Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-04
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Graduates Of University of
Virginia Form Society.
TIE OFFICERS CHOSEN
TWO PRISONERS SENTENCED TO
PENITENTIARY.
Christ Episcopal Church vestry Hold
Meeting to Discuss Matter of
Selecting a Rector.
TIE OFFICERS CHOSEN
Evening Star Bureau,
No. 701 King Street,

| University of Virginia residing in and about
| this city was held this morning in the Of
flee CT Col. X. Kemper. 212 King street. for
the purpose of forming local society ac-
| cordtng to the plans adopted at the last
meeting Of the General Alumni AssocIa-
ton. Col. K. Kemper presided, and Mr..
Douglass Stuart acted as secretary. Judge
J. B. Sener Of Washington, president of the
| general association, was present to advise
as to the best method of organizing. The
! following officers were elected: K. KEN
per, president; DR.. John S. Powell of Deco
guam. vice president; Douglass Stuart. sec
| rotary. The executive committee was con-
stituted as follows: Judge ]. X. NJ Norton,
Harry B. Cation. E. B. Taylor Gardner L.
Boothe and R. Walton Moore. while
Messrs. James o. Bruin, H. B. Cation, X
kemper and Douglass Stuart were named
| to constitute committee for the purpose
| OF soliciting new members. Messrs. K.
| Kemper, H. Hume. Lewis Machen and e.
b. Taylor were named delegates to at
| tend the next annual commencement of the
university.
| On motion the constitution and bylaws
| framed by the general society We're adopt
| ed, subject to such changes as might be
necessary to meet local conditions. April
10 the anniversary Of the birth of Thomas
Jefferson. the founder of the university.
was selected as the date for the annual
meeting.
List of Members
The following is a list of the alumni in
the city and county, many of whom were
present: Messrs. L. NJ. Blackford. L. c.
Barley, John S. Blackburn. N. P. T. Burke,
Harry B. Cation, Gardner L. Boothe, DR..
Lewis Greene, DR.. Dabney Herndon, DIR. H.
p. Howard, A. r. Hoxton, F. w Johnson,
X. Kemper, Marshall l.. King, E. T. Lam
non, DR.: Hugh H. MCGUIRE, DR.. Julian T.
/
OBrien. w. H. Randolph, e. C. Slaymaker
Lewis E. Smoot, James o. Bruin, Douglass
stuart, Julian Taylor, E. B. Taylor, Gordon
Thomas. E. P. Vogelgesang John P Wat
kins, H. F. Wheat, Dr. r. M. Slaughter of
Alexandria, Rev. DR.. s. A Wallis Rev R.
K. Massie, DR.. L. A. Cazenove and H. S.
Worhington of the Theological Seminary,
r: B. Saegmuller. R. w. P. Hume, j. e. N.
Hume and B. B. Boteler Of Alexandria
county and others. Messrs. R. Walton
Moore and Walter Oliver of Fairfax, Dr.
John s. Powell of Prince William and many
others In these counties are alumni of the
university. There will be about forty mem
berS of the new organization when all the
alumni have Joined.
Under the new rules every alumni society
OF twenty members is entitled to send a
student to the university, who will have
the privilege of free tuition and will re-
ceive $50 in addition. 1t is believed that
the complete membership of the local So
| ciety Will entftle it to two scholarships.
SSne " L CA1ICAIldIy.
William Bright and Edward Jones. in
oacted ior housebreaking. were found guilty
by the jury in the corporation court yester-
day afternoon. Their punishment was fix
ed at two years in the penitentiary The
attention of the court was occupied with
the case nearly the entire day. About 4
o CLOCK the jury was sent out and after a
brief elaboration returned the verdict At
torney Charles c. Carlin appeared in be-
nan or the prisoners. He made very
able defense and his final argument was
highly complimented by other members of
the bar The prosecution was conducted
by Attorney Lewis H. Machen, acting in
the pace OF CommonWealth Attorney Sam
uel G. Brent, who had been retained to de-
fend the prisoners before his appointment
as commonwealth attorney
The men were arrested about two months
ago on the charge Of breaking, entering and
robbing the saloon of Samuel Wingfield at
the corner of Duke and Fayette streets
Bright is a citizen Of this place, but Jones
came here from Cupeper, Va, few days
before the robbery. A short time before that
he had been released from the state peni-
Tertiary where he had served a term for
robbng freight cars on the Southern rail-
road at Culpeper. Brights record has not
been so bad. 1T is said but he has served
several short terms in Jail. A few years
ago, it is charged, he was arrested in
Washington for the theft of a bicycle and
sentenced to serve nine months in the Dis
age and has a mother and brothers In this
city. Very little is known here of his COM
panion in crime, except that which Is re-
vealed by his police record.
Meeting Of Vestry.
A meeting of the vestry of Christ Episco-
pal Church was held last night for the pur-
pose of discussing the matter of selecting
a rector to fill the position made vacant by
the resignation of Rev. Bergman Green,
which took effect July i, the clergyman
leaving the pastorate to accept professor
ship at the Episcopal Theological Seminary.
The names Of several churchmen were con-
sidered, but the decision to make a formal
call to any special minister was not reach
ed. 1t Is understood the name of Rev. DR..
w. E. Evans, rector of the Monumental
Church, Richmond, has been prominently
mentioned. Rev. r. K. Massie Of the semi
nary will off1ciate at the church until
rector is called.
General Matters.
In the police court this morning Mayor
Simpson fined George Petty, tr., IS on the
charge Of disorderly conduct and fighting
on the street The same amount was for
feited by Harvey Grant. who did not ap-
pear to answer the charge. It was testi-
fled that the two young men had engaged
In a fight on King street late last night.
James Mcfarland was assessed the same
amount on the charge of assaulting Frank
Brehm with knife.
Among those who attended the ball held
in the opera house at Leesburg Wednesday
evening, in celebration of the opening of
the horse and colt show, were Miss Lucy
Dickson Douglas and Miss Emily Elliott Of
this city. The horses Of CORTLAND H.
Smith, also Of this city. won several prizes
in the events yesterday.
Naman Davis, son Of Mr.. A. A. Davis,
conductor on the Washington, Alexandria
and Mount Vernon electric railway, who |
is employed in the yard of the Southern
Railway Company, yesterday afternoon
had his left foot caught in a frog In the
company's yard, and before he could ex-
tricate 1t a car Of freight train was
upon him, MASKING his foot quite badly. |
The young man was removed to the Office |
of a surgeon. where it was found that two
of his toes were badly injured. Amputation |
of the foot will not be necessary. |
In the corporation court yesterday q
final decree was entered in the case of |
Aaron Steward against Mary E. Steward, |
granting the plaintiff divorce from bed |
and board. ]. Milton Hopkins was granted
letters Of administration upon the estate |
Of Virginia Hopkins. A nolle pros. was en- |
tered in the case OF VIM. Davis coiored
charged with attempted criminal assault |
upon Florie Bryant, colored, aged nine |