Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-07
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
CONFEDERATE VETERANS AR
RANGE FOR MEMORIAL DAY.
Decoration Of Graves to Occur Monday,
May 25-aeneral and Per-
alhNews.
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ALEXANDRIA, Va, April Z. 1908.
At the regular monthly meeting of r. E.
Lee Camp. Confederate Veterans, held last
evening in the camp hall on Prince street,
the following officers were elected for the
ensuing year: K Kemper, commander; E.
H. O'Brfen, first lieutenant commander:
John M. Johnson. second lieutenant COM
mander; William H. May, third lieutenant
commander; s. c. Boush, adiutant: John
w. Hammond, quartermaster; W. w. Sher-
wood, treasurer; Rev, DR.. Frank j. Brooke.
chaplain; DR.. John 8. Powell. surgeon;
Alexander Lyles. officer of the day; Charles
s. Taylor, vidette; John w. Sutherland.
color bearer, and the following were elect
ed members of the executive committee:
John 8. Blackburn, Thomas White and F.
j. Davidson. Owing to the fact that May
"a, the day set apart for the confederate
memorial services, falls on Sunday this
year the services, 1t was announced, will
be held Monday the 25th instant The
usual committees charged with preparing
for the appropriate observance of this oc-
casion were appointed
Cases Before the Mayor.
John Collins. soldier was before May
or Simpson in the police court this morn
ing on the charge Of indecent conduct. He
was assessed IS. One Of his companions,
who was dissatisfied with the proceedings,
attempted to argue the question with the
mayor, but was speedily silenced when the
court ordered an officer to remove him If
he did not desist.
E. M. Davidson was fined So on the
charge of assaulting J. Lee Lash The
evidence was to the effect that the men
had quarreled about the payment for
drinks. when Davidson struck LASH and a
fight followed, in which heads were severe
ly bruised and a brickbat flew through the
air. finding Judgment on the outside Of a
pane or glass In Lashs saloon. Davidson
denied that he had started the fight. but
the court accepted the prepOnderance of
evidence against him.
Rodier Arlington, colored, was up on
suspicion of stealing coat. He was re-
leased on collateral until Friday morning,
when the case will be heard.
Brief Mention.
Mrs. Emma c.. Ouald died yesterday at
the home of her husband, James OuaId
1929 Duke street extended. She Was fifty
years of age, and was a daughter of VIM.
Whaley of Fairfax. The funeral will take
place tomorrow from the family home.
Funeral services over the remains of
Jesse Penn, whose death occurred Satur-
day, took place this afternoon from his
late residence, on Lee street between Prin-
cess and Oronoco streets. Rev William j.
Morton of Christ Church conducted the
services, and the interment was made in
the Methodist Protestant cemetery.
The base ball team representing the Bust
ness High School of Washington will play
game tomorrow afternoon with the Epis-
copal High School nine on the grounds OF
the school near this city. The game Will
be called about $780,
Eli Griffin, young furniture dealer was
severely injured this morning by being
kicked in the head by horse. He was
and ,cir nod ~, hot
condition for about a half hour.
While engaged in house painting at the
residence of Capt Herbert Bryant on North
Washington street, Fred. Pullman, a young
resident, was precipitated from tall step.
ladder to the ground and painfully injured.
1t was at first thought he had sustained a
fracture of the skull, but he was able to
be out Of doors last night. "a