Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-19
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
PREPARATIONS FOR OBSERVING
CONFEDERATE MEMORIAL DAY.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

special Correspondence OF The Star.
ALEXANDRIA. Va, May 10, 1905.
r. E. Lee Camp, Confederate Veterans
has nearly completed arrangements for the
exercises to be held next Wednesday In
observance of Confederate Memorial day.
The members of the camp will assemble in
the afternoon at the Confederate Home on
Prince street. and will march in a body to
the intersection Of Prince and Washington
streets. where a grandstand will have been
constructed adjacent to the confederate
monument. There the grafton of the even
ing will be delivered about o'clock by
Maj. Holmes Conrad of Winchester. The
vocal music will be furnished by a choir
OF Alexandria singers, seated on a stand
near the speakers platform. Commander
John M. johnson Of the camp will have
general charge of the exercises.
Following the grafton the camp will
march to Christ church yard, where the
Alexandra Light Infantry will fire salutes
over the mound in which several southern
soldiers were buried. The confederate mon
ument will be profusely decorated with
flowers by the ladies of the southern So
cieties OF this city. The graves Of the con-
federate soldiers in the cemeteries In and
around Alexandria will be strewn with
flowers. Special committees for this pur-
pose have been appointed for each OF the
cemeteries.
Kindergarten Benefit.
large audience witnessed the presenta-
ton Of king Roughbeard," an operetta, in
the Opera House last evening, for the BEN
eft Of the Alexandra Free Kindergarten
Association. In the cast and chorus to-
gether 15O children figured and gave high
ly pleasing exhibition. The opera was de-
vised by Miss Melissa Hill, while the score
was furnished by Mrs. Oscar F. Carter.
me Following was the cast: King of
a
Long; Patricia. Katherine c. Waller; King
OF Fustia, Christina MoA Kemper; Queen
OF Fustta. Emma v. Carter; King Of Pom
posa, Cleone F. Riley; King Of Rustia. Ed
ward J. Powell; minister of state, Madeline
Byrne; Patricia's ladies. Frances e. Smoot,
Lucy M. Anderson and Lillian " Grill
porter; market women. Marie e. Stouten-
Durg, Coralie Greenaway and Leslie T.
Henshaw Court ladies, courters, heralds
and peasants comprised the numerous
chorus. The interesting scheme of the pro-
ouction and the character of its perform
ance We're warmly praised by the audience.
General Matters.
AT the annual meeting of the Episcopal
council for the diocese of Virginia In Char
lottesville yesterday it was decided to hold
the next session of the council In this city.
Miss Daisy Davis and Mr.. Daniel Reid
were quietly married at the residence Of the
groom's brother, Mr.. Samuel R. Reid, 315
North Pitt street. Wednesday evening Rev.
J. II. s. Ewell Of the Methodist Protestant
church performed the ceremony.
A tea Will be given at the club house OF
the Alexandria Golf Club this afternoon
from until o'clock Mrs. D. J. Howell,
Miss Loula Smoot and Miss Virginia Burke
will be the hostesses.
Miss Daingerfeld Of this city Is visiting
Miss Mamie Sullivan at her home on North
Calvert street in Baltimore
Miss Young of Norfolk. who has been
visiting the Misses Gatewood on North AL
fred street. has returned to her home.