Evening star., 1909-04-11
April Term of Court to Con-
vene Tomorrow.
RoDERICK CASE TUESDAY
Memorial Tablet Unveiling at Grace
P. E. Church.
COMPANY GETS A CHARTER
Rev. May to Resign His Pastorate.
Call for Poll Taxes From
Prospective Voters.
s,.cia, correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star
ALEXANDRIA,, Va, April 10, 19Uo.
The April term of the corporation court
Judge L. G. Barley presiding, will con-
yene Monday morning. The docket Will
he called and cases set for trial 1t Is
expected that Judge Barley will announce
a date to impanel a special grand jury to
indict Richard, alias Dick Pines; Henry
Smith. James Dorsey and Calvin John
son. negroes, held for the murder of Wal
ter +. Schultz.
The case of T. C. Roderick. indicted
for embezzling money belonging to the
Alexandria Electric Light Company, OF
which he was formerly superintendent,
will be heard Tuesday in the same court,
Judge J. B. r. Thornton presiding.
date will also be set for the trial of Abel
Douglas, colored, indicted for feloniously
assaulting Isaac Hackley. colored. An
other case for which date will be SET
is the appeal case Of Prof. II. p. HOller,
an appeal from the decision Of police
Justice in which Holler was sentenced
10 thirty days in jail and also 10 pay
fine of So
1t is expected that at a meeting of the
week, which will be held Monday night
next a route for the parade to be held
April 30 will be submitted. The follow
ing committee has been appointed 10
draft the same: Maj. w. M. smith, chleI
marshal: A. ID. Brockett, chairman OF the
committee; NJ. p. Greene, w. A. Smoot:
jr and j. Y Williams. The Norfolk and
Washington Steamboat Company is. 1t is
understood, arranging to transport the
crowds here the day of the parade. Mem
Of ho hipo L. III. A.
NJ. will take part in the parade Osceoia
Tribe l. o. r. NJ, will also take part, and
the various tribes of Washington will
be invited to participate Many secret
and social organizations in the city are
planning to keep "open house" during the
progress of the homecoming week. Work
on the court of honor. which Is being
erected on Washington street, is progress
ing very satisfactorily.
Chesapeake Presbytery Meeting.
The Chesapeake presbytery will meet
Tuesday night in the Second Presby-
terian Church and conclude its labors
Thursday night 1t is composed of the
ministers and one elder from the south
ern Presbyterian churches In Alexandra,
Washington and the counties of Fairfax,
Loudoun. Culpeper, Fauquier, Prince Will
liam and Stafford. All of the sessions
are public. The program of services will
be as follows: Tuesday at 8 pm, sermon
by Rev. J. III. Taylor for the retiring
moderator; Wednesday. at IL am. SER
sermon by Rev. w. H. Pratt; Thursday
at IL am, sermon by Rev. James p.
Smith. and PM, foreign mission
service and address by Rev. II. M. Mof-
fett.
At the IL o'clock services at Grace P. E.
Church tomorrow a brass memorial tab
let to the memory of Rev. DIR. Sprigg. or
ganizer and first rector of the church.
will be unveiled. Rev. DIR. Sprigg' s
daughter and four grandchildren will be
present, and the unveiling will be mode
by a grandson of the deceased.
The state corporation commission has
granted charter to the King Automatic
Platform Company, incorporated, this
city, with a maximum capital stock of
100000. Officers of the company are as
follows: w. NJ. King, president; ]. p. Ed
wards, vice president; !. II. Saunders,
secretary and treasurer, all of Washing
ton. The business of the company will be
to manufacture car platforms.
1t is expected that Rev. ]. ]. May. pas
tor of the Emmanuel Lutheran Church,
will announce tomorrow to his congrega-
tion that he proposes to resign the pas
torate of the local church and accept a
charge elsewhere. Rev. May has received
Il call to the English Evangelical Lutfi-
eran Church of the Redeemer at Quebec.
1t is understood that he contemplates
leaving about May /,
Lynchburg, Va. to attend meeting of
the republican committee. which con-
venes in that city tonight. This COM
mittee will determine upon place for
holding convention to nominate gov
ernor.
Excursion Party Entertained.
Members of the class of 80 of the high
school of Greenwich, N Y, who are
among an excursion party visiting Wash
ington. were entertained Saturday by
Mr. and Mrs. w. T. Rogers, 100 South
Lee street. The party was chaperoned
by Miss Neva Suits, an assistant prin-
cipal of the school.
Arrangements have been made for a
picture temperance lecture at 2:30 O'Clock
tomorrow afternoon at the Free Methodist
Church. The lecture has been widely ad-
yertised and large crowd is expected.
The annual inspection of Company G,
1st Virginia Regiment. will take place
Monday night at Armory Hall and will
be made by Maj. Mallory, U.SA. The
company will be In command of Capt.
+ l.. Slaymaker.
Persons desiring to participate in the
general election which will be held No
vember next will be required 10 pay
otherwise they will not be permitted to
vote
The condition Of Robert Bender, driver
of the Adams Express Company wagon,
VITO was SlTuCh llllS IlOfIIIlS oy d CdT
from Mount Vernon over the Washington.
Alexandria and Mount Vernon electric
railway, is regarded as very favorable.
Notes.
Mayor Paff has directed Chief Goods
to cause the arrest of young boys found
loafng around moving picture shows at
night.
The remains of Mrs. o. L. Smith, who
died this morning at the Alexandria Hos
pita1. will be taken to Washington Mon
day and buried in Congressional cemetery.
Interesting musical programs will be
given tomorrow at the various churches
in this city. At many of the churches
augmented choirs will furnish the musi-
cal feature.
Arrangements have been made by Alex
andria Lodge of Elks for a business meet
ing and social session which will be held
Monday night next.
A J. Wedderburn, secretary of the
George Washington Monument Associa-
ton extends an invitation to the children
OF this city, Washington and vicinity to
use the George Washington Park Monday
next for egg rolling and picnicking.
Arrangements have been made for a
business meeting of the M. ID. Corse
Camp. Sons of Confederate Veterans.
which will be held Monday night next at
Lee Camp Hall. 1t is expected that con-
siderable business of a routine nature
will come up for consideration.
EIGHT HURT I'M TRAIN WRECK