The Washington times., 1903-01-28
ALEXANDRIA NEWS NOTES.

( ALEXANDRIA. Va. Jan 2S-A sty-
/ Iish and fashionable wedding ceremony
took place at high noon today at ST.
PauTs Protestant Episcopal Church.
when Miss Alice Virginia Lindsey,
daughter Of Mrs. Noble Lindsey. of
Braddock Heights. Alexandria county.
/ became the bride of Overton Westfel4i
Price. also of that place. The cere-
mony occurred in the presence of a
i large tbrong of friends and relatives
OF both parties The church was taste
fully decorated with palms. and red
wedding bells. tied with white ribbon.
added to the spIendor Of the scene The
/ bride entered the church to the strains
/ of the wedding march from ''Lohengrin. 90
leaning on the arm OF her brother. Wal
lace Noble Lindsey. who gave her in
marriage. She was becomingIy attired
in an exquisite creation Of imported
white nd-embr0idered mousseline over
white taneta and chiffon. and carried a
beautiful shower bouquet of lilies of the
valley. Her ornaments were fresh va
ter pearls. the gift OF the groom.
The maid of honor was Miss Mary
Lindsey. sister Of the bride. She wore
gown of white silk mousseIine and
carried La France roses Miss Carolyn
Johnson, cousin Of the bride. acted as
flower girl. She was attired IN white
/ turquoise crepe de chine and carried
. bouquet of marguerftes Gustaf Rein
hold Westfeldt. Of New Orleans. uncle
I OF the groom, was best man.
/ The Ushers were as follows: Henry
/ Crinneu, of Boston. Mass; Robin Lanier,
+ baltimore; George Peyton CraighiH,
/ Lynchburg Va; Frederick Erskin DIM
Isted, Washington, D. c., and Archibald
/ Hoxton and Stephen Frank Field, both OF
alexandria.
/ Immediately after the ceremony Mr..
land Mrs Price left on a train FOR New
( York, whence they viii sail for the Ber-
mudas, where they VIII spend the next
month Upon their return they viii re-
/ side at the groom's home, at Braddock
/ Heights
/ among the out-of-town guests present
/ were the Hon James Wilson. Secretary
I Of Agriculture; Lieutenant Commander
land Mrs. Cowles Mr. and Mrs. James
/ tPinchot. Clifford Pinchot. Miss Westfeldt.
Major and Mrs Tierney. Miss Tierney.
/ Miss Jennie WestfeIdt, and Mrs Henry
Grinnel The attaches OF the Bureau
/ Of Forestry, Of the Department Of AErI-
! culture, Of which Mr.. Price is assistant
/ chief. came down from Washington on
Especial train to the wedding.
/ Mr.. Price has the title Of Ph. D from
! the University Of Munich. and is weU
Known in the literary world. being
contributor to a number Of popular mag
azines-
The regular semi monthly meeting Of
I the city council was held last night
! with eleven members present. But little
/ business was disposed Of. The session
( was short, lasting about half an hour.
/ An ordinance providing for the assess
J nent OF street improvements against
property owners in five instaIlments on
/ certain conditions was reported favor
ably upon by the street committee. and
( adopted The joint comnlittee on
/ finance and poor reported adversely on
/ the petition OF George H Richards.
+ superintendent Of outdoor poor. asking
/ for an increase Of salary from So TO
$50 per month. to commence October ],
( 1902, and council cOncurred- The street
/ committee reported adversely on the
/ proposition OF J. CoIviu, superintend-
/ ent Of the Washington, Alexandria and
/ Mount Vernon Electric Railway. who
/ offered to gt-e the city the sum OF $500
/ if il would allow the old curve 10 re-
main at the intersection OF King and
/ Royal Streets, he stating ia his propo-
sitiou that the above-named amount
would De required to place in new
/ curve at that point Council unani
mousIy adopted the report Of the COM
mittee
/ The street committee reported favor
/ ably on the petition Of the Washington
Southern Railway Company for permis-
sion to extend their switch on Fayette
/ Street. between Madison and First
4 Streets, 10 the plant of the Belle-Pre
Bottle Company. The report was adopt
/ ed
! The same committee reported favor
ably on the petition Of CuviIier & Co.
/ contractors, for the paving OF King
/ Street, and council adopted the report
, Ee petition asked that the firm be given
Is per cent Of the q per cent withheld
! for the paving OF KIng Street. This was
/ done on the work completed from Royal
to St Asaph and Columbus to Fayette
/ Streets. Now only per cent of the bal
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