The times., 1901-04-22
NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA.

ALEXANDRIA. Va, April 21.-The
presentation of portraits OF distinguished
former citizens of Fairfax Court House,
which will occur at that place May ~
will be marked by elaborate exercises. All
arrangements have been perfected, and
the affair promises to be one of especial
interest both to the citizens of that place
and this city. The ceremonies will occur
In the courthouse, and the paintings Will
be hung upon the walls of that building.
The following will respond upon the
presentation of the portraits ROBERT T.
Lee. ir on George Washington j. M.
Harlan. Associate Justice OF the Supreme
Court of the United States, on George
Mason; Clarence Cary, of New York, on
Lord Thomas and Bryan of Fairfax Jo-
seph Packard of Baltimore, on Gen. wal
ter Jones; Gen. Eppa Hunton, on Judge
John Webb Tyler; Judge James Keith
President of the State Court of Appeals,
on Judge II. W. Thomas; Col. Francis l.
Smith, of this city, on Judge D. M.
Chichester. r. Walton Moore, on +. ID.
Richardson.
The services at the various churches
were today largely attended, and in most
instances the resident pastors occupied
the pulpits. The Rev. DR.. Micou, of the
Theological Seminary conducted the sery-
| ices at Christ Episcopal Church; KEY. j.
| H. s Ewell, the new pastor or the Mtth-
| odist Protestant Church, for the ilrst tme
occupied this pulpit, and delivered an aolS
discourse The services at the Railroad
| Reading Rooms were conducted by the
| Rev. DR.. Micou.
! The funeral OF the late James W. era
ham. whose death occurred Friday night,
| took place at o'clock this afternoon from
| his late residence, ZlO North AIRED street
| and was largely attended. Services were
! - l. Y
| Methodist Episcopal Church South, ana
| the interment was made in the Methodist
| Protestant Cemetery.
| The marriage of Miss Clara Evelyn
| chewning. daughter of Mrs. Lizzie q.
| Chewing, to Charles Phillips Mahood, OF
| Lynchburg, Will occur at SO CLOCK To-
| morrow night at the First Baptist Church-
| The ceremony will be performed by Rev
| George l.. Hunt. Admission TO the church
! will be by card. Mr.. and Mrs Mahood
| will reside in LynChburg.
| 4 large number OF the members OF F1tz-
gerald Council. Knights of Columbus OF
| this city, went to Roanoke last night to
| attend the organization of council IN
| that city, which occurred today. Ihey
| will return tomorrow.
| The Westminster League of the Second
| Presbyterian Church will next Thursday
night tender their pastor Rev. Frank j
| Brooke, a reception. The aHar VIII oc-
car in the church.
The Episcopal High School baseball
! team viii tomorrow morning at O'Clock
| plaN a game WIN the team ItpEtStUJltiE
| the Roanoke College on the high schools
grounds. The game was to have beer
played Saturday afternoon but was post
poned on account of rain.
| Harry Hudson, for several years a guar(
| at Mount Vernon, has accepted a position
| in Silverton. Col, and left for that plac,
| this morning
Gordon Warfield student at the Ran
dolph-Macon College, is visiting his hom'
in this city.
Bryan Henry of this city. who was re
| Gently sent to the State asylum at Staun
| ton. has returned to his home in this city
| The Catholic Benevolent Legion hell
| their regular meeting in st. Mary Hal
| this afternoon, when one Application TO
| membership was received and consider
able routine business was disposed Of.
| IL is announced that the Board of Wis
| itors for the Virginia Military Institute
at Lexington, at the annual meeting t
| be held June -, will appoint State cadet
| to fiji vacancies in twelve Senatorial dis
| tricts, including the fourteenth, and tnre
| vacancies ut large
The regular sem-mOnthly meeting o
the city council will be held Tuesday nigh
and considerable routine business vii
come up for consideration,
II is reported that there are severa
cases Of smallpox among the coi0red pop
ulatiou at Arlington iHstrict, AleXandrl
| County. Health Officer Corbett is busi
engaged in vaccinating the people residing
? in the infected section. and, also IN fuml
eating the houses. Every precaution WI
! he taken To prevent a spread OF the dls
| case