Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-02
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
INAUGURAL Court of Honor for
Homecoming Week.
APPROPRIATION IS MADE
William Hansborough, Deserter
From Fort Hunt, Is Captured.
FUNERAL OF MRS. r. B. BROWN
Lodge of Elks to Entertain District
Deputy Grand Exalted Ruler
Boatwright.
al Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence of The Star
ALEXANDRIA, Va, March ,, 1909.
Alexandria proposes to acquire the inau-
sural court of honor now before the
White House in Washington for the home
coming week celebration, April "6 to 30.
This was decided this morning at
| meeting of the finance committee held at
the office of Capt. F. L. Slaymaker. An
appropriation for the purchase was made
without a dissent. a committee was APP
pointed to go to Washington and place
part of the price with the inaugural
committee to bind the bargain.
After the inaugural ceremonies the
court of honor will be brought here and
will be placed in position. probably on
King street, the early part OF April. under
the direction of A. D. Monitor. The COM
mittee to purchase is composed Of A. j.
Wedderhurn. secretary: NJ P. Greene,
chairman of the decoration committee,
and J. NJ Hill of the finance committee.
Harry F!eischmann. king of the carni
val, which will be held in connection with
the homecoming week, has just closed
contract with Francis F'erari for a big
wild animal show which will be here
that week. Announcement is made that
the STOW will be placed at point of
vantage.
fOl1Ce court BUSINESS.
In police court this morning these cases
were disposed of: John Thompson and
John Quill, both colored, charged with dis
| orderly conduct and fighting. fined s.
each; Alice Page coIored. drunk and
disorderly at the station house, fined So;
Martha Woodlawn and Martha Ford,
both colrred, disorderly and fighting,
| fined s. each.
The funeral of Mrs. Ruth Bryant
| Brown, wife of Lieut.. Wilson Brown,
| U.S.N.. took place at II o'clock this morn
| ing from St Paul's p. +. Church. Rev.
p. p. Phillips. rector, conducted the serv-
| ices. Pallbearers were DR.. Louis S.
Greene, Fairfax Leary. Taylor Burke. c.
W. Wattles. f.. F. Hunter and A. Her.
bert. jr. The interment. which was
private. was in Ivy Hill cemetary.
William Hansborough, charged with de-
| serting from Fort Hunt Va. was last
| night arrested by Policemen Rawlett and
Nicholson at a house i'm the western end
of the city. Hansborough recently made
Hunt and was declared deserter at noon
yesterday. The police will receive re-
ward Of $50.
Euchre and Dance Planned.
A meeting of the ladies in charge of
the recent Masonic bazaar was held last
night in the Masonic Temple. Arrange
to be given at McBurney's Hall, April 49,
A special meeting Of Alexandria Lodge
of Elks will be held tomorrow night Dis
trict Deputy Grand Exalted Ruler ]. O.
Boatwright of Norfolk will pay the lodge
an official visit. Several candidates will
be initia ted. A social session will close
the evening.
The Young Mems Sodality will be for
mally reorganzed at meeting which
will be held this evening. at 7:45 o'clock.
at st. Mary's Catholic Church. 1t is ex
pected that reorganization will be ef-
fected with the election of officers.
At drill of the Alexandria Light In
fantry held at Armory Hall last night
Col. NJ Emmett Urell. n. G. D. c., was
present and made brief address to the
members of the command, complimenting
them on it's excellent showing.
Special services to have been held
Thursday night at Christ p. F.. Church
are postponed until Friday night. An ad-
dress will be delivered by Rev. Thomas
Semmes of Richmond
Charter Amendment.
The state corporation commission has
granted an amendment to the charter of
the Columbia Music Publishing Company
Of this city permitting the company to
create a preferred stock of $175OO.
Arrangements have been made by the
congregation of the Methodist Protestant
which will be held March 24-2S at that
church.
judge Edmund Waddill has reappointed
Walter u. Varney referee in bankruptcy
proceedings for this city. Mr.. Varney has
already given bond for the position.
In the corporation court today julia j.
Washington was granted a divorce from
Dallas Washington. She was also granted
the custody of her infant son, Booker T.
Washington.
1t is understood that the case of Nor
man Dove. charged with the larceny Of
d diamond stick pin valued at 500, will
be settled out of court. Dove probably
will be released some time this afternoon.
Special Lenten services will be held to-
night at Christ p. L. Church under the
auspices of the Junior Brotherhood of st.
Andrew. Rev. DR.. Arthur B. Kinsolvng
of Baltimore will deliver a sermon. Music
will be furnished by the Brotherhood
choir.
Arrangements have been made for a
meeting of Mary GUSTS Lee Chapter, |
United Daughters of the Confederacy. at
Lee Camp Hall at ; o'clock this after
noon
Lewis Beach. infant son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Theodore Beach, died yesterday
morning at his parents home, 515 Queen |