Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-04-03

l
Lee Camp, Confederate Veterans. was held
! last evening in the camp hall, on Lower
Prince street communication from
| Grand Commander Stitch Boiling of the
| Virginia Grand Camp, c. V. was received,
| occasioning considerable discussion. The
| communication called attention to a statute
passed by the Virginia legislature March Z,
| 1870. which WIS an act to give aid to SOL
| diers. sailors and marines disabled in the
war between the states, while in the service
| OF the confederacy. One of the provisions
| OF the above act, 1t was pointed out. is that
| the judge of each circuit court in Virginia
| shall appoint five citizens as n pension
| board to examine into all applications made
/ Tor pensions. ma to pass upon them. These
citizens must be residents either of the city
| or county for which they are appointed,
ana three OF them must he ex-confederates.
| The camp decided to recommend five per-
sons for such appointment; to Judge c. E.
Nfcni of the circuit court for this city.
small appropriation was made FOR the
Groveton Battlefield cemetery near Mapas-
saS.
The business of electing officers for the
ensuing year was taken up, with the choice
Of the following: J. Clinton Milburn, COM
ma nder; u. r. German, first lieutenant COM
| mander; r: G Graham, second lieutenant
commander; X. kcmper third lieutenant
comma nder Il. II. OBrlen. adjutant; An
drew Sullivan, quartermaster; DIR. Harold
Snowden. surgeon; w. w. Sherwood, treas
urer and flnnncial secretary; Alexander
Lylcs officer of the day. and c. W. Mander
vidette. The following were appointed mem
bers of the executive committee: T. NJ
White. F. J. Davidson and John s. Black
burn.
Railway Directors Chosen.
AT the annual meeting Of the stock holders
of the Washington Southern Railway Com
| pany, held in this city at noon today, the
following directors were elected for the en-
suing term: John Casses, John P. Green,
Andrew Jamison, James P. Kerr c. G.
Sawtelle and G. c. Wilkins. Samuel Rea
was elected president.
New Telephone Company.
AT meeting of the recent purchasers of
the Home Telephone Company held in this
city yesterday afternoon reorganization
was effected under the name of the Capital
City Telephone Company. The meeting ad-
Journed at o'clock after eecting the
following officers for the ensuing year:
Julian Taylor, president: Anthony w Arm
strong, vice president; Titan w. johnson
OF Washington. secretary and treasurer,
and Francis F. Marbury, manager. The fol-
lowing compose the board of directors:
Julian Taylor Anthony W. Armstrong,
Noble Lindsey and John NJ. johnson of this
city, and D. +. Cousy, w. Tom Basil b.
Gordon, David M. Newbold jr.. James E.
Ingram. jr., and Archibald II. Taylor of
Baltimore.
General and Personal
The marriage of Miss Alys Mae Turner
and Mr. William Henry Lewis of Fauquier
| is announced to take place in the Baptist
Church at Warrenton, Va, the evening of
the 18th instant. The bride-elect is well
known In this city. She has been visiting
Mrs. J. Sidney Douglas on Upper Cameron
street, but has returned to her home in
Warrenton.
The members of the Second Presbyterian
Church are arranging for public reception
to be held in the church next Thursday
evening, under the auspices of the West
minister League, to extend a welcome to
Rev. Dr. J. Frank Brooke the new pastor
Rev. E. V. REGISTER of the NJ. f. Church
South will be asked to make the address OF
welcome for the pastors of the city and
Elder X. Kemper will speak in behalf of the
league and congregation. The feature of
the musical program will be an organ re-
cital by Mr. b. Frank Gebest of Washing
ton.
The date for the beginning of the next
grand jury term of the corporation court
falls on Monday next. The democratic
primaries, however. will be held Tuesday,
and it is probable the grand jury will not
be summoned until later in the week as
the clerk of the court and the city sergeant
are candidates for denomination.
Funeral services over the remains of Mrs.
George Bayliss. who died Sunday. took
place this morning at II o'clock from the
late residence of the deceased in Fairfax
county. near this city. Rev. Father II. J.
Cutler of st. Mary's Church officiated. and
the interment was made in the family bury
ing ground.
The remains of Mr.. Dennis Atkins, who
died Sunday in Washington, were inferred
in Bethel cemetery from Wheatley's under
taking establishment on King street. Rev.
E. V. REGISTER of the NJ. E. Church con-
Quoted the funeral services.
The regular monthly meeting of the Mary
Gusts Lee Chapter, L. D. c., was held this
morning in Lee Camp Hall on Prince street
Matters of a routine nature We're con-
sidered.
Mayor Simpson has committed a youth
named StanislauS Edelin, pending the APP
pointment of a commission to examine into
his mental condition