Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-31
ALEXANDRIA HAPPENINGS
NEW YEAR TO BE GREETED
AS USUAL.
Argument in Smith Case to Be
Heard Tomorrow-Commuters'
Meeting Postponed.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
ALEX ANDRIA, Va, December 81, 1909.
Following its annual custom. this city
will at midnight tonight greet the coming
Of the new year with the ringing of
bells. footing of whistles, discharge OF
fireworks and the use Of every noise-mak-
ing apparatus available. The noise in
cident to the celebration will be continued
for several minutes after midnight.
At Trinity Methodist Episcopal and the
First Baptist churches watch-night serv
ices will be held. At the former the serv-
ices will begin at 10 o'clock and at the lat
ter the services will begin at IL o'clock,
when deacon will be ordained.
New Year will be quietly observed here
tomorrow. The banks and city offices
will be closed. At the post Office the
usual holiday schedule will be observed.
Many persons have planned to keep open
house and many will also receive. In
view of the fact that the day will be
Saturday. not many merchants as
usually close on that day will do so to-
morrow.
Argument in Smith Case.
The hearing of arguments for a change
of venue in the case Of Henry Smith.
the negro indicted for the murder of
Walter F. Schultz. the Chicago artist,
who was slain in this city March last,
is set for hearing tomorrow in the COR
portation court.
Commonwealth Attorney S. G. Brent
is busily engaged in getting witnesses
to be in readiness for Smiths trial,
which will take place in the corporation
court January next Among the wit
nesses from distance who will testify
is Mrs. A. II. Gillette of Sioux City,
Iowa, sister Of chultz.
James w. Jackson Council, No 81. Ju-
Nor Order Of United American Mechan-
les, a its annual meeting last night
elected the following officers for the en-
suing year: Thomas f. Dawson. junior
E. Nightingale, vice councillor; 8. a. For
rest, recording secretary: w. X. Griffith,
assistant secretary; J. f. Pettey, finan-
cial secretary: r. L. Merchant, treasurer;
William Cornell conductor. II. King,
warden; e. Zell, inside sentinel; James
Smoot, outside sentinel: Frank Travers,
trustee, These officers will be installed
Thursday night by Deputy State Coun-
cilor J. F. Fettey
Commuters Postpone Action.
About fifteen commuters who travel
over the Washington, Alexandria and
Mount Vernon railway assembled last
evening at the rooms of the chamber OF
commerce to take up the question of an
improved service over that road. Because
the meeting was SO SHINY attended action
was deferred until Thursday night, when
another meeting will be held.
Beginning Monday next the Citizens
National Bank will have two tellers, a
receiving and d paying teller. J. Sidney
Douglas, now receiving and paying teller.
will be the receiving teller, and Edward
E. Payne. assistant cashier, will be the
paying teller.
The Alexandria German Club will give
its annual New Year dance this evening
at McBurneys Hall.
A New Year dance was given last
evening by a number Of young people
at Odd Fellows Hall.
In December the clerk of the corpora
ton court recorded thirty-four deeds and
issued thirty-five marriage licenses. OF
which twenty-six were to white and nine
to colored persons.