Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-02
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
NEWS OF A DAY IN THE OLD Do
MINIoN CITY.
Arrangements for Celebration OF
Washington's Birthday-Nearly
1900 Cases Before Justice.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, February 2, 1907.
At a meeting of the George Washington
Birthday Association. held last night. 1t was
decided to invite President Roosevelt to be
present in this city February % and par
ticipate in the banquet Secretary Williams
today wrote letter to Secretary Loeb for
an appointment for the committee with the
President. AS soon as a reply Is received
the committee will personally wait on the
President and endeavor to get him to &C
cept the invitation. President A. D. Brock
EFT has named the following to serve on
the committee: Mayor F. j. Pan. Judge
Louis c. Barley, ex-Mayor E. E. Downham.
William B. Smoot, James R. Cation, Capt.
Herbert Bryant, Maj. William Smith, John
n Trimyer, Charles King, c. C. Carlin.
Julian T. Burks, Julian Y. Williams. w.
A Smoot. jr., Peter van de Westelaken and
Clifton T. Howard Mr.. Brockett, as head
Of the association, will also be a member Of
the committee.
The banquet will be held at 2 o'clock In
the afternoon at Armory Hall, on South
ROYAL street Music for the occasion will be
furnished by the Greater Washington Band
Two hand concerts will be held at some
public point in the city during the lay, ana
arrangements have been mace for concert
will be read at the banquet. The committee
is also arranging for a general patrlouc
program, the details of which will be an
nounced later. The committee WIN ,eaaest
citizens to decorate their homes for the 0c-
casion A number Of members composing q
special committee will journey to Mount
Vernon and place a wreath on Washing
The veteran Friendship Fire Engine
Company has planned to give public ex-
hibition with its old hand engine, IN connec-
ton with the celebration. 1t has not Deen
definitely decided what time the exhibition
will occur, but it probably Will take place
at noon. Washington was an active MEM
Der of the original "Old Friendship conn
pany and the historic hand engine was pre-
scented to the company by him.
Many Police Cases Tried.
During the fiscal year ended January 81.
1907, H. B. Cation. police justice. tried 1.77e
prisoners, of which number 9S3 were fined:
800 sent to Jail; 554 dismissed. The fines as
sessed amounted to $8.018.70. and Of this
s492S15 was collected. 1t L. stated that
there has been a continual decrease In the
number of cases tried during the past three
years.
The funeral of Clinton B. Weech. son Of
Mrs. Amy C. Weech. who died at Elwyn.
Pa. on Wednesday last, took place at IL
o'clock this morning from his mothers res
idence. 9O1 Prince street. Services were con-
Quoted by Rev. ]. A. LETTERS. pastor Of the
Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church, and
the remains were placed temporarily In q
vault In the Methodist Protestant cemetery.
At a meeting of the former members Of
the Fanchon Dancing Club, which at one
time was one Of the leading dancing clubs
of the city. held last evening, It was de-
cided to reorganize the club Omcers will
be announced later.
The Alexandria Athletic Association re-
serves basket ball team last evening de-
feated the Capron Cadets of Washington by
a score of IA to g. The local team will
journey to Washington tonight to play q
game with the VeSpers.
General News.
Rev. I. Van Ingelgem of the Apostolic
Mission House. Brooldand. D. c.. - an
nounced to preach at the vesper services