Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-12
HAPPENINGS IN ALEXANDRIA
EFFORT TO RETAIN POSSESSION
OF ARMoRY HALL.
Death of Thomas E. Gorham-Boat
Club to Participate in the Phila-
delphia Regatta.
Special Correspondence OF The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. May l.. 1908.
The Alexandria Light Infantry Will at
tempt to prevent the new company being
organized here to take the place of Com
pany G. 10th Virginia Regiment. disband-
ed by order of Gov. Swanson for alleged
ineffciency, from taking possession Of
Armory Hall. The foregoing was decided
on at a largely attended meeting last
evening. Capt. P. ]. Murphy gave his
views the subject. A resolution was
adopted appointing a committee to employ
counsel and investigate whether or not
the Alexandria Light Infantry has legal
right to the hall. A member of the COM
pany explained today that until the mat
ter is finally decided by the courts the
infantry will hold the keys to the hall
and continue to use 1t. The Light Infan-
try, however, will turn over all state
equipments TO the properly authorized
party.
A deed and quit claim dated November
8. 1880, from George H. Robinson and
twenty-five other active members of the
volunteer company of infantry, known as
the Alexandria Light Infantry. Com
pany +. Sd Regular Volunteers. who did
not enlist in the United States service
during the Spanish-American war, and
the Alexandria Light Infantry and per-
sons who were then may hereafter be-
come members of the company, were
placed on record late yesterday afternoon
| in the Office of the clerk of the corpora
! ton court.
| The deed in part reads: This deed is
made upon express terms and understand
| ing that in the event the present Alexan-
| dria Light Infantry disbands or ceases to
| exist as an organization the property
hereby conveyed shall pass to the city
! control of Alexandria to be held by ii in
7 trust for the use and benefit of the active
| members of any new military that may
! be hereafter organized and mustered in
! said city.
| 1t is said the state authorities will as
| sist the company being organized to Sc
cure possession of Armory Hall Mem
| bers of the old company assert that the
disbandment of Company G does not nee
essarily disband the Alexandria Light In
fantry.
Death of Thomas E. Gorham.
Thomas +. GorlIam, retired engineer
of the Southern railway. died. shortly
before O'Clock this morning at his
| home, 216 South Payne street. Mr. Cor
| ham was a native of Albany, n. Y. and
was fifty-four years of age In addition
to his wife. Mrs Roverta Gorham, his
| children Mrs James MCGOWAN. Mrs.
John Duncan. Miss Iona Gorham and
| Ashby Gorham. survive him. MIR. Cor
! ham was a member of Alexandra Lodge
| of Elks and of Alexandria Council, No
| G2I. Royal Arcanum.
| Owing to declining health Mr.. Gorham
retired from business about three years
! ago. For a quarter of a century De
| served as an engineer.
! The Old Dominion Boat Club today re-
! ceived a telegram accepting its entry in
the four-oared-shell race at the Ameri-
/ can Henley regatta al Philadelphia the
I'D instant The crew. accompanied by
Coach Hecox will depart May -.
Money foD New School.
| 1t is expected that the joint committee
on finance and schools will report favor
ably this evening on proposition sub
mitted by the city ,school board asking for
an appropriation of $4,000 to assist in the
! erection of a new public school for g.r.s
/ on the north side of Prince street be-
/ tween Patrick and Henry streets II is
! also believed that they will act favoraby
/ on a number of other propositions TO.
| improvements which will be reported In
the absence of d. r. Stansbury. clerk of
! council n. S. Greenaway. clerk Of the
| corporation court, will serve in ina.
| capacity.
| The saloon deck of the steamer Tren-
ton was raised to the surface this morn
| ing and the work of raising the main
deck is progress sing rapidly. A hand
pump is being used. The boat is beng