Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-20
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
TO CELEBRATE DAY IN CITY'S
HONOR AT LUNA PARK.
Light Infantry, Red Men and Historic
Fire Engine Company to Par
ticipate-General News.
Special Correspondence of The Star.


ALEXANDRIA, Va. July 20, 1906.
The committee in charge of the arrange
| ments for the observance of Alexandria day
at. Luna Park, Monday, July SO. is pre-
pairing program of exercises which prom
ises to make the occasion highly successful.
A feature of the day win be reproduction
OF the scene of the Custer massacre, in
which the Oceoia Tribe of Red Men OF lex
andria will play the part of the Indians and
the Alexandria Light Infantry will repre-
sent Clusters men.
The Friendship Fire Engine Company, OF
which George Washington was once presi-
dent, will take part in the days exercises,
| and the old engine will be manned and used
to extinguish an actual fire. Many promi-
nent speakers will deliver addresses during
the day.
Fined S25 for Assault.
Edward Tate, coiored, was arraigned in
the police court this morning before Justice
of the Peace Moore, on the charge of shoot
ing John Lewis, colo~ed, in the leg with a
pistol at an early hour Sunday morning.
Doc" Baltimore and Charles Phillips, both
colored were charged with being accessory
to the shooting. 1t was testified that during
row which occurred just outside of bar
room in the northern part of the city, Tate
drew pistol and shot the other negro in
the leg, the ball niictng a painful though
not a serious wound Tate admitted having
done the shooting but said he acted in self
defense. as he alleged that Lewis previously
made several attemp,a to cut him with q
knife. He said that he denied having done
the shooting when first arrested, as he
was afraid of the consequences of con-
fession.
Justice Moore imposed fine of s25. with
sixty days in jail, upon Tate and fined Bal
timore S. for being an accessory to the
shooting. 1t was alleged that the latter had
endeavored to throw the policeman off the
track Of Tate by saying that colored man
from one of the railway camps shot Lewis.
Tate was represented by State Senator
Lewis H. Machen, and the prosecution was
conducted by commemorative Attorney
Samuel G. Brent.
General Matters.
The Columbia Fire Company has elected
]. l.. Duffey. vice president, and J. E Pet
tey. N. L. Smith. r. S. Merchant. N. C.
| Treakle and Walter j. Hughes delegates to
the State Firemen's Association, which
meets In Richmond, August %. Frank
Travers H. E. Mansfield. H. c. Phillips, jr
Everett Rogers and Anthony F. Bacigalupo
were elected alternates.
Edward Power. substitute letter carrier,
has resigned his position at the local post
office. and 1t is said that a colored letter
carrier may be appointed IN the place, a
colored man recently passed the eXamina-
tion for the position.
Peter Semms. colored was fined IS this
morning by Justice Moore, in the police
court. the charge of assaultng and
beating Bessie Brown, colored. Bessie ex-
hibited a very black eye. which she said
had been caused by Peter kicking her in
the head George Washington, colored. was
fined a like amount for violating a city
ordinance Martha Beach was charged with
disorderly conduct and fighting, and was
assessed s..
The excursion given yesterday to Luna
Park by the members of the Columbia Fire
Company was attended by many of the
members of the company, with their fam
lilies and friends.
Eleanor. the infant daughter of Joseph
and Lillian Horseman, died this morning
at the residence of her parents, 527 South
Alfred street.
The funeral of Mr. Charles w. Ly1es
will be held at o'clock this afternoon from
his late residence at GIG Duke street. The
dnterment will be in the Methodist Pro-
testant cemetery. Rev. j. A. Jeffries, the
pastor of Trinity Methodist Episcopal
Church. will conduct the services.
The funeral of Mrs. Alcinda j. Driscoll
will take place from her late home at s
o'clock this afternoon, and the interment
will be in the Union cemetery. Rev Charles
D. Bulla. the pastor OF the Methodist Epis-
copal Church, South, will conduct the serv-
ices.