Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-11-01
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN
REVOLUTION IN SESSION.
Brilliant Reception at Odd Fellows
Hall-Fnnerals of Engineer
Rudd-PersonaIs.
Evening Star Bureau,
No. 701 King ST.,
: RhlJ Telephopa No 10S

ALEXANDRIA,, Va, November l, 1900.
The second days session of the Virginia
state conference, Daughters of the Ameri-
I can Revolution, opened this morning at 10
o'clock in the rooms of the Business Men s
League, corner of King and Washington
streets. Mrs. Hugh Nelson Page. state
regent, presided, and Miss Powell of Mount
| vernon Chapter of this city acted as sec
rotary. The opening prayer was offered by
Mrs. William A. Smoot. national chaplain
general of the society. Reports from the
various chapters were received and dis
cussed. Considerable routine business was
transacted at the morning session and this
| afternoon the ladies Of the convention were
| driven to the Episcopal Theological Semi
| nary, three miles west of Alexandria They
| VIII be the guests this afternoon at the
| home of Mrs. Wise on Seminary Hill. At
8 o'clock tea will be served and, returning
TO this city the delegates will be enter
| tanned at 7:2O o'clock pm. by Mrs. Will
| lam A Smoot, at Colross.
| In old Virginia style the ladies of the
| convention received numerous guests at
Odd Fellows Hail. on North Columbus
| street. The spacious room brilliantly
| lighted and handsomely decorated for the
| occasion. Under a balcony, decorated with
the national emblem stood the receiving
party and a circular figure, representing the
flax and wheel, emblem of the order, of
many colored electric bulbs shed a glow of
| light over the background. Music was fur
| niShed by local orchestra. At 9 o'clock
! the guests commenced to arrive. Later in
| the evening refreshments were served. The
event was pronounced brilliant success
and was much enjoyed by those present.
Funeral of Engineer Rudd.
| Funeral services over the remains of En-
gineer Charles H. Rudd, who was killed at
| Sideburn station Monday afternoon by be-
| ing struck on the head by a mail crane
while leaning out of his rapidly moving
cab took place yesterday afternoon from
the residence of Mrs E. H. Hawkins sister
| of the deceased Rev. E. V. Register of the
| NJ. e. Church South, assisted by Rev. Mr..
Link of Strasburg, conducted the services.
| Members of the Royal Arcanum. knights
| OF Honor and the Brotherhood of Locomo-
| tive Engineers of which organiza tons the
| deceased was member, attended the SER
| vices. The following were the pallbearers:
| w. c. Bruin, Harry Brown, Edward Shnn,
Robert Arnold, Henry Kelly and Thomas
| Rowen.
| General and Personal.
big mass meeting was held last even
ing at Ballston school house, under the
auspices of the Alexandria County Bryan
| Stevenson and Rlxey Campaign Club. The
meeting addressed by County Chair
man James E. Clements, who explained the
proper method of voting under the Walton
| law, recently enacted. Others who deliv-
cred addresses were Mr.. Lewis H. Machen,
district elector; Messrs CORTLAND H.
Smith, Fred. Schade, William Higgins and
Crandall Mackey.
Engineer William Kersey of the tug
Camille was struck on the head and pain
fully injured by crank pin in the engine
room of his vessel this morning while on
the way from Washington to this city The
accident occurred when the boat was near
| ing Alexandria, and Mr.. kersey was taken
ashore and carried to his fathers home,
| No. 31G South Fairfax street. A physician
was summoned and found that the injury,
while severe, was not serious.
| The dead body of white female infant
was discovered floating in the Potomac yes
| terday by young man named Joseph Har-
| rison about mile north of Alexandria.
! Mr.. Harrison at the time was on a boat
anchored in the river, off Slater's Point
! He noticed box floating toward him and
upon opening it was surprised to see the
body of small child. The matter has been
! reported to the Alexandria county author
| tiles and an inquest will probably be held.
| The Alexandria Athletic Association foot
| ball team will play game with the Wash
ington Y. NJ. c. A. at Van Ness Park to-
morrow afternoon. The game will be call
| ed at 400 o'clock.
A largely attended oyster supper was
| given at the Baptist Church in Del Ray
last evening. Financially the affair was a
success. and the proceeds will be devoted
| to the church Improvement fund.
| A humorous entertainment will be given
| this evening by GlenCora Chapter, Y w
| G. T. T.. at the rooms, corner of Duke
and Royal streets. The subject, why We
Never Married" will be presented in at
| tractive form
Sheriff Yewell of Culpeper county arrived
| here yesterday afternoon and carried back
| to that county Oscar Bowler and Paris
| Williams, both colored, who were arrested
! here a few days ago on suspicion of be-
| Ing connected with the shooting and rob-
| bling of William Brown, colored in Gull
| pepper county last Sunday night.