Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-05-24
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
REPRESENTATIVE PIERCE TO DE-
LIVER AN Address.
Bestowa1 of Southern Cross of Honor
on 100 Eligibles-General
News.
Evening Star Bureau,
No.T D7 King street,
BellTelephone, No. 108,


ALEXANDRIA. Va, May "a, 1902
The confederate memorial exercises,
which were scheduled to. be held today,
will take place Monday afternoon. The
members of R. E. Lee Camp, Confederate
Veterans, and the various other confed-
crate organizations in the city will assem-
BILE at the AppomattoX monument, corner of
Prince and Washington streets, about 5
o'clock, when an Grafton will be delivered
by Representative Rice A. Pierce of Ten
nessee The veterans and the ladies be-
longing to the Woman's Auxiliary will
place flowers on the graves of southern
soldiers in the cemeteries in and about the
city. The floral arrangements at the mon
ument site and the confederate mound in
Christ Church yard will be in charge of the
auxiliary assisted by the Daughters of the
Confederacy.
Under the direction of Commander E. c.
Graham the camp will march from the hall
on Prince street at 4:45, escorted by the
Alexandria Light Infantry, Capt James
r. King. The procession will move up
Prince street to St. Asaph street, up to
Queen street, to Columbus street, down
Columbus street to Cameron street, and
out Cameron street to Patrick street, from
Patrick to Prince street and down that
street to the monument. At this place the
assemblage will be called to order, and
the following program will be observed:
Singing by the choir Our Southland"
prayer by Chaplain Frank j. Brooke, D. D..
music by the drum corps; grafton; hymn by
choir, abide With Me- music by the
drum corps; strewing of flowers.
The procession will then be reformed, and
with the Children of the COnfederacy the
march will be made to Christ Church yard,
where the concluding exercises will be
held about the confederate mound in the
church yard. Finally volley will be fired
over the mound by the infantry.
Bestowal of Cross of Honor.
The committee having charge of the ar
engagements for the bestowal of the South
ern Cross of Honor on the confederate vet
Grams of this city and vicinity has forward
ed to Mrs. L. F. Gabbett, Atlanta, Ga,
the names of 120 eligibles for approval.
The committee has also asked Mrs. Cab
bett for little more time in which to COM
plete it's work. The committee urges that
all ex-confederate soldiers who are eligible
secure blanks from Mr.. Edgar Warfield
and fiji them out and return at once.
General Matters.
In the Fairfax county court the will Of
Rev. Joseph Packard has been admitted to
probate. His son, Rev. Thomas ]. Pack
ard. qualified as executor In the same
court the will Of Capt. William A. Duncan
vas admitted to probate. David D. Aril,
The funeral of the late George R. Smith,
who died last Thursday night, will take
place at O. clock tomorrow afternoon from
his late residence on Queen street. Rev.
P. p Phillips of st. Paul's Episcopal
Church will officiate
Stanislaus Edelin,, son of Mr.. Louis Eide
lin, died about o'clock last evening at his
parents residence $50 Princess street,
after a lingering illness. He was about
twenty-three years of age. -.
Bleaker Garfield a well-known resident
of Fairfax county, died last night at an
advanced age at his home at Fairfax Court
House. His wife and several children sur
vive him. Mr. Garfield was well known IN
Alexandria. He spent most of his life in
Fairfax county, where he operated a farm.
The Father Mathew. Total Abstinence
Society will hold Its fifth annual meeting
in st. Marys Han at 3 o'clock tomorrow
afternoon when the annual election of Of
ficers will take place.
The condition of Mrs. William NJ Smith,
who was injured in runaway accident on
Shooters Hill yesterday, and who is under
treatment at the Alexandria Hospital is
reported this morning to be much better.