The Washington times., 1910-01-19
CITIZENS OBSERVE
LEE anniversary
General Honored By Sus-
pension of Business In
Alexandria.
WASHINGTON TIMES BUREAU.
ALEXANDRIA. Va. JAN Z.


The birthday Of Gen Robert +.
Lee today is being observed in this
city in a more general manner than
for many years The day being a legal
holiday in the State OF Virginia.
the banks have been closed all day and
the public schools have had holiday
Most of the private schools gave half
a holiday
The only public Observance OF the day
viii be the banquet 90 be given by
r E Lee Camp, Confederate Veterans.
At their hall, in Prince street, this
evening The banquet viii be served
BY the ladies' auxiliary to Lee Camp,
Who have prepared an excellent menu
TOasts viii be responded TO at the
banquet this evening as follows:
r. E Lee" Judge E w Saunders,
Of Virginia
Sons OF Confederate veterans J.
w Collier. Representative from Mis-
sppi:
The Women Of the South Capt
Samuel Davis, Of r f. Lee Camp
- The Reliance steam Fire Engine Com
pauy, No. 5, held largely attended and
Interesting meeting last night when the
Chler, president: j. r y Curtin. first
vice president J. Syd Douglas, second
vice president: Roger G sullivan, sec
Tetary, F. G. Glasgow, assistant seCTe-
taTys W H BOnJZ, IT., treasurer Smith
Williams, recorder. A D Grimes cap
tain X " Ogden, hrst lieutenant, W
n Glasgow second lieutenant; Conrad
SChw2t. commander OF hose executive
committee, ". P Taylor. J. Y VII
Hams ana ". H BOntZ. 81
The following were appointed a com
Ulttse 70 confer with committees from
other fire companies To make arrange
merits for the holding Of the firenen's
COnVsn-lc- - this city next August A
.. Grimes, h. ". Ogden. J.. g. GldS-
meeting an oyster roast was served.
The Fiddle and the Bow VIII be the
SUBJECT OF a lecture 10 be delivered 5E
Senator Robert E Taylor. OF Tennessee.
at the Young Peoples building, in this
city. on Tuesday, February !
BY the score Of u TO : the Young
Mems SOdality LyCeUm last evening de-
feated the Old DOminiOns IN q game OF
basketball played at the armOry, in
in the lead in the standing IN the Alex
andria Basketball League, not having
lost a game this season
James H. Harrison and Miss Ruth
Beach were quietl. married at the par
sonage OF the Southern Methodist
Church last evening the Rev. Charles
d BUila, the pastor, performing the
ceremony
William Taylor vas this morning held
for the grand jury by Justice eaton
for cutting John Jeffers with q knife
across the face. on the night Of Sarur-
day January 6 Jeffers was unable 10
tel In court this morning anything
about the trouble, but Taylor stated 10
the court that he had gone TO meet his
daughter, who worked in Washington.
lie said he met her AZ the corner Of
Royal and Wilkes streets and thar she
was crying He asked her what was
the matter and she told him that Tef-
ferS had i0sulred her He met LETTERS
around the corner and stated that Tef-
IeTS assaulted him. and that 10 protect
hlmSeif he drew a knife and cut him
The funeral OF Harvey Sutherland
was held from his home I'm Del Pav
this afternoon and was largely attended
Ire Rev Mr. LanEford, pastor OF -He
Del Ray Baptist Church. conducted tha
fsneral services and the burial was
made in Bethel Cemetery
The funeral OF Mary H StrobeF -vas
held from her fathers hcne- Us North
Fayette street this afternoon The
burial was made in s. PauTs Cemetery.
The body Of John r Miller was LAST
evening sent 10 NaSsOIOn. Ohio. for
burial Funeral services were held at
Demaine's funeral chapel in King
street, and were conducted by the Rev
!. R Sewer, Of the Second Presbvte-
Ran Church