Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-06
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
PERMANENT HOME FOR LEE
CAMP. CONFEDERATE VETERANS.
Preparations for Confederate Memorial
Day-Colored Lad Badly In
jured-General News.
Evening Star Bureau,
7O1 King street,
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Bell Telephone 100.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. May 9. 1903.
The work of fitting up the de Lagnel
mansion on Prince Street, which was pur-
chased yesterday by Col. William A. Smoot'
acting as trustee for r. E. Lee Camp. Con-
federate Veterans. as permanent nome
for that organization. was commenced to-
day. This morning portion of the books
of the Alexandria library were removed
from Peabody Hall to the room in the
Confederate Home which will be occupied
by the library. The building, which Is
large and handsome old-fashioned struc-
ture, with spacious apartments and simple
but stately architecture, Is admirably
adapted for the purposes which 1t Will
serve in the future. In addition to anord-
ing a home for the local camp OF veterans
1t will serve as headquarters for a num-
Der of associated confederate societis s
Among these will be the Woman's Auxil-
larry. in which the plan for the purchase
of the home originated: the Mary GUSTS
Lee and the 18th Virginia Regiment Chap
tiers, United Daughters of the Confederacy.
The sum of $3.50 was paid for the prop
erty. It was sold by Col ]. A. de Lagnel.
Preparations for Memorial Day.
Preparations are being made by Lee
Camp, Confederate Veterans, for the ap-
propriate observance Of the annual south
ern memorial day, which will be this year
Monday, the 18th instant as the usual
date, the oath, falls on Sunday. The fol-
lowing committees have been appointed:
To assist the Woman's Auxiliary at the
confederate monument, Messrs Edgar
Warfield, j. Clinton Milburn, Levi Hurdle
and D. H. Appich; on arranging speakers
stand, Messrs. A. C. Wyckofr L. M. Davis
Iay.
Hill cemetery, Messrs. L. M. Blackboard.
r. w. Gaillard, Arthur Herbert. George
Wise and N. Dawson; at st. Mary,s Gene
terry, Messrs. p F. German, R. M Latham,
Levi Hurdle and ]. s. Greene; at other
cemeteries adjacent to the city. Messrs'
William H. May, w. H. Yeatman, j. X.
Zimmerman, John s. Blackburn. W. w.
Sherwood, 8. Sullivan, ]. w. Hammond
John Hook, Henry Crump and ]. Matthews
Arm Crushed by Train.
A colored lad named Andrew Stewart,
about fifteen years Of age. had his left arm
terribly crushed this morning by falling
under the wheels of shifting freight train
in the yard of the Bluemont division OF the
Southern railroad. Soon after the accident
he was conducted to the Alexandria Hos
pital where it was found necessary to am
putate the injured limb Stewart suffered
from shock and loss of blood. and his con-
dition was said to be serious this morning.
1t is said the boy attempted to board one
of the moving cars when his foot slipped
and he fell under the wheels.
General and Personal.
Thomas Jones, colored, was before Mayor
Simpson in the police court this morning
on the charge of assaulting Joseph Miller.
also colored. with a stone. The fine was
$40. James Wade had to pay S. for being
dsorderly, in addition to loading up with
liquor. Three young men. Charles Travers,
s. N. Wheatley and William Trigger, were
before the court on the charge of disorderly
conduct and fighting. Travers was assessed
IS and the others were dismissed. Robert
Turner, colored 1unatic, was turned over
to guard from the Petersburg asylum, to
be conducted to that institution.
Among the graduates at the commence
ment exercises of the Westminster Theolog-
ical Seminary at Westminster Md, yester-
day was Mr. Franklin Porter Krauss of
this city, who was one of the two members
of the class to receive the degree of bach
elor of divinity.
Funeral services over the remains of Mrs
Philippine Gaines, whose death occurred
Sunday, took place this afternoon at her
late residence in North Royal street. The
services were conducted by Rev. Mr..
Leucke of the German Lutheran Church,
and the interment was made in Union GEM
etery.
Miss Lucy NJ. Pullman and Mr. John c.
Eberhart were quietly married Monday
evening at the parsonage of ST. Marys
Catholic Church Rev. Father Cutler off,
ciating. The bride is the daughter of Mr..
G. o. Pullman.
The remains of Joseph R. Carter. whose
death occurred in Washington Saturday
last. were brought here yesterday after
noon and inferred in Union cemetery
Miss Fannie Fisher of Warrenton is visit
ing Mrs. r. D. Woolf at Braddock Heights
Alexandria county.