Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-19
HAPPENINGS IN ALEXANDRIA
NEWS OF THE CITY ACROSS THE
POTOMAC RIVER.
Election Of omcers-Lookipg fol
Missing Boys-Plans for Re-
ception to Pastor.
Special Correspondence of The Star.


ALEXANDRIA. Va, April IS. 1905.
William Posey. collector employ ed
| by Charles King & Son. is detained
at police headquarters on suspicion
OF the larceny of 1888 from that firm. He
will be given a hearing in the police court
Monday morning.
Posey claims he lost pocketbook con-
| tanning the amount mentioned few days
ago. He had been an employee of the firm
! for several years.
Post F, Travellers Protective Associa-
ton. at its annual meeting this evening
| in the rooms of the chamber of commerce
| elected the following officers to serve for
the ensuing year: ]. Y. Williams. presi-
| dent: Fl. h. Field. vice president: r. NJ.
Graham. secretary and treasurer: c. G.
Carlin. counsel: G.. c. Leadbeater. r. $.
Jones. F. T. King. G. ID. Hopkins. J. p.
Robinson and J. M. Willis. board of di-
rectOrs.
The following were chosen chairmen of
committees: A. D. Brockett. railroad: j.
n. Trimyer: legislative: o. II. Kirk. press;
Raymond Hulfish, hotel: w A. Smoot. jr.
employment: DR.. s. b. Moore, post sur
geon and physician; Rev. J. r. Sewer.
chaplain.
the state convention in Roanoke, Va.
May - and %: Alfred Thomson. j. W.
May. R. E. Miller. H. l.. Reed. o. II. Kirk.
Walter G. Rodgers, j. T. Johnson. w. W.
Raymond Hulfish. J. E. Darling. j. II.
! Trimyer. M. L. Price. a. D. Brockett.
, chairman Of railroad committee; j. Y.
Williams. member of state board, and r
NJ. Graham.
Looking for Alleged Forger.
E. F. James. cashier of the Round Hill
Bank, Round Hill. Va. was in this city
today looking for q man who posed as
J. w. Bledsoe. jr.. of this: city, and who
is said to have passed a forged check on
the bank bearing the name of E. V. Regis
| ter of this city, presiding elder of the
Washington district of the Methodist
Episcopal Church South. The check was
for S25. and was drawn on the Citizens
National Bank. An examination revealed
that Rev. Mr.. ReHis,e s name was I'M
properly spelled and that the signature
was a poor imitation.
e. b. Granny of Charlottesville. Va. re-
ported to the police this evening that his
son and another boy ran away this morn
| ing from Charlottesville and requested the
local authorities to apprehend the lads.
Arrangements have been made by the
congregation of the Methodist Protestant
Church to tender Rev. c. I. HUMPHREYS.
pastor of the church. a reception next
Tuesday. He was recently returned to this
I charge by the conference at Snow Hill,
| Nd.
Special Easter services will be held in
the church at Z o'clock tomorrow even
| ing under the auspices of the Young Peo-
pies Christian Endeavor Society. A solo
| will be rendered by Miss Anna Vierkorn.
slight blaze in small frame tene-
| ment occupied by colored people in Pull
| man court. bounded by Prince. Duke. CO.
lumbus and Alfred streets, brought out
| he entire fire department at oc.ock
| this evening. The damage was slight. 1t
| is said that the Reliance engine had a
narrow escape from colliding with a troll
| ley car at the intersection of King and
| Patrick streets as it dashed past the rail-
| road tracks at that intersection.
Brief Mention.
A business meeting of former graduates
Of st. Mary's Academy will be held at the
school next Monday afternoon at o'clock
| for enrolment in st. Mary's alumnae and
also for the making Of definite plans for
the first reunion October Is next. {.
In the corporation court today. Judge
| Barley presiding. Laura W. Scuify was
granted a divorce from William o. Scully
on the ground of desertion. William Hol-
| land was granted a divorce from Nancy
| Holland on the ground of desertion and
| infldelity.
While alighting from a southbound train
| Of the Washington. Alexandria and Mount
Vernon electric railway at s:45 o'clock
! last evening, at the corner of King and
Royal streets, Miss Emma Stratford.
niece Of Mrs Robert Grimes of 81 King
street. fell to the ground. Her head and
| hands were injured.
John 8. Dunn, formerrresident of this
| city. died In Baltimore yesterday. He was
a son of the late Edward Dunn. The fu-
neral will take place Monday, with inter-
| ment in Baltimore.
Announcement is made by Judge Barley
Of the corporation court that all applica-
| ionc 70 Hrypn he
+ Saturday. April %.
The condition of Oscar Tubman. who
was recently stricken with paralysis. is
reported to be considerably improved.