Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-02
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
ARRANGEMENTS FOR ANNUAL
MEETING EPWoRTH LEAGUE.
Resolutions to the Memory Of General
Fitz Lee-General and Per-
sonal Matters.
Special Correspondence of The Star.


ALEXANDRIA, Va, May g. 1906.
The eighth annual meeting of the Ep-
worth League Union of Washington city
and vicinity will be held in the Washing
ton Street Methodist Episcopal Church
South in this city Friday, May II. About
seventy-five delegates are expected to at
tend. An afternoon session will be held at
O'Clock and the evening session will be
called to order at T:45 o'clock. The follow
ing is the pregnant: Afternoon session,
song service, conducted by Mr.. H. X. Field,
Alexandria; devotional exercises. conducted
by Rev. +. A. Tyler, Hyattsville, Md; re-
port of the president. report of the vice
presidents; department conferences, pre-
sided over by Rev. w. H. BaEenger; re-.
port of the secretary. treasurer and super
intendent OF the junior leagues; business
session for the appointment of committees,
report of committees, election of officers
and announcements; benedietion, Rev. ]. c.
Hawk of Washington Evening session,
song services, conducted by Mr.. H. K.
Field anthem, Alexandria choir; devotional
exercises. conducted by Rev. S. X. Cock
Tell. Manassas Va; SOLO, Mrs. c. M. Smith
ers address, Message from Epworth Rec
tory Rev. c. D. Harris. Baltimore; seiec-
ton by Alexandria quartette; installation of
new officers and address by Rev. w. f.
Locke; solo, Mrs. Thomas Hulfsh; conse-
Grafton services, led by Rev. E. l.. Wolf,
Rockville, Nd; benediction by Rev. DR..
John S. Hutchinson of this city, presiding
elder for Washington district
The members of the Alexandria league
will entertain the visitors at supper to be
held Friday evening in room near the
church. Mr.. E. F. Brown is president and
DR.. 7. P. Bell of Washington secretary of
the league union.
Honors Memory of Lee.
At the regular monthly meeting of R. E.
Lee Camp, Confederate Veterans. held In
the Confederate Home last night, reso.u-
tons of respect to the memory of Gen. Fitz-
hugh Lee were adopted, setting forth the
high esteem and devotion of the veterans
and expressing sympathy for his widow and
family in their bereavement A copy of the
resolutions will be sent to Mrs. Lee. Evil
dence of the deep concern of the veterans
in drawing up an appropriate memorial to
the dead commander was manifested by
the unusually large attendance of members.
An air of sorrow pervaded the meeting and
the illusions to Gen. Lee were marked by
expressions of grief.
Appropriate resolutions were adopted to
the memory of Mr.. Andrew Sullivan,
member of the camp who died several
weeks ago. 1t WAS announced by Com
mander John NJ. Johnson that the confed-
crate memorial day Grafton this year will
be delivered by Maj. Holmes Conrad of
customary exercises in observance of the
day will be held by the camp, after which
Maj Holmes will deliver the Grafton at the
confederate monument at the intersection
of Prince and Washington streets. The
veterans will then march to the mound in
Christ Church yard. where the bodies of
many southern soldiers are inferred, and
there the dnal exercises of the day will be
held. The veterans will spread flowers over
the graves of the southern soldiers in the
cemeteries in and around this city.
Opera Wins Applause.
Another marked success was achieved
by "Sharps and Flats in the presentation
of the opera, Fra Diavolo," before a
large audience in the opera house last
evening. The hearty approval which the
first performance merited will doubtless
even larger numbers to the opera house
this evening, when the production will be
repeated. Miss Myra Lee Cavalier as Ter
lima, the principal female role, increases
her already high reputation with Alexan-
dria audiences. The charming manner in
which she handled delicate parts of the
play was keenly appreciated, while her
voice was warmly praised. Mr. Harry
B. Cation, as Beppo, and Mr.. George III.
Evans, as Giocomo, rendered comedy parts
in a manner entertaining and delightful.
Mr. Harris Franklin received a shower of
compliments for his singing in the part as
In the leading role were highly creditable
were Mr.. Henry Stevens, as Fra Diavolo;
Mr.. William Clabaugh, as Lord Allcash;
Mr.. L. r. Randolph. as Lorenzo; Miss Edna
Scott Smith, as Lady Allcash. The per-
Torrance will begin this evening at 7:45
O clock
Fairfax Jury for Test Case.
A jury will be summoned from Fairfax
county to sit in the circuit court for this
the case of Willard F. TIGER, who has in
stituted suit against the city council of
Alexandria to recover the sum of 1921
with interest from October /, 1903, the
principal being the amount which he was
assessed by the city as a pro rata share
in the expense of repaving King street
with vitrified brick. The case is of inter-
est by reason of the fact that it will test
the constitutionality of the act of council
property owners were required to
pay for part of the street improvements
The plaintiff will be represented by Attor-
neys Douglass Stuart and c. c. Carlin,
and the city council will be defended by
Corporation Attorney Gardner L. Boothe.
Mr.. w. M. Semp has been appointed
chief deputy of the internal revenue office
here. succeeding D.. E. p. Mclean. Mr..
Slemp is a son OF Representative Slemp
of the ninth Virginia district.
In the circuit court for Alexandria city,
Judge Nicol presiding, final decree was
entered yesterday in the case of the board
of supervisors of Alexandria county
against the city council.
Work on the new Washington Southern
railroad depot at the head of King street
is being rapidly pushed and the SUPER
will be well under way in a few
weeks. The foundation has been COM
pleted.
DR.. E. A. German and Mr. NJ T. Dwyer
are spending few days in Lynchburg.
Mrs. Agnes Chichester, who has been
rssitlng Mrs. ]. T. Smith on Duke street,
has resumed to her home in Stafford.