Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-01
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
MT. VERNON AVENUE ASSOCIA-
TON HOLDS MEETING.
Plan Discussed of Building Boulevard
Between Washington and Mt.
Vernon-General Items.



ALEXANDRIA, Va, June 1, 1904.
The Mount Vernon Avenue Association
held its annual meeting yesterday after
noon at O'Clock in the office of Mr.. NJ. B.
Harlow on South Fairfax street. The fol-
lowing were elected to constitute the execu-
tive committee for the ensuing year: Messrs.
Park Agnew. William b. Smoot James r.
Cation, ]. NJ. Hill, Z. E. Downham and NJ.
B. Harlow of this city; Beriah Wilkins of
Washington, d. c., Frank Hume of Alex
andrta county, and Frederick Mertens of
Cumberland. Md. Mr.. Smoot was chosen
chairman and Mr. Harlow secretary and
treasurer.
The association discussed the project for
a great boulevard connecting Washington
city and Mt. Vernon and decided to begin
an active and concerted effort to insure
the beginning of the work by suitable APP
preparation from the next Congress. 1t was
agreed that there was no longer any reason
for delay in view of the construction of the
new highway bridge across the Potomac.
Heretofore the plans of the association have
been dependent somewhat upon favorable
action by Congress in regard to the Memoir
ial bridge, from the south end of which 1t
was proposed to extend the boulevard 1t
will be easy, however, to change the plans
so as TO connect the road with the new
highway bridge. The association has
ceived grant from the Virginia legislature
of an old claim of the state against the ma
uonal government with interest, which
amounts to nearly million dollars. The
construction of the avenue will be assured
IL Congress grants this claim.
Cuban Company Chartered.
The Las Ovas Company. the purpose of
which is TO deal in land in Cuba, has been
granted charter by the state corporation
commission. The sum of 100000 is named
as the capital stock and Mr.. Gardner L.
Boothe is the local attorney. The following
are the officers: II. A Herbert of Washing
ton. president; N. H. Davis of Havana vice
president; G. c. Reid of Washington. sec
rotary and treasurer. and c. It. Phillips of
Havana, general manager.
Meeting of Democratic Committee.
A meeting of the city democratic COM
mittee will be held this evening at the
Hotel Fleischmann, when arrangements
will be made for the selection of dele
gates to the convention to be held in
Richmond this month. 1t is probable that
the committee will decide upon ward meet
ings next week for the choice of .Alexan-
dria's representation. The meeting this
evening will be called to order by City
Chairman Charles Bendheim.
General Matters.
The marriage of Miss Leonle Pill daugh-
ter of Mrs. William Pill of this city. to Dr.
Dossey Julian Parker of Alabama will take
place this evening at o'clock in Christ
Episcopal Church. The ceremony will be
performed by Rev. William ]. Morton, the
rector.
The local Sunday school league base ball
game at the fair grounds yesterday after
noon between the Episcopalians and the
NJ. L. Church South team was exciting
and hotly contested with the exception OF
one inning. when Poole. the Episcopal
twlrler weakened and five runs were
scored by the Methodists, who out
by the final score of IL to 2. The bat
teries were NJ. f. Church. Cox and Lyles;
. Episcopal Poole and Tennyson. In the
series played thus far the Methodsts have
not lost game
Justice Cation disposed of a number of