Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-28
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Youngsters Out in Force for
Egg-RoIIing.
BASE BALL SEASON OPENS
Democratic Committee of Eighth
District to Meet to Arrange
for Primary.
BASE BALL SEASON OPENS
Special Correspondence of The Star.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, March Is, 1910
With ideal weather prevailing, the NOM
bers OF the younger generation are out
To-Day IN full force enjoying egg-rollins
and the usual sports that are INDUCED in
Easter Monday. Early this morning the
parade began. Many children went to
Washington, where they will remain until
late this afternoon
This afternoon hundreds of little ones.
all carrying a supply of eggs dyed in
every color of the rainbow, enjoyed them
selves at George Washington Park for
merly Shooters Hill.
The Cardinal Athletic Base Ball Club
will at o'clock this afternoon play its
opening game of the season on the old
fair grounds. with the Spartan Athletic
Club of Washington. Several other games
also are scheduled to be played this aft
ernoon. ~.
The democratic committee of the eighth
congressional district will meet at 3
O'Clock Saturday afternoon at the Office
of Attorney Gardner L. Boothe to decide
on date for the nomination of sue
cessor to Representative c. c. Carlin to
determine the amount to be assessed
against each candidate and to fix a date
prior to which all candidates will be re-
CURED to notify the chairman of the COM
mittee.
Should Mr.. Carlin not have any opposi-
ton there will be no primary. and at
future meeting he will be formally de-
clared the nominee. The cost of
primary in the eighth district is approx
mately $500.
Mrs. Arlington Better.
Drs R. L. Wilkins and S. E. Moore to-
day removed bullet from Mrs. Arlington,
wife Of William Arlington, fish dealer.
who was accidentally shot Saturday
night last. The bullet was % caliber
and entered the left side of the breast
between the fourth and fifth ribs and
penetrated the lungs, taking a downward
course and lodging in the region of the
spleen The operation took place at the
Alexandria Hospital, to which institution
Mrs. Arlington was taken after being
shot.
near the old canal at the time and was
about to place the weapon in her clothes
when 1t was accidentally DISCHARGED. Her
husband returned home about 10 o'clock
and found her lying on the floor In an
unconscious condition. DR.. Wilkins was
summoned and she was taken to the hos
pital. Mrs Arrington's condition was
reported to be better today.
The funeral of John w. Larmapd, who
died last Friday. took place 1T 1920
home. lis South Columbus street. Rev.
w J. Morton, rector of Christ P. E.
Church. conducted the services and the
burial was in the Methodist Protestant
cemetery. The pallbearers were Stewart
Wood. Milton Hicks. Q. p. Angelo c. A.
Scherot. George Schelhorn and Roland
Lambeth.
Funeral services for Mrs. Catherine l..
Simpson. who died Saturday in Hazelton
Pa. were held this afternoon at
Wheatley's undertaking chapel. The ser
vices were conducted by Rev. James T.
Marshall of Washington. The following
were pallbearers:' M. B. Harlow, Egbert
Thompson, Maurice wilkins, Frank Will
kinson, William G. Wilkins and Howard
Garrett, the latter of Baltimore
The Joint committees of the three fire
engine companies Of the city will hold a
meeting in the Columbia fire engine house
this evening. when arrangements will be
made for entertaining the delegates who
will attend the state firemen's convention
to be held here in August. In addition
to other business the names of fifteen
as an auxiliary committee to assist the
firemen in entertaining the delegates.
Two Marriages.
Miss Lydia K. Wilmington and John c.
Swan. both of Washington, were mar
ried yesterday morning at the parsonage
of the First Baptist Church. Rev w. F.
Watson, pastor, performed the ceremony.
The marriage of Miss Katie w. Nc
Kenney, daughter of Noble McKenney,
and John Penn, both Of this city, took
place yesterday afternoon. the Rev. Mr..
Watson performing the ceremony.
Cases disposed of in the police court
this morning were as follows: Louisa
Toms. colored, suspected of stealing
pair of shoes from Joseph Heyman. for
feited her collateral; Rose johnson and
John Courtney. colored, disorderly con-
duct, fined IS EACH Mary Lucas, colored,
charged with assaulting and beating
Oscar Reider. a white youth, acquitted.
steeplejack came here today for the
purpose of finishing the work on the
steeple of the city hall. For some time
past the steeple has been undergoing re-
pairs. 1t is expected that within the
next week or so the work will be com
pleted.
The Easter services at the various
churches were well attended. At several
of the churches nonresident clergy oc-
cupied the pulpits.
The Elks' Dancing Club will give its
annual Easter dance this evening at Nc
Burney's Hall. The affair, it is expected,
will be well patropized.
A meeting of the Retail Merchants AS
sociation will be held at o'clock tomor-
row night in the rooms of the chamber
nj commerce