Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-27
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
ARRANGEMENTS FOR ANNUAL
EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCE.
Interest in City Postmastership
Contest Deepens-Washington
Knights Of Pythias Visitors.
;necial Correspondence Of The Star.

SnA~ial Correspondence. of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, February %. 1910
Arrangements are being made here for
the annual meeting of the educational
conference of the eighth congressional
district, which will convene in this city
March 2i-26 next. at which time it is az
pected. $50 public school teachers OF this
district Will be in attendance. The neet-
ing will be under the supervision Of c, Il,
Maphis. district examiner. The meetings
have been so arranged that they will not
interfere with the teachers attending their
school duties, inasmuch as the dates 1xed
for the conference are during the Easter
holidays Meetings will be held in the
Young Peoples building of the Methodtt
Episcopal Chureh South. and committee
meetings will be held in the Lee public
school building.
In view of the fact that Ii Is regarded
as more than probable that President
Taft will shortly name the successful can
didate for the postmastership of this city
interest in the fight is again revived. The
fight is a triangular one between the
present incumbent, Thomas Burroughs.
and ]. Armistead Eggborn and Franklin
T. Evans.
All of the candidates have made a hard
fight for the Office regarded as one OF
the best federal offices in the city. and no
stone has been left unturned by then.k
Knights Of Pythias Visitors.
A delegation OF Knights of Pytalias
from Washington 10 expected to pay
fraternal visit to Oriental Lodge. No. 6.
this city. Tuesday evening next. Among
those expected are rast Grand Chancellor
c. H. Woodward, Past Chancellor O. B.
d.
Va. together with DR.. c. F. Russell.
Herndon, Va.
In the circuit court for Alexandria
county today, Judge j. B. 7. Thornton
presiding. negro named Coates. charged
with larceny. was found guilty and was
fined $40, to which there was added =
sentence OF six months In jail
The Westminster League OF the Second
Presbyterian Church has elected the fol-
lowing officers: w. III. Me choir. presi-
dent; D. NJ Low, vice president; W. A.
Moore, jr., secretary: Malcolm Bremen.
treasurer. Chairman of committees an
follows: Mrs r. Lee Field. pastors aid;
Miss Sadie Field, membership: Mrs.
Walter Piser. music; Miss Eta Jackson.
social, and T. L. Slaymaker, religious
work.
Announcement Is made OF the marriage
Of Miss E. Marie Lowey, daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Lowey. Washington, and
Mr.. Russell w. Rittenour. this city. The
ceremony took place at the rectory or
st. Paurs p. E. Church, and was per-
formed by Rev. p. p. Philips, rector.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rittenour will reside here.
Services at the Emmanuel Chapel of
the Episcopal Theological Seminary to-
morrow morning will be conducted by
Rt Rev. A. NJ. Randolph. bishop OF
southern Virginia.
A Japanese tea will be held Monday
afternoon from 3 until o'clock at Lee
Camp Hall. under the auspices of the
Junior Daughters of the United Daugh-
tiers of the Confederacy. which will close
a series of teas for the season.
A negro giving his name as Samuel
Gaylord. Richmond, Va. appeared at the
police station last night and told Lieut..
Smith he believed he was losing his mind.
He was given medicine and left this
morning apparently all right.