The Washington herald., 1908-05-19
New Military Company Is Or
ganized by Maj. King.
WILL BE MUSTERED IN SOON
No Place to Hold Drills as Yet, Be-
cause Former Military 0rganiza-
tiOa Retains the Keys TO Arm0ry
HaiI-Legai Fight May Ensue.
Officers to Take Examination.
WASHINGTON HERALD BUREAU.
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tary company was formally organized to-
night at the Office of F. L. Siaymaker,
with the election of these officers: F. L.
slaymaker. captain: r. H. C. Beverley.
first Lieutenant: c. II. May. second lieu
tenant; T. B. Cochran. first sergeant
Several other noncommissioned officers
viii be named BY the captain at future
date
The officers will go 10 Richmond next
week to take the military examination.
Afterward the company will be mustered
In. It is expected that Maj. James E.
King. who, with the assistance Of Mr..
slaymaker, organized the company viii
officiate.
The new company starts out with a
membership OF hfty-one the minimum re-
CURED to organize. although IT was an
lnounced tonight that Il Is expected that
the company's roster by the close Of the
present week viii contain at least sixty
names.
| 70 name has yet been selected for the
| company As soon as the officers pass
the required examination another meeting
viii be held, when arrangements will be
| completed for drills and other work. II
/ is not known where the company viii be
mustered in, as the members of the Alex
andria Light Infantry still retain the keys
OF ArmOry Hall
The new company viii take the place
OF Company G, Seventieth Virginia Regi-
ment, known as the Alexandria Light IN
| fautry, which was disbanded by order OF
! the governor May ?. Members or the
Alexandria Light Infantry assert that the
ldisbandment of Company G did not
necessarily disband the Light Infantry,
and in view of this fact they viii retain
/ the keys to Armory Hall. A legal fight
wifi be made to determine who has
/ right to the use OF the hall.
Registration books in the different
wards throughout the city will be opened
| at sunrise tomorrow morning and will
close at sunset. Persons who fail to reg
| isteF tomorrow cannot participate in the
/ Congressional primary which will be held
/ June 9. II is expected that large NUM-
| Der of voters viii register, although
many have already svailed themselves OF
/ the opportunity.
An afternoon Of song and story has
been planned for celebration at 4:So
/
| the residence of Mrs. William A. Smoot.
/ Miss Jean Wilson. OF Washington. will
give several selections. In the musical
! programme she viii be assistedt by Ken
neth ". ogden. The proceeds Of the en-
| tertainment viii be used toward defFay-
! ing The expenses that Will be incurred
I IN the erection or & memorial tablet
which viii be placed IN Christ Church by
/ the Daughters Of the American Revolu-
/ ton.
A verdict for $3.50 has been handed
down IN the Circuit Court for Alexandra
County. Judge J. B. T. Thornton presid-
ing, in the case Of c. H. Brayton against
the Washington, Arlington. and Falls
Church Railway Company. The object
of the suit was TO recover damages in the
sum Of $4,000 for personal Injuries re-
! ceived by the plaintiff by being struck by
Ia train.
Plans have been completed by the Ep-
worth League Of Trinity Methodist
ChuEh for holding an installation Of off,
] GERS Of that organization tomorrow night
! At o'clock a social and literary pro-
gramme will be a feature Of the evenings
exercises.
T. N. Wampler, of Culpeper, Va, came
here to-day and personally inspected the
registration books Of James T. Lawler.
registrar Of the Fourth ward The action
Of Mr.. Wempler ends the proposed man
damus proceedings. Some time ago Mr.
! Wempler made application to see the
books, but Mr.. Lawier, not knowing him.
] ~af4r m al fNa nj
by order of the court
Announcement is made that meeting
OF NJ. D. Corse Camp, Sons of Con
federate Veterans, viii be held at Lee
Camp Hall at S o'clock tomorrow night
/ for the purpose of making arrangements
/ for taking part in the Confederate Me-
mortal day exercises. which will be held
May 2a
The case Of Robert Ferguson, colored,
charged with assauIting c. L. Honett
a conductor on the washington, Alex
andria and Mount Vernon Electric Rail-
/ way. will be heard at Mount Vernon be-
fore Justice Wright Wednesday. The al
/ legged offense occurred several weeks ago
and the conductor was badly cut
An interesting meeting Of Alexandra
! Lodge, No. T5S. Benevolent and Pro-
/ tective order of Elks. was held tonight
/ at which time several candidates were
/ initiated. Other business of a routine
nature was also disposed Of.
The responsibility for the sinking Of
/ the steamer Trenton viii. no doubt, be
! fixed by a coroner's jury. which will con-
clude the hearing of witnesses to-mor-
row night at the undertaking establish
nIent Of B. Wheatley
THE wllds of the North" viii be the
subject OF an address which will be de-
Iivered Friday night in the Young Peo-
! pies Building. by Rev, Arthur Santmiler,
a well-known missionary and traveller.
A reception was given tonight in the
Young Peoples Building of the Methodist
| Episcopal Church South. During the
/ evening refreshments we're served.
Rush Work on Traction Line.
/ Special to The wsshingtos Herald
Cumberland, Nd, May 1s-More than
| LOCO men have been put TO work on the
/ construction of the electric railway which
will connect Moundsville, w. Va. with
! Pittsburg The road viii be double-tracA-
/ ed. and the construction engineers expect
to turn it over 10 the company by Au-
gust 25.
Leases Oakland Hotel.
Special to The Washington Herald
| Cumberland, Nd, May 1S-Mrs. A z.
| Boldly. Of New York City. has leased the
| Oakland Hotel, the well-known summer
resort at Oakland. Md. for the coming
season