Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-07
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
LODGE OF MASoNs TO AID IN
LAYING CORNERSTONE.
Cases in the Police Court-Arrest Of
Resident Of Washington.
Other Matters.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.


| ALEXANDRIA, Va, June 7, 1907
In Masonic circles in this city there is con-
| siderable interest manifested in the laying
| of the cornerstone of the Masonic Temple in
| Washington tomorrow. Alexandria Wash
| ington Lodge. No. %, Of this city will par.
tfcipate. That organization has taken part
In many similar ceremonies. Washington
Lodge. or, as 1t was then known, No. %,
April Is. 1871. in the presence Of the COM
missioners appointed by President WASH
| ington, the mayor and the city council of
Alexandria, and large concourse of people,
laid the first cornerstone Of the District Of
Columbia at Jones Point, just below this
| city, Alexandria then being a part Of the
District Dr. Elisha Cullen Dick. master.
officiated.
The local lodge also participated In the
| laying OF the cornerstone Of the Capitol at
washington, September IS. 1893. On that
| occasion the procession formed on the Presi-
| DENTS Square and marched to where the
| Capitol now stands Gen. Washington, then
| a past master Of Lodge No. %, brought up
Inc Inc rear rear; OF his own lodge, with DR.. Dick on
ms right. 1t was on that occasion that
Cen Washington used the little trowel and
| the gavel that will be used tomorrow, and
which are highly priced relics of Alexan-
dria- Washington Lodge. DIR. Thomas b.
cochran, master Of Alexandria Washington
Lodge. will be the bearer Of the trowel.
| Inc cornerstone laying Of the Smithson-
1on institution. May 1. 1s47. and Of the
| washington Monument. July 4, 1S4S, and
OF the equestrian statue OF Washington at
| Richmond. Va. February %, 1850, was also
| participated In by the local lodge 1t also
| OF Gen. Washington, December 10, 1879.
In the year 1910 the late Major Georcc
| Duffey, in order to preserve the Washing
ton troWel which had >een made by the
majors grandfather. presented the lodge
| with one made by himself and that has
been In constant use since that time.
Unable to Appear in Court.
| Owing to the inability of the complain
ant, Thomas Gibson. colored to appear In
the police court this morning. the case of
| Harry Dade, colored. charged with as
saulting and beating Gibson. was contin-
| ued. 1t is said that the assault occurred
| at Gibson 8 home on Upper hing street
| Saturday last. and that Dade subdued HIS
| opponent by the vigorous use Of a large
| base ball bat. The injured man had been
at his home without medical treatment I'M
| til last night. when upon the return of
| Gibson's wife she found him suffering from
the Injuries and secured the services of a
| physician.
| Funeral services over the remains OF AL
bert l. Schoeni. whose death occurred
Wednesday morning last, were he'd at 10
| o'clock this morning at st. Mary's Cath
| ole Church. Rev. Father L. F. Kelly. as
sistant pastor. oficiated, and the remains
were placed temporarily in the vault in st.
| MARY Cemetery Inc IOllOWlng served as
pallbearers: NJ. T. Dwyer F. T. Quinn and
| II. L. Wheatley. representing Fitzgerald
| Council. knights of Columbus; ]. G. Ora
ham. G. w. Bontz 1r., and E. s. Reed
| representing the Retail Clerks Union.
| Frances Hayes. colored, forty-four years
of age. who says she resides at 10 jack
son Hall court. Washington, u. c., was
| arrested by Policeman Lyles shortly before
noon today as she was proceeding to Wash
| ington on an electric train and Is held at
the police station on suspicion of being the
finder 1 of poeketbook. which contained 800
| lost by lady several days ago 1t Is said
| that Frances became abusive to the police
man when she was placed under arrest. and
it Is asserted she also resisted. The affair
| created considerable excitement When the
| prisoner was placed behind the bars at
Headquarters she became hysterical.
| in this city. ..-s-
Disposition Of Cases.
| the police court today the f,ll1wing
| cases were disposed of: Nellie Steward,
colored. charged with abusive language to-
ward Emma Jackson. also colored. dismiss
| ed: William and Walter Sampson, charged
| with throwing MISSILES dlmissed; William
Goings, colored. charged with beating his
| wife. fined So; James Cook. charged with
| assaulting Eppa Padgett. forfeited IS COL
| lateral by temperance.
The work of laying the brick foundation
for the George r. Hill Memorial, a build
1 ing for young people which is being
| erected by the Methodist Episcopal Church
| South. was begun this morning. The work
will be vigorously pushed to completion.
| The structure will cost about $4,000, and
| it Is expected it will be ready for occu-
pancy in the early fall.
The members of Company g. 10th vir-
| ginia Regiment, Alexandria Light Infan-
try, will depart for jamestown tomorrow
| afternoon on the 5:O7 train over the Rich
mond. Fredericksburg and Potomac rail-
| Goad. Upon arrival at jamestown the
of
| twelve days. AS previously announced, the
| command will muster about fifty, men and
will be in charge of Capt. P. J. Murphy.
| James H. Miles, seventy-three years or
age, died last evening at his residence, 81
Oronoco street. after lingering illness.
He was seventy-three years of age and a
survives him. Funeral services will be
| held at his late home tomorrow afternoon.
Closing of Schools.
At meeting of the city school board last
| evening it was decided to hold the closing
exercises for white children Tuesday and
| Wednesday, June 1S and 49, and for colored
| children Thursday and Friday, June 20 and
q. committee appointed at a recent
! meeting of the board to consider petition
asking for a new building for Lee School
for girls reported that the board had no
funds for such purpose. and it was decided
| to refer the matter to the city council. It
| was set forth that the Peabody building,
which is now occupied by Lee School. is in
adequate, for the purpose. and that a mod
| ern structure is needed.
c. E. Crown, freight brakeman en-
ployed in the Potomac railroad yards, north
of this city. fell from the top of a car late
| last night and was painfully bruised about
the head and back. He was brought to this
city, and his injuries treated at the Alex
, andria Hospital. He had recovered suffi-
| GENTLY this morning to go to his home.
Mrs McCuen the venerable mother of Mr.
| w. H. McCuen. was stricken with paralysis
while at the home of the latter, 113 North
| Alfred street. a few DAYS ago. and her cor