Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-11
HAPPENINGS IN ALEXANDRIA
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE To
GIVE ITS FIRST BANQUET.
Court Signs Decree in the Case o.
Jackson and Others Against
Wulbanks.
Special Correspondence of The Star d.

| ALEXANDRIA. Va, February IL. 1908.
Arrangements have been made by the
Chamber of Commerce to give Its first an
nual banquet tonight at McBurney's Hall.
William A. Smoot, jr.. president. will pre-
side and introduce the speakers.
| Among those expected to be present and
respond to toasts are President w. w.
Finley, Southern Railway Company. Rep
| resentative John Sharp Williams, Missis-
! sippi: Commissioner II. B. F. Macfarland
of the District of Columbia, Representa-
| tive Charles c. Carlin of this city. Mayor
| Frederick J. Paff and others. The hall
| has been deliberately decorated. The ia
bles are arranged in e. shape, and COW
ers will be laid for one hundred and thirty
guests. An orchestra will furnish music.
The guests will come to this city on the
| palace car Mount Vernon. The committee
! in charge of the banquet is composed of
| Marshall L. King, A. d. BrOckett and j..
Y. Williams.
A telegram was received this morning
| by Chief Goods of the police department
from Mrs. N. A. Williams of Newport
News. Va, requesting that her eleven
| year-old son, Eugene Williams. be held.
1t is expected that relatives OF the lad
will arrive tomorrow and take him home.
The boy applied early last evening to
c. William Wattles. local agent of the
Norfolk and Washington Steamboat Com
pany. for transportation to Newport News.
The lad says his father is chief of police
at Phoebus. and last Friday he went to
Manassas. Va. with his father to get a
colored prisoner. The boy added that he
was left at Manassas last Friday and had
been sleeping around the depot at Manas-
saS with scarcely no food. He saws ne
started to walk here yesterday, and upon
reaching Clifton Station. five miles north
of Manassas, he was placed in box car
and rode the rest of the way.
Decree in Willbanks Case.
A final decree was entered in the cor
poration court this morning in the case
of Wash n. Jackson and others against
Rev. Alexander Willbanks. pastor of
Mount Jezreel Baptist Church. colored.
confirming the election of Willbanks as
pastor of the church and also the election
of the various other church officers. dis
missing the injunction proceedings and or
dering the plaintiffs to pay the costs.
WilbankS was represented by Attorney
Robinson Moncure.
The city council is to hold a meeting
this evening promptly at 7:30 o'clock.
Most Of the members expect to attend
the banquet of the chamber of commerce,
so the session will probably be brief.
At the annual meeting of the stockhold-
ers of the Virginia Safe Deposit and Trust
Corporation yesterday afternoon the fol
lowing officers were chosen: c. j. Rixey,
president; G. p Robinson. first vice pres
| ident; Gardner l., Boothe second vice
president; c. J. Rixey. treasurer; Norton
& Boothe, counsel; Henry Bladder, J. X.
NJ Norton. George S. French. c. c. Lead
beater. Henry X. Field and r. J. Fannon,
trustees.
| An address on the dual tragedy at the
Marshall House. May "a. 1851. which re-
suited in the killing of James w. Jack
son and Col f. E. Ellsworth was given
last evening by Joseph Padgett at Lee
Camp Hail. before NJ. D. Corse Camp,
Sons of Confederate Veterans. II is said
that Mr.. Padgett is the only living eye
| witness o. the tragedy. A short talk was
made by w. II. May.
Brief Mention.
r. P w Garnett recently reappointed
clerk of the United States court for this
Va. and qualified.
Thomas H. Haislip. a resident of Lorton
Station, Fairfax county, Va, died last
night at the Alexandria Hospital after a
brief illness The deceased was sixty-four
years of age. In addition to his wife, one
! child survives him. The remains will be
| sent to LOrton for burial
| Funeral services over the remains of DR..
A Barne t-Baily, whose body was found
Saturday last. were held at o'clock this
afternoon. Rev. J. II. Scott of Hot
Springs Va conducted the services The
! interment was in Bethel cemetery.
Funeral services over the remains of
Laura Bolton were held last evening. Rev
DIR. w. F. Fisher pastor of the First
Baptist Church, oficiated. The remains
were sent today to Remington, Fauquier
county, Va, for burial.
The funeral of e. Horatio Day will
occur at 3 O'Clock tomorrow afternoon
| from the residence of his sister. Mrs.
C. A. Howard, 215 South Royal street
Rev. DIR. Fisher. will officiate. The in
terment will be in Bethel cemetery.