Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-24
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Public School Teachers to Receive
Back Pay-sunday school of,cers
General News.

ALEXANDRIA. Va. July "a. 1906.
Capt. Patrick Murphy and First Lieut.
Windsor w. Demaine of the Alexandria
Light Infantry have been kept busy for
several days making the necessary ar
rangements for the part the company will
play in the reproduction scene of the Gus
ter massacre, which will be a feature of
Alexandria day at Luna Park July 80. The
infantry will represent Clusters men and
Oceolo Tribe No. 1, Red Men, of Alexandria
will perform the part OF the Indians.
About forty members of the Light In
fantry, under the command of Capt. Muir
ply and First Lieut.. Domaine. dressed In
their khaki uniforms and campaign hats,
will be formed at the foot of the hill q
short distance behind the dancing paviln.
where they will be attacked by fifty or
sixty of the members of Oceoio Tribe who
Will be arrayed in their war costumes
The soldiers will be armed with the Krag-
Jorgensen rifles and will have an abund-
ance OF blank cartridges, while the arms
OF the Red Men will present every variety
or weapon from the tomahawk and scalp
Ing knife to the modern rife
AS far as Will be possible every detail of
the famous massacre will be reproduced
IN the most realistic manner. Several
block houses will be burned and every eff
fort viii be made TO render the affair as
nearly like the original In spectacular eff
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probably start about 6 o'clock in the even
ing, and 1t is expected to last several
hours.
Sunday School Elects Officers.
AT meeting of the officers and teachers
OF the First Baptist Sunday school, he'd
Sunday morning, the following officers
were reelected: Superintendent, James X
Mansfield; assistant superintendent, S. w.
Pitts; secretary, Floyd Saunders: assistant
secretary, Harvey Francis; treasurer, Nor
man Williamson; librarian W. P Kerrick
assistants, II. f. Mansfield, Albert Rollins,
Clay Phillips, Ralph Remington and Roy
Winston; pianist. Miss Mary Williamson.
The officers will enter upon their new term
on the first Sunday in August, the begin
ming of the church year.
Teachers Receive Paw.
At called meeting OF the city school
board, held at the Office of Superintendent
X. kemper yesterday. with Capt. Albert
Bryant, the chairman of the board, pre-
siding. the clerk was directed to draw war
rants IN favor of the six teachers of the
public schools of Alexandria, who. under
the rules of the school board, We're entitled
to the regular increase in salary during the
past session, but who, owing to a deficiency
of money in the hands of the board, had
not heretofore received the increase The
money for the pay of the teachers was ap
propriated by council at its last meeting.
Charged With Stealing Fowls.
Robert Dewey, colored, was arrested
yesterday by Policeman Young the
charge of stealing two chickens from Sam
uel Jenkins and was arraigned In the po-
lice court this morning before Justice
Harry B. Cation. 1t was testified that
Dewey entered the chicken house of Mr.
Jenkins about o'clock Saturday morning
and took the two fowls therefrom and dis
posed of them later in the day for twenty
five cents apiece. Robert admitted that he
had taken the chickens but said he did not
get them from Mr.. Jenkins yard. He was
sent to Jail for four months.
Elijah Lomax and Slim Clark, both col
ored forfeited their collateral by failing to
appear in the police court to answer the
charge of gambling.
Jennie Payne, colored, was sent to the
worlShouse for thirty days in default OF SIS
fine on the charge of being drunk and dis
orderly on the streets.
General and Personal.
The carnival under the auspices of the
Alexandria Light Infantry will be opened
Monday night next at the old fair grounds
at the head of King street. Owing to the
fact that the Light Infantry will be en-
gagged in the Custer massacre exhibition
on the same night, the members of that
body will not be present until the follow
ing evening.
The Alexandria Light Infantry win leave
on August 16 for Colonial Beach, where the
will camp for ten days.
Mrs. Henelope Cohig died at an early
hour this morning at her residence at 1915
King street. She was siXty-four years of
age and is survived by several children.
Rev. DR. w. f. Fisher pastor of the First
Baptist Church, has returned from Mat
thews county, Va, where he conducted
successful revival meeting. More than
thirty were baptized during the meeting.
Mrs W. F. Fisher, accompanied by her
little daughter Baldwin, has gone TO Lynch
burg to attend the funeral of her niece,
Miss Leila Poindexter.