Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-17
HAPPENINGS IN ALEXANDRIA
ANNOUNCEMENT OF ROUTE OF
PARADE NEXT SATURDAY.
Funeral Of Edwin M. Reed-Cases
in Police Court-General
and Personal News.
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Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence OF The Star.
ALEXANDRIA. Va. February Il. 1908.
The decoration OF buildings in this city
in connection with the celebration Satur-
day next under the auspices OF the
George Washington Birthday Association,
will he commenced tomorrow morning.
and by Friday, ii is expected. practicali!
every structure along the route for the
parade will be gay with flags and bunting.
For the past two weeks a number OF rep
resentatives of Washington concerns have
been here taking orders and it is pre-
dicted that the decorations this year VIII
greatly surpass those of former years
The committee on decorations today made
a request that all residing along the line
of march decorate the fronts of buildings.
The route committee last evening an
nounced the line of march as follows: Inc
column to form in Duke street. with rlSht
resting at Washington street, and then
move along Duke to Payne; Payne TO
Prince: Prince to Fairfax Fairfax 10
Cameron: Cameron to Royal: Royal TO
King: King to Washington: Washington
to Wythe and countermarch back TO King
King to West and there disband.
The press committee will be quartered
in the rooms o. the chamber Of commerce
Invited guests and officers of the associa-
ton will have their headquarters in Lee
Camp Hall. Arrangements have been
made for serving the military with re-
freshments in the east wing Of the market
building. The visiting firemen will be en-
tertained at the various fire engine houses.
Members representing the various secret
organiza tons will be entertained by the
representatives Of the local orders at their
halls.
1t was announced today that members
Of the staff of the grand marshal will be
led follows: Representing this city,
Worth Hulfish: Fairfax county. George
n. Pickett: Alexandra county. James f.
Clements. Windsor w. Domaine will be
an aid to the chief marshal and Norman
l.. Williamson an aid. secre; organization
division. Capt. r. NJ. Latham will prob
ably be an aid in the fire department di-
vision.
1t is expected that the Warrenton Rifles
Of Warrenton. Va. will probably partici-
pate in the parade. A reviewing stand
will be erected at the northeast corner
Of King and Alfred streets.
General and Personal News.
Arrangements have been made by Mayor
PAN to formally open the Elks indoor
carnival at Armory Hall this evening at
Z: 30 o'clock.
Funeral services over the remains of
Edwin NJ. Reed. whose death occurred
Yesterday morning at his home. lI3
Soutf. Alfred street. will be held at 8
o'clock tomorrow afternoon. Rev. Father
l.. F. Kelly will officiate. The interment
will be in Bethel cemetery.
Mr.. Reed was fifty-one wears OF age
and was a son of the late Phineas Reed.
He was born in this city. Two children.
Misses Edna and Mary Reed. survive him.
In tine police court today the following
cases were disposed %: Henry Williams.
colored. contempt Of court. forfeited s.
collateral: Chris Williams. George Jane
son. Samuel Spice. William Jones. SAM
usl Johnson. Alfred Johnson, disorderly
conduct. forfeited S. collateral each: Alice
Harris. colorsd disorderly conduct. fined
SIS: James Banks. coiared. assaulting and
beating Sarah Harris continued: Nora
Green. colored. assault and beating Edna
Lloyd. fined 81: John Allen and John
Bryant. both colored. disorderly conduct
and fighting. fined $50 each: Dick Nut
ters. drunken and disorderly conduct. for
feited So collateral; Edward Groves. col
ored. assaulting and beating John Quill.
fined s.. and Quill also fined similar
amount: Ernest Hall. disorderly conduct
and fighting. case continued.
Robert II. Terrell of Washington and
several others yesterday afternoon deliv-
cred addresses at the Abraham Lincoln
and Frederick Douglass celebration I'm
Roberts Chapel. Methodist Episcopal
Church. The exercises were held under
the auspices of the Lincoln Association.
Magnrs L. Robinson. president. 4 spe-
cial musical program was rendered
1t Is expected that Edward browns.
Harry Hicks and WILDER Cook. charged
with holding I'D and shooting Thomas j.
Snyder last Tuesday. will he given pre-
lminary hearing this week. The condi-
ton OF Mr.. Snyder has improved 10 such
an extent that he will probably be able
Ia appear i'm court.
A slight fire occurred AT o'clock yes