Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-05-30
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
MEMORIAL DAY OBSERVED UNDER
AUSPICES OF G. A. n. POST.
Address by Representative Lands of
Indiana-Musical Entertainments
General and Personal.
Evening Star Bureau.
No. 10l King Street.
Bell Telephone, No. JOG.

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Within the walls of the national cemetery
a great throng of people gathered at noon
today to commemorate the deeds of several
hundred Union soldiers there inferred, who
fell in the war between the states The ex-
ercises were under the direction of Davis
Post, No. 46, G. A. r. At a blast from the
buglar the assembly formed on the green
about the platform and was called to Or
der by Past Commander c. V. Davis. Rev.
Clarence E. Ball of Grace Church, offered
the invocation and a quartet, composed of
Messrs. T. H. Netherland, T. ]. Davis, Mr..
Renner and Mr.. Foster. sang America"
Following this the assemb!age listened at
tentively to the reading of Lincoln's Get
tysburg address by Mr.. w. P. Graves.
To-day the Hallowed Spot We Seek" was
rendered by the orchestra. and when its
strains died away, Representative c. B.
Lands of Indiana was introduced as orator
of the occasion. His speech was attentive
ly listened to and frequently applauded. At
Its conclusion an anthem was rendered by
the quartet and flowers were placed upon
the graves. The quartet sang sleep, Sol
diers Sleep" and Rev. Mr.. Ball pronounced
the benediction.
st. Mary's Entertainment.
The musical entertainment given by St.
Mary's Academy at the opera house last
evening drew a large attendance of friends
and members of the institution. The pro-
gram opened with "A Meadow Song" VIE
gand, by the senior class. Don juan" Mo-
Fart. was rendered by Misses l. Fallon, P.
Curtin. N. Leyhan, E. Bowers, B. Garrick
and NJ. Nugent. A recitation and march.
THE American Flag" was produced by the
junior class, and the Battle March of
Alfalfa was rendered by Misses d. Lam
non, X. McKenna, NJ Tickling and NJ. Fish
er. A recitation by Miss Edith Beniere was
followed by an operetta, Lost in Fairy
land" Minims Miss b. Carrick recited My
Aunt Mara.'' and "Trot du Cavalier was
rendered by Misses NJ. McWilliams, NJ.
Steiner. NJ. Baker and NJ. Flynn.
The program continued as follows Cho-
rus. Sweet Bells of Memory" Shattuck.
junior class: pantomime. THE Tempest
die Hongrose," List. Misses NJ. Fisher,
NJ. Tickling, X. McKenna and X. Bell; reel
tation, Guilty or Not Guilty, Miss l. Fall
lon; semi-chorus. Ave Maria" ZingarelG:
"Lohengrin. Wagner. Misses NJ: Fickling
and X. McKenna; quartet from 'Lucrezia. ;"
DoniZetti. senior class. Closing remarks
were made by Rev. Father III. J. Cutler
of St. Mary's Church, and the exercises
dered by Misses NJ. Baker, X. Bell, NJ
O'Brien, NJ. O'Conner L. Emerson and E.
Hill.
The Mackeys in Court.
Upon complaint If Mrs Hines. who lives
at No. Ills King street, former Judge Thos
J. Mackey, and his wife were this morning
taken before Mayor Simpson. Mrs Hines,
at whose home Mr.. and Mrs. Mackey have
been staying for the past week. charged
Mrs. Mackey with lunacy and desired to
have her and her husband leave. Mayor
Simpson heard statements from all parties
concerned, and the matter was finally decid-
ed by Mr.. Mackey and his wife agreeing
to leave this afternoon for Fairfax Court
House.
General and Personal.
The annual defamation contest at the
Episcopal High School was held last night
in Liggett Hail. Large numbers attended
and those who took part in the contest
were Messrs. Grswold Adams, Berkeley
Fontaine. II. D. Waters. H. c. Berkeley, o.
D. Randolph B. c. Hodgman, Richard
Moncure Phil. Dawson and Marshal NJ.
Milton. Milton won the first prize and
Adams the second.
Mrs. Elizabeth Whaley, widow of Wash
ington Whaley, died last night at the resi-
dence of her son-in-law. Mr.. Fred Klaus,
after long Illness Mrs. Whaley was a
well-known and respected resident She
was about sfXty-eight years of age. The
funeral will take place Friday afternoon.
Funeral services over the remains of Mrs.
William Lyles, whose death occurred Mon
day evening. took place this afternoon from
the NJ. +. Church South. Rev E. V. Regis
ter officiating. Interment was made in the
Methodist Protestant cemetery.
Cards are out announcing the marriage of
and Mrs. John T. Cox, to Mr.. Arthur T.
Elgin of Lynchburg, which will take place
at Bowling Green Tuesday, June :. The
parties are known here and in Washington