Evening star., 1909-05-21
Representative Carlin Presides.

Hall last evening, which was presided
over by Representative c.. C. Carlin, who
introduced the speakers. During the
course Of his opening remarks he urged
the women to cooperate with the D. A.
H. IN order to get Congress to make an
appropriation for the proposed boulevard
from Washington to Mount Vernon.
solo was given by Mr.. Kenneth Oe-
den An address on the preservation Of
game and non-game birds was made by
Dr.. I. s. Palmer, in charge Of game pres
ervation, Department of Agriculture The
first laws for the protection of game, he
said, were made in 1882, and were for
deer and water fowl This matter, he de-
clared, remained in a state of status quo
until 1892 when another set Of laws was
made for the protection of game and non-
game birds. The speaker referred to the
splendid work done along this line by the
ladies of Colorado and California. and
was Of the opinion that the ladies Of the
state should take similar action having
| for the purpose the enactment Of certain
laws for the protection of the birds
| The oyster fisheries of Virginia was the
subject that DR.. HI. F. Moore spoke on.
what Is now being done for the protec-
| ton of the oyster beds in Virginia. and
his address was listened to with close at
| tention. The last speaker of the evening
was Representative r. o. Stanley of Ken
lucky, who made a general address He
| took the place of Representative Oscar
w. Underwood, who was unable to be
present.
Aged Man Killed by Train.
William Metzger. eighty years old. of
Occoquan. Va. was struck and instantly
| killed by train at Occoquan some time
| yesterday morning: His right leg and
| right arm were severed and his skull
crushed and the body otherwise horribly
mangled. According to reports Metzger suf-
fered with insomnia and the night previ-
GUS got up and left his home about II
o'clock. His absence was not discovered
until 5 o'clock the next morning. Several
farm hands went out in search of the
missing man and discovered his body ly-
ing beside the railroad track The dead
man was prominent farmer and is
| survived by his wife. and an adopted
son at Occcquan. where he was we'll
known. The remains were today sent to
Muncey. Pa, at which place the inter-
ment will be made
James Harris, colored. was fned $5 in
the police court on a charge of stealing
clothes from Mrs. Smith. James Lewis,
| colored, was fined $50 for assaulting Ger
| aldine Carter, also colored Other cases
disposed of were as follows: BENJAMIN
Hamilton. drunk. ten days in jail: Bessie
Hardy. colored, drunk, IS: Maggie Bell,
disorderly. continued; Charles Broadus,
coIored same osnss 81 Frederick JONES'
Arrangements have been made by Alex
andria Council j. o. U. A. NJ. for holding
its annual Memorial day exercises Sunday
afternoon next at 4 o'clock. at the Ma
tional cemetery, this city. The members
will first march in a body to the ceme-
teries of the city, where flowers and a
miniature nag will be placed over each
members grave The exercises win then
be held at the stand in the Cemetery.
Special music will be furnished by the
choir of the First Baptist Church.
Guy Quisenberry. Lexington. Va. who
was reported as being missing by A. q.
Donovan OF Fairfax county, whom he
was visiting, Is said to have gone to
Washington. according to a report made
by Mr.. Donovan last night to Chief