The Washington herald., 1908-05-24
Military Company Gets Off
cial Sanction.
ORDER FROM STATE ADJUrANr
Body VIII Be Assigned as Company
G, Seventeen Regiment OF Infan-
try, Virginia vOIunteers-YOung
Mems Senate Plans Session for
Tomorrow NiEht-SocIety News.
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Alexandria. Va May 23.-Ohicial per-
mission in the shape Of a letter from
Adjt. Gen. Charles ]. Anderson was re-
ceived this morning by Capt. F. L. Slay-
maker. granting the newly organized
military company, which will take the
place Of the Alexandria Light Infantry.
a right TO organize.
Accompanying the letter was another,
in which It was said that the commits
stoned officers Of the company would be
examined in Richmond any day after
May q.
The order is as follows: Upon the ap-
plication Of F. L. SlaymalSer. r H. c.
Beverley Carroll H. May and others. for
permission TO form an infantry company
Of Virginia volunteers. at Alexandria.
Va, and having elected officers and COM
piled with the laws governing the or
ganization OF companies OF Virginia vol
unteers. authority is hereby given to
form the same, which. when fully or
ganized. shall be assigned as Company
6. TO the Seventeen Regiment Infantry,
Virginia volunteers"
The commissioned officers of the COM
pany VIII proceed TO Richmond early next
week, 10 take the examination. After
ward noncomnissioned officers will be
elected
Joseph Williams, colored. held by action
Of a coroner's jury for opening port holes
in the sunken steamer Trenton has been
removed to jail. Williams has not had a
preliminary hearing II IS understood his
case will be considered by the next grand
jury.
The Young Mems Senate viii hold an
open session Tuesday night The follow
ing Will be the programme; instrumental
! trio. Mr.. Hall, violin: Mr. Smith. mando-
lin; Mrs. smithers. piano; recitation. Miss
Nina Tanner; solo. Marshall Dobie:
When Moses Came Back" J. Randall
Cation and David " Hulhsh: recitation,
Miss Blanche stansbury; instrumental
duet. Miss Smith and Miss Williamson;
recitation. Mrs L B. Hulhsh Portraits
10 be presented 20 the Young Peoples
Building viii be received by Rev. T.. Y
Register. presiding elder of the Methodist
Episcopal Church South. and Rev. c. d.
BuHa. chaplain of the Senate. will make
a response which will be followed by
an instrumental trio composed of Mrs.
Smithers. Mr.. Hall. and Mr. Smith The
singing OF My Country. 'Tis OF Thee.
viii conclude the programme
The Westminster League Of the Secon1
Presbyterian Church tomorrow night at
5 O'Clock. will BY special request. re-
peat the praise services recently held al
that church. Some slight changes viii ce
made in the programme Messrs. Ken
nedy and Maddox and Misses Moore and
Graves kill give solos; duet by Miss
Graves and Mr.. Maddox; two selections by
the Westminster Leagne Quartet. COM
posed Of Mrs Field. Miss Jackson, and
Mr.. Slayr,aker. will conclude the pro-
gramnle.
A number Of members Of Fitzgerald
Council. No. 45s. knights OF Columbus.
left tonight for Staunton. Va. where
they will witness the exemplihcation OF
the third degree Of the order. which VIII
be conferred upon a large class Of candi-
dates tomorrow afternoon. District Dep
uty Dr. E. A German. Of this city, will
give the degree.
Rev. DR.. George B. Winton editor OF
the Christian Advocate. Nashville Tenn.
accompanied by HIS wife, arrived in this
city this afternoon. He is the guest Of
Rev. c. D. Bulia, pastor Of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, and will occupy the
pulpit in Rev. Nj. Bulla's church al both
services to-morrow.
an illustrated lecture on Napoleon will
be delivered Monday night in the Young
Peoples Building by Angus Med. Bran
ford. of the Episcopal High School.