Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-10
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
A TENT OF RECHABITFS TO BE IN
sTITUTFD TONIGHT.
Expected Changes in Municipal Officers
at Councils Session Tomorrow
Night-General and Personal.


ALEXANDRIA, Va. July 10, 1905.
The Rechabites will hold a preliminary
meeting this evening in odd Fellows Hall
on North Columbus street. when an Alex
andria tent of the order Will be established.
The new tent will be composed of ladies
and gentlemen between the ages OF four
teen and seventy-five years. The charter
application contains twenty-eight names,
and it is claimed that this number Will
be largely augmented at the meeting. as a
number of the local pastors took occa-
sion at the church services yesterday to
urge those interested in temperance to aid
the Rechabites in the present movement
The high tent officers In Washington.
Messrs. John c. Moore. high chief ruler:
Wayne w. Cordell. High Tent secretary: Will
liam B. Kelly. past high chief ruler. and
James n Dony. past high secretary. will
participate in the exercises of organization.
They have arranged for a special electric
car to leave the station at 18th and Penn
sylvania avenue, at 40 pm. 1t is ex-
pected that delegation of sixty Washing
ton Rechabtes will accompany the High
Tent officers and will assist in the institu-
ton of the new tent.
Election by Council
1t is expected that several municipal Off
GERS will be elected at the regular semi
monthly meeting of the city council to-
morrow evening. The term of Police Com
missioner Z. f. LAWYER of the second ward
having expired the first of this month. a
successor will be chosen by council at the
coming meeting. Mr.. LAWYER has announced
that he did not intend to have his name
presented for reelection although many
prominent citizens throughout the city
have urged him to stand for another term.
1t is stated that Mr.. George T.. Price will
be a candidate. and the name of Mr.. John
W. May has also been mentioned in this
connection For physician to the poor and
health officer DR.. E. A. German. the in
cumbent. Will be opposed by DR.. A. A.
Rittenour. The candidates for dispenser
of medicines and drugs for the western dis
trict are Messrs. Richard Gibson and w.
p. Taylor. So far as is known there will
be opposition to Mr.. E. Wartleld. jr., in
the eastern district. Dr. William K. Pur-
Wis is unopposed for the position of coroner
which he now holds. 1t is understood that
there will be several contests for positions
on the board of fire wardens. Chief Petty
of the fire department has no opposition.
Several other minor offices will be filed.
General Matters.
The United States court for the eastern
district of Virginia. Judge Edmund Wad-
dill. opened this morning for the July
term. The grand jury was empaneled and
several cases were set for trial. Witnesses
In the damage suits or Representative
John F. Rixey and his brother. Mr.. c.
Jones Rixey, against c. A. Stevens for the
sum of $4,000 each for alleged libel have
been summoned to appear tomorrow.
The Alexandria Light Infantry has re-
ceived notice to prepare to go into en-
campment with the other companies of the
10th Virginia Regiment at Basic City, Au-
gust 10 to p. 1t is expected that seventy
members OF the company will make the
trip.
In the police court this morning Christie
pher Dewitt was arraigned before Justice
Cation on the charge of selling liquor on
Sunday and without license. He was
sentenced to serve sixty days in jail and to
pay $40, In default of which sum his term
will be five months. He was arrested by
Officer Beach.
The funeral of Mrs. Annie F. Charles,
who died Saturday in Charlottesville, Va,
took place this afternoon from 1915 King
street. Rev. W. F. Fisher of the First
Baptist Church conducted the services and
the interment was made In Union cemetery.