Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-04
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
CONFEDERATE VETERANS TO OBJ
SERVE MEMORIAL DAY.
The Decoration of Graves to Precede an
Oration-General and Per-
sonal News.
Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.

special correspondence OF The Evening Star.
ALEXANDRIA, VA. May 4, 1904.
The confederate veterans of this city,
members Of the southern societies ana
citizens generally will observe confederate
memorial day in Alexandra, May "a, with
the customary ceremonies The confeder-
ate monument at the intersection of Prince
and Washington streets and the mound in
Christ Church yard containing many south
ern dead will be profusely decorated with
flowers, as will the graves Of southern SOL
diers In the cemeteries around Alexandria
An Grafton will be delivered at the con-
federate monument, after which the veter-
ans will march to Christ Church yard
where the closing exercises will be held
The following committees, appointed by
r. E. Lee Camp, Confederate Veterans,
have charge of the preparations for the
occasion: General committee, Messrs. G.
w. Ramsey, p F. German, Thomas Perry,
Edgar Warf1eld, r. M. Latham and Alex
ander Lyles; TO assist the Ladies' Auxiliary
]. c. Milburn, D. H. Appieh, Edgar War
field and F. J. Davidson; to decorate the
graves in Ivy Hill cemetery, Col Arthur
Herbert, George WISE L. NJ, Blackford, r.
w. Gafllard and Nicholas Dawson; to dec
crate the graves in other cemeteries w.
H May, j. w. Hammond, G. s. Taylor, w.
H. Yeatman ]. r. Zimmerman, J. s. Black
OuTu, w. w. SHERWOOD, H. r, Knox ana
Andrew Sullivan; to decorate the graves in
st. Mary's cemetery, R. M. Latham, P. F.
German and Levi Hurdle.
To Consider Text Books.
A meeting of the text book committee of
the city school board will be held May II,
when the relative value of the text books
authorized for use in the schools of the
state will be discussed. 1t is understood
that several important changes will be rec
commended. The present set of books used
in the Alexandria public schools were
adopted four years ago. The question of
the use of history that is acceptable to
southern pc ,ple will doubtless be brought
up during the discussion. Four years ago
text books on history were adopted which
are said to have been satisfactory, but the
merits OF other publications will be consd-
cred
Circuit Court Business.
Messrs. j. r. Cation, jr., and R. D. Bur-
back were admitted to the bar In the cir
cult court for this city yesterday, Judge
Nicol preceding. A decree was entered in
the case of J. A. Marshall against the
Farmers and Merchants Savings Bank d.
recting w. E. Fendall commissioner of ac-
counts, to give notice of the taking of ac-
counts ordered by former decree. A de-
cree was entered in the case of w. e. Bar
ton against Fannie B. Belts confirming the
report of Commissioner Taylor and direct
ing the distribution of the funds in hand.
General Matters.
Miss Mary A. Sinclair died yesterday aft
ernoon at her home, 219 South, Henry
street, after a lingering illness from pull
monary troubles. She was thirty-eight
years of age and was a native of Prince
William county.
The weekly meeting of the Epworth
League, NJ. E. Church South, will be held
ing the regular meeting night, to allow the
members to attend the convention of the
Epworth League Of Washington and vicin-
ity In Mount Vernon Place Church, Wash
ington. ,..-- ,os,-sr.---s
Dr. Alexander Murray of the medical tte-
partment, e. S. A., has returned to duty
after brief visit to relatives in this city.