Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-09

the National Bank of Fairfax county, Va,
is a suit to recover damages in the sum Of
tested a check of his. Attorney Edmund
Burke represents the plaintiff and Moore &
Keith Of Fairfax represent the bank.
Deaths Reported.
Mrs. Susan Sprouse, wife of Mr.. Richard
Sprouse, died about o'clock yesterday
afternoon at her home, SIT Queen street
after short Illness. The deceased was a
native of Harpers Ferry, w. Va. and
was about fifty-fye years of age. She is
survived by her husband and several chill
dren The funeral will take place at =
o'clock Friday afternoon at her late home.
Rev. J. A. LETTERS, pastor of Trinity Meth
odist Episcopal Church. will officiate and
the interment will be in Bethel cemetery.
William Hogan, former well-known
resident. died in Washington this morning.
The deceased was forty-seven years of age
and is survived by wife Mr.. Hogan for
many years was connected with the firm
of l. Eichberg & Son, on King street He
married Miss Kate Price of this city, a
daughter of the late BENJAMIN Price lie
remains were brought here this afternoon
and prepared for burial. The funeral ar
rangements have not yet been completed.
General Matters
The recently elected officers of Alexandria
Council, Royal Arcanum, were last night
installed at Sarepta Hall by W. T. Dabney
OF Richmond, Va, grand chaplain of the
Grand Council of Virginia. At the conclu-
sion Of the installa ton ceremonies speeches
were made by Mr.. Dabney and Dr. F. T
McFaden of Richmond. Va. supreme rep
resentative. and member of the finance
committee of the Supreme Council. After
ward banquet was served at the Hotel
Ramme
The Young Mems Sodality Lyceum held
Its annual meeting last night and elected
ha 70 urirrr
suing year: w. NJ. Donnely, PRESIDENT
James Roche. first vice president; NJ. C.
Boone. second vice president; r. E. Power.
financial secretary NJ. E. Green, recording
secretary: r. l.. Carne, jr., treasurer; NJ
Creegan, sergeant-at-arms; E. J. Dwyer,
lfbrarian: DR.. E. A. German, T. j.. McFar-
land, H. l.. Wheatley ]. A Rice, j. H. Nc
Cuen and Carl Rothmund members of
council.
The Alexandria Athletic Association bas-
ket ball team reserves will tonight play a
game at Schuler's Hall with the Fendall
cadets OF Washington, and Saturday night
next they Will have game with the Eps-
copal High School team Saturdays game
will be followed by dancing. This organi-
cation gave dance last evening at Schu-
lers Hall, which was well attended.
She struck me in the face and drew
knife on me- was what Marion Butler,
colored, charged in court this morning
against Bessie Keys, also colored. Bessie
branded the statement as untruthful, and
was the sentence pronounced in the case of
Harry Brown, charged with drunken and
disorderly conduct. colored youth named
William Carter Of Charlottesville, Va. was
charged with trespassing on the property
of Lewis Smith, also colored. He was fined
80. with the alternative of spending twenty
days on the chain gang
City Sergeant Cox this morning received
the official papers from Gov Claude A.
Swanson committing the sentence of How
ard Banks, colored, who was to have been
hanged Friday next for the murder of
Thomas Elzey, also colored, to imprison-
ment for life at hard labor. 1t is expected
that guard from Richmond penitentiary
will arrive here this week and convey
Banks to that institution.
Samuel Van Couran, a lineman for the
Western Union Telegraph Company yes
terday afternoon fell from a telegraph pole,
a distance of twenty feet, and strange to
say was not injured. Van Couran, it was
thought, had been killed. He however,
picked himself up and stated that he was
not injured.
Rev Charles D. Bulla last evening preach
ed sermon entitled THE Christian Min
istry, at the week of prayer services
which was held at the First Baptist
Church. Tonight services will be held at
Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church. when
Rev. Dr. w. F. Fisher, pastor of the First
Baptist Church, will deliver a sermon en-
titled Missions, Home and Foreign
The recently elected officers of the Lady
Maccabees were last night installed. A
large gathering was in attendance.