Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-04
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
CITY DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE
PLANS FOR PRIMARY.
Laying of Cornerstone of Church.
T-eeting of Lodge of Elks.
Brief Mention.
Special Correspondence of The Star
ALEXANDRIA. Va, Jun

ALEXANDRIA. Va, June 4, 1907.
At a meeting of the city democratic COM
mittee last evening Mr. Louis Brill was
elected member from the second ward to
fill the vacancy caused by the resigna-
ton of Mr.. George E. Price, and Mr..
Samuel Z Fisher was elected a member
from the third ward, to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of George l.. Simpson.
Secretary Theodore Cook reported that
since the last election judge in the first,
second and third wards had resigned. Upon
motion the secretary was instructed to
communicate with the electoral board con-
corning the vacancies.
Resolutions were adopted empowering the
three regular democratic judges in each of
the four wards of the city to serve in that
capacity at the democratic primary June
10. and the judges were empowered TO select
two clerks from each ward. Each candidate
for congressional honors will be allowed
to have one representative in each voting
precinct the day of the primary, provided
the names of such are handed to the chair
man of the democratic committee two days
prior to the primary. The estimated cost
of the coming primary is SS7. The
secretary instructed to inform the con-
gressional committee of the Appropriated
cost.
Charles Bendheim. chairman presided at
the meeting and the following were pres
ent: s. G.. Brent. r. Theodore Cook o.
+. Carter, oscar w. Phillips and Edgar
The cornerstone of the Methodist Episco-
pal Church South. at Pender, Fairfax coun-
ty, was laid at 1870 o'clock this morn
ing with Masonic ceremonies. Addresses
were made by Rev. Charles D. Bulla pas
tor of the Methodist Episcopal Church
South of this city. and Rev 2. '. REGISTER
A musical program was rendered.
Meeting of Elks.
At a meeting last evening of Alexandria
Lodge. No. 75S. Benevolent and Protective
Order of Elks. fourteen candidates were in
itiated The meeting was largely attended.
Following the initiation ceremonies a social
session was in order. Mr.. George T. Cation
served chairman of the social session. A
musical and literary program was rendered.
Funeral services over the remains of Her
bert H. Wood whose death occurred yester-
day afternoon at his home, 2t4 Franklin
street, will be held at o'clock tomorrow
afternoon at st. Pauls Protestant Episco-
pal Church Rev Z. z. Phillips, rector,
will officiate. and the interment will be in
the Methodist Protestant cemetery. The
deceased was twenty-One years of age and
was son of Mrs. Eftie and the late Chas.
Wood.
The Dewey Hotel Company of Washing
ton held its annual meeting in this city late
yesterday afternoon at the office of Mr..
Gardner l.. Boothe and elected the follow
ing directors to serve for the ensuing year.
Thomas E. Wedershein of Philadelphia and
Messrs. John O. Head, Samuel Z. Tatein,
Henry f. Woodland and Charles l.. Frai-
ley.
Raymond Wilson was charged in the Po-
lice Court today with drunken and disor-
derby conduct last night. 1t was testified
that the accused visited tie residence of
Benjamin F. Murray, 81 Gibbon street, |
with a knife in his hand and was bran
dshing ii when he chased away. A
fine of so was imposed
The funeral of Mrs. Margaret Elizabeth
Butts, wife of Mr.. Calvin Butts, whose
death occurred Sunday morning last at her
home, 40 North Columbus street occurred
at o'clock this afternoon at the Free
Methodist Church. Rev. Benjamin \. Scull,
pastor, officated. The interment was in st.
PauIs cemetery. Six cousins of the de-
ceased ed pallbearcrs.
At the annual meeting of the Alumni As
sociation of the University of Virginia, held
at o'clock yesterday afternoon at the Of
flee of Mr.. Gardner l.. Boothe, one new
member was elected. A letter was received
to the effect that alumni who attend the
annual commencement exercises June II
will be taken to the jamestown exposition.
In the police court today Eugene Ander-
son, colored, suspected of being implicated
in the larceny of quantity of copper, was
fined s.. John MetCalfe charged with
abusive language toward Thomas Travers,
was acquitted. The case of Charles Bell,
charged with the larceny of brass from
the Southern Railway Company, con-
tinued until tomorrow.
Brief Mention.
The remains of Mrs. Ann Atkinson, whose
death occurred Sunday last at the Louise
Home, Washington, were brought here at
1890 o'clock this afternoon and inferred in
Bethel cemetery.
The Alexandria Athletic Association has
arranged TO give dance this evening a its
hall on King street
The Woman's Auxiliary of r. E. Lee
Camp, Confederate Veterans, will hold
meeting at 80 o'clock this evening at Lee
Camp Hall.
Mayor Paff is visiting in Richmond, Va.