Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-19
ALEXANDRIA AIRS
Prizes Awarded for the Best
Kept Yards of the City.
DECISION IN sM00T CASE
Odd Fellows Initiation-Burglary
Case Continued-Nount Vernon
Mansion Reprinted.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

Speclai correspondence OF Inc star.
ALEXANDRIA. Va. November 10. 1910.
Prizes for the best kept yards in the
city We're awarded at a meeting of the
civic improvement league held in the
Young Peoples building last night by
Representative c. c. Cariin "a follows:
Raymond Barnett. first prize, 80: Theron
Hayden, second prize. s.: Jack Reardon.
third. prize, $40; Courtenay Self, fourth
prize, $50.
Prizes of $40 each were also awarded
to Russell G. Nicklin and Downham
brothers. who won prizes last year. and
under the rules were not permitted TO
compete for the first prizes this year. As
they had such attractive yards, however.
il was decided by the committee to award
them prizes.
Marshall Jones read an interesting re-
port prepared by j. Y. Williams giving a
resume of the work accomplished by the
league. Stereopticon views OF attractive
and unattractive places In the city were
shown by A. ID. Brockett. The meeting
was attended by large number of per-
sons including many school children.
Decision in Smoot Will Case.
A decision was handed down today III
the circuit court for this city by Judge
j. b. T. Thornton in the case OF Corneila
Frazier Smoot, by her next friend,
against w. 4. Smoot. trustee. and others.
in which the cou.t decided that under the
will of James Rector S:noot. the time or
distribution of the principal OF the testa-
tors estate is when the eldest grand
child attalns the age Of twenty-one years.
The complainant Is not. therefore. en-
titled to any part or share of the tesla
tors estate.
Thursday. The complainant was repre-
scented by Judge J. X. NJ. Notion. and
the defendant by John NJ. johnson, q. L..
Boothe and + b. Taylo-.
A number of men of the Second Pres
byterian Church were entertained at the
home of Capt. +. L. Slaymaker at Rose
mont last evening. 1t was decided TO
form Bible class. and Capt; Slaymaker
was chosen teacher Officers will be
chosen at a subsequent meeting.
In the police court this morning the case
Of Adolphus Robinson, colored, arrested
on suspi.io of robbing the saloon or
George w. Pettey. was continued until
Monday The police have entered 40
charge against Henry Washington. col
ored, who is being held as witness.
Odd Fellows Initiation.
At a meeting of Potomac Lodge of Odd
Fellows last evening two candidates were
initiated. The lodge Will meet Wednes-
day evening to prepare plans for receiving
Prince William Lodge Friday evening
next, when six candidates from Prince
william Lodge will receive the first. Sec
ond and third degrees of the order.
Inc young people OF the second Presby-
terian Church will give an entertainment
Monoay evening in The Young Peoples
BUILDING OF the Methodist Ep.scopal
Church South the proceeds of which VIII
be devoted to the new Presbyterian Sum-
day school building fund.
The local civil service examiners VIII
examine candidates for the position or
fish culturist in the bureau of fisheries
January 4.
Painting Mount Verno Mansion.
The work OF painting the mansion at
Mount Vernon has just been completed.
Two brick walls have also been restored.
The state corporation commission has
granted an amendmen, TO the charter of
the Observation-Disclosures Railway Com
pany of Mount Vernon comforting voting
power on holders of the preferred stock.
Funeral services for Capt. James F.
Webster of the police force, will be held
at $3.50 o'clock Monday morning from st.
Mary's Catholic Church.
Witred Snowden, son of the late Ed
gar Snowden, died last night after a short
illness. He had been In i'll health long
time.
Charles f. Mitchell OF Pittsburg is visit
ing his sister. Mrs. w. f. Dienelt.
The bazaar being held by the ladies of
the Methodist Protestant Church at Odd
Fellov-s' Hall will be closed tonight.