The Washington times., 1902-07-23
ALEXANDRIA lHLM5
OF GENERAL INTEREST
Meeting of the Washington
Monument Committee.
Emblem for Masonic Side of the Pro-
posed Shaft Ac-
oepted.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, July 22.-Tho
committee on design OF the Washington
Monument Association held a meeting
this morning in the rooms of the Bus
ness Mems League. with Mr.. William B.
Smoot presiding and Mr.. \. J. Wedder-
burn acting as secretary. There were
present Mcssrs. J. NJ. Hill, Isaac Eich-
berg, and C. c. Leadbeater. from the as
socia ton. and Messrs. Birrell, Field.
and Timberman, from the Masonic
lodges. The committee representing the
Masonic lodges agreed upon design for
the Masonic tablet, which was adopted
by the association. Il is to be Ma
sonic apron. with the square and com
pass with the &c" in the center on the
apron.
The suggestion made by the firemen
as TO the old Friendship fire engine. be-
longing to the company of which Wash
ington was a member. on the firemen s
side, with the inscription Washington
MemDer of Friendship Company, 177i, -
was accepted.
The size CT the medal authorized by
Congress viii. be determined by the Mint
officials Mr. Wedderburn secretary OF
the association. has been directed TO
prepare rough drafts of the medal and
submit them to the Mint officials.
It was decided to open headquarters at
once and begin the work of organization
for the sale and distribution of the
medals when they are ready.
Hon. John F. Rixey, who represents the
Eighth Congressional district in Con-
gress. will have Republican opposition at
the coming fall election.
The Eighth district Republican Con
gressional committee held a meeting at
Manassas this morning, and discussed the
advisability of putting a candidate in the
field against Mr.. Rixey in the coming fal
election. All of the counties in the dis
trict except Alexandria, Culpeper. ant
Louisa were represented.
| II was unanimously decided to hold {
convention in this city on September 2
for the purpose of nominating candi
date for Congress. The Republicans hav'
had this matter under consideration To-
several months past.
The visiting members OF the Sevent
Georgia Regiment. Confederate Vete
rams, who arrived here last might
bade Alexandria farewell tonigf
at l.3U o OclOCk-' lht4 itih ~
Fredericksburg The Georgians wer
loud in their praise of the manner the
were received by the members of T
E. Lee Camp. Confederate Veterans
They spent the day In visiting the va
: rious places of historic interest in an
= about the city.
Joseph Beach, justice of the peac'
presided in the police court this morn
ing in the absence of Mayor George
I Simpson. who is at Atlantic City an
e the following cases were disposed o
Robert Preston. colorCd. charged Wit
p stealing iron from Messrs. J. Dreifus
S Co. was fined $40; Hattie Thomes an
I Robert Lee, both colored. charged VII
a disorderly conduct and assault. wei
- fined s. each; James Ray and Villa
lClarkson, charged with disorderly COT
duct and vagraDcy, were ordered
leave the city: Louis Darlington ar
Bessie Washington. both colOred. we'
fined 81 each on the charge of assault
Jennie Beach and Archibald Newbo
forfeited ?5 collateral each by failiI
to appear in the police court on Il
charge Of vulgar and abusive languag
Il The funeral of Louis Dice Bclew. wi
! died last Sunday morning, took pla
G at 20 o'clock this afternoon from Ora
u Episcopal Church. Rev. Clarence
-. Ball oGiciated The intermcnt was ma
> in Union Cemetery.
Miss Olive d. Cunning. OF Washin
c ton. and Mr.. Walter T. Greene. OF Prov
70 dence. r. l.. were married July s
the parsonage of the Baptist Church
ST. Elmo. Alexandria county, by Rev.
G. Council.
VI The excursion to River View tod
By the Columbia Steam Fire Engi
4 Company proved very successful
large crowd went down tonight