Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-19
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
PLANS FOR CELEBRATION MON
DAY NEARLY COMPLETE.
Large Attendance Expected in Honor
Of the Memory Of Washing
ton-General News.
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.


Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, February 10. 1904.
Arrangements for the Washington BIRTH
day anniversary celebration are nearly
completed. The remaining preparations
include number of details relating to the
placing of the various organizations in the
line of the parade, the reception and enter
tainment of visitors, etc. The formation
of the line will be finally decided upon at
a meeting of the committee in the Bust
ness Mems League rooms Jate this after
noon.
The secretary today received additional
aeceptances of the invitations to attend.
The committee announces that ample ar
rangements have been made for the trans
portation of visitors. 1t has been the aim
of the association this year to secure better
facilities in this repsect than were afforded
at the celebration year ago. This is par
ticularly the case in regard to the traffic
between here and Washington. The secre-
tary has been notified that the Washing
ton Veteran Ffremen's Association will ship
it's engine to Alexandria this evening. In
addition to their engine the veterans will
draw the ancient hose carriage of the old
Sun Fire Company of this city. The bat
terry of the Richmond Howitzers will reach
here tomorrow evening. Horses have been
provided here for the members of the COM
mand.
The present bad weather, though occa-
sioning some concern, is not interfering in
the least with the activity of the members
of the committee. They are going ahead
with the expectation of fine day the 22d.
Trains will be run from Washington,
leaving the corner of 9th street and Mary
land avenue southwest at IL m, II noon
and l pm, and, returning, will leave Alex
andria at sos pm, 6:15 pm and 7:15 pm.
Tickets sold on the steam railroad will be
interchangeable with tickets on the cleo
trio railroad.
Indorse Mr.. Agnew.
Reports of the Endorsement of Chairman
Park Agnew of the state republican COM
mittee continue to be received here from
various points in Virginia, where mass
meetings are being held for the purpose of
naming delegates to the state convention in
Norfolk. The news is gratifying to the peo-
pie of the home town of the state chairman,
especially the members of the republican
party here. 1t is stated that from all in
dications Mr. Agnew and the state organi-
cation will be fully Endorsed at the Norfolk
convention in March. The republicans of
Rappahannock at a meeting Tuesday night
commended Mr.. Agnew and urged him for
delegate at large to the Chicago convention.
General Matters.
The funeral of Mrs Lucinda Crimes
whose death occurred Wednesday at the
Alexandria Hospital. took place this after
noon from the undertaking rooms of B.
Wheatley on King street. Rev. DR.. Frank
j. Brooke of the Second Presbyterian
Church conducted the services and the in
terlnent was made in Bethel cemetery.
The remains of Mr.. John H. Supple, who
died in Washington Wednesday, will be
brought here this evening for interment.
ARRANGEMENTS for the funeral will be COM
pleted later. NJ
Owing to the illness Of, Police Justice
Harry B. Cation there was no session of the
police court this morning and the cases
on the docket were continued until tomor-
row morning. The defendants were Richard
Williams and Andrew Jackson, colored,
charged with stealing coal from the South
ern railroad.
Miss Bertha Harrington and Mr.. John
Claus were quietly married at the parson-
age of st. Marys Catholic Church Tuesday
evening by Rev. Father CH.EJ.sC Cutler.