Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-30
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
MEMORIAL DAY OBSERVANCE BY
LOCAL PEOPLE
White Man Alleged to Have Married
Colored Wife-General
and Personal.


ALEXANDRIA. Va. May 80. 1901.
Memorial day was partially observed here.
The banks and public offices We're closed
all day. Most of the business houses closed
this afternoon. Many strangers visited the
city during the day. and large crowds went
to Mount Vernon. a large number of citi-
zcns went to Arlington this afternoon.
Throughout the day crowds of people Wis
tied the various cemeteries in and around
the city and decorated the graves of their
relatives and friends. The exercises at the
National cemetery, west of this city. VIII
commence promptly at , o'clock this after
noon. The program previously announced
in The Star will be carried out. This after
noon at 1 o'clock the members OF the Alex
nndria Light Infantry will assemble at their
hall and proceed to the National cemetery,
when they will fire three NolleEs. Inns
morning the graves in the National GENE,
terry where are buried several thousand
Union soldiers. were decorated and a min
iature flag was placed over each grave
White Man Has Colored Wife.
Levi WEIGH and Lizzie Welch, the latter
colorcd who claims to be Wechs wife. are
In custody at police headquarters charged
with going out Of the state and remarryinS.
then returning to Virginia. The marriage
OF a white and a Coorcd person in this state
is in violation of the law, although the
couple claim they were married in Troy. \.
Y about two years ago. WEIGH and his
wife will be given preliminary hearing IN
the police court tomorrow morning.
Welch is a gas filter by occupation and
only arrived in Alexandria last night His
wife formerly resided in this city and had
been here for the past week The prisoner
states that he was not cognlzaht 'hdt II
was against the law for a mixture OF the
races in the marriage line IN Virginia
While the prisoner was unable to exhibit
his marriage license to the police. he states
he has the same, and 1t is i'll his trunk,
which is at Springfield. Mass.
Form Local Union.
Fifty-seven employees of the Washington
Alexandria and Mount Vernon Electric
Railway Company have organized a local
union. as previously announced in The Star.
of the Amalgamated Association of Street
and Electric Railway Employees of Amer
Tea The following are the officers: f. \.
Davidson. president; ). Z. Bell. vice presi-
dent. Cecil Hufty. secretary; Charles Now
bray. recording secretary; Peter Young
treasurer.
Felonious Assault Alleged.
Morgan Johnson was given hearing last
night before Justice Burrell of Alexandria
county on a charge of having feloniously
assaulted w b. Jennings of Alexandria
simple assault and battery and the court
imposed a fine of $40 and costs. The alleged
offense occurred in Alexandria county May
2l. Attorney Robinson MonCure repre-
scented Johnson. The state was represented
by Commonwealth Attorney Crandal
Mackey.
Brief Mention.
The annual meeting of the Alexandra
free kindergarten will be held at Lee Camp
Hall al O'Clock tomorrow night. Mrs.
Andrews of Seminary Hill and Miss Hole
man and Mr.. Gneil of the Neighborhood |
House. Washington, will deliver short ad |
dresses. Music will be furnished by Mrs. |
Rebecka Hulfish and Mrs: William VOLS. |
ir. The public are cordially invited to |
attend
The Washington Beef and Provision |
Company, incorporated, of this city has
been granted charter By the state cor
poraton commission. The sum of $1,000 is
named as the maximum capital stock and
500 as the minimum The officers are:
James c. Anderson, president, Washing
ton, W. y. Johnston, secretary, kensinS-
ton. Md. II. ]. Staley, treasurer, Washing
ton.
man named Curtin, whose home is said
to be in Winston-salem, y. c., who was
arrested here Tuesday last on suspicion
of mnacy, was today conveyed back to that
city by relatives II is stated that Cur
rim has been away from his home for some
time.
owing to the absence of a quorum the
meeting of the city democratic committee.
which was to have been held last night for
the purpose of completing plans for the
primary 10 be held June IL next was post
poued until tomorrow night.
Mr. ). Russell Smith, treasurer of Cul-
pepper county Va. while attempting TO
aght from a moving electric car yesterday
at the intersection of King and Royal
streets was thrown to the ground and con-
siderably bruised. His clothes were also
badly torn.
Mr. F. F. Payne has been chosen as,
sisraut cashier of the Citizens National
Bank Of this city by the directors of that
institution. Mr.. Payne was formerly con-
nected with the Peoples National Bank at
IeesbuTg. Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. James \. Hulfish and Miss
Bertha Allison of this city, accompanied
by Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas wilson OF Roa-
noke and Mr.. W. r. Hall of Fredericksburg.
Va left today for the jamestown exposi-
ton.