Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-17
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
CONFEDERATE VETERANS Ar
RANGE foR MEMoRIAL DAY.
Chamber Of Commerce Seeks Informa-
tion - Coroner to Investigate
Death Of William Creegan.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

eAAS CITY, nave practlcally competed ar
rangements for the observance of confed-
crate memorial day, Friday next, The ex-
ercises will take place at the confederate
monument at the intersection Of Washing
ton and Prince streets at o'clock in the
afternoon.
According to the plans formulated the
members Of the camp will assemble In their
hall. on Prince street, and shortly before s
o'clock there will be a parade headed by
the Alexandra. Light Infantry. after which
the members OF the camp and their friends
will assemble around the monument. The
PRINCIPAL speaker Of the evening will be
odist Episcopal Church South Rev. DIR.
w. F. Fisher, pastor of the First Baptist
Church, will pronounce benediction. The
speaker will be introduced by Commander
w. A. smoot Of the local camp
Following the exercises at the monument
the members of the camp. headed by the
Alexandris Light Infantry. will proceed to
the mound at Christ Church cemetery, at
which place a number of unknown con-
federates are buried. where flowers will
be distributed by the children of the con-
cluded at that place by the firing of three
volleys by the members Of the Alexandria
Light Infantry.
The members Of the camp will visit dur
ing the day the various cemeteries in the
city and decorate the graves of the de-
parted members Of the organization.
Solicits Information.
With view Of securing information on
the business done In the city during the past
year the chamber Of commerce OF this
city, through its secretary. Mr.. J. T. Pres
ton. has sent out circular letter with this
object in view. Mr.. Preston stated this
morning that he has already received a
large number Of replies, and when all are
IN It will prove OF incalcuable value, as 1t
n fh0 OIo Thar n$ "a
totalize the whole SO as to have q reliable
record for strangers who contemplate locat-
Ing in business in this city
Among the questions asked on the printed
slip are the following: Name Of firm, nature
OF business, capital invested. gross amount
OF business done during the past year,
number OF men employed. number Of women
employed, number of boys employed, num-
Der of girls employed. amount paid to en-
ployes during the past year.
Inquest Ordered.
A coroner's jury. summoned by DR.. s. B.
Moore, will meet at Wheatley's undertaking
establishment at 7:3O o'clock tonight for
the purpose Of investigating the circum-
stances attending the death of William
Creegan. the ive-year-old son of Mr. Mich
aei Creegan, who was run down by a north
bound electric train over the Washington,
Alexandria and Mount Vernon railway Sum
day last, and who died the following Tues
or the injuries he sustained. The jury
viewed the remains of the deceased Tuesday
last.
Funeral Of Mrs. Reed.
Funeral services over the remains of Mrs
BERTHE Reed, wife Of Mr.. Edward NJ Reed
whose death occurred Wednesday night
last, will be held at o'clock this afternoon
at the residence of Mr.. George Hinken, lob
Queen street. Rev. Charles d. Bulla;- pastor
Of the Methodist Episcopal Church South,
and Rev. E. v. Register presiding elder of
the Washington District M e. Church
South. will officiate. The burial will be
made In Bethel cemetery. The following
will serve as pallbearers: Lyons Dolan, F.
J. Paff, Charles B. .1arshali, Kemp Lam
beth. Frank Pollard and Claude Pickin.
Charged With Disorder.
W. w. Simpson and Charles Griffin, rival
secondhand Dealers whose places of BUSH
ness are in close proximity to each other,
were charged in the police court this morn
ing with dsorderly conduct in the station
house. Griffin told the court that he went
to the station house last night for the pur-
pose of securing a warrant for Simpsons
arrest on a charge of interfering with his
business. When Simpson was called upon
to testify he stated to the court that 'his
stores made Griffin sick" Both Of the &C.
cused were dismissed, and the court In
formed Griffin that the proper course Of
procedure would be to enter civil suit, If
he so desired, against Simpson.
Convicted Of Larceny.
Blanche Parker, colored, was a prisoner
in the police court this morning charged
with the larceny Of a pair of shoes from
Mrs. Rose Heyman, who conducts a store
on North Royal street. The complainant
stated that she followed Blanche and that
the latter dropped the shoes and then
choked her. which was evidenced by g.
scar on the neck of Mrs Heyman The
prisoner emphatically denied the charge,
Notwithstanding the fact that she dropped
ward recovered The court imposed q fine
of $40 for the larceny of the shoes, and
an additional fine of SO for assault.
General Matters.
/ The letter carriers Of the city post office
today commenced taking new city d.
rectory, and also will take list of the
number of people served on each route
and the number of houses on each route
The matter will be made a record Of by the
Post Office Department for reference.
Miss Nellie Bynum Hope. daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. X. M. Hope of Staunton, Va,
and Mr.. Edward Cecil Clark of Washing
ton. D., c., were married in Washington
last evening at O'Clock. The announce
ment is Of interest to many friends of Miss
Hope in Alexandria
The marriage of Miss Marion Grigg
Beach. daughter of the late Joseph Beach,
and Mr.. George X. Brawner, both of this
city, took place at O'Clock last evening
at the parsonage Of the Methodist Episco-
pal Church South. The ceremony was per-
formed by Rev. Charles D. Bulla. pastor.
Miss Mary +. Gunerman, forty years of
age, died yesterday afternoon at her home
in Fairfax county. south of this city. The
deceased was a native of New York, and
had been In i'll health for some time past
Her funeral will take place at st. Marys
Catholic Church at 0:3G o'clock tomorrow
morning. The remains will be placed tenn
porarily in the vault in St. Mary's came-
terry.