerk and mes
Senger.
After this business shall be disposed Of
the two boards will meet in joint session
in the common council chamber. Mayor
Simpson will then be notified and will ap-
pear before council and take the oath Of
office. which ceremony, as Is usual. Will
be followed by an address from the mayor,
in which the leading matters of local in
tereSt will be discussed. 1t will then de-
volve upon the newly-elected presidents TO
name the various committees. which are
expected to be in working form by the first
regular meeting in July.
In the common council interest is CEN
tered in the choice of a presiding officer.
The two candidates are Messrs. Hubert
Snowden, the incumbent, and John II. Strl-
der, from the second ward. Clerk Daniel
Stansbury will probably have no opposition
for reelection
Much interest attaches to the selection of
d
Robert E. Knight incumbent; Frank G.
Grimes and William L. Hoy have been an
nounced for that office. Mr.. William f.
Carne will also be candidate. He Will
submit to the board a typewriter copy OF
a business proposition to the effect that II
elected he will prepare and lay before the
city council a complete revised code>of the
laws of the corporation of this city. so that
the code will be complete up to May 1, 1901.
For this work he proposes to make no addl-
ttonal charge. but will consider himself
compensated by the regular clerks salary
Marriages Last Evening.
Two pretty weddings occurred here last
evening. as previously announced in The
Star. At the home of Mrs. H. s. Wattles
on Cameron street her daughter, Miss
Elizabeth Wattles, became the bride of Mr..
William Bowie of Anne Arundel county.
Maryland the ceremony being performed at
clock by Rev P. P. Phillips of st. Pauls
Episcopal Church. The bride, attired in
white, carried brides roses and was attend
ed by her sister. Miss Ida Wattles. Mr..
John Bowie, brother of the groom, was best
man. Among those present from distance
were the Misses Harris, Mr. Fleming New
bold, Dr. H. T. Pritchard of the United
States coast and Seodetic survey and Mr..
Donald Derickson of Washington and the
Misses Davis. Mr. John Davis and Mr.. G.
Powell of Baltimore.
At St Mary's Catholic Church the mar
rage of Miss Lena j. Harlow, daughter of
MIR. John Harlow. 10 MT. fICndrQ j. f1drtl-
gan of Washington took place at O'Clock
The bride, goWned in white satin and car
rying a shower bouquet of sweet peas. en-
tered the church on the arm Of her father
Her sister, Miss Mary Virginia Harlow,
was maid of honor and Mr.. Edward T.
Mills acted best man Rev. Father H.
j. Cutler performed the ceremony, -.ssist-
ed by Rev. Father Ennis of Georgetown
The ushers We're Messrs John Harlow,
John d. Normoyle, Leo P. Harlow and
William X. Harlow.
After the marriage a reception was ten
dered the bridal party at the residence of
VIM. Harlow on North Royal street and
later on Mr.. and Mrs. Hartigan left for a
bridal tour through the north.
Miss Katie E. Devers and Mr.. Harvey
Young were also married last evening at
the parsonage of the First Baptist Church,
Rev. j. H. Butler officiating
VIII Contest Decided.
The contest over the will of the late
James Smith was decided this afternoon In
the corporation court, the jury returning a
verdict to sustain the will dated January
I, 1899, whereby the bulk of the property of
the deceased was left to his children, the
widow, Mrs. Sophia Smith, being also pro-
vid4d for Attorney Frank E. Anderson
represented the children.
General Matters.
Four cars of a north-bound freight train
over the Southern railroad broke loose at
Edsan station this morning and derailed
the caboose. Conductor Charles Garbin
who was in the caboose, was slightly in
jured. but no other damage was done.
The closing exercises of Halowel Public
School tcoloreD for girls, of which Mrs
Louisa Cabaniss is principal, took place
this morning in Roberts Chapel on South
Washington street. Superintendent K
kemper and Clerk Hubert Snowden were
present, awarding the medals and certifi-
Gates. Mollie Tancil received the superin-
tendents medal and Minnie Conway the
principals medal.
The Columbia Steam Fire Engine Com
pany has received an invitation to attend
the thirteenth annual session of the Vir-
ginia State Firemen's Association, to be
held at Roanoke, Va, the 9th 2Sth and
18th of September. under the auspices of
the Roanoke fire department..
In the police court this morning Mayor
Simpson fined Harry Robinson, small boy.
% Tor stopping a freight train on the Penn
sylvania yard by signal.
Rev. DR.. S. A. Wallis has been appointed
to the chair of church polity at the Episco-
pal Theological Seminary. and Rev Mr..
Helltcker of the Church of the Epiphany,
Washington. has been appointed instructor
in the English Bible.