Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-10-30
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
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Convention Of thfD. A. B. to Open
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OFFICERS OF MT VERNON CHAPTER
Policeman LNes Acquitted by
Mayor Of Charges Preferred.
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Evening Star Bureau.
No. 701 King ST.,
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| No. 701 King ST.,
| Bell Telephone No. 1885,
ALEXANDRIA, Va. October 80, 1900.
The fourth Virginia state conference,
Daughters Of the American Revolution, will
| be opened tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock
| in Odd Fellows Hall, on North Columbus
street The session will be under the aus
| pices of the Mount Vernon Chapter of this
| city. Mrs. Hugh Nelson Page, state regent,
will be the presiding officer. The conference
will continue until Friday evening, and the
| following is the program: Wednesday, 10
| am to 1 pm, conference; $50 pm. to 8
| pm, conference: pm, reception. Thurs
| day. 10 am. to 1 Pm, conference; pm.
drive to Seminary Hill; Pm, tea, Mrs.
Wise, Seminary Hill; 7:2O pm, entertain
ment. Mrs. w. A. smoot Friday 1890
| am, Mount Vernon, Mrs Howard pm,
| Carlyle House and Washington Lodge; 8
| pm, organ recital, Christ Church.
| The officers Of Mount Vernon Chapter are
Mrs Robert w. Hunter, regent; Mrs. Geo.
| Uhler, vice regent; Mrs. Dabney Harndon,
recording secretary; Mrs. Samuel L. Mon
| roe, corresponding secretary; Miss Carrie
Wise, treasurer; Mrs. Albert D. Brockett.
registrar, and Miss Dora Chinn, historian.
| The state officers are Mrs. Hugh Nelson
Page regent, and Mrs. William Writ Hen
| ry, honorary state regent. The following
| are the national officers: Mrs. Eleanor
| Washington Howard, vice president gem
| eral in charge of organization Of chapters;
Mrs. Albert III Tuttle, vice president gen
eral Mrs. William A. Smoot. chaplain gem
| eral, and Miss Susan Riviere Hetzel, regis
| trar general.
Charges Dismissed.
! Officer William E. Lyles was tried yes
terday in the police court by Mayor Sfmp-
| son on the charge Of being asleep while on
duty the morning of the 26th instant. The
| charge was preferred by Lieutenant smith
| through Chief Webster.
| lieutenant Smith testified that about l:3o
o'clock the morning named he had come
| across Officers Deane and Lyles sitting on
| a doorstep near the corner of King ana
Henry streets. and that he Watched the
men for several minutes and distinctly
| heard Officer Lyles snoring. The witness
| said he told Officer Deane to awaken MS
| fellow officer.
| Oficer Deane was sworn and testified
| that he had been addressed by Lieutenant
Smith at a distance Of about thirty feet,
awaken MIR. Lyles. Officer Deane stated
that Officer Lyles was not asleep, as
charged by Lieutenant Smith.
| Upon examining a book of reference
handed him by Lieutenant Smith, Mayor
| Simpson asked why 1t was that out of
| about hundred notatons showing When
and where the lieutenant had met the pa
trolmen on their beats about ninety-seven
| recorded meetings on King street. He
asked the officer If King street was the
| only thoroughfare to be protected at night.
| Lieutenant Smith replied that he often
blew his whistle and the men would come
| to King street to answer him. Mayor
| Simpson asked why the officer did not re-
verse proceedings and go on the back
| streets and call the men from the center OF
| the town. ---,..
The officer replied that he had tried this
| plan, as previous private records would
show. He declared that he visited the men
| fyyioa N
Considerable time was spent by the may
or's investigation on this matter, and the
| charges against Officer Lyles were finally
| dismissed.
Injury Results in Death.
| AS the result of injuries sustained in
recent railroad accident. Joseph L. Grigg
died Sunday night at his home on Prince
! street. He was about thirty-six years of
age and is survived by a wife and in
| FAINT child. Funeral services were held at
| the late home Of the deceased. on Prince
street. early this morning. Rev g. v; Reg
lister Of the NJ. E. Church South officiating.
| The remains were taken to Front Royal,
Va. for interment today
| Deceased was injured two weeks ago in
| the derailment Of the train of which he
was motorman on the Washington, Alex
andria and Mount Vernon railroad at Add
son Heights. At the time of the accident
| he seemed to be only slightly injured and
| 1t was thought he would shortly be able to
|
| became critical and he grew steadily worse
until his death resulted. Mr. Grigg had
| been a motorman on the electric railway
! for a number Of years, and was widely and
| favorably known He was son of Capt.
John Grigg. well known as conductor on
| the Southern railroad.
Joint Political Debate.
| A joint debate at the Opera House Thurs
day evening between colored democrats and
colored republicans will be the outcome of
| the democratic mass meeting of colored cit
liens held Saturday evening In Odd Eel
| lows Hall, on South Columbus street. There
was lively time at the Saturday evening
meeting, which was presided over by Prof.
John S. Frye of Brandy, Va. Colored re-
publicans, it is said, made an unsuccessful
attempt to break up the meeting. Finally
it was announced that the whole catalogue
of political problems would be settled by
joint discussion Thursday evening. Messrs.
| w. H. Crawford and L. c. Moore, the lat
ter of Mississippi will uphold the demo-
cratic contention. and the republican doc
| trines will be expounded and defended by
Messrs. A. j. Preston and j. w. Stewart
General Matters.
The democratic city committee and the
! Bryan Campaign Club are arranging for
another big mass meeting in the Opera
| House Tuesday evening AS at the last
meeting. ladies will be invited to occupy
the gallery. Among the speakers for the
| evening will be Representative Rixey, State
| senator James l.. JeHrleS OF Culpeper ana
| Mr.. Lewis H. Machen of Fairfax.
The Berkeley Brotherhood of Trinity Meth
odist Church held largely attended meet
ing at the lecture room Of the church Sun
day afternoon, only men attending. Rev.
E. A. Warfield, Phi. D., of the Methodist
| Protestant Church delivered an instructive
| address. g
William Paris and Oscar Bowler, colored.
| who were arrested, in this city few days
ago by request Of 1.-The authorities of Gull
pepper. Va. on suspicion of being connected
with the shooting of William Broun. col
ored. were Identified Yesterday afternoon by
the injured man as he passed through this
city to hospital IN Washington. The Gull
pepper authorities Fave been notified, and
this afternoon the praseners will be taken
to that place for trial
Funeral services over; the remains of Mr..
William H. Duty.n1whose death occurred
Saturday In New York. took place this af
ternoon at No. 11J0 Prince street. Inter-
ment was made in St, Paul's cemetery.
Rose Hall, coI9red girl aged nineteen
years. has applied AT the police station for
a warrant for the arrest of Robert john
son. celered who.a she alleges. attempted
to assault her. Ths'waffant was issued
The funeral Of Rev. ]. W. Davis who
| II hht,rc fank y,1o