Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-07
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
MEETING OF JUNIOR ORDER OF
AMERICAN MECHANICS.
Three-Y ear-Old Child Badly Burned
General and Personal News
Items.
eIaI Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence OF The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, February Z. 1905
A meeting under the auspices of the Alex
apdria and Belle Haven Councils. Junior
Order of United American Mechanics, was
held at Lannon's Opera House last night at
s O'Clock. and was largely attended. not
only by the members of the order. but also
by the public IN general. The meeting was
presided over by Mr. James r. Mansfield
of this city. chairman of the joint commit
tee of the two councils and introduced as
the speaker of the evening. Mr.. Jesse Tay-
lor. mayor of jamestown. Ohio. and secre-
tary of the national legislative committee
Mr. Taylor reviewed briefly the history OF
the order since its formation In 1850 at Ger
nantown, Pa, where he said. 1t had been
formed as a kind of preparatory order 10
that of the old American Order OF Me-
chanics In outlining the principles OF the
organization, he said they stood for the
American flag over every school house IN
the land and for law to make the read
ing of the Bible in public schools obligatory
upon every teacher and he urged MS audi-
ence To see TO II that only such men who
would enforce this be elected TO the scnooi
board
The order. he said, also stands for re-
strjcted immigrat ton and a modified nat
uralization law. In speaking OF these SUD-
iects he portrayed the evils of an unre-
stricted immigration, and called upon tno
members or his OrueT 10 sec THAI thcA ~
resentatiye in Congress was In favor of an
educat ional and physical examination OF "a
immigrants.
Child Badly Burned.
The three-year-old daughter OF William
r Mason. who resides at 316 North Fayetts
street was seriously burned yesterday, fts
clothing catching fire from stove The
chiid's mother was at nearby grocery
store at the time OF the accident. When
she returned she found the room filled with
smoke and the child screaming. She sue
ceeded in extinguishing the flames.
General Items.
THE funeral of Mr. John Coomes. whose
death took place at his late home. l0oI
Gibbon street. Monday morning. was heif
at 10 O'Clock this morning from 81 Mary
Catholic Church. and the interment mane
in st. Mary's cemetery. Rev. Father Cus-
Ter. the pastor of the church. conducted the
services.
u,ho died Yesterday morning at his home,
ia South Fayette street, VIII be heid TINS
Afternoon at o'clock The interment VIII
be made In the Methodist frotes1Ant es"e-
Rev. W. II. McAiIister former pastor Of
Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church OF this
city, died at his home near Baltimore, jan
Mrs James Roche entertained the ladies'
ef a social club of Washington, OF which
she Is a member. last night at her resi-
dence. 707 King street. The parior was
prettily decorated with American beauty
roses and carnations After refreshments
had been served the guests left at late
hour for their homes.
The FIRE department wes called out about
$50 o'clock this morning to extingu1sh
slight blaze in frame dwelling on Wilkes
street between Columbus and Alfred streets
A small portion OF the roof OF the mouse
zoe burned away. but the fire was exfiu-
x,lished before much damage had been DONE
Judge Louis q. Barley OF the corporettou
court of this city has been appointed BY
court for Prince william county. which -
tn session at Manassas this week. Judge c.
q Nfcol Of the circuit court having been
designated to preside over the special term