Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-18
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
COMMITTEES CHOSEN FOR 'CELE-
BRATIoN ON FEBRUARY &c.
spee..l Corre.pondepce of The star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA. Va, January 49, 1908.
Secretary Julian Y. Williams of the
Washington Birthday Association, at
meeting of the association held last night
in the hall of the Friendship Veteran Fire
mems Association. announced the names
Of the committeeman appointed by the
chairman elected at the last meeting. and
stated that letters had been sent to each
notifying him of his appointment. The
committees are as follows:
Reception-E. E. Downham, chairman;
Charles B. Marshall. William A. smoot.
c, @. Carlin, John A. Marshall, A.
H Oehlert. j. NJ. Hill. L. Ruben. 8. G.
Brent, Julian T. Burke, George X. Pickett.
George T Cation, Judge l. C. Barley. Judge
J. K. NJ. Norton and Gardner L. Boothe
On OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Won de Weste-
laken. chairman: Charles B. Pail. Martin
p. Green, F. NJ. Hill, Samuel P. Fisher,
w. l.. Phillips, p. Lee Field, I. A. Stouten-
burgh, Martin Quinn, Thomas W. Robin
son A A Pahe, Louis Bendheim, G. IA.
Cuvillier J. P Steiner, Alton Moore. F. G.
Spinks, jr., Marshall j.. King ]. G. rever-
H. E. E. Padgett, Horace A. Schwartz, Al
bert Aitcheson and Courtney Acton
On Observation-Disclosures M Graham,
chairman; r. c. Howard. Harry A. states,
Urban g. Lambert, B. H. Kelley, 3. c.
Joyce, o. H Kirk, j. C. Peverill and J. L.
Preston.
Press COmmlttee-JameS r. feytOH, CHAIR
man; Hubert Snowden, Luther II. Thomp-
son. Lucien C. Smith Harry Smith, Will
liam f. Carne. William F. Carne, jr., Rich
ard L. Carne. w. s. Larner, Isaac Gregg,
A. J. Wedderburn. Harry A Bales, +. u.
Grimes and Delaney Gill.
on decoration-W. w Ballenger, chair
man; John T. Johnson, A. 8, Mankin, John
II Fisher II. A. Downham, E. F. Down
ham, r. z. Gronau, ]. Thomas Ballenger,
John A Ewald, H. ]. Grubb and Kenneth
Ogden.
On music-George P. Aitcheson, chair
man; Charles Geisendaffer, j. William May
Oscar Robbins, A X. Warfield, d s. Smith
Douglass Lindsey, William Luckett, ]. A.
Stoutenburgh, b. H. Kelley and Robert
+. Green.
chairman; Major James E. King, Capt.
Ashby Miller, Capt. P. ]. Murphy. Lieut..
Windsor Domaine, Lieut.; Samuel Robey,
l.. c. Barley, j. ]. Green, F. l.. Slaymaker,
II. OBJ. Cooper, s. L. Monroe, George II.
Robinson, L. d. Sullivan and Howard W.
Smith.
On secret organizations-w. r. Hamilton.
chairman: NJ. J. O'Sullivan, Thomas Chaun-
cey, G. r. Cation, Frank Quinn, Frank Ell
lott Samuel Bendhem, Charles Hellmuth,
Michael Schwab and w. X. Griffith.
On civic organizations-O. H. Kirk. chair
man; H. Leonard Reed, Robert NJ. Graham,
William McA Green, Frank Bayliss, Mark
l.. Price, Robert F. Downham, John H.
Trimyer, Charles Nicholson, Henry Carlin,
]. Roland Goode, Robert e. Miller and John
Leadbeater.
On carriages-Thomas Chauncey, chair
man; James Patterson. Thomas l.. Hail.
Peter IT. Harrington, James Patterson, jr.,
and r. L. Myers.
Smoot Will Case.
The hearing of evidence in the Smoot will
case, which has occupied the attention of
the corporation court for the past week,
was concluded yesterday afternoon and ar
guments on the instructions to the jury
were begun. These were finished about
o'clock. When the morning session con-
vened at 1870 o'clock Judge Barley read
the instructions TO the jury. He told them
if the evidence showed that Mrs Smoot had
been subjected to undue influence on the
part of her married daughter when framing
her will, then they should find verdict for
the contestant; H. however, they were con-
WINGED that Mrs. Smoot was in the full
possession of her mental faculties when her
will was drawn, then the will ought TO
stand as 1t was. He told them that II they
thought the evidence showed that Mrs.
Smoot had taken an unjustiied prejudice
TO her daughter, II In fact she was suffering
from monognania at the time her will was
drawn, then 1t should not stand.
At the conclusion Of the reading of the
Instructions Judge Norton of counsel for
the proponents of the will addressed the
jury and reviewed some of the evidence.
A decision will probably be reached this
afternoon.
General Matters.
The local chapter of the Daughters Of the
American Revolution gave an entertain
ment at the opera house last night, the
proceeds Of which will be used in the cree
ton of the Virginia column in the CONT
mental Hall of the D. A. r. A colonial por-
tico OF thirteen marble monolfths Is to be
furnished by the thirteen colonial states.
The legislatures of several of these states
have appropriated the amount necessary for
the erection Of their respective columns,
but as no such action has been taken by
the Virginia legislature the money had 10
be raised by other means. The entertain
ment last night consisted In the represen-
tatton of various scenes of colonial history.
The Minute Men of Washington and Osceola
tribe of Red Men from this city took part.
Mr.. Clarence G. Leadbeater of this city
and Miss Lillian Alexander of Lancaster,
Pa, were married yesterday evening at the
latter city. A large party of friends and
relatives of Mr. Leadbeater attended. After
bridal tour Mr.. and Mrs. Leadbeater Will
live at the handsome residence OF the late
Gen. NJ D. Corse, on Washington street.
At meeting of the stockholders of the
Atlantic Building Company, held at their
office IN this city at IL O'Clock this morning,
the following officers were elected for the
ensuing year: NJ. NJ. Parker, president;
Ward THORN. vice president; Louis Boyer,
Jr., secretary and treasurer: NJ. NJ. Cady,
superintendent. The above officers, with the
following, were elected directors OF the
company: A. A. Thomas. Crosby S. Noyes
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