Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-26
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
CONFEDERATE VETERANS HOLD
MEMORIAL DAY SERVICES
Program Of the GA. 4. Exercises May
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ALEXANDRIA, Va, May 20. 1903.
More than thousand people gathered
around the confederate monument at the
intersection Of Prince and washington
streets yesterday afternoon about o'clock
and listened to a stirring Grafton appro-
pirate to southern Memorial day, delivered
by Judge R. T. W. Duke Of Charlottesville.
Speaking as the son of a confederate vet
eran. he praised In the highest terms the
men who wore the gray in the civil war.
His grafton was frequently interrupted by
applause. The program heretofore pub
nshed in The Star was carried out in the
parade of the veterans after their assembly
at the camp hail on Prince street. Follow
Ing the exercises at the monument the pro-
cession moved to Christ Church yard, where
several confederate soldiers were buried.
In the church yard there was singing.
volieys were fired by the Alexandria Light
infantry and taps were sounded by the
drum corps Later the veterans and the
members OF the infantry were given col
iation at the Confederate Home.
Exercises at National Cemetery.
Decoration day will be observed with ap-
propriate exercises at the National GEM
etery at 3 o'clock in the afternoon of May
3D. The program will be as follows: Assem-
bly,, bugle; America" rendered by Prof
Renner and choir: the invocation. offered
by Rev. DR.. George Langford Hunt Of the
FIRST Baptist Church; Hail, Victoria En-
blem by the choir; the reading of Lin
COINS gettysburg speech, by Mr.: W. r.
Graves; Nearer, My God, to Thee by the
choir: freedoms Banner" by the choir;
the benediction. by Rev. DR.. Hunt; sa-
lutte. fired by the Alexandria Light 1nfan-
try, and taps. The Grafton of the day will
be delivered by Rev. ]. A. Jeffers, pastor
OF Trinity M. E. Church. and will follow
the singing Of Nearer, My God, to Thee"
Closed With Victory.
A coveted victory. closed the regular
schedule of the Episcopal High School base
ball team yesterday afternoon at the Uni
versity of Virginia, when the team repre-
senting the Miller School Of Charlottesville
was defeated by score of 10 to 4. By the
victory the local boys destroyed the ambi-
ton of the Miller men to claim the cham
pionship of the preparatory schools of Vir-
ginia. Temple pitched a great game for
the visitors. allowing but one hit in seven
innings. Features of the game were the
batting of White, Crawford and Harlan for
the high school. The batteries were: Miller
Jones and Woodson; E. H. S.-Temple
and thinner.
General Matters.
An old frame building in court bound
ed by King. StaaAsaph. Cameron and Pitt
streets was discovered on fire yesterday
afternoon about 4:S0 O clock. The blaze was
extinguished by neighbors before it was
necessary to call the engines into service.
Fires have been discovered in this build
ing several times recently, and it is evi-
dent that they have been Of incendiary
origin. .Lr.....;t
The report that ME. Walter U. Varney
had entered the race for the democratic
nomination for the state senate Is incor-
rect. Mr.. Varney Is candidate for the
position of commonwealth attorney Of Alex
andria county. Mr.. A. ]. Wedderburn states
that he will stand for the democratic nomi-
nation for the state senate.