Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-07-28
ALEXANDRIA, AFFAIRS.
Work to Improve Confederate Monu-
ment S00a to Begin.


Evening Star Bureau,
101 King Street,
Bell Telephone No. log.
ALEXANDRIA. Va. July IS, 1900.
The committee appointed by R. E. Lee
Camp. Confederates Veterans, to superin-
tend the proposed improvements at the
confederate monument, corner of Prince
and Washington streets. held a meeting
last night and determined upon plans for
an early beginning of the work. Charts
for the new plot around the base of the
statue have been drawn, and bids will be
considered at an early date. A symmetri-
cally arranged grass plot will surround the
monument, to be about sixty feet through
one direction and forty-six in the other
This will be inclosed by a granite curbing
of wide base. At the four right angled
corners Of the figure there will be pedestals
on which lamps will probably be placed.
There will be other pedestals the curb
ing, but it has not yet been determined
what they will support. 1t is likely, how
ever, that these will be adorned with some
memorial to the confederate dead. Out
side of the curbing the street for distance
of several feet on every side will be paved
with vitrif1ed brick. 1t is the purpose of
propriate to the handsome statue. and the
work will doubtless result in the most
beautiful public spot in Alexandria.
Alexandrlans, IL; Nationals. 8.
In an unique contest yesterday afternoon
at the old fair grounds the Alexandria base
ball team defeated a team styled the Old
Nationals of Washington. and composed of
players formerly well known on the dia-
mond. The score was u to 8. The game
had been widely advertised, and a throng
of seven or eight hundred people gathered
in the Enclosure. 1t looked at first like a
shut-out for the visitors but in the sixth
inning the old men gathered themselves to-
gether and pounded out enough hits to net
three runs. In the eighth five more were
added to the tally. The locals started in at
the first to up the score column and
Kept figures moving throughout the game
-Four errors were charged against the Alex
andrians. and the Nationals succeeded in
making three times as many. For the Wis
itorS Hines at first base played an errorlesS
game. Russell's batting was feature and
McQuade. Schwarzman and Atz batted well
for the home team. Leonard and Russell
were the battery for the Nationals and Ed
wards and McQuade for the Alexandrians.
General Notes.
At meeting recently held in this city
the International Building and Loan As
ISOLATION of Washington elected the follow
ing officers for the ensuing term: Charles
Lyman. president: E. Quincy Smith. sec
rotary and general manager; Jackson H.
Ralston, general counsel, and A R. Holder,
assistant secretary. The following direc-
tors were also chosen: Charles Lyman. F.
H. Smith. ]. H. Ralston. J. F. Miller and
H. @. Smith of Washington and John T.
Gibson of West Virginia Gardner L.
Boothe was chosen Alexandria attorney.
The city republicans will hold ward meet
ings Friday. August 3. for the election of
delegates to the congressional convention,
which will be held here August 80 to nomf-
nate candidate for the House of Repre-
sentatives. The number Of delegates to be
elected from each ward Is as follows: First
ward. 5; second ward, 2; third ward, 10,
and fourth ward. 9.
Mayor George L. Simpson has gone with
his family for a short stay at Atlantic
City. During his absence Mr.. Hubert Snow
den, president of the common council, will
preside at the police court. In the court
this morning Ella Jackson. coored, was
fined $3.50 for disorderly conduct
Miss Myra Lee Civalier of this city has
signed with Fred. c. Whitney to take the
part of Crispinilla in Quo Vadis" for the
coming season.