Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-04-20
AT FAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
PRESENTATION OF PORTR ATS TO
THE COUNTY OF FAIRFAN.
Impressive Ceremonies 10 MARK the
Respecting Mayors Prerogattve..
Evening Star Bureau.
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The citizens Of Alexandria city and
county have been invited Ia attend the
exercises connected with the presentation
to the county of Fairfax OF portraits OF
several distinguished citizens Of that
county. which will occur at Fairfax Court
House May 20 In the early days ~ the
country Alexandria part Of Fairfax,
and this fact gives the city an especial IN
terest I'm the occasion. Arrangements for
the event are about completed. and the fol-
lowing addresses will he made I'm presenting
the portraits. which heretofore have been
mentioned in The Star: Mr.. Robert T. Lee.
Jr., on George Washington; Mr.. Justice J.
NJ Harlan. Supreme Court Of the United
States, George Mason; Mr.. clarence
Cary Of New York on Lords Thomas and
Bryan Fairfax: Mr.. Joseph Packard Of
Baltimore on Gen. Walter Jones: Gen. Eppa
Hunton on Judge John Webb Tyler; Judge
James Keith. president OF the state court
OF appeals. on Judge H. W. Thomas: col.
Francis l.. Smith of this city on Judg" II.
NJ. Chichester. and Mr. r. Walton Moore
on F. ID. Richardson The ceremonies viii
take place I'm the court house. and the
paintings will be hung from the walls Of
that building.
Justice Harlan has promised To he pres
ent unless unavoidably kept away by the
press of business in his court. Judge Love
has authorized the statement that no busi-
on the day mentioned.
The Mayors Authority.
Corporation Attorney Gardner L. Roothe
has rendered an opinion in which he holds
that the mayor has the authority 10 detail
a policeman to collect corporation licenses
and that the police commissioners have
lawful right to review and pass Judgment
upon cases which the mayor has tried and
in which sentence has been executed In
regard to the question as to whether the
mayor has authority to make details OF
policemen for the station house. the at
torney points out that the mayor IL chief
executive officer for the city. and that the
board of police commissioners must not
make rules which would prevent or hinder
the proper enforcement Of the state ana
city laws He further held that the COM
missioners have power to prescribe rules
for the placing of men at the station house,
but that no officer should be detailed for
such duty who would be incapable ~ at
tending to the duties of the position.
General Matters.
Magnus L. Robinson of this city has been
appointed by Isaac NJ. Carper. grand mas
ter of colored Masons for West Virginia. To
be the representative of that Masonic body
at the session of the Grand Lodge, To he
held in Richmond. Va. He also received
the title of past grand junior warden from
the West Virginia Lodge. The appoint
ment made WITH "A view bl
harmonious relations between the lodges OF
the two states.
Funeral services over the remains ~ MISS
Emma D. Garwood, whose death occurred
in Washington Thursday morning, were
held this afternoon at the late residence
Of the deceased. No. 1922 King street Rev.
P p Phillips of st. Pauls Episcopal
Church conducted the services, and the in
terment was made in St. Paul's cemetery.
James W. Graham a. venera BILE resident
of the third ward, died about midnight last
night at hts home No. 210 North Alfred
street Mr.. Graham was well-known citi-
zen and is survived ny a son. Mr.. James
G. Graham. Deceased was eighty-one
years Of age. The funeral VIII take place
tomorrow afternoon a: o'clock from his
late residence.
A meeting Of the joint council committee
on streets finance and general laws was
held last evening. 1t was decided to re-
port favorably on the proposed amendment
to the ordinance requiring the Washington,
Alexandria and Mount Vernon railroad to
pay 81 SEQ per annum to the city for the
use of a trackway on Royal street for ten
years The amendment did away with the
repeating clause to which the railroad ofii-
Gals objected.
The funeral of Miss Esther 5. Dempsey.
whose death occurred yesterday morning,
will take place this afternoon at O'clock.
The services will be conducted by Rev. j.
Ernest Thacker. formerly pastor of the
Second Presbyterian Church.