Evening star., 1909-03-07
HAPPENINGS IN ALEXANDRIA
WASHINGToN'S PALLBEARERS'
TABLET TO BE UNVEILED.
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ALEXANDRIA. Va. March 6. 1900.
A bronze table bearing the names of
those who served as pallbearers for Gen.
George Washington. which will be un-
veiled next month at the south entrance
of Christ P. E. Church, has just been
completed by a Philadelphia consern for
American Revolution.
The unveiling will be with elaborate
A date for the unveiling
will be announced later.
The tablet bears the following inscrip-
ton:
In Memory of the Honorary Pallbearers
General George Washington.
Fellow Townsmen, Brother Masons
Trusted Friends. Comrades.
In the Cause of American Independence
Col; Charles simms. Col; George Gilpin.
Col. William Payne, Col. Charles Little,
In Memory Also Of the Lientensnts:
William Moss. Laurence Hooh.
James Turner jr: George Wise
OF the 1O5 Regiment Of the Virginia Militia.
Who Bore His Body TO the Tomb.
December IL. 1893.
Erected by the Mount Vernon Chapter. Ma
tiOnal Society Daughters Of the American Reyo-
luton Of Alexandria. Va. in 1903.
number OF prominent speakers have
been invited 10 be present and make ad
dresses. They will be introduced by Rep
resentative c. c. Cariin. Among those ex-
pected to the event is Mrs. Donald Nc
Lean president general of the society of
the Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton.
Two OF the most youthful descendants
of the pallbearers will unveil the tablet.
They are little Miss Margaret Douglas
Reese. great grea eat-granddaughter of Col
Dennis Ramsey. and John Caile Scott.
great t-great-great-srandson Of Col. Charles
Simms.
Contributions for the tablet were made
by descendants of the pallbearers i'm va
rious states. Owing to the large attendance
expected to witness the unveiling it has
been decided that the admission to the
church yard will be by card only.
large number of criminal cases will
be presented TO grand jury in the
corporation court Judge J.. &. Barley
presiding, which will assemble Monday
morning next at 10 o'clock Among
cases slated Is that of Prof. Helmu, r.
Holler. charged with receiving d check
for SO from Rev. J. ]. May under false
pretenses. The case of Able Douglas,
colored, charged with feloniOuslN as
saulting Isaac Hackley, colored will also
be considered.
With bid of but S14l for the use of
the city fish wharf for the coming year
the offer was withdrawn this afternoon
at the instance OF the chairman of the
committee on public property Of the city
council G. f. Price was the only bidder.
Last year the same wharf brought $50.
1t is understood that the public property
committee will recommend to council
that the city employ a capable man and
place him in charge of the wharf, and
secure to the city the foliage formerly
collected by lessees of the wharf.
Joseph Hardbower of Fairfax county
died this afternoon at his home, across
Hunting creek. Mr.. Hardbower was
sixty-nine years of age. Besides his
Mr.. Hardbower was d prominent truck
gardener in this section. He was
member of the Friendship Veterans Fire
Association. His funeral will take place
Tuesday afternoon at O'Clock from his
late home.
The funeral of Mrs George Maring.
who died Thursday, will take place at .
o'clock tomorrow afternoon from her
late home, 9O3 Duke street. The services
will be conducted by Rev. w. F. Watson,
sisted by Rev. Edgar Carpenter. rector of
Grace p E. Church. Burial will be in
Bethel cemetery.
The funeral of James A. Henderson,
who died at the Alexandria Hospital yes
terday from the effects Of laudanum
taken with suicidal intent. will take place
at o'clock tomorrow afternoon from his
late home, 9l3 Gibbon street. The serv-
ices will be conducted by Rev. c. d.
Bulla. pastor of the NJ. r. Church South
Arrangements have been made for a
lecture under the auspices of the Cam
eron Club at Christ P. E. Church Parish
Hall Tuesday night by E. j. Blanchard
of the reclamation service His subject
will be '-Reclaiming the Desert.
NJ. D. Corse Camp, Sons of Confederate
Veterans, will hold business meeting
Monday night at Lee Camp Hall At
this meeting considerable business will
come up for consideration.
Rev. W. F.. Watson. pastor of the First
Baptist Church, will take for his SUBJ
Ject at tomorrow evenings service,
Lost in the Shadow Of the Cross
George Jones. colored, was arrested to-
night by Chief Goods and Policeman
Roberts on a charge Of attempting TO cut
Henry Cheshire with a knife. He will
he given q preliminary hearing I'm the
police court Monday morning.