Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-01

GarNeS K1liey CnarleS j. smith, FOR winch
negro named George Midgets was after
ward hanged. In conclusion Pines said:
That man took advantage of me be-
cause l am In Jail. He was absolutely
wrong.
Plans for Homecoming Week.
Committees are being named, plans
mapped out and other work is being rap
idly done for the homecoming week and
the dedication of George Washington
Park, April 26 to May /. W. B. Smoot,
president of the George Washington Mon
ument Association. has appointed the fol-
lowing executive committee for the home
coming week, which will supervise and
direct all matters in connection with the
affair: J. NJ. Hill, president; r. S. Bar.
rett, NJ. p. Green. e. b. Swan and A. J.
Wedderburn.
The following committee on publicity
and advertising for Alexandria county
chairman: E. w. Stearns. Mr.. Upman,
w. Z. Wibert. A. D. Torreson, E. w.
Ball and Robert s. Hume.
James +. Clements chief marshal Of the
following as aids by districts: Jefferson.
Walter U. Varney. Edward Duncan.
George W. Zachary, Domer Price, Will
liam Price, Frank Hume, jr, John Bash
ford. W: T; Gary. George E. Garrett, Ed
ton district, William H. Palmer Curtis
B. Graham. j. Stuart Thompson. Howard
B. Fields. Harry Collins. John B. Hender-
son. jr., Arthur j. Faster, DID. Munson
Corbett. Fred S. Corbett., Esther Palmer.
every. Thomas Burke. Harry Thomas.
George McMarcey. E. S. Thompson, Harry
Crack. Theodore Veitch. F. w. Graham,
F. Ball. Arthur Veitch and Eugene Payne;
Washington district, r. c. l.. Moncure,
W. N. Febrey. Robert L. Walker. A. c.
Yates, Crandall Mackey. jr., E. K. Dubie,
r. Bruce Harrison. Ernest NJ. Shreve.
Jacob Birch, A. G. Grummele, A. B. Clark,
Theodore r. Taft, William Massey and
Gordon Colt.
Reunion of st. Johns Students.
A number of students of old st. Johns
Academy held meeting last night at the
rooms OF the Bachelors Club and made
preliminary arrangements for reunion
and banquet of all of the students, to be
held at Armory Hall during the progress
Of the homecoming week. A permanent
organization was effected, with the cleo
ton of these officers: DR.. G. T. Klipstein,
president; r. w. Arnold. first vice pres
ident; James f. Clements, second vice
president; r. l.. Carne, jr, secretary;
Capt. w. II. Sweeney. treasurer: j. T.
Johnson. r. NJ. Latham and John Cogan,
the other things arranged for was the
placing of register at a store on King
street during the homecoming week
where all former students may register.
Another meeting will be held next We'd
nesday night at the rooms of the cham
Der of commerce. Invitations will be sent
out by the secretary for all former stu
dents TO attend the meeting.
coiored woman. said TO be suffering
with "A case of smallpox, is causing the
authorities considerable trouble. as it is
feared that she has, in all proba billy.
spread the germs of the dreaded disease.
and other cases may follow. All with
whom she has come in contact have, how
ever, taken precaution. The woman is
now In a house on Oronoco street. near
Pitt, where she is being looked after by
the health officer The house is unoccu-
pied.
The woman was formerly employed as
a domestic in q. house on Prince street.
When it was discovered she was suffer-
ing from smallpox. she was placed in a
carriage and conveyed to police station.
The officers in charge ordered the driver
to take the woman away. and she was
afterward placed in the house mentioned.
Owners of the vehicle removed the lap
robes with pitchforks and have arranged
made by residents in the neighborhood
where the woman has been placed and
further complications may ensue.
For Democratic Primary.
4 meeting of the city democratic COM
mittees will be called within short time
to make arrangements for a democratic
primary for the purpose of nominating
candidates for city offices. The primary
WILL it is expected, be held during the
latter part of May. Among the offices to
be filled are city auditor. city treasurer.
collector of taxes, clerk of gas, common
wealth attorney. corporations attorney,
city sergeant. measurer of wood and bark
and magistrates and constables from the
four wards. So far as known, the only
candidate who will have opposition is
City Sergeant Cox. who will be opposed
by John McCuen. Should IL prove that
there will be no opposition the committee
will declare the present incumbents the
party nominees. and they will be voted
upon in the general election next No
vember.
The threatened strike among the union
employees at the plant of the Robert Port
ner Brewing Company, which 1t was be-
lieved would take place today. did not MI
terialiZe, although the company did not
sign up any new contracts with the union.
The general impression Is that the affair
has been called Off Owing to the tenn
perance wave sweeping over the south
many of the brewing companies are I'M
able to meet demands formerly made upon
them.
II have nothing to say" said Hattie
Wilson, colored. about fifty years old.
when arraigned in the police court this
morning TO answer a charge Of stealing
flowers and other articles from graves
Six months in Jail replied the court
Two handsome metallic wreaths, a sheaf
of wheat. dove and other articles
stolen by Hattie were recovered by the