Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-25
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Two Weddings to Occur This
Evening.
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
REPORT OF CLERK OF GAS READ
AND APPROVED.
Total Expense of Plant for Year End
ing May 31-Genera1 and
Personal.

Evening Star Bureau,
No. TU1 King St.


of Mr. and Mrs. Willard P. Graves, 623
| South Fairfax street, when their daughter,
Miss Mary Eleanor Graves will wed Mr..
| Fred NJ. McGraw. formerly of Cortland,
N. Y, but now of Richmond, Va. The cere-
mony will be performed by Rev. DR.. Frank
J. Brooke of the Second Presbyterian
Church. The bride will be attended by her
sister, Miss Asenath Graves, as maid of
honor, and the best man will be Mr.. Will
| lard p. Graves, jr., brother of the bride.
The bridesmaids will be Miss Anna Nisbet
| sd Miss Lucy M. Graves, sister of the
bride. Of Alexandria, and Miss Elizabeth
Smith and Miss Louise Irwin of Washing
ton. Little Miss Lucy Graves of Washing
ton, niece of the bride, will act as flower
girl.
The bride will be attired in white Or
candle over white, and will carry a shower
bouquet of white sweet peas, with white veil
and orange blossoms. The maid Of honor
will be gowned in white, carrying a bou-
quet of pink sweet peas. The bridesmaids
will wear white organdie with pink ribbons
and will carry sweet peas of the same color.
The parlors have been prettily decorated
with japanese ivy, palms and potted plants.
Prof. Will II. Starnell will preside at the
! organ and render march from Lohengrin.
The bride will enter the room accompanied
by her father who will give her in mar
riage. Following the ceremony a reception
will be held at the home lasting until IL
o'clock. Later the bride and groom will
leave for a southern tour. Among the out
of-town guests who are expected are Mr..
and Mrs. Marcus H McGraw of Cortland,
N. Y. parents of the groom; Miss Martha
McGraw and Mrs. Harvey Greenman. also
of Cortland and Mr.. w. T. Hazel of Phila-
delphia.
Angelo Wightman Nuptials.
The residence of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank NJ.
Angelo, 3O1 North Washington street, will
be the scene of pretty wedding this even
ing at s o'clock, when their daughter, Miss
Bernice Elizabeth Angelo, will become the
bride of Mr. Joseph Wilmer Wightman CT
Hamilton. Va. Rev. DIR. Frank J. Brooke,
the pastor of the Second Presbyterian
Church. will perform the ceremony. The
parlor has been prettly decorated with
ivy jessamine and. other flowers, taste
fully designed floral arch being feature
of the decoration The bride will be at
tired in white ,prgandie, and will carry a
shower bouquet of bride roses. She will be
attended by her sister, Miss Justine Angelo,
as maid of honor. and her brother, Mr.
Harry Angelo, will act as best man. An
other sister of the bride, Miss Virginia An
gelo, will be bridesmaid, accompanied by
Mr.. John Milburn. The attendants of the
bride will be gowned in organdie, carrying
pink carnations.
Six little girls. tastefully attired, will
form an aisle of white ribbon, through
which the bridal party will pass. As they
enter the parler a march from Lohengrin
will be rendered by Mrs. Oscar Carter, who
will preside at the organ. and Mendeis
sohn's wedding march will be played at the
conclusion of the ceremony. Messrs. Par
ker Milburn, Marion Angelo and Maryland
Mlburn will act as ushers. The wedding
presents have been handsome and numer
Gus. After reception the bride and groom
will leave by steamer for Norfolk, whence
they will sail for northern trip.
Meeting of City Council.
In the absence of President Fred Paff
Councilman Lycurgus Uher was elected
chairman pro tenn. of the common council
at the semi-monthly meeting last evening
A considerable amount of business of local
interest was transacted. The report of
Samuel l.. Monroe, clerk of the gas, was re-
ceived. 1t was certified to by James Bayne,
an expert accountant, and approved by the
members of the committee on light. The
report showed a total expense for the fiscal
year ending May 81 1902, of $23 60, the
sum of 5000 having been paid in the gen.
eral fund, leaving 4 balance in the treasury
of $9S79S. The committee on light, in an
appended statement, reported the following
in regard to the city gas plant: Cost of
construction to date, S1JS,50 %; value of
the plant as appraised by the city, $16O, 900,
and net earnings for the fiscal year,
| $3.50 10.
1t was also stated that the amount of
gas sold to consumers and furnished to the
city represents the interest on $50, 101. So
at per cent. Councilman Trimyer made
an explanation in regard to an item show
ing a loss of 10 per cent of the gas manu-
featured and not accounted for. He said
he was informed by the managers of the
Washington Gas Company that a loss of
this percentage was exceedingly small for
an old plant, and that losses of about per
cent were averages for new and up-to-date
plants,
beaten at the request of the Belle Pre- Bottle
Company asking that the Washington
Southern Railroad Company be authorized
to construct side track on Fayette street
between LIST and Madison streets.
He asked for immediate action, stating that
the company was ready to begin the con-
struction of it's plant, and that the extern
sion of the railroad track was considered
necessity. After being read three times the
ordinance was passed.
Calls for an Estimate.
A resolution was adopted requesting the
committee on public property to make an
estimate and report to council as to the
expense of repainting the woodwork and
roofs of the Columbia and Hydrauion fire
engine houses, and also the sheds in the
market building. resolution was offered
by Mr.. Uhler and adopted requesting the
committee on general laws to report wheth-
err it would be better to repeal the ordinance
passed iast april providing penalties Tor
throwing ashes, house waste, etc, in the
streets and cutters, or to ''allow the ordi-
nance to remain in force without being en-
forced" 1t was stated that the ordinance
was violated I'M the most fragrant manner,
ana that no effort was made by the author
tiles to carry itfipta effect.
A resolution was adopted for the appro-
priation of 500 for ,ithe purchase of terra
Gotta pipe to be used in sewer construction.
The petition Of the members of the police
force for an Increase of So per month in
| their salaries was referred to the commit
tee on finance and police, together with the
resolution from the police commissioners
approving the request. Ordinances were
passed providing for the assessment against
| the owners of the ahutting property for the
new paving on King street, from Union
street to the Strand, and on Alfred street
! from King street to Queen street. After
| the transaction of several other minor mat
| tiers council adjourned
General Matters.
The contested school levy election case
| will come up for a hearing in the Alexan-
dria county court on Fort Myer Heights to-
| morrow. Yesterday the case of the South
| ern railroad against Mrs Susan p A. Cal
vert Sllft growing mt of fhe danpo