Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-15
ton of Gen. Washington with its people
is understood.
Connection With Alexandria.

Connection With Alexandria.
Our representative in the house OF bur
gesses, member of our town council. YES
tryman In our old Christ Church, lie
founded and endowed first free
school, surveyed our first streets, estab-
lished and was an active member OF our
fire department, and master of our lodge.
Here in 1873 was held the first celebra-
ton of his birthday and here in 1879 he
held his last review and gave his last
military order. Its physicians ministered
to his dying wants: its ministers per-
formed his funeral service: it's citizens
/ formed his funeral cortege: its soldiers
paid the last military tribute at his
grave: its Masons deposited the apron.
the glove, the evergreen on his bier, and
pronounced its ancient benediction.
I'VE submit this proposition. We send
this invitation with an earnest request
that you attend in person, but, If i'm
possible TO do SO, send a representative
duly accredited and authorized to ACT.
The whole undertaking has the earnest
and active support of both the present
and the prospective grand masters OF
Virginia, and remember. my brother. THAI
you are not honoring Washington alone,
but every man in every grand jurisdiction
considered worthy of special honor by
the powers that be in his particular juris-
diction.
At a meeting of the chamber OF COM
merce last night the committee on rivers
and harbors announced that Congress had
made an appropriation of $4,000 for re-
moving the bar in the river off AleXan-
dria. The news was received with graft
fication. The committee has for some
time past been working hard in the IN
terest of the matter. Interesting reports
all of which were encouraging. Con-
siderable routine business was dis
posed of.
Ask Leniency for Smith.
Attorney Frederick P. Russell, repre-
senting Henry Smith. the negro con-
yicted of the murder of Walter i.
Schultz and sentenced 10 be electrocuted
Friday, expects 10 leave for Richmond
tonight to ask GOV. Mann that smith
sentence be committed 10 life imprson-
ment 1t is generally believed here that
Gov. Mann will grant the request. and
also commute the sentences of Johnson
Pines and Dorsey.
A called meeting of the city council will
be held this evening. when the new set
of building laws Will be considered. They
will in all probability be adopted.
In the police court this morning Charles
Easton. a negro, was charged with disor
derry conduct and fighting. He was fined
So The principal witness against Nun
was Jennie Payne. negress. who testlhed
that EastOn welded an ak over her face,
and the latter bore evidence or rough
that Easton fired two shots from piston
at him yesterday afternoon while he was
in his house. He ran away ana the Du.-
let's plowed their way through the wall.
On this charge Easton was fined S0O 10
which there was added a sentence or SIX
months The total sentence will amount
to nine months in default of the fine
Hezekah Henderson has sold 10 WILL
liam H. and Margaret Helms a mouse ana
lot on the east side of Alfred street be-
tween pendeton and Oronoco streets.
Mamie c. Risheill has sold 10 Edna Z.
Davis house and lot on the east side or
Columbus street between Cameron AMI
Queen streets Deeds of conveyances for
the foregoing property were placed on
record today in the office of the clerk OF
the corporation court.
Contract for Artesian Well.
The owners of Mount Ida. Alexandra
county. have given out a contract for
boring an artesian well at that place
which will supply that suburb with water.
1t is expected that work will be COM
menced at an early date.
Mrs. Mary Nj. Daniels. about sixty
years old, died last night at the home
Of her daughter. Mrs. Fannie Anderson.
$40 Commerce street. Three daughters
survive. Her funeral will take place
from her home at $3.50 o'clock THURSDAY
In the corporation court today de-
cree for sale was entered in the case
of Rose Pavarfna and others against
Giuliano Doicimi. and Charles Bendheim
and r. d. Brumback were appointed
commissioners of sak.
A temperance mass meeting Will be
held at 3 O'Clock Sunday afternoon at
the first Baptist Church. 1t will be adj
dressed by John G. Wooley, the tenn
perance orator, of Chicago.
James Zimmerman. an employe of the
Potomac railway yards. had his hand
badly mashed while at the yards last
night. He came to this city, where his
injuries were dressed.
A meeting of. NJ ID. Corse Camp, Sons
of Confederate Veterans, was held last
night Only routine business was dis
posed OF. The election of officers WAS
postponed until a future date.