Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-17
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS.
City Council to Meet No More
Until September.
BODY TO BE REORGANIZED
Boys Foot Injured by Automobile,
Funeral Services Over Re-
mains of Park Agnew.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

| SpeNioi correspondence VI ue Stdi-
ALEXANDRIA, Va, July IS, 1910.
Now that the city council has adjourned
for the summer the body is practically
dissolved until the new officers are in
stalled, which will be in September. New
faces will be seen in the new board, sew
eral of the present members having failed
to stand for reelection, while others went
| down In defeat. AS the time approaches
for the induction of the new council there
is speculation as to who will be chosen
president Of the board Of aldermen, Presl-
dent J. r. N Curtin not having being a
| candidate for reelection makes a va
| cancy. Aldermen j. M. Hill and W. w.
| Ballenger are aspirants, it is said, and 1t
is also stated that Alderman F. F. Mar
bury is a receptive candidate An inter-
| esting contest for this honor is promised.
| 1t is not believed among the council
| members that Hubert Snowden, president
of that body, will have any opposition.
There have been rumors that he would
| be opposed, but these rumOrs cannot be
| verified.
| Choice of Clerks and Messengers.
| Clerks for both bodies will be chosen,
| together with messengers. 1t is not be-
| lieved that any Of the incurnbents will
| have opposition.
| In the makeup of the various commit
| tees the personnel will be considerably
| changed owing to the fact that in the
! council five new members will take their
| seats and in the board of aldermen there
will be one new member.
The five councimen are as follows: c.
| r. Yates, first ward; ]. Y. Williams, sec
| ond ward; A. d. Brockett, third ward !;
| Charles B. Swan and Thomas Chauncey,
fourth ward. Alderman Kenneth Ogden
| will be the new member on the board of
aldermen, representing the third ward.
Boy Injured by Auto.
| Eugene Simpson, twelve-year-od son of
William Simpson of Fairfax county, was
run down by an automobile at King and
Royal streets at $50 o'clock this evening
He was thrown to the grounu and his
wheel practically demolished and his foot
crushed. Young Simpson was riding a
| bicycle at the time. He was picked up
| by bystanders and carried into the drug
store of w. F. Creighton, at the corner
and his injuries dressed. His condition is
not regarded as serious. Later he was
| taken to the home Of relatives
| The automobile was driven by Stephen
| Davis and there were several other men
in the machine. Davis at once brought
| his automobile to a stop.
| Several ladies passing at the time who
| witnessed the accident almost tainted
from fright. The street was thronged
with people and in less than five minutes
five hundred people gathered around the
store. where the boy was being treated.
Funeral Of Park Agnew.
| Funeral services for Park Agnew were
held at his late home at 6 o'clock this
afternoon. They were attended by a
large gathering of relatives and friends
l nf 10 Of ho Dell of
Hook and Ladder Fire Company, Of
which he was formerly president. at
| tended in body, as did also many men,
| bers from the other fire companies in the
| city. Rev. ]. R. Sewer, pastor of the
Second Presbyterian Church, conducted
| the services, and the interment was
| made in the Presbyterian cemetery. The
| floral offerings were handsome and nu-
| merous.
Examination of Teachers.
Announcement is made by Supt. Will
| liam H. Sweeney of the public
| schools that the annual examination OF
| teachers will be held in Lee School build
Ing July $3.50 next. The first year
| course will be July IS; the second. July
%, and the third, July 80. The examina-
tions will begin daily at o'clock.
| For some time two of the Oldest men
| on the police force have been confined to
| their homes by reason of illness, and
both are reported to be in serious condi-
| ton. The sick men are Capt. James F.
Webster former chief of the police force
now a clerk in the police court, and
Lieut.. James Smith. In point of service
both men are the oldest on the force.
| Open-air religious services were held
this evening at Patrick and Gibbon
| streets under the auspices of the Minis
ters' Association of the city. Rev. J.
byterian Church, preached a sermon.
| General and Personal.
| A large delegation of ladies from the
Normal School at Fredericksburg, Va,
this afternoon went to Mount Vernon
and upon their return visited old Christ
| Church in this city.
William j. Boothe was today operated
| upon for appendicitis at the Alexandria
| Hospital. The operation is reported to
| have been successful. and Mr.. Boothe' S
condition is regarded as being very
favorable.
Services at the various churches tomor-
| row will be conducted by the resident
| clergy. There will be an evening pro-
gram at Christ p. E. Church at 6:45
O'Clock.
A meeting of the civic improvement
| league will be held Monday evening in
| the rooms Of the chamber of commerce.
| B. F. Price who is walking from At
lanta to New York and return on a
wager, passed through this city today.
Rev. j. r. Sewer. pastor of the Second
PRESBYTERIAN Church. will leave for his
annual vacation Monday next.
Mrs. j. II. Mansfield went to Richmond
today for the purpose of organizing
council Of the Daughters of America
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