Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-22
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Anniversary 81 Potomac Lodge, I. o.
Q. F. aeaeral and Personal
3D. ID /. Matters.

Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
ALEX AND4IA, Va, March %. 1905.
The tra4sfer df Trinity Methodist Epis-
copal Chutch in this city from the Virginia
conference. nj. q. Church, to the Baltimore
conference-is expected to be contaminated
at the annual session of the latter body
which will be held soon in Baltimore. The
resolution authorizing the change was
unanimously passed at the annual session
of the Virginia conference which has just
adjourned in Wise, Va The transfer of
other charges in this district to the Balti-
more conference and of the lower section
of the district to the Wilmington confer
ence was also provided for Ia the resolu-
ton. The application of Trinity Church for
admission to the Baltimore conference
will be presented at the coming session
Rev. ]. A Jeffers who has been pastor
been reappointed and has returned to his
home. His return to the passionate has been
received with much pleasure by the MEM
bers OF his congregation. Other appoint
ments for charges in this vicinity were as
follows: William Pierpont.' Arlington; w. S.
Landstreet. Accotink; J. D. Mays, Berry
vile; w. f. Miller, Herndon; G. w. STALL
ings. Hillsboro; e. B. Catlin, Manassas; "A
J. Porter, Phoebus, and w. A. Lyttle,
Waterford.
Anniversary of Potomac Lodge.
Potomac Lodge, No. 49, Independent Or
der of Odd Fellows. will celebrate its sixty
sixth anniversary next Friday evening at
o'clock In Odd Fellows Hall on North Co
lumbus street. This lodge was organized
March 49, 1882, under the jurisdiction of
the Grand Lodge of the District of Column
bla. In 1916 it was transferred to the
Grand Lodge of Virginia. The membership
Oh ,Potomac Lodge now numbers about 155.
The following Officers of Alexandria Can
ton, mol, Independent Order of Odd Fell
lows, will be installed April 8: w. l.. Mar
tin. captain; Charles L. Hawkins lieuten-
ant; w. Il. Latham, clerk, and M. Spiro.
treasurer The ceremonies instituting the
Alexandria canton will be conducted by Of
hcers OF the fraternity from Washington.
1t will start with about thirty members.
General Matters.
The inspection of the Alexandria Light
Infantry under the United States army reg
ulations took place last evening in Armory
hall. Col. Charles A. Dempsey, U. s. A.,
who is assigned for duty with the Virginia
! militia, conducted the review. The COM
pany was under the command of Capt p J.
Murphy and lieut.. Windsor Domaine. The
showing made was highly gratifying.
AT the annual meeting OF the stockhold-
erS of the Jackson-PhillipS Brick Company
held in the Hotel Rammel in this city yes
terday the following directors were elected
for the ensuing year: w. III. Jackson, w.
p. Jackson. G. III. Zellerss Malcolm Hufty,
Hugh J. Phillips, !. c. Cockey and Law.
renee Hufty.
DR.. s. s. Ashton. coroner for Alexandria
county, yesterday afternoon made an ex-
animation of the remains of the workman
who was killed early yesterday morning
al steam shovel accident near this city.
DR.. Ashton gave certificate OF death by
disiocation of the neck. The mans name
was found to be Nilos Gralandigo He
was from Italy and was twenty-seven
years of age. The remains will be buried
tomorrow in; Bethel cemetery.
In the police court this morning Edward
Maple was. before Justice Cation to answer
the charges of robbing Elijah Quarterback
and Of assaulting Albert Quarterback with
pistol It was testified that an ARRAY, In
which Maple figured. occurred last night
at the corner Of Henry and Duke streets,
but the case was continued in order to Sc
cure further evidence. iH
The forty-second anniversary of the date
or the national emancipation proclamation
Is to be- celebrated under the auspices of
the AlexaRdrfa Emancipation Association,
Monday. May Is. 1885, by a street parade,
speaking and reception at night
Thomas L. Jones OF Washington. D. C..
will be the orator of the day. Magnus L.
Robinson is chairman of the celebra ton
A general invitation has been extended to
the colored people of the neighboring coun-
ties to participate In the celebration