The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-21
ALEXANDRIA
NEWS BUDGET.
Confederate Veterans Celebrate
the Niney-ffth Birthday Of
Gen. Robert Lee.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. Jan. 21-The mem
bers Of the r. Z. Lee Camp. Confederate
Veterans. last night celebrated the ninety
FIFTH anniversary Of the birth Of Gen.
Robert Edward Lee by giving a banquet
ia Odd Fellows Hall
The banquet was opened with prayer Of
fered 10y the Rev. Frank J. Brooke. chap
lain of the camp, after which the guests
were formally welcomed by Commander P.
r. German.
The toasts and responses were as fol-
lows: o. Our Lee, the Hero Of the Lost
Cause. In devotion TO duty. simplicity
OF life, and nobility Of character, he viii
take the first place in the history Of the
last century" by Hon. Rice A. Pierce, Of
Tennessee; Southern Warriors. Brave.
true and faithful to the last" by Hon.
William Richardson, Of Alabama; Our
! Women Fit companions of Southern
warriors. God bless them" Hon. Robert
". Davis, Of Florida The programme was
concluded with the reading of General
Lees farewell address by Adjutant E. II.
O'Brien.
James Mckinney, a young colored man
from Washington, was yesterday ar
raigned in the Police Court OF the charge
OF holding up a young white man named
Jerry Gensmer, and also on the charge Of
attempting 10 enter the waiting room OF
the Washington FeTTyboat
Company under the preJeXt that he was
a detective The mayor fined the pris
! oner $50, and in default OF payment he
viii spend thirty days on the chain gang
The entertainment given Monday night in
Liggett Hall for the benefit Of the Ath-
/ leJic Association was a decided success.
| The participants included local and out
| Of-town talent.
The following was the programme rem
dered: "A Song OF Thanksgiving" John
/ r. Chapman; Happy Days" Miss Grace
/ Cooke violin solo, Miss Helen y. Whit
! tlesey; reading. Miss Maybelle Ewing
| solo. selected, Miss Bertha NJ Woodward;
/ negro sketch, Messrs. Cation, Feather
| stone, and Steiner; The Shade of the
/ Palm" Roger a. Wake: violin solo,
/ Miss Helen y. Whittlesey: reading. Miss
/ Maybelle Ewing; duet, Misses Wood
/ ward and Ramey; solo, Richard Writ; rec
/ itation. Harry B. Cation. The programme
/ concluded with a sketch entitled "A
! Mouse Trap" by Mr.. ". H. Conley, Of
] Washington, and Miss Myra Lee Civa-
| lier. Of this city
special Jury was summoned for
the Corporation Court this morning
TO hear the case OF Henry Wash
ington, colored, VS. the Southern
Railway Company, IN which the plaintiff
seeks TO recover the sum OF $1,000 dam
ages for the loss Of a leg. While IN the
employ Of the company several years ago
/ Washington sustained injuries which re-
suited in the loss Of his leg In his bill Of
complaint the plaintiff alleges that it was
due TO the negligence Of the railway com
/ pany. The case has been pending in the
! courts for nearly two years.
| Ike Edeny, colored. who for some timo
past has been wanted on the charge Of
[ assaulting his sister. was yesterday
l taken into custody by Policemen Beach
and Davis. Edney's face was cut and
/ bloody and his head was also badly
bruised He said that he had been assault
/ ed. but was unable TO give the name Of
/ his asgailant.
/ The Cooperative Charities Association
/ Is holding donation r.-rr- TOD -, e.