The Washington times., 1902-05-27
ALEXANDRIA ITEMS
OF GENERAL INTEREST
Confederate Memorial Day
Fittingly Celebrated.
Gray Haired Veterans Pay Tribute to
Departed Comrades in Music
and Speeches.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, May 26.-with music.
Song. spcechmakiag, and the decorating Of the
graves of their dead comrades, the r. Z. Lee
Camp. Confederate Veterans. this afternoon
in i most fitting manner observed their an
nual memorial day. The program was carried
out without a hitch and the exercises were OF
most imposing nature.
The cray-haired yeteans. headed by Con-
mandcr E. C. Graham. with Messrs George IL
Robinson and Julian Y. Williams as aides.
mounted on horseback. left their hall shortly
before o'clock. and, in company with the
Alexandria Light Infantry. headed by drum
corps, raraded the principal streets OF the
city. Perhaps the most conspicuous figure OF
the parade was the buIlet-rdded flag OF the
lost cause which was carried by Color Bearer
| Southard and which has figured in many bat
ties fought by the veterans.
At about $50 o'clock the veterans reached
4 the Confederate monument. Washington and
/ Prince Streets. where the principal exercises
were held. The monument was prettily dec
Grated with flowers for the occasion. When
the veterans reached this point several thousand
\ people wee assembled there. The as5emhlage
was called to order by Commander t. [.
Graham. who delivered few appropriate re-
marks Pew Frank J. Brooke. pastor OF the
Second Presbyterian Church. and chaplain OF
the camp, offe.1d M a feTvent prayer.
The orator scheduled for the occasion was
Representative Rice A. Pierce OF Tennessee,
hut owing to circumstances he was unable
10 he present. representative ;. W. I. Ian
ham Of Texas. however. was substituted in his
place Among the others who occupied seats
on the grands;and were Representative John
F. Rirry and Mrs Mary Custs Zee. dai-hter
Of Gen. Rohe.t T. Lee.
After the PRAYER the choir sang "0ur South
! land" Representative L1nham was then intro
duccd hr Commander Graham He delivered
an able and eloquent address, which was
entirely imprompin, ard in which he paid a
glowing tribute to the Confederate soldier.
At frequent intervals he was interrupted by
applause. Ills speech lasted nearly two hours.
Thc veterans and spectators then marched
IN to Christ Church Cemetery. where hymn
was rendered by the choir at the mound whore
are buried number Of Confederate soldiers.
Music vas then rendered by the drum corps,
after which the children Of the Confcderacy
and the veterans marched a-ound the mound
and strewcd their flowers. the exercises were
concluded with the firing ot salute hy the
Light Infantry Tonight the vese-ans buried
beneath the mound ''slccp beneath wilder.
ness Of fovcT5."
An unsuccessful attempt was made this morn
ing by Miss Sadie Dove and Mr. Lee Lyons 10
GO to Washington and be married. The mother
~ tho hride-to-ha got wind a the affair and
rhortlv aiter5,nrd reached the police station.
almost out of breath. Shr told he troubles
10 Chief Webster. and little later Lieutenant
Smith and the mother intercepted the would
he bride at the corner Of King and Patrick
Streets The mothers principal objection
seemed TO he that her dauGhtt- Was liut eight.
cen years of age. The lieutenant demonstrated
with tic Young woman and advised her 10 re-
:urn 20 her mothers home.
The mother and daughter then lc't. appar
L.. L. Nsa-.4
cccdcd in the direction OF the ferry wharf.
Here the mothers actions in following her
daughter. created considerable excitement. and
Policeman Gill was called to the sccae. After
no little amount Of talking the daughter went
horne with her mother. She declared however.
that she would marry her sweetheart, and he
also makcs The same declaration. II is prob
able that they will carry out their plans in
the near futvrc.
Miss Dove rr;idcs at 71G South Fairfax Street
and is apparently but eighteen years of age.
Nr. Lyons resides on lowe Wolfe Street and is
alJou; twenty three years OF aGc.
The funeral of the late Rev. Granville r.
Nicou. son Of Prof. Micon. Of the Episcopal
Theological Seminary, who died last Saturday
morning at the home Of his father. on Somi-
nary Hill, west Of this city. took place at
noon today from the chapel at the seminary.
The funeral services were conducted by Rev
DR. Angus Crawford. dean q the seminary,
assisted hy Rev. Drs. Wallis and Il. X.
Massie of III" seminary. The intcTmcnt was
in Ivy Iil Cemetery.
Tho following were the psllhearers: Mcls-s
Pobh White. ir G. II. Grors. : z. Moore. !
G. 8 Nu'lirin G. G. Chlmhcrllyne, g. f. |
Rogers. II. b. Ice. ir., Paca Kennedy. II. II. |
pai~~r. r. q. Faulkner, c. II. Meyers. and
A. II. Berkeley.
The Alexandria county court today trans
acted no husincss. hut gave way to the rr- |
cult court with Judge e. +. Nicol presiding. |
Tic docket was called and cases set.
Tho only business Of interest was the case |
~ rhillirs vs. iiorchman, 4 srit to get pos
srs,irn of the Washington. ARLINGTON and Falls |
{ hr-ch Railroad. trTumcnt in the case will |
he heard next SATURDAY. before Judge Nicol |
nj Nanassas. Wr Phillips IS represented by |
Ncssrs. Thornton & Thornton and Jamcs F.. |
Clements Messrs. Il. Walton Moore. of Fair |
fax. and Col. +. L. Smith. Of this city. repre- |
sent Mr. Henehmaa.
Ground was broken today by the Southern |
Railway Company for the erection Of paint |
shop at the northeast corner of Wilkes and |
Alfred Streets. The She w'il Toe jJxlOO feet |
and modem in every particular.
The funeral u S-an!Flaus Elclin. who died |
last Friday. took rlacc a O'Clock this at |
crnoon from 81; Narys Catholic Church. Rcv |
Father VI J. .h'r7 ofi"iatcd. and interm5nt
vas in st. MaH's Catholic Cemetery
Mr. LouiS Kraft, who has spent the past two
years in Germany, has returned to his home
IN this city.