Evening star., 1902-08-22
Interest in Prospective Inn
provement of Customs House.
CITIZENS GRATIFIED
BUILDING TO BE MODERN AND
WELL EQUIPPED.
Arrangements Under Way for Colored
Industrial Exhibit-Appointme
Announced-Genera Items.
Evening Star Bureau,
No. 701 King Street,
Bell Telephone No. log,


No 7O1 King Street,
| Bell Telephone No. 1O6
| ALEXANDRIA, Va, August %, 1902.
The statement published in The Star yes
terday afternoon to the effect that the sup
ervising architect of the treasury had ap-
proved a sketch plan for the extension of
! the post office United States court house
and customs house in Alexandria, was read
| with much interest in this city. When COM
| pleted the building ill be greatly improved
and beautified and will be of the finest
| structures in this section of the state. 1t
| is situated on one of the highest points
| within the corporation, at the corner of St.
ASS phi and Prince streets, and is near the
| center of the business section. That the
| movement for an improved building finally
| succeeded was due to the persistant efforts
| of representative citizens, with the aid of
Representative John F. Rixey. In the lat
| ter part of the last session of Congress
a delegation from Alexandria was met in
Washington by Mr.. Rixey, who. with some
| OF the members, waited upon the House
| committee on public buildings and grounds.
| The claims were forcibly presented that
| the appropriation of S6o,G00 was finally
! cured. The local delegation included Mayor
| George l.. Simpson, President Fred Paff of
| the common council, Collector of Internal
Revenue Park Agnew, City Postmaster
Joseph l.. Crupper, Collector of Customs
Marshall L. King and President NJ. B. Har-
| low of the Business Mems League.
Building insufficient.
| The ground for the petition was that the
| building in its present shape is insufficient
| for the purposes for which it is employed.
| 1t Is now the seat of the United States
| court for the eastern district of Virginia,
| the internal revenue office, the post Office
| and the customs house. 1t is said that origi-
| nally it was intended only for the post
| once and customs house. With the vari-
| Gus additional government departments To-
| Gated in the building it became crowded.
| When the addition is made there will be
abundant room. The extension will occupy
thlrty-tWo feet of the space on St. Asaph
| street running back the length of the old
| building. 1t will be three stories high and
| will be furnished with a basement, as is
| the case in the present structure.
| At the post office this morning it was
stated that the apartments used for the
handling of mail will be enlarged and en-
tlrely remodeled. The change will greatly
Improve the facilities for post office work
1t is expected that the work of construc-
ton Will be commenced soon after the
awarding of the contract or about the first
part of November.
Appointments Announced.
A meeting of the various committees an
pointed to arrange for the colored industrial
and agricultural parade and exhibit to be
held in Alexandria September D. was held
last night. Magnus l.. Robinson presided
and Abram Lomax served as secretary 1t
was decided that the route of the parade
| should extend over the principal streets of
| the city. The mayor and other city Off
| clals nave been given invitations officially
| to view the pageant. Speechmaking will
take place at the Mckinley Industrial
School Immediately after the parade
NJ L. robinson was chosen as delegate to
the national negro business convention
which meets in Richmond, August 26
Booker I. Washington will be the principal
orator at this assemblage. The following
appointments were announced and confirm
| ed: Chief of staff, Abram Lomax; right
aid, Ellis Day; assistant marshals-William
Noble, Albert Green, Wallace Brown Rob-
ert Buckner, Samuel Mason. William
Washington. Dabney McGiven. Frank Will
| Frank Chase, Major Johnson, Albert Mel
| SON. Thomas Shelton, Micajah White AL
| bert Holmes, Jacob Jones and Reuben
| Redd. Walking marshaIs were named as
/ follows: Joseph Anderson of the firemen's
| division; Thomas Davis, coachmen; Benia-
| min McCorkle. Spanish-American war vet
Grams; Andrew Steward, gardeners; Rev
| Robert Monroe, shoemakers; Frank NJ
| Poindexter, hodcarriers; cambridge Smith
| Fairfax farmers; Peter Lucas, stevedores;
aaron Steward, Jefferson township; George
| Mundy porters; Charles Bowles, fourth
ward mechanics, and Abel Douglas, bar
berS.
Cases Before the Mayor.
| William Jones and James Daley, who are
| strangers to the local police, occupied
| places In the dock in the police court this
morning. Drunkenness and fighting was
| the charge on the blotter against their
| names. Jones convinced Mayor Simpson
| that he was guiltless and was dismissed
| but 1t went not so well with his companion
| whose asseverations of innocense were not
| accepted. In default of S5 he will spend
| twenty days on the gang
Two neighbors of Mary Brooks erst-
| while boarder at the workhouse, charged
| her with brandishing a hatchet and club
| in a warlike demonstration against them.
Although all these things were vigorously
| denied by Mary, she is likely to spend an
other term at the workhouse. as the sum
| of 80 mentioned by the mayor was not
| forthcoming.
Brief Mention.
| Miss Katherine Acton and Mr. Bernhard
Smith We're married Wednesday evening at
| the parsonage of st. Mary's Catholic
| Church. Rev. Father H. ]. Cutler perform
ed the ceremony. A reception followed at
| the residence of Mrs. Corbin, ia North Co
| lumbus street.
Policeman James Hall today notified
/ Lieut. Smith of his intention of resigning
| from the police force. He stated that he
would present his resignation tomorrow.
Rev. j. A. JefferS pastor of Trinity Meth
odist Episcopal Church, and some of the
/ members of his congregation attended the
| Alexandria district conference of the NJ E.
| Church held at Herndon Wednesday and
| Thursday.
THE HEALTH OF HAVANA.