Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-21
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
City Mourns the Death of For
mer Mayor Simpson.
ACTION TAKEN BY COUNCIL
Members of Both Branches to Attend
the Funeral.
JUDGE HARRISONTOHOLD COURT
Designated by Governor to Preside in
Damage Suit-General
and Personal.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, April 20, 1907.
Fitting tributes to the sterling worth,
| character and integrity of the late George
| L. Simpson were paid at a special meeting
| Of the city council held tonight, which had
been called by Mayor Paff to take action
relative to Mr.. Simpsons death.
In the board of aldermen the meeting was
presided over by Alderman ]. r. N. Curtin,
| who stated that in the death Of George l..
Simpson the board Of aldermen had lost
an excellent member and the city a valu-
able citizen. He said the deceased was an
| honor to the board and also to the city.
! Mr.. Curtin took occasion to say that within
the past two months the board had lost
three of it's most valuable members-Messrs.
| Burke, Sweeney and Simpson.
Mr.. Curtin was followed by Alderman
| w. H. Sweeney, who also took occasion
| to pay glowing tribute to the memory of
the deceased. He stated that the board
| extends the family of the deceased its
| heartfelt sympathy.
Resolutions Adopted.
A resolution offered by Alderman Curtin
| was passed unanimously, setting forth that:
| The board of aldermen of the city of Alex
| andria, but two days after following the
| remains of the late John 7. Sweeney, pres
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| called upon to sorrow over the sudden
death of George L. Simpson, member of
the board from the third ward, this being
| the third member of this body who has
| been cut down by the hand of death within
| the past two months.
| The board of aldermen. desiring to ex-
| press its sorrow at this sad and unexpected
providence, declares:
| That in the death of George l.. Simp-
| son the city of Alexandria has lost valu-
| able pubic-spirited citizen. and an official
! capable and responsible in every position
his fellow-citiZens have called upon him to
| fil and the board of aldermen voices the
| spontaneous expression of the entire city In
| its tribute to his worth and the loss the
| city has sustained by his death
| THAT the members of the board meet in
| their chamber in the city hall the day of
| the funeral and attend the same in body.
| That copy of these resolutions, prop
! erly attested, be sent to the family of the
! deceased and spread upon the minutes OF
| this board
| The board of aldermen also adopted reso-
! lutions to the respect of the memory of the
| late George w. Schafer. who was messen-
| ger of that body for the past eight years,
and whose death also occurred this morn
| ing.
| In Joint Session.
Joint session of the council and alder
men was then held at the suggestion of
| Mayor Paff When both bodies had assem-
| bled in the council chamber Mayor PaH
| took the floor and stated that within a
| short space of time death has called three
| of our most substantial citizens He said
| he was especially affected by Mr.. simpsons
| DEATH II have known him since childhood
| and he always stood for what he thought
| was right
President Snowden said that Alderman
| Simpson was man whom the city couia
| i'll afford to lose. Depicting his public
| career he stated that all the positions he
ever occupied he filed with marked ability,
| and was credit mayor to the city. His
| administration. he stated, was character
lied by uprightness. Councilman Burrell
| and Strauss also eulogiZed the deceased!
| Their remarks were along the lines of the
| speakers who had preceded them.
| The members of the city council and
board of aldermen will attend the funeral
| of Mr.. Simpson in a body, as will also all
of the other city officials The arrange
| ments have not yet been completed. ORR
| entail Lodge knights of Pythias. of which
| the deceased was a member held a meet
| ing tonight and adopted resolutions of re-
spect to the memory of the deceased, and
| also decided to attend the funeral services.
| 1t is expected that the obsequies will be
| held Monday afternoon.
| Special Judge to Serve.
Judge Thomas w. Harrison of the seven
| teenth judicial circuit has been designated
| by Gov. Swanson to hear the case of
| George D. Hopkins against the Washing
ton, Alexandria and Mount Vernon Electric
| Railway Company, which is scheduled to
| come up at the April term of the Alexan-
| dria county court the Goth instant Judge
Harrison has been designated, owing to
the fact that Judge Barley. who is now
| presiding in that court, will be witness
| in the case
The object of the suit is to recover dam
ages in the sum of 5000. Mr. Hopkins
alleges that April Is, 1906. he was a pas
l r6 he loft
| cars and presented the conductor with a
| Columbian half dollar, from which to take
his fare and that the conductor refused to
| accept the money, and put him off at
Four-mile run. AS result Mr.. Honkins
was compelled to walk to Washington. and
suffered. it is said, considerable financial
| loss. Attorneys F. l.. Smith of this CITY
and Edmund Burke of Washington renre.
sent the complainant.
General and Personal News
Mrs. Caroline P Bryan. widow of ceoro.
Bryan, died tonight about 7 o'clock o.
the home of her daughter, Mrs. Henry s
Pits 1000 Prince street. Mrs Bryan had
been In failing health for some time past
The deceased was about seventy years of
age and was well known Two children
Mrs Pitts and Capt Albert Bryan, survive
| her. The funeral arrangements have not
yet been completed.
Funeral services over the remains of
Joseph Clair, who died at the Alexandria
Hospital yesterday morning as a result 81
/ injuries sustained at the Potomac railroad
yards Thursday night last, will be held at
o'clock tomorrow afternoon at the church
at Accotink Va. The interment will be
made in the cemetery at that place.
In the annual report of the Second Pres
| byterian Church for the year ended March
81, 1907 the total number of communicates
are given 1885, and the total enrolment
in the Sunday schools 3s1. The total
amount of contributions from various
sources amounted to $5153
Rev. G. l. HUMPHREYS, who was recently
appointed pastor of the Methodist Protest
ant Church to succeed Rev. J. 8. EweIl
who was transferred by the conference to
another charge, will occupy the pulpit at
that church tomorrow. Rev W. w Van
Arsdae, who was recently appointed pastor
of Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church, will
also occupy the pulpit at that church to-
morrow.
Funeral services over the remains of
George w. Schafer whose death occurred
this morning, will be held Monday next at
the undertaking establishment of Messrs
| William Domaine & Son. King street.