Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-12
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
THE !. z. q. VISITORS ENTER
TANNED AT LUNCHEON.
Marriage Of Miss Woody and Mr.
Stansbury-aeneral News
Of Interest.
Evening Star Bureau.
101 King Street.
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Bell IelephOne fUo,
ALEXANDRIA, Va, August IL, 1858.
Yesterday was ex-delegates' day here, the
members of the I. T. u. arriving in the city
after a trip to Arlington and Mount Vernon.
about $50 o'clock in the evening. Seven
special trains were utilized to carry the
guests, and 1t Is estimated that about seven
hundred were entertained at the armory.
where q buffet lunch. which provided all
that the inner man could desire. had been
prepared. To this the typos did ample JUS
tice, and by the time they had completed
their repast they had lasting impression
of the way the people of Alexandria enter
tain guests.
An informal program had been arranged
including a speech of welcome by the
mayor. To this President Lynch was to re-
spond and music was also to have been
furnished. This was to take place after the
points of historic interest had been visited.
but when the mayor arrived at the armory
at the appointed time there were only
very few of the guests there. They were
standing on the outside, and the remainder
were on their way to Washington. There
was. therefore. no speechmaking.
Stansbury-Woody Nuptials.
A quiet wedding occurred at IL O'clock
this morning at the residence of Mr. Newell
s. Greenaway. PA North Columbus street
when Miss Alice Woody, his sister-in-law.
became the bride of Mr.. Daniel R. STAINS
bury. Only the immediate relatives of the
parties were present. The ceremony oc-
CURED in the oarlors, which were prettily
decorated for the occasion: Immediately
after the ceremony Mr.. and Mrs. Stansbury
left for Atlantic City. where they will spend
their honeymoon. The bride is a daughter
of Capt. Woody of Fredericksburg. Mr..
Stansbury is well known in Washington.
w ar 1,n cfa n g al
clerk of the city council OF this city.
Interment in Richmond.
The news of the death OF Mrs. Brooke.
wife of Rev. DR. Frank ]. Brooke OF the
Second Presbyterian Church. came some
what surprise to her many friends in
this city. Although she had been seriously
i'll in Richmond where size had gone to
undergo severe operation. she was
thought to have stood Tie operation be ter
than could have been expected.
Mrs Brooke was form erly NJ IS Gay Bent-
ley of Richmond. Shortly at er her arrival
in this city she became very active in all
work connected with the confederate socie-
ties here beng pres dent Of the Seven
teenth Firginia Regiment HAPPIER. laugh
tiers of the Confederacy. :. the line OF her
death. Fer levttle u.t ard pleas
ant manners had greatly enGeifed Ter to
the hearts of ler husband congTas,.: Lon.
and to her many friends ou 5 de. Mrs.
Brookes husband and three children, son
and two daughters. survive her. The fu-
neral will take place at 80 O'Clock tn af-
ternoo1 at ST. Paul's Church n r chInond.
Rev. Geo. W. Triryer Dead.
A telegram was received yesterday by Mr..
]. H. Trimyer announcing the death of his
father, the Rev. George w. Trimyer at
Bohanan. Mathews county The deceased
was eighty-three years of age and had long
-
of the Methodist Episcopal Church South,
being at the time of his death on the SUI
perannuated list.
Baptist Association Meets.
The Potomac Baptist Association. to
which the city and county of Alexandria
belong was convened at Leesburg this
morning. Judge Charles E. Nicol of Ma
nassas will act as moderator. Rev. f. P.
Berkeley of Mddlesburg is secretary of the
association. Rev. w. 3. Haislp of Lees
burg will be in charge of the meeting.
Among those who VIII address the confer
ence Is Rev. st. George Tucker. who
will represent the southern educational
movement. The associa ton comprises
twenty-five ministers. fifty-five churches
and a membership Of 5S44. Among the
ministers from this city in attendance is
Rev. George L. Hunt
General News Items.
The funeral of the late Thomas B.
Power, whose death occurred last Mon
day night will take place at $50 o'clock
tomorrow morning from st. Mary's Cath
Ole Church.
Funeral services over the remains of Mrs.
Ef1e May, wife of Mr.. John w. May, who
died last Tuesday morning. will take place
at o'clock tomorrow afternoon at her
late residence, 209 North Washington
street.
The Sisters of the Holy Cross at st.
Mary's Academy last evening entertained
those who rendered assistance at the lawn
fete recently held under the auspices of
the sisters. During the course of the
evening a musical and literary program
was rendered and refreshments were
served.