Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-01
ALEX ANDRIA AFFAIRS
GOV. MONTAGUE TO BE GUEST OF
CLUB.
Lieutenant Governor Willard's Boom
Tor Governorship-General and
Personal News.


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Preparations have been completed bv ths
A. ]. Montague Political Club of this ci,y
for the reception and entertainment OF
Governor Montague during his visit to
this city next Saturday to address the
people of AlexandI in the interests q,
his candidacy for United States senator, Ii
was stated this morning that a record
breaking crowd was expected to assemble
IN Lannon's Opera House by $50 O'Clock
Saturday evening, when the governor will
begin his address. Many of the prominent
citizens of this city and section OF the state
will occupy seats on the platform Coy
ernor Montague will be introduced by Capt
Albert Bryan, president of the Montasu,
Political Club.
The Jeffersonian Political Club of Alexar
dria county has made extensive ABRAMS.
ments for the mass meeting to be held tn
evening In the MI. Vernon-avenue school
house in Del Ray In support OF the candi-
dacy of Governor Montague for senator and
the candidacy of Lieutenant Governor Jos
Il. Willard for governor. Addresses will
be made by former Mayor George /. Simp-
son of this city and Commonwealth Attor-
ney Crandal Mackey of Alexandria county
Lieutenant Governor Willard will be pre-
vented from attending by reason of a pre-
vfous engagement TO address a political
meeting in another part of the state \
feature of the evening will be musical Sc
lections rendered by Miss Varney and Mr.
Floyd Featherstone
New Union Depot.
Gratifying progress is being made In the
construction of the new union depot at the
head of King street by the Washington
Southern Railroad Company. The exterior
of the apartment to be used for the trans
fer of baggage is practically completed and
the work the main building is being
rapidly pushed. Within few weeks this
structure VIII be under roof. When com
pleted the whole viii be the finest railroad
ton in this section of the state. The
colonial style of the design is much ad-
mired and the lengI by covered platform and
artistic arrangement of the spacious
grounds surrounding the buildings add
much to the general pleasing effect The
structure Will be of red brick set off with
stone trimmings, and covered by roof
which will slope to the four sides There
will be four waiting rooms, two for white
and coiored females and two for white and
colored males. The ticket office will be in
the center, and the baggage room on the
extreme right. The approach to the depot
for passengers from this city will be by
way of Il stone stairway passing under the
railroad culvert spanning the King street
highway. or around the driveway TO the
west entrance.
General Matters
The remains of Mrs. Annie S. Cats, whose
death occurred Tuesday in Washington,
were brought mere TINS afternoon ana IN
TERED in St Pauls cemetery. The funeral
took place from the residence Of her son,
Mr.. Carter Cats, in Washington. The
services at the grave were conducted by
Rev. j. p. Stump of the NJ. T. Church
South.
Mr.. Walter A. Warfield of this city, who
has been pharmacist at Columbia Hospital,
in Washington, for some time, Will leave
soon for the University of the South to
complete his studies in medicine.
Among the graduates at the annual COM
mencement of Wood Commercial College,
in Washington, last night was Mr.. Edmund
Joseph Dwyer of this city.