Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-28
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
MEETING OF CITY DEMOCRATIC
CoMMITTEE-oTHER MATTERS.

ALEXANDRIA. Va. y

ALEXANDRIA. Va. May rs, 1907.
city Chairman Charles Bendheim today
issued a call for a meeting of the city
democratic committee next Wednesday
evening at = o'clock at the Hotel FleisCh-
mann when plans will be completed for
the democratic primary June 10 for the
purpose of nominating candidate for
Congress The appointment of judges and
clerks will hc made at the meeting. Two
members of the committee will also be
chosen to I'LL vacancies in the second and
third wards. So far as is known the rules
governing primaries in the PAST will be
adopted.
with only twenty-five days intervening
the various candidates are getting busy
and the majority are speaking at every
town and hamlet throughout the district
While all the contestants are claiming VIC
tory the outcome is regarded by those in d
position To know as doubtful. and the gen
eral impression prevails III this city that
the contest will he a close one. 1t IS said
by those well posted throughout the dis
trict that when the votes are counted the
winner will not have a majority to brag on
Mr.. X. Lindsey Gordon of Louisa county
who is a candidate. was in the city today
looking after his interests.
Charles Bell. Colored, was charged in the
Police Court today with the larceny or
brass from the Southern Railway Company.
BELL employe of the company. was ar
rested yesterday. Owing to the absence OF
an important witness for the prosecution
the case was continued until o'clock to-
morrow morning. Bells bond was fXed at
500. The accused has retained Attorney
Howard W. Smith.
Closing Exercises.
The closing exercises of the Episcopal
High School west Of this city. will be held
June L. Is and 10 next. Seven will gradu-
ate this wear The exercises VIII occur IN
IiEgett Hall. The commencement exercises
Of the Episcopal Theological Seminary OF
Virginia will begin June 10 and be conciud-
ell June II. ordination ceremonies VIII oc-
cur in the chapel at the seminary June y.
The Alumni Association of the University
Of Virginia will hold a special meeting at
3 30 o'clock this afternoon.
Brief Mention.
AT meeting of Perseverance Tent, No.
1uS9 Independent Order of Rechabtes. at
Its hall last evening. two new members
were initiated. The organization is tanning
a celebration of its second anniversary. An
address will be made by Rev G. l. Hum
phries The annual ting of the order viii
be held June next.
The annual defamation contest of the
Episcopal High School occurred in Lggett
Hall last evening and was attended by
large gathering of students and their
friends. The winners We're: Douglass B.
Williams OF West Virginia and Mann Page
of Danville, Va. They were also winners in
the annual reading contest. The Judges were
DR.. Robert NJ. Slaughter, James Gibson, c.
Clingman and W. Williams.
Benjamin Motley, Colored. who was sent
To- Jail March last To serve a term of
ninety days on the charge of the larceny of
a small stove. was charged in the Police
Court today with refusing to work on The
chain gang. Motley was given until Monday
next to consider the matter
Plans have been made for the Epworth
League of Trinity Methodist Episcopal
Church to hold an anniversary celebration
Friday evening next at o'clock, in the
lecture room of the church. Rev. DIR. j.
W. r. Sumwalt. presiding elder of Wash
ington district. will be the principal
speaker. y musical program has been ar
ranged.
The state corporation commission has
granted a charter to the Leon Automatic
Fire Escape Company, Incorporated. OF
this city. The officers and incorporatOrs
are: Il. X. Leon. president; X. Leon and
X. F. Truett, secretary and treasurer. The
sum of 100000 is named as the capital
stock and the sum of $4,000 is the mini
mum capital. All of the officers are of
Washington.
Announcement is made that a musical
and literary entertainment will be given
Sunday next at the Young Mems Sodality
Lyceum Hall, under the auspices of Alex
andria Division, No. /. Ancient Order OF
Hi6ernians The orator will be Judge J; T.
Kelley, national director, of Milwaukee.
Wis. The exercises will commence at S
o'clock pm.
y musical and literary entertainment
WAS given last evening by the Baptist
Young Peoples Union. at the r. f. Lee
Camp Hall. on Prince street. At the con-
clusion of the exercises refreshments We're
served
Rev Mr. owen of King George county,
Va. will conduct services tonight at the
Baptist Mission. corner of Columbus and