Evening star., 1908-01-18
HAPPENINGS At ALEXANDRIA
COMMITTEES PLAN FOR WASH
INGToN's BIRTHDAY.
Palace Car Leaves the Tracks.
Other Matters Of General and
Personal Interest,
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star
ALEXANDRIA, Va. January IS. 1908.
Preparations are being completed by the
george washington Birthday Association
for the parade February % The per-
sonnel OF the committees in charge fol-
lows:
Entertainments. Won de westlaken.
chairman; NJ. p. Greene, NJ. A. Quinn.
II. 3. Quinn, c. J. Geisendaffer. NJ +.
Greene, w. II. Sweeney, j. D. Normoyle.
J. I. johnson, Courtney Acton, r. A.
Garnett, Albert Aitcheson and George H.
Beuchert.
Decorations-W. w. Ballenger chair
man: j. T. Johnson. F. w. Smith, John
A. Ewald. J. T. Ballenger. George H.
Beuchert, III. A. Downham, E. f. Down
nam, r y. Gronau, James d. Brannon
and III. j. Grubb.
Military-Maj. W. NJ Smith. chairman:
Mai. James M. King, Capt. p. ]. Murphy.
Lieut.. w. w. Demaine, Lieut. c. w. May.
Dr. 7. B. Cochran, c. C. Carin. Judge l..
Z. Barley, J. ]. Green, F. L. Slaymaker,
Il. OBJ: Hooper. S. L. Monroe. George
II. Robinson, L. D. Sullivan and H w.
Smith.
Observation-Disclosures NJ Graham,
chairman: T. c. Howard, U. s. Lambert,
p. z. Joyce, 0. III. Kirk. ]. G. Peverill, j.
!; Preston and George H. Hinken.
IN Music-p. aa,ac w. Aitcheson. chairman:
Oscar Robbins. A.. X. Warfield. E. s.
Smith. Douglas Lindsey, M..iiam LucKetI.
J. A. Stoutenbureh. r. T. Green, Selma
Lynn. w. P. Taylor and G. K. Appich.
Courtney Acton. M L. R.sneill, s. Sidney
Mankin. Mark L. Price, G. w. Petty, c.
L. Pickin. w. M. Glasgow, j. Y. v lliiams
and ]. H. Trimyer.
l. T. IL DTSeg TSennsan snarmsn Hubert
Carne, F. p. Russell. win f. Carne, r.
L. Carne, jr., Isaac Gregg, James F.
Peyton and A. ]. Wedderburn.
Civic-O. H. Kirk, chairman; Frank
Bayliss: R: N: Graham. H. Leonard Reed.
Henry Carlin. John H. Trimyer. ]. Robert
Goode, Robert E. Miller, Marshall T..
King. John Leadbeater. ] avid NJ. HUI
fish. ]. M. Willis, w. C. Davis. Wallace
Lindsey, Harry D. Kirk and Carroll
Woolf.
Electric Car Leaves Track.
The palace car Mount Vernon Of the
Washington. Alexandria and Mount Ver-
non Electric railway jumped the track at
st. Asaph shortly before / o'clock this
afternoon. AS a result all northbound
trains were delayed.
An effort to secure the establishment of
the proposed Ruffner Normal School for
Girls at Manassas. Va, is being made by
the Manassas Business League.
The state corporation commission has
granted a charter to the Brewery and Dis
tillery Equipment Corporation of this
city, with capital stock of $4,000. The
officers are: M. c. Spries. president;
Bisbee, Ariz.; Harry King, vice president,
Washington, d. c.: Philip King, secre-
tary and treasurer, Washington.
Funeral Services.
Funeral services over the remains of
Conductor John T. Wilkins, who died last
Thursday night, will be held at his late
home, 500 Cameron street, Monday morn
ing next at 10 o'clock. Rev. Charles D.
Bulla. pastor OF the Methodist Episcopal
Church South. will officiate.
The funeral of Mrs. Catherine Germann
will take place at o'clock tomorrow aft
ernoon from the German Lutheran
Church. Rev. J. J. May. pastor, will Of
ficiate.
Arrangements have been made by Rev.
Joseph r. Sewer, pastor of the Second
Presbyterian Church, to go to Danville,
Va. next Monday, where he will conduct
evangelistic services in the Burton Me-
mortal Presbyterian Church. His pulpit
will be occupied during his absence by
Rev. Gamble See.
A leap year dance was given last even
ing at McBurney's Hall. It was given in
honor Of the Alexandria German Club.