Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-04-20
Virginia News.

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| The engagement OF Mrs. Annie d.
Parker, Of WsnenloD, TO Thomas b.
CfoctoH, Of Essex county, has been 40
nouuced. The wedding will take place
May Is.
Miss Fannie Agnes McWhirt, daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. McWhirt, Of
SPOitsylvania county, was married We'd
nesday at the residence Of her relative,
George W. Butzner, at Garrett, Ind,
TO G. W. Mcconnell, Of Angola, Ind.
The engagement is announced OF
Miss Sybilla Sharpe Burwell, daughter
of Dir. and Mrs. II. BnrweH, Of Clarke
county, to Mr.. Edward b. Jacobs. The
wedding will take place June IS at
Christ Church, blillwood, Clarke county.
Fire early this morning laid 10 ashes
the entire central portion Of lockwood,
Richm0nds chief pleasure resort, entail
ing loss Of $50, 600, and for time
threatening the Horse Show building
aud Bostock's Wild Animal Arena,
where hundreds Of wild beasts lay Gagged.
The board Of directors of the V. Z. l..
at Dlscksbnrg, have accepted the resig-
nations Of Dr.. Thomas l.. Watson az
professor Of geology and minerslogy and
Of Professor A. NJ. Sonle as dean Of the
college Of agriculture and director OF the
Virginia Experimental Station.
Daughters of the American Revolution.
Mira. Donald Mclean and the entire
administration ticket was overwhelming.
" elected by ths sixteenth congress Of
the Daughters OF the American. Reyolu-
ton now 10 session in Washington.
The following is the result of the
election :; - ~. =. .f'
President general-Mrs. Donald Nc
Lean, reelected, Gil; Mrs. Eleanor
Washington Howard, 1872; blank votes,
IL. Total vote cast, GA.
Vice president 10 charge OF organlza-
ton Of chapters Mrs. Charlotte Emer.
son Main, reelected, 50S; Mr. ]. K.
EPpley l63.
Vice presidents general l. Mrs. ].
Morgan Smith, ALBANIA, $50; Mrs.
Charles II. re Deere, Illinois, re-elecI-
cd, 517; Mrs. Wallace DelaGeld, Mis-
souri,, 5SS; Mrs. Alexander +. Paiten,
Pennsylvania. oil; Mrs. Charles II.
Terry, New YORK, 4SI; Mrs. Amos A.
Kendall, Maine, 1872; Mrs. Ellen Spen-
Ger Mussey, District Of Columbia, i59;
Mira. II. s. Chamberlain. Tennessee, re-
elected, $50; Mrs. Lindsay Patterson,
North Carolina, APT; Mrs. Baldwin d.
Spillman, West Virginia, AIS; Mrs.
Mary Wood Swift, California, All; Mrs.
James NJ, Fowler, IndIana. PA; Mrs.
James l.. BOttslord, Ohio. 1863. Ten
highest were elected.
Chaplain general Mra. Esther +.
Noble, 40; Mrs. James Gillllau, lSS.
Recording secretary general-Miss
Eli7abo b +. Pierce, 500; Miss Catherine
Barlow, lfS.
Corresponding secretary general
Mrs. John Paul Earnest, 40; Miss Viz
ginia Miller, 25i.
Registrar general-Mrs. A. G. Ora
per, 4lG; Mira. Katherine Gerald, ii:
Mrs. Louise Il. Il. Fisher, l99
Treasurer general - Mrs. Mabel
Swormsledt, 4l4; Mrs. Charles W.
Brown, 900.
Historian general-Mp. ]. Eakiu
Gadsby, 49, Miss Susan 4. Hetzel, 266
Assistant historian genersl--Mrs.
Henry G. BOwrou, 4SG; Mrs. Minnie F.
Mickey, 2Il.
Librarian general --Mrs. II. V. Boyn
ton, $40: Miss Aline f. Solomons; 3l2.
Mrs Elroy Avery. by unanimous vote,
was elected editor of The American
Monthly Magazine yesterday. Miss Lii
liam Lockwood was selected as business
manager for another term.
Mrs. Mclean invited all The newly
elected officers 10 the platform and call
ed upon Mrs. Howard, her late oppo-
nent, TO join them, bu. Mrs. Howard
did not respond, because she was not
present, and had not been for several
days. Turning to one of the private
boxes, Mrs. Mclean summoned Rev.
DR.. n. Steele, rector of Trinity Church,
New York, and asked him TO give the
assembled officers blessing, which he
did amidst reverend silence.
During the afternoon the delegates OF
the congress were received by the Presi-
dent and Mrs. Roosevelt at the White
House, and the East Room was crowded
with handsomely dressed women during
the hours of the reception.
At night the ladies attended the patrl. |
oiic exercises OF The Sons OF tie Amer.
lean Revolution at the First Congrega- |
tlonal Church. <1s
Today the congress ends its session,
when the final reports Of officers and the |
closing up Of routine business will be |
The programme. Many Of tho Daughters
will remain In Washington until the lat.
Ter part OF next week, when they will |
leave in time to attend the opening ex-
ifcises Of the jamestown Exposition.
"Prevouties" will promptly check a cold
- 'hO ttippc Nneh lhhtu cdti5 Ut ~ tu0
'sneeze stage" rrereniicsscure seated colds
as well, Preveutics are little candy cold
cure tablets, and DR.. shOop, Racine, Wis
will gladly mail yot samples and q book on
colds free, If you will write him. The sam
piles prove their merit Check early. Colds
with preyentics and stop PNEUMONIA. Sold
in Sc and 25c boxes byte. s. Leadbeater q
Sons. druggists
Arrest Of Holy Men.
Deputys ShenasS conducted to Jail in
Raleigh, N. g., yesterday George Nor
yan, twenty eight years old, who, since
last Monday, had been wandering in
he woods lileen miles north of Raleigh.