Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-05
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
PLANS FOR RECEPTION TO REPRE-
SENTATIVE SWANSON.
Pay Of Teachers for the Public Schools
Fixed-General and Per-
sonal Matters.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA. Va, August ), 1905.
The supporters of Representative Claude
A. Swanson in this city in his candidacy for
the governorshp are making active prep
arations for a hearty reception to be ex-
tended to him when he comes to Alexan-
dria next Tuesday to deliver an address
that evening al O'Clock in Lannon's Opera
House before the voters of Alexandria. Cir
culars have been distributed throughout the
city inviting everybody to attend. and 1t Is
expected that a large audience will greet
the speaker. The following have been APP
pointed to constitute a committee to have
charge OF the meeting: Judge J. X. M. Nor
ton. DR.. William NJ Smith, Messrs. Charles
Eendheim. William w. Cline, Charles d.
Callahan. w. s. Belk. Fora Hill, Claude r.
Yates. r. NJ Latham, Thomas l.. Carter.
Harry Hammond. c. w. O'Meara and AL
bert c. Murdaugh. An address from Mr..
J. Taylor E!lyson in the interest of his can
didacy for the lieutenant gorvernorship is
expected at the same meeting. and 1t is
propable also that Judge Samuel. w. Will
liams will speak In behalf Of his candi-
dacy for the attorney generalship.
Pay Of Teachers Fixed.
The city school board has adopted q reso-
luton for the appropriation of S12 500 for
the pay of white teachers and $50 70 for the
pay of colored teachers during the next ses-
sion- The school term Is fixed at nine and
half months. while the salary of the
teachers is based on session of ten
months The board reelected all the teach
ers on the roll. providing that their salaries
be fixed according to the report of the
finance committee. committee consisting
of Dr. Smith and Messrs. Ramsay and
Stabler was appointed to present a petition
to the city council for an additional appro-
priation of $500 to pay teachers whatever
advance i'll their salaries they are entitled
to under the rules of the board. The ap-
plications of Miss Mary F. Grigg and Miss
Elizabeth King for positions as teachers
were placed on file and they were elected
substitute teachers
General Matters.
The following delegates have been elected
by the First Baptist Church to attend the
annual session Of the Potomac Associa-
ton. which meets in Ebenezer Church,
Loudoun county. August 16: Rev Willis
L. Wayts and Messrs. Adam Martin, James
r. Mansfield and w. P. Kerrick Officers
for the ensuing year were chosen as fol-
lows: James R. Mansfield. clerk: Samuel
w; Pitts. treasurer. and Mrs. James HUI
fish, organist.
The funeral of Mrs. Laura Lambert,
whose death occurred Wednesday, took
place yesterday afternoon at o'clock from
the residence Of her husband. Mr.. William
H. Lambert, 407 Duke street. and was at
tended by many friends and relatives Rev.
P. P. Phillips of ST. Paurs Church con-
Quoted the services and the pallbearers
were Messrs Francis L. Smith, Edward L..
Daingerfied, E. E. Downham. Lawrence
Stabler, Park Agnew and John r. thinner
man. The interment was made in Union
cemetery.
The new tracks Of the Washington
Southern road in front of the union depot
now nearing completion. at the head Of
King street, were used by full train for
the first time this morning. An engine
drawing a long train of freight cars passed
over a portion of the track which has been
completed for some distance beyond the
depot. Work on the approaches to the
depot and the auxiliary buildings is being
rapidly pushed