Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-02
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
STEAMER SERVICE TO STEEL
PLANT AND NAVY YARD.
Eagles Elect Officers-Death of Miss
Mary E. Gentry-Crusade
Against Loafing.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

SptCidl correspondence OF lue Stdr
ALEXANDRIA. Va. December 2. 1909.
The little steamer Edward 8. Gamble.
in command Of Capt Marion Gamble, is
now running on the river between this
city, the steel plant and the Washing
ington navy yard. The boat was placed
on the river yesterday and will make
a return trip daily. 1t is being patroniz-
ed, 1t is stated, by most of the Alexan-
drians employed at these plants.
]. T. Preston, secretary OF the cham
Der of commerce, this morning receiv-
ed a letter from Rear Admiral E. II.
c. Leutze, commanding Washington
navy yard, in which he gave permits
sion to the owner of the boat to land
at the navy yard. 1t Is expected that
beginning tomorrow the boat will make
its landing at the yard. This will prove
a great benefit to the Alexandrians en-
ployed at both places.
Alva Aerie. No. ST, F. o. E.. has elect
ed these officers: Walter Z. Jacobson,
president; Arthur A. Paul. vice president;
o. II. Daniels, chaplain: Harvey Sum-
| mers, treasurer; Joseph H. West. secre-
tary; James Lucas, inside guard: Thomas
D. Downey. outside guard: DR.. E. A.
German, physician; P. T. Harrington,
Thomas Chauncey. Charles H. thinner
man, trustees; J. D. Normoyle, J. j. Han
ratty and B. B. Cline, auditing COM
mittee. The officers will be installed at
the first meeting in January, In the new
rooms in Sarepta Hall.
Electric Lights for Rosemont.
A force of engineers is today engaged
in making the preliminary survey pre-
paratory to the Alexandria Electric Light
Company installing line of lights in the
new subdivision known as Rosemont. 1t
is also expected that within short time
the company will install electric lights In
the town of Potomac.
AS stated, the contract for the work
has already been agreed upon
Miss Mary E. Gentry died this morning
at the home of her brother. John +. Cen
try, lie North Payne street The de
ceased was fifty-eight years old and
native of Colesville, Nelson county. Va.
Her funeral will take place a o'clock
Saturday afternoon.
Mrs Bessie Gorham, wife of John H.
Gorham twenty-nine years old, died at 3
O'Clock this morning at her home, North
Columbus street extended. Besides her
husband. one child survives Mrs. Cor
ham was a native Of Fairfax county, Va
The funeral of Philip Peyton, who died
yesterday, took place at O'Clock this
afternoon from the home of his father.
Dallas Peyton, 200 Duke street, Rev. Ed
gar Carpenter officiating. The burial was
in Bethel cemetery.
Mems Meetings Resumed.
The mems meetings which were held
last winter and during the early summer
months at the Young Peoples building
of the NJ E. Church South will be re-
sumed Sunday afternoon next at $3.50
o'clock with an address by Rev. ]. NJ.
Holmes, pastor Of the Methodist Protes-
tant Church. He will take for his subject
THE Responsibility Of Manhood Every
Sunday thereafter meeting will be held
at which time an address will be made.
Sara Singer. Joe Marks and George
Harris. boys. were brought here last
night from Richmond, and will be given
a preliminary hearing tomorrow in Alex
andria county, suspicion of entering
a freight car at the Potomac railroad
yards.
W. T. Dabney, Fl. X. Field and other
grand officers of the Royal Arcanum will
pay an official visit to Alexandria Council,
No. 627 December IA next. Members of
George Mason Council, this city, will be
invited to be present on that occasion.
Plans have been completed by the Elks'
Dramatic Club for the presentation of
play entitled "A modern Ananias," which
will be given at the opera house Decem-
Der 10.
Henry Smith, the negro who turned
states evidence in the Schultz murder
case, and who has been a prisoner in the
Alexandria county Jail, was brought here
today and taken to the city Jail. To-
morrow morning a date for his trial will
be set by Judge Barley.