Evening star., 1901-05-30
AF F AIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
LOCAL POST OF G. A. r. OBSERVES
MEMORIAL DAY.
Police Commissioner Elect Success
sOr to Omecr AtkfnsOn-Gen-
eral and Personal.
Evening Star Bureau.
No. 7O1 King St,
Bell Telephone No. 100,

ALEXANDRIA, Va, May 80, 1901
The graves of Union soldiers in the Ma
tional cemetery Just west of this city were
decorated this afternoon and the memo
rial occasion was observed with appro-
pirate exercises within the cemetery gate
The services, which were simple, yet sol
emn and impressive. were held under the
auspices Of Davis Pest. G. A. R., and We're
directed by Capt. L. V. Davis superin-
tendent of the cemetery. Shortly after noon
large gathering Of people surrounded the
speakers stand. The bugle sound intro
duced the program and America" was Rem
dered by the quintet. Rev. T.. V. Register
Of the NJ. f. Church South offered the in
vocation. Sleep Scored Dead" by quin
tet followed President Lncoln's Gettys-
burg Grafton was read by Mr.. w. p Graves
To-day This Hallowed Place We Seek
was rendered by the quintet and then Rev.
DR.. George l.. Hunt of the First Baptist
Church was introduced as the orator Of
the day. His speech, which was appro-
pirate to the occasion, was listened to with
marked attention and was frequently ap-
plauded. The quintet then rendered Free
dom s Banner, and the benediction was
pronounced by Rev. Mr.. Register The
music was under tie direction Of Prof j.
8 Renner and the following took part
Mrs. M. w. Gaines and Mrs Made Wells,
sopranos; Mrs. j. s. Renner. alto: J. s.
Renner. tenor: Messrs. James Foster and
Horace Ramey, bassos, and Mrs. Amster,
organiSt.
Meeting of Police Comm Is siOners.
An adjourned meeting OF the board OF
police commissioners was held last night in
the police court room for the purpose Of
filling the vacancy on the police force
caused by the resignation Of officer Weston
Atkinson. Several names We're placed in
nomination. and on the second ballot Ar
thur G. Davis was elected. Before going
into the election Commissioner BRYANT who
presided. stated that the board had defer
red the matter at the request of several
memt ers of council until that body had an
opportunity Of acting on the resolution for
reduction of the force to fifteen men
He called attention to the fact that council
had neld meeting Tuesday night. and
said that the commissioners had received
no official notification of any action in re-
gard to the matter. He said he had noticed
in the papers that council had referred the
resolution to committee. Upon motion
the election was proceeded with
The status of the injunction case OF
Mayor Simpson against the commissioners
was then explained by Commissioner Bry
anti He said that as the circuit court had
ruled that the mayor should amend his
complaint. making 1t against the board as
a whole and not against the members in
dividually. it would be necessary for the
board as body to answer the complaint.
"A resolution was passed authorizing thtS
action to be taken.
National Waterman Chartered.
In the corporation court this morning
Judge Norton granted a charter to the Ma
tional Watchman Publishing Company, the
object Of which Is to publish weekly
journal and to do a general publishing and
printing business. The sum of $25 900 is
named as the capital stock. The officers
are: Edwin A. Newman, president and
treasurer; Robert E. Mattingly, vice presi-
dent: James D. Finch, jr., secretary; Ar
thur ]. Symonds. superintendent, and Jack
SON H. Rallston. attorney. X. Kemper is
local agent
Florence CrittentOn Mission.
w. z. Johnson. superintendent of the
local branch of the Florence Crittenton
Mission. doing work among the colored
people in the northern part of the city,
states that great deal of good has been
accomplished in the recent past and that
the prospects Of the mission are excellent.
Meetings are held every Sunday afternoon
in the chapel. corner OF Pitt ana Oronoco
streets. The superintendent states thai