The Washington herald., 1908-02-24
NEWSOP
Those in Charge of Celebra-
ton Being Praised
ASSESSMENT BILL IS PASSED
State Delegate Cation Succeeds In
Having House Act Fevorably on
Measure, and Ii Is Now Before
the state Senate-Funeral of Miss
Laura Virginia BrOckett Held.
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WASHINGTON HERALD BUREAU,
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SO King Street.
Alexandria. Va. Feb. 2s.-The only yes
tige remaining to-day Of yesterdays big
parade In commemoratioa of the birth
Of George Washington is the pennants.
flags, banners. and bunting which to-day
swung merriIy TO and fro to the high
winds, and for a time it looked as II they
would be torn TO tatters They were.
however, but mute testimony of one OF
the grandest military parades ever seen
in this historic city, BY tomorrow after
noon the city will have been stripped OF
all signs OF the parade, and the big cele-
bration will be but memory, but one
saat will be indelibly stamped upon the
minds Of all Alexandrians as a grand and
imposing military spectacle.
Officers, committeeman and members OF
the George Washington Birthday Asso-
citation. under whose auspices the parade
was given, are to-day being congratulated
upon the successful manner in which
everything passed of. There was absc-
lutely nc hitch in anything. and the spec
tators expressed themselves as being
State Delegate James r. Cation. of this
city. has announced that he has procured
the passage in the house of delegates Of
a resolution to amend section 10 OF the
constitution relating 10 the right of
municipalities to assess abutting property
owners for the Improvement CT streets
not exceeding 80 per cent of the cost. He
al fH1f he,
before the senate. and he is erdeavoring
TO secure its passage by that body. Mr..
Cation also states that the bond measure
for this city passed the house OF dele
gates. and is now on the calendar of the
senate.
The Fairfax County board of super
visors has fixed the following levy for the
year 1903: Twenty-Five cents on the 500
valuation in real estate and personal
property. railroad. telegraph. and tele-
phone lines in the county; school tax. 10
cents; district school tax. 10 cents: road
tax, 20 cents in CenterviIle district and
% cents In the other districts: 80 cents
on each 1.-THE and 80 cents on each dog.
The funeral Of Miss Laura Virginia
Brockett. whose death occurred in Wash
ington Thursday morning. took place at
O'Clock this afternoon from the resi-
dence OF A. d. Brockctt. s1S North Wash
ington street. Rev. Joseph r. Sewer.
pastor of the Second Presbyterian
Church, assisted by Rev. Mr.. Pratt, Of
Washington. conducted the services. The
burial was made in the Presbyterian
Cemetery
Those serving as pailbearcrs were HUI
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Uhler, W A. Smoot. Richard Windsor.
and T. II. Brown. the last named OF
Washington.
i Funeral services over the remains OF
Mrs. Gladys Birchmire were held at >
o'clock this afternoon al her late home,
222 South Alfred street Rev. ". W. Van
Arsdale, pastor of Trinity Methodist
Episcopal Church. conducted the services.
The interment was made in Bethel Gene
terry.
Rev. Edgar Carpenter conducted fu-
neral services this morning over the re-
mains of Harvey William. infant son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles A. Shaffer.
, a concert will be given next Thursday
night at the Young Mems Sodality Ly-
ceum Hall for the benefit of Grace
Church improvement fund. The first part
will be conducted by the Musurgia Glee
Club, OF Washington. and the second
part will consist Of solos by special sing
ers of the clAb and humorous readings by
Mr.. Edwin Callow, of New York.
Representative James T. Lloyd OF Mis-
souri,. this afternoon delivered an inter-
esting address at a mems meeting, held
at the Young Peoples building OF the
Methodist Episcopal Church South He
took for his subject THE Man Jesus"
solo was rendered by Miss Kate Smoot
At the Sunday school services az the
First Baptist Church this morning an
orphan from the orphan asylum OF
salem. Va, rendered several songs and
also recited for the benefit Of the schol-
airs.
The Elks indoor carnival will be con-
tinued until next Thursday night. The
committee in charge Is arranging for spe-
ciai attractions for every remaining night
Revival services were begun tonight at
the Methodist Episcopal Church South,
by Rev. D. Vance Price, Of North Caro-
lima. There was special singing. led by
large chorus. These services will be
continued until March s.
The prodigsrs departure; or, the wan
derer lost was the subject OF special
sermon delivered to-day at Trinity Meth
odist Episcopal Church by the pastor
Rev. W. W. Van Arsdale
Miss Rebecca Wollberg has returned
after visit TO relatives and friends in
New York and Philadelphia.