The times., 1901-06-02
NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA.

ALEXANDRIA,, Va, June by nom
appearance in the Police Court this morn
ing James Self. charged with assaulting
a woman named Ollie Skies and with re-
sisting arrest, forfeited SO collateral Al
though the accused chose not to stand
trial, Mayor Simpson investigated the cir
cumstances attending his arrest. 1t was
stated that he had been placed In Gus
tody last night by Policeman William
Ferguson. The man resisted arrest and
the officer called upon Detective Miller,
of Washington, who was with Ferguson
at the time, to assist him in conducting
the refractory prisoner to the station
house. Self it was stated continued his
resistance and kicked Miller. whcreupon
the detective struck him several times
with his fist. No injury was inflicted, but
the crowd following imagined that the
prisoner was being roughly handled
Mary Custis Lee Chapter, Z. D. c., has
elected the following delegates to the an
nual convention of the Virginia division
of the order to be held in this city next
| October: Mrs. d. ], Howell, Mrs. Dabney
Herndon, Mrs. R. w. Hunter, with the
| following alternates: Mrs. James E. Alex
ander, Miss Mary Lee Lloyd, and Mrs. E.
II. OBrien. To the annual convention of
the United Daughters Of the Confederacy
| to be held in Wilmington, N, c., in No
| vember, the following delegates were
elected: Miss Mary Lee Lloyd. Mrs.
James z. Alexander, Mrs. Dabney Hern-
| don; alternates, Miss Fanny c. Dixon,
Mrs. u. J.; Howell, and Mrs. 70 u;
contribution June 3 to the trustees of the
Jefferson Davis monument fund.
The anniversary of the birth of Jeffer-
son Davis, late President of the Southern
| Confederacy, which occurs Monday next,
| will be appropriately observed by South
| ern organizations in this city. The ladies
| o the Seventeenth Virginia Regiment
ment that evening at s o'clock at Col
ross, the home of Col. William A.
| Smoot. The members of r. =. Lee Camp,
| Confederate Veterans. will be the guests
! of honor. The date of the regular month
| " meeting Of the camp occurs at the
same time, and it has been decided TO
meeting and then attend the entertain
| ment. AS the day is observed as legal
| holiday in the South, the public schools
| of the city Will be closed after roll call
! in the morning.
! Communion services will be held In
most of the churches of this city tomor-
row. The resident pastors will otticiate.
| At st. Mary's Catholic Church the first
mass will be held at a. IN. by Father II.
| ]. Guitar. High mass will be held at 1895
| a. IN. and the sermon will be delivered by
| Father Ahcrn. Special services viii be
| held at the Railroad Mission tomorrow al
| ternoon at o'clock. They will be con-
| Quoted by Rev. r. x. Massie, of the Theo-
logical Seminary. A song service will
commence at 1880.
| Mayor Simpson this evening caused cir
| culars to be posted calling attention oi
the owners of dogs to the law requiring
an annual license on the animals 1t wa$
| stated that owners would be given until
| June u to pay said license but after that
| all persons owning or harboring dogs
| without the required license would be
| fined as the law directs, 50 for each dog
! The mayor stated that his attention haG
| been called TO the evasion Of the law dnc
that he would require policemen to report
any violation to him.
Cards have been issued for the marriage
| of Miss Anna Leslie, daughter of Capt
| and Mrs. S. d. Leslie, of Hillsboro, Lou
doun County, to Mr. Walter M White
| take place Wednesday, June Il, at the Re
| toctin Baptist Church.
The engagement of Mr.. S. Carroll Chan
| cellor Of LeesbCrg, to Miss Kathleen Dc
We're TayIor, of New York City. has beer
| announced. Mr.. Chancellor Is a promi'
nent attorney of the Leesburg bar, and /:
an ex-mayor of that place. The wedding
will take place in the early autumn.
The ladies of ST. Mary's Catholic Church
have been invited TO attend meeting a
St Mary's Hall June at p. m, for the
purpose of organizing life insurance az
socfation. Miss Anne O'Conner. of New
York, of the Catholic Woman's Benevolen
Legion, will be present ana make an ad
dress, explaining the objects of the asso
citation.
The Alexandria Washington lodge o
Masons has received through Col. Theo
dore H Ffcklin an invitation from West
moreland Lodge, No. 212. of Kinsale to at
tend the dedication of the lodges new
hall which will take place July 4.
fhe marriage of Peveril Smythe, Of thi:
city. and Miss Mary Havener, daughter o
r. II. HavenerSe of Falls Church is an
nounced to take place Wednesday next a
the home of the bride-elect
Rcv-Dr Frank j. Brooke, OF the SeconC
Presbyterian Church, has returned from
| Little Rock, Ark. where he was In at
tendance on the session of the Southern
General Assembly of the Presbyterian
| Church.
THE funeral of Mrs. Edward Cowling
who died Thursday, Will take place Mon
day afternoon at O'Clock from her lat
residence in West End.