Evening star., 1900-10-01
AFFAIRS 1N7ALEXANDRIA
BRYAN CLUB ARRANGEs FOR OPEN
ING HEAbQUARTERs.
Speaker. Invited to Deliver Addresses
Athletic Association Organizes.
for. Foo" Rail season.
Evening Star Bureau,
No. I01 King St,
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No. IO1 King st.,
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ALEXANDRIA, Va, October 1, 1900.
The Bryan, Stevenson and Rixey cam
paign club of this city has completed ar
for elaborate exercises at the
formal opening of headquarters this even
ing at Sarepta Hall. The meeting will be
called to order about o'clock by Mr.. HUI
bert Snowden, president of the club. Ad-
dresses are expected from Mr.. E. v.
Brookeshire of Indiana and Mr.. r. L. Liv-
ingstone Of Georgia. The leading political
questions will also be discussed by promi-
nent Alexandria democrats 1t is the in
tention Of the club to arrange for several
large public meetings in the early future.
Secretary D. r. Stansbury has received
letter from Attorney General Montague
stating that he will be in this city October
20, and will accept the clubs invitation to
address it on that date.
Ready for Foot Ball.
The Alexandria Athletic Association foot
ball team has organized for the season.
There are two elevens, the first averaging
40 pounds and the second 12O. The fol-
lowing players make up the first team:
Joseph Dulaney, Walter Langford, Lloyd
Spittle, Samuel Cats, Philip Knox, Lew
ellyn Powell, Lucian Smith, Arthur Gray
Clinton Chauncey, Joseph Bidgood. Lyle
Rush, Charles Chauncey, Frank Harper
and Frank Chauncey. The manager is
vites correspondence from high school and
athletic teams. Letters should be address
ed to Arthur M. Gray. No. Az wilkes
street Communications in arrangement OF
games with the second team will reach tne
manager, Matthew Shuman, at No. 43o
King street The following are the players
on the reserve eleven: Robert fTencn,
right end Robert Green, right half; James
r11 lyryir,
guard: Frank Butts. full back; Walter
Warfeld, center; Paul Fisher, quarter; Joe
Schwartman, left guard; K. Harrison, IeIt
tackle; Henry Steiner. left half. ana MAT
thew Shuman, left end.
baptist Young Peoples Union.
The B. Y. P. U. of the Alfred Street Bap-
tist Church held it's opening exercises yes
terday at 5 o'clock pm. In the presence OF
q large gathering. Addresses were mace
by the president. Rev. A. A. Lott; Rev. A.
Truatt. Rev. H. H. Warning and Messrs.
James M. and Jacob Buckner Mrs. T. y
Webster recited, Miss Eva Stokes read
naner on "Character' and Mr.. Samuel
Jackson on christian Union" ''The Holy
CITY" was rendered by Mr.. Jesse Madden.
tenor, and Miss Lulu Edmunds sang \
Think Of Thee
The Alfred Street Baptist Church Glee
Club rendered two selections, Stand Up
for Jesus" and Lead Kindly Light The
Glee Club consists OF the following: Sopra-
no, Misses G. Davis and G. Lewis; alto,
Misses Lena Truatt and Bessie Howard,
tenor Jesse j. Madden; bass, Messrs. +. w.
Buckner and ]. T. Parker; organist Mrs.
p. w. Buckner.
General Matters.
The police department has been requested
by the authorities at Dumfries, Prince
William county, to look out for man
named Haywood Burke 1t was stated in
the message that Burke had shot colored
man, Rufus Bell, and that the latter's re-
covery was regarded doubtful.
Mr.. Frank G. Spinks. jr, has requested
Attorney Leonard Marbury
to institute proceedings for the removal of
Mr.. Frank Price as a member of the board
of police commissioners, representing the
second ward The movement is made on
the ground that Mr.. Price is employed by
the government in Washington while at
the same time holding a municipal office.
1t is claimed that this Is prohibited under
the law.
The remains of William M. Violet. who
died Friday evening, were forwarded this
to Lorton, Fairfax county, for in
terment
Gen. Fitzhugh Lee spent yesterday as
guest at the home of Maj. Robert w. Hun
ter on Prince street.
In the circuit court Saturday afternoon
Judge C. E. Nichol, after hearing argu-
ment set aside the verdict of the jury in
the case of Watkins against the Washing
ton, Alexandria and Mount Vernon railroad
awarding the plaintiff $1,000 damages.
new trial was granted. This will make the
fourth time the case has been in court.