Evening star., 1902-09-13
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
WORK OF THE BOARDS OF REGIS
TRARS.
Democrats Striving to Secure Large
Poll List-General and Per-
sonal News.
The Evening Star Bureau,
No. 1Ol King street,


Bell Telephone 100
ALEXANDRIA, Va. September l3. 1902.
Considerable work has been done by the
three boards OF registrars in Alexandria
county. The board for jefferson district
sat at Four Mile Run three days and also
at Del Ray the same time during which
period more than 100 voters were regis
tered. Many coiored applicants have been
rejected owing to lack of the new consti-
tutional qualifications. This has also been
the case to some extent in the other dis
tricts.
The jefferson district board will sit Mon
day. Tuesday and Wednesday of next week
at Hume's school house and will hold the
closing sittings at Four Mile Run the lat
ter part Of this month.
The democrats of the county are taking
steps to get the voters of the party TO the
polls, calling attention to the importa nee
of securing a large voting list for the first
registration under the present constitution.
The work in Alexandria city is proce eding
slowly in the first and second wards. IL
Will not be commenced In the third and
fourth wards until the I'D instant.
Indorsed for Representative.
The chances OF State Delegate NJ. X.
Lowery of Stafford county of securing the
republican nomination for the House of
Representatives at the convention to be
held here the 25th instant appear consid-
erably frightened by the enthusiastic in
dorsement of his party associates in Stat
ford. At the meeting he'd TO elect dele
gates to the convention resolutions were
adopted in favor of Mr.. Lowery the
nominee, although he made speech de
claring that he did not desire 1t. Mr..
Lowery was elected county chairman. The
mass meeting here for the election of the
local delegates will be held the I'D instant.
Tournament at Franconia
The annual tournament of the Frsnconia
Tourney Club, under the general manage
ment of Mr.. f. owen Triplett, took place
on the johnson grounds. Telegraph road.
near Franconia. in Fairfax county. Thurs
day. 1t was a day of rest and recreation
for the country people for miles around.
and there was large number of visitors
from Washington, Alexandria and other
nearby cities and towns
The riding. which occupied the morning
hours. took place in a beautiful field OF
perfectly level ground The large number
of pretty girls present caused the young
knights to put forth their best efforts.
which resulted in some very fine fitting.
After the riding an old-fashioned basket
picnic dinner was served. Then came the
exercises of crowning the queen. John
Grehan crowned Miss Thomas queen Of
love and beauty. Mr. Popkins crowned Miss
Walshe first maid of honor, Mr.. Everett
Triplett crowned Miss Butler second maid
Miss Kearney third maid of honor. The
judges were Messrs. Dodd, Wolf and Reid;
chief marshal. Mr.. Lamar Munroe; assist
ant marshal, Mr.. Dodd, jr Mr.. George
Humphreys was orator of the day.
Dancing on the large pavilion was kept
up until late in the evening.
General Matters.
Small blazes in the northern and western
sections of the city resulted In the calling
out of the fire department twice last night.
The first fire occurred al IL o'clock IN a
store conducted by man named Garvey
at the corner of Duke and Peyton streets.
1t was extinguished without much damage
or trouble. The second occurred in Hin
kin's stables on North Henry street, and
was reduced after considerable damage 10
the frame building.
Funeral services over the remains or
Joseph L. Chauncey, whose death occurred
Thursday, will take place at . o Clock THIS
afternoon from his late residence I'm West
End, Fairfax county. The services will be
conducted by Rev. J. A. Jeffers Of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, and the III
terment will be made in the Methodist
Protestant cemetery.
William Dade. colored. who was arrested
last Wednesday evening on information
that he was charged with felony at Apol-
station house. was released last night by
Mayor Sinpson. The authorities at Apollo
notified the mayor that the charge against
the prisoner was not OF sufficient gravity
to justify the trouble and expense of u