Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-16
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
FIRST ARRIVALS FOR FIREMEN,s
ANNUAL CONVENTION.
Program Of Events-Parade Thursday
Trial Of Man fsr LaMeny Com
mitted Ysar 4ko.
sp-c,., Correspondence Of THE Evening Star.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. AUGUST 49, 1904,
The first of the fire. companies to arrive
in Alexandria for the annual state f1remen's
convention was the organization of firemen
from distant Pocahontas, In southwestern
Virginia. Twenty-Five members of this
company reached here this morning at 4
o'clock after being eighteen hours on the
road. The next to come will be the organi-
zation from Harrisonburg, which is expect
ed to reach here this afternoon. Through
out the evening and tomorrow morning
the local reception committee will be busy
meeting the visiting 1remen and escorting
them to headquarters. The principal streets
of the city are already gay with flags and
bunting.
The decorations will be much more elab-
crate and spectacular by the time of the
grand parade, Thursday at O'clock The
following will be the route of the parade:
Form on Washington street, right resting
on Cameron street;m south on Washing
ton to King; thence east on King to ROYAL:
north on Royal to Cameron; east on Gamer
on to Fairfax; south on Fairfax to Duke;
east on Duke to Lee; south on Lee to
Wolfe; west on Wolfe to St. Asaph; north
on st. Asaph to Duke; west on Duke to
Payne: north on Payne to Prince; east on
Prince to Fairfax; north on Fairfax to
King; west on King to WASHINGTON: north
on Washington to Cameron; west on Cam
eron to Payne: south on Payne to King;
east on King to Columbus; north on Co.
lumbus to Wythe; east on Wythe to Wash
fngton; south on Washington to Franklin;
countermarch on Washington to Prince;
east on Prince to ST. Asaph; north on st.
Asaph to King; west on King to Alfred;
south on Alfred to Prince; west on Prince
to Patrick; north on Patrick to Oronoco;
east on Oronoco to Alfred; south on Alfred
to King; east on King to Royal; south on
Royal to Armory Hall.
Charge of Larceny.
man named Charles Mitchell, whose
home is said to be in Richmond, was ex-
amined by Justice Cation in the police court
this morning on the charge of the larceny
or clothes from a boarding house in this
city about year ago. The prisoner was
brought here from Richmond, where he
was arrested at the request of the Alexan-
Gria police. ]. w. Grant appeared as COM
plainant. He alleged that several articles
OF his clothing had been stolen from his
room and disposed Of at a secondhand
store conducted by Charles Griffin The
latter was called, and testified that the
prisoner had sold the articles. Other i'm
portant witnesses were absent and the
case was postponed
William Mccoy and James Lewis. both
colored, were before the court this morn
ing on the charge Of robbing another col
ored man, who came to town last night
from Fairfax county, of 500. On his com
plant Officers Ferguson and Belts arrest
GU TIE IneH money was round each
when searched at the station house The
complainant, however. had disappeared in
the meantime, so the case was continued
until tomorrow morning.
General and Personal.
The First Baptist Church Of this city
will be represented at the annual conven-
ton of the Potomac Baptist Association,
which will meet in Long Branch Church.
near Middleburg, Loudoun. county, tomor-
row. The association comprises the Bap-
list churches in the northern counties of
Virginia.
Funeral services over the remains of
George Lamb who was drowned recently
IN the Potomac, were-held this morning at
II O'Clock at the undertaking rooms of B.
Wheatley, on King street ! Rev. John A.
Wray or the First Baptist Church officiat-
ed, and the interment was made in Bethel
cemetery. ,f'll7-a -
During his stay In this city IN attend
ance on the Virginia state firemen's con.
vention Mr. George D. Cummings, the state
secretary, will be the guest Of Mr.. James
R. Mansfield. -
Miss Ellen Bidgood of Norfolk, Va, is
visiting Miss Emily May at her home on
North Washington street.