Evening star., 1901-06-03
AT AIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
CELEBRATION OF JEFFERSON DAVIS
BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSARY
Exercises to Be In Charge OF COnfed-
crate Veterans AssOciatiOn-
General News.
Evening Star Bureau,
No. 1N1 King street.
Bell TelephOne No. 1G
A1.rxANDRIA. Va. June 2. 1891.

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ALEXANDRIA. Va. June p 1901.
The anniversary Of the birthday Of the
late jefferson Davis viii he appropriately
observed here this evening by r. +. Lee
Camp. Confederate Veterans. and other
southern organizations. AS the occasion
is kept as legal holiday throughout the
southern states. the city public schools
were closed after morning roll call AT y
o'clock this evening entertainment In
honor Of the day will be given by the 18th
Virginia Chapter, United Daughters Of
the Confederacy, at Colross. the home of
Col. William A SmOot. The members of
Lee Camp will be the guests Of honor. AS
this evening is the date for the monthly
meeting of the camp. the members Will
march in uniform to Coross, hold the
meeting and then attend the entertain
ment.
Grabbed Money and Ran.
A colored man, giving his name as Henry
James. appeared at police headquarters
this morning and stated that he had been
robbed of $34 just a few minutes before in
a saloon in the northeastern part of the
city. The man stated that he went into
the place TO get drinks. and was treating
when a cOlOrcd man stepped up and snatch
ed his money sack out of his hand. Ihe
thief ran of with James in hot pursuit
Seeing that ne was about to he ovcTtakcn,
lanes stated the man dropped the sack.
Picking it up the owner found that all the
money had been taken from 1t except 81
BY that time the thief had got away. James
stated that he was from North Carolina
Sergeant Goods was dispatched to the place
10 make an investigation. but this morn
ing was unable to discover the identity of
the rpbber.
UiGh school Prizes Awarded
The annual defamation contest among
the students Of the Episcopal High School
will take place at o'clock this evening at
Iiggett Hall. Saturday night the annual
reading contest was held. The first prize
was awarded to J. ". Blackford of Nir-
gfnia and the second prize was won by
Robert J. Wright Of Texas. Those who
participated IN the contest were M"ssrs.
Rlackford Wright. Berkeley. MiCou Cooke,
Randolph. Hayward. Bryan. HOdgman.
Williams and thinner.
Death of James Bradley.
James Bradley. a well-known citizen.
died Sunday afternoon. after a lingering
Illness at his home. No. iI3 Queen street.
Mr.. Bradley was sixty years of age. and is
survived by widow and eight grown chill
dren- The deceased was Il native OF Ire
land. and came to this country in his
youth. He served In the confederate army
throughout the civil war, and at its close
returned to Alexandria whore he spent the
remainder Of his life. The funeral will
take place Thursday morning from st.
Mary's Church.
General Matters.
meeting of the ladies Of st. Mary's
Catholic Church was held in st. Mary's
Hall Sunday afternoon. preparatory to or
eanizine a branch Of the Catholic Womar's
Benevolent Legion in this city. There was
large attendance. and an address. out
lining the purposes OF the order, was de-
Hvered by Miss Annie D'Conner, supreme
president. Of New York A permanent or
ganization will be formed within a few
weeks.
Funeral services over the remains of Mrs
Edward Cowling. whose death occurred last
Thursday. took place this afternoon at
her late residence in West End near this
city. The services were conducted by Rev
s. a. Wallis Of the Theological seminary
Interment was made in Ivy Hill cemetery
A meeting Of the Father Mathew Total
Abstinence Society was held last night at
St. Mary's Hail. The following officers were
elected for the ensuing year: James Roche,
president: ]. P Laphen. vice president;
William Desmond. treasurer: NJ. J. McF'ac-
land. recording secretary, and George A
Harlow. corresponding secretary.
The new church to be known as the Gran
ford Memorial. at Lewis Chapel in Fair
ing next. Rev. z. V. REGISTER of the NJ F.
Church. South. in this city. will preach the
dedication sermon.
Miss Mary Knott died suddenly last even
ing at the residence of Mr. John CIapd1re
corner Of Prince and Royal streets De-
ceased was formerly of GIymont. MI The
funeral will take place tomorrow morning
from the undertaking parlors of Is. Wheat
ley & Son. on King street
At the evening services in the VI. E
Church South yesterday. Rev. f Y. Reyes
ter. the pastor. announced that The work Of
the Church Furnishing Society in providing
for the new edifce had been finished and
that every dollar of the expenses had been
paid He cOmplimented the women Of the
society for their excellent work ana advised
a continuance Of the organization for
future duties.