Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-22
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Veterans of Seventh Georgia
Regiment Entertained.
SERVED IN CIVIL WAR
ANNUAL REUNION HELD AT
HENRY HOUSE.
Justice Joseph Beach Presides Over
Police Court-General and
Personal News.
Evening Star Bureau,
No. FOL King street,

| No T0I King street,
| Bell Telephone No. JOG.
! ALEXANDRIA. Va, July %, 1902.
| More than hundred veterans of the
1th Georgia Regiment OF Infantry, which
| command fought in the civil war from the
| first battle of Manassas to the surrender at
| Appomattox, are being royalty entertained
in this city today by their former comrades
| in arms, the members of r. E. Lee Camp,
Confederate Veterans, of Alexandria, as
sisted by the Daughters of the Confederacy
| and the Woman's Auxiliary The veterans,
accompanied by about two score ladies'
| arrived here last evening at o'clock on a
| special train over the Southern railroad
| They had journeyed from Manassas where
| the day had been spent going over the
| ground near Bull Run which had been the
| scene of two of the most terrible
| conflicts of the civil war. When the train
drew up at the station the visitors were
met by the members of Lee Camp in uni
| form. The Georgians were escorted to the
camp hall on Prince street. where the la
| dies of the various confederate organiZa-
| tIons had prepared banquet. Speechmak-
| ing was INDUCED in after the dinner. Com
| mander E. G.. Graham cordially welcomed
| the guests and appropriate speeches We're
| made in response.
| Under the: guidance Of the veterans of
| this city the warriors from Georgia visited
| the several places of historic interest in
Alexandria, particularly those associated
! with war times. OF special interest to them
| was the Marshall house. where, as is we'll
! known, Col Ellsworth was killed by Jack
| son, the proprietor. This afternoon the
veterans will visit Mount Vernon and Ar
| llngton. In the evening they will leave for
fredericksburg to visit the battle-ground at
| that place.
The Annual Reunion.
| Col. Carmichael. the president of the Sew
| enth Georgia Veterans Association, and the
| last commander of the regiment, was among
his men. The party left Atlanta Ga, Sat
urday and arrived at Manassas Sunday
afternoon. Brief stops were made at Char
| lottesville and Culpeper. The annual re-
union OF the command was held at the
Henry House, near the spot where the
veterans had faced Ellsworth's Zouaves
forty-one years ago. The history of the
7th Regiment is full of deeds of valor In
! Its possession Is the tattered flag which was
the first to float a captured United
States battery afer the commencement of
sition by the members of the command. who
successfully stormed Ricketts, and Fraziers
batteries.
Confederate Graves Enclosed.
While at Manassas the Georgia veterans
were visitors in the Groveton cemetery near
that place where many confederate dead
are inferred. They were much pleased with
the handsome new iron fence surrounding
the cemetery, which was placed there
through the efforts of the Bull Run Chap
ter. Daughters of theh United Confederacy.
The members of that organization have
worked indefatgably for some time past to
raise funds for the Enclosure. In this they
were ably assisted by Mrs. James E. Alex
ander Of the local Daughters Of the Con
federacy. Mrs. A. H. Compton is president
and Mrs. Franklin Dogan secretary of the
Bull Run Chapter. The fence has been pro-
nounced beautiful work of its kind, being
furnished with granite posts
Washington Monument Committee.
The committee on designs for the pro-
| posed Washington monument in Alexandria
met this morning in the rooms of the Bust
| ness Mems League, corner King and Wash
| ington streets. Recommendations from the
two Masonic committees appointed to con-
fer to Masonic designs Were received and
accepted. 1t was decided that the ia blet
on the eastern side of the shaft shall con-
tain the letter G in the center of the square
laid upon the compasses with lettering to
show that Washington was master of AL
eXandria Washington Lodge in 17s3.
| The recommendation made by committees
from the fire departments were received
and accepted. On the fire tablet is to be
represented an engine patterned after the
engines in the days Of Washington and
similar to the purchased by him in
Philadelphia and sent as a present to the
Friendship Fire Company of Alexandria, OF
which he was member.
The lettering will be ITO Washington
Member of Friendship Fire Company, 1913. -
On the reverse side the lettering will show
the memorial to be in commemoraton of
| the centenary of Washington's death, by
order of the Ffftyseventh Congress. The
| Size of the medals was left to the Giscre-
ticn of the mint officials.
The agricultural, mechanical and engi-
neering tablets will be prepared later The
secretary direct ed a hea rt arc
at once IN Alexandria to arrange for the
distribution of literature as soon as the de-
signs are drawn and engraved. 1t is be-
neVed by the committee having the matt er
| in charge that the movement will result in
the near future in the erection of a monu-
ment to Washington as citizen in his ma
| tive town.
Police Court Docket
In the absence of Mayor George l.. Simp-
son, Justice Joseph Beach presided over the
session of the police court this morning A
number of cases We're disposed of Robert
| Preston. colored, was before the court on
| the charge of stealing iron from Dreyfus
! 4 Co., junk dealers. A representative of
| the firm testified that the accused had not
| only taken the material, but had actually
| sold 1t again to one of the clerks. 4 fine
Of $40, with the alternative of thirty days
on the chain gang, was the punishment.
| Hattie Thomas and Robert Lee, both col
| ored, were up on the charge of disorderiy
| been insulted by colored man with whom
she had had disturbance, and had report
ed the matter to her friend Robert The
| latter admitted having bounced upon the
! offender on the street, and the acting may
| or assessed each s..
James Ray and William Clarkson were
| charged with disorderly conduct and va
grancy. They were given a brief period in
/ which to leave the city.
Louis Darlington and Bessie Washington
! figured in a case in which the latter was
complainant. charging Louis with assault,
! but Inc acting mayor thought both were
guilty and imposed fine of 81 on each
| John Omen. charged with drunkenness
! on the streets, was given ten days in Jail
| in which to sober up.
General and Personal
Funeral services over the remains of Louis
! D. Below, whose death occurred Sunday
will be held this afternoon at 4:3O oclcc..
| at Grace Episcocap Church. Rev. c. E.
| Ball, the rector, will conduct the services,
! and the nterment will be in Union Gene
! terry
The members of the Alexandria Light In
! fantry, now in camp at Ocean View Va.
| are having a most pleasant vacation. ac-
| cording to letters received here from some
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