Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-30
ALEXANDRA AFFAIRS
PROGRAM OM MEMORIAL DAY
EXERCISES.
Joint Final Celebration Of Literary So
cieties Scheduled to Take
Placg June 16.
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Several hundred townspeople journeyed
out to the national cemetery this afternoon
to witness the exercises there In observ-
ance Of Decoration day. According to GUS
tom each of the 8. 466 graves were decorated
with a miniature flag Of the United States.
The Alexandria Light Infantry marched to
the cemetery to take part in the exercises
According tosthe program the exercises be-
gan at O'Clock with the assembly call
by the buglefs America" was then render
ed by the choir, directed by Prof. Renner,
and the invocation will be delivered by Rev.
DR.. George Langford Hunt of the First
Baptist Church. After the singing of Hail.
Victorious Emblem by the choir Mr. Will
lam P. Graves read LincOln.s Gettysburg
address. Nearer, My God, to Thee, was
rendered by the choir. The Grafton OF the
day was delivered by Rev. J: A; ., jemers;
Church Freedoms Banner was theh
sung by the choir and the benedictfon pro
nounced by Rev. DR.. Hunt. salute by the
Alexandria Light Infantry and taps by the
bugle closed the exercises.
Celebration of Literary Societies.
The Fairfax and Blackford Literary So
cieties Of the Episcopal High School make
announced the program Of exercises tor the
joint final celebration which will take place
in Liggett Hall on the school grounds the
evening of June 16.
The following are the officers and repre-
sentatives of the Fairfax Society: Edmund
p. Hunter of Maryland, president; Charfes
B. Crawfore of Virginia, vice PRESIDENT
medalists-John Minor Blackboard OF Nir-
ginia, reader; Samuel Watts thinner, VIZ
ginia, declaimer; Paul Micou, Virginia, oe-
batter. Committee of arrangements henry
Gresham Temple, Virginia, joint chairman
E. w. H. Harlan, Maryland; ADDISON
White, jr., Alabama; w. T. warren, VIZ
lumbia; w. B. Marburg. Maryland, and c.
M. Bridges, Virginia. joint valedictorian'
Samuel Watts thinner of the Fairfax So
ciety.
Oscar De Wolf Randolph of Illinois. presi-
dent; William Nelson Page Of Virginia, vice
president. Misunderstanding l.. clark,
Alabama, reader; ]. keene Dalngerneld,
Kentucky, declaimer; William Stuart Bar
rett, Virginia, debater. Committee of ar
rangements-L. .. Crenshaw, Virginia; l..
B. Alexander. West Virginia; D. II: Sling
huff, Maryland; A. 8. j. Tucker, Virginia;
G. F. Hoge West Virginia, and A. Z. Ran
dolph, Virginia.
General Matters.
According to annual custom the members
of Alexandria and Belle Haven Councils,
Junior Order United American Mechanics.
Will visit the cemeteries ADJOINING tne CITY
tomorrow afternoon for the purpose of dec
Grating the graves 7Of former members
buried there Services will be conducted
by both councils in the cemeteries. when
addresses will be made by Rev. DIR. Frank
J. Brooke of the Second Presbyterian
Church. Rev. ]. P. Stump of the M. T.
Church South and Rev. j. A. LETTERS OF
Trinity M. E. Church,
Announcement is made of the marriage
of Miss Lula Amelia Barker of Washington
and Mr.. Chas. L. Shepherd Of this city, an
employee of the Southern railroad. The
bride is daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew
]. Barker of Washington, and the groom
is nephew of the late Gov Alexander
Shepherd of Washington. Mr.. and Mrs.
Shepherd are making their home in this
city.
Melville Johnson, a colored boy, ten years
of age, was sent to the state reform school
for coiored youths near Richmond this
morning. Hesis the lad who several days
ago was declared by his mother, Lille
Johnson, to be "the worst in the world
when she called upon the mayor to have
her son put away
In mentioning the amount collected for
licenses this fiscal year in the police court
1t was inadvertently stated yesterday that
it would be more than 81, 200. The figures
should have been $4,000.
Miss Jane P. Skinner died last night at
her home 423 South Fairfax street, in the
eighty-sixth year of her age. She was a
native of Fairfax county. The funeral will
take place Monday morning from her late
home.