Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-02-16
From Washington.
Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette
Washington, Feb. 10.

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Washington, Feb. 10.
Miss Alice Roosevelt spent most of
the day with her girl chums in snperin-
tending the decoration of the hower-em-
powered bridal altar and inspecting the
presents which continued to arrive by
express and messenger. That the bride
takes more than a casual interest 10 the
way the decorations are arranged WINS
proven by the fact that she vetoed the
first plao proposed by the florist Tor The
placing of the ferns and palms about the
altar. do you think | want to be
married 10 a juDgle?" she exclaimed.
'For goodness sake put a few OF those
forest trees behind where we are to stand
instead of in front of us. So the ferns
and palms were transferred 10 the rear
of the platform. Society is anxious to
know where Mr.. and Mrs. Longworth
are going to spend their honeymoon and
how they will make their escape from the
White House. One OF the latest alleged
''inside tips" is to the effect that they will
go first to "Plain Dealing" inAlbemarle
county, Virginia; thence TO Roswell,
Georgia, the old home of Mrs RoOse-
welt, and then to Florida to remain I'M
I'll about the lst OF March. The dura-
tien Of the honeymoon may be guessed
from the fact that Mr.. LoDgsworth has
arranged for ''paii" in the House un-
iii March 4. The manner of the bridal
party's flight from the White House has
not vet been settled. but those who know
Longworth say that he will in all proba-
bility adopt the simplest method OF go
ing out of the front door and driving to
the railroad station by way OF broad
Pennsylvania avenue. There will be
rice enough on the streets TO feed halt OF
Washington, if he carries out this pro-
gramme, but rice is harmless when hurl-
ed at carriage and there is nothing
very deadly 10 volley of old shoes.
The police arrangements for the wedding
were perfected today. Major Sylvester
will detail squad Of mounted men to
regulate the carriages and foot officers to
guard the gates, so that more may be adj
mitted who do not have the necessary
tickets. The White House grounds will
be closed to the public at 10 o'clock in
the morning.
Harry Evans was arrested today on a
charge of numbering Morris Halloran,
an inmate of the Soldiers Home, who
died February IL, as the result, it is al
legged, Of an assault made upon him
February | at Twelfth street and Ohio
avenue northwest. Charles ODonnell
was arrested as an accessory. Evans
coniesses to having robbed Halloran and
of assaulting him. O'Donnell acknowl-
edges he helped rob Halloran but de-
MES he took a hand 10 the assault.
President Roosevelt Las offered the
position of governor of Alaska to Lieut..
ID. II. Jarvis, formerly of the revenue
cutter service, and is now awaiting a
reply from him. Lieut.. Jarvis is now
located in Seattle and as general mana
&c. for large packing concern is max
ing probably three or four times as much
as the goyernorship pays.
Mr.. Longworth last night gave his
bachelor dinner at his home on Eight
zenith street and President Roosevelt
set aside his rule not to dine anywhere
in Washington save at the White House.
For once the President of the United