Evening star., 1909-04-28
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
All in Readiness for Next FRI
days Celebration.
HOMECOMING FESTIVITIES
City Grants Southern Trackage on
Henry Street.
CARNIVAL COMPANY SCORED
Lieut.. Leary's Marriage to Miss
Bryant-Peverill-smith Wedding
This Afternoon.
COMPANY SCORED
eial Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, April %, 1909.
Everything is in readiness for the big
military pageant Friday afternoon. which
will mark the 120th anniversary of the
inauguration OF George Washington as
President. and which will be reviewed
by President Taft, Vice President Sher-
man and other guests at the corner OF
Washington and Princess streets. Fol-
lowing the parade the President will be
driven to the George Washington Park.
together with the other distinguished
guests, where they will witness the lay
ing of the corner stone OF the park un-
der the auspices Of Alexandria Washing
ton Lodge of Masons. The old town Is
all expectancy for the big event, and 1t
is thought that thousands Of visitors will
be here that day.
The homecoming week festivities last
night included an exhibition drill. given
by the members OF Company G, 1st Vir-
ginia Regiment, in the inaugural court OF
honor, and notwithstanding the weather
conditions there was large crowd pres
ent. A dance was also given at McBur-
ney's Hall by the Fanchon Pleasure Club
Arrangements for a reunion and lunch
con were completed last night by the stu
dents OF old st. Johns Military Academy,
WHICH event Will TAKE pace IOIuOIIO"
night at Odd Fellows Hall. North CO.
lumbus street.
The failure of the carnival company to
give an indemnifying bond while in this
city and the failure of the carnival COM
mittee to secure same to protect the city
against accident was the principal theme
discussion by. the council last night at its
regular meeting. and before adjournment
Mr.. Burke offered a resolution that the
company be required to furnish bond in
"a ~ 3On loo yo
city. It was passed without a dissenting
vote. A resolution that the amusements
of the carnival company be permitted to
operate without the payment of the city
license, as required by law, offered by
Mr.. Brumback, was tabled.
Railway Fight Is Dropped.
An ordinance granting the Southern
Railway Company the right to the use Of
the Henry street track and dropping the
legal fight in the proceedings styled the
Washington Southern Railway Company
against the city council and mayor was
passed with the votes Of Messrs Mar
shall and Spinks recorded against 1t. 1t
was explained that this was in the nature
of consent decree. and the only change
was that the Washington Southern Com
pany had transferred the right OF that
thorOughfare to the Southern Company
Before the ordinance was passed there
was considerable debate on the question.
ALI OIuIHduCS 81 dullIS luS railway COIH-
pany permission to erect a spur track at
Henry and Cameron streets for the use OF
the Armour Company. who will locate a
plant nearby, was passed. A petition
presented by Councilman Marshall from
number of property owners protesting
against the laying of the switch on the
ground that 1t would be Injurious to their
property, and asking that they be heard
by the committee in charge, was laid on
the table.
A resolution of the George Washington
Birthday Association asking that April
80. which will mark the 12Oth anniversary
of the Inauguration Of Washington as
President be declared a legal holiday was
referred to the mayor. the chair ruling
that the council was without authority to
take such action. Permission was granted
the executive committee to place re-
viewing stand at the east side of Princess
and Washington streets for the parade to
be held Friday. 1t will be built from
curb to curb.