Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-15
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ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
RESOLUTIONS ENDORSING PRESI-
DENT ROOSEVELT.
Delegates to State Convention Instruct.
ed-Resolutions Also Adopted In
dorsing Chairman Agnew.
Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, February 10, 1904.
A temporary organization of the Young
Mems Christian Association of tbs city
was effected yesterday afternoon at meet
ing of the promoters of the new association
held in Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church
South. The following are the officers elect
ed: Thomas H. Netherland. president; VIM.
H Melchior and Samuel Stokeley, vice
presidents; Robert Bartlett, secretary, ana
James R. Mansfield, treasurer. The execu-
tive committee which was appointed some
weeks ago, consisting of members OF the
Baptist, Presbyterian and the three Metho-
dist churches, was continued. These omciais
will direct the formative efforts of the asso-
citation until some time in March. when
permanent organization Is expected TO %
effected The meeting yesterday was iarse-
Nv attended and was addressed by Mr.. w.
H. H. Smith of Washington. The meetihs
next Sunday afternoon will be held In tne
Washington Street Methodist Episcopal
Church South.
Additional Plans for Parade.
A meeting of the Washington Birthday
Association will be held this evening in
the Friendship fire engine house, when
plans will be perfected for the big parade
here the 22d instant The line Of the pro-
cession, which has not yet been selected
will probably receive attention at this meet
ing. The task of outlining a satisfactory
route devolves largely upon Judge Louis Z.
Barley who will be chief aid to the CHER
marshal, Gen. Fitzhugh Lee. The longest
streets of the city will not be sufficient 10
contain the parading columns, SO that the
pageant will be passing over two streets at
once.
Much enthusiasm in the celebration is re-
ported in the ancient artillery company of
Richmond, the Howitzers, which will ap-
pear in full force. The battery will have
nearly fifty men in line. will ship the guns
in a few days, and will parade mounted,
horses having been secured in this city. 1t
that the Howitzers received at the recent
reproduction of the battle of the crater
will be repeated in Alexandria.
The republicans of Alexandria held
meeting Friday evening in Schuler's Hall.
when the national and state party organi-
cations were Endorsed with enthusiasm and
delegates were elected to the state conven-
ton in Norfolk March 8, and the city
convention February 25 The following
were chosen to represent Alexandra In the
state convention: Messrs. ]. K. Swartz,
Charles M. Hancock, Nelson Wexford and
Joseph L. Crupper. The delegates to the
city convention are ]. Lee Lash, John Dew
lit, Frank Phillips, William Hammond and
j. L.
of Mr.. Joseph L. Crupper the city chair
man, was heartily Endorsed and he was
unanimously reelected. Col. H. +. w.
Garrett was unanimously reelected con-
gressional committeeman.
Roosevelt Endorsed.
It was resolved that the delegates elect
ed by the meeting to represent this city
in district and state conventions, who may
be in attendance upon these conventions.
be instructed, to cast the entire vote of the
city as a majority of them may determine,
and also that the republicans of the home
town of the first President in mass meet
ing assembled, express their nearly COM
rnendation of the administration or PreSl-
dent Theodore Roosevelt They recognize
1t was recited, that the continued peace ana
prosperity at home and the new hon0I
and respect in which our country ~ hsiu
abroad are due, In a large measure to his
personal integrity, as well as MS wise
and patriotic guidance. The delegates ana
alternates selected at the meeting 10 rep
resent the republicans of Alexandra city
to the district and state conventions were
instructed to support for delegates and al
ternates to the republican national nom
inatin : convention of 1904 only those VINO
will pledge themselves to vote Tor Ineo-
dore Roosevelt Tor PRESIDENT oh e'ey o'
lot - ,., q
The republicans Of Alexandria city II
was declared, feeling just pr1de IN the
SDlendld CHARACTER, nigh uuSihS''
and political record of our townsman, ParK
Agnew and knowing his worth as state
chairman, his fidelity to the party S inter-
est and his zeal in defending them, do en-
Enthusiastically indorse him for reelection
to the Craftsmanship of the state republican
committee and the delegates elected at TINS
meeting to represent Alexandra fepup-
licans in the state convention to be held at
Norfolk on March B, 1904, are hereby IN
structed to vote for him for reelection on
every ballot"
II was also resolved that the meeting ex-
tend to the friends of the national chair
man. NJ. A. Hanna, sympathy in his serious
stored to health.
Realty Sales in Alexandria County.
The following sales of real estate have
been made in Alexandria county, Va. re-
Gently by James f. Clements Three lots
of land and eight room house at Ballston,
from Alice and limerick C. Bell to Elwyn
n Lovewell and Emma G. Lovewell of Yer
mont, for $3.50: two acres of unimproved
land north of Ballston, from X. A. and
r. H. Phillips to James Bolton of Illinois,
for 81 go; two lots of land in the Glenn
ents subdivision at BaliStOn to Thomas
Mckonna of Georgetown, for 800 each;
four lots to Albert Middiesworth and two
lots to Elbridge II. Babhitt OF Washington
city and one lot each to Robert V. Hooe
and Joseph Bray of Alexandria county, Va.
General Matters.
Judge Barley of the corporation court has