Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-12
ALEXANDR|AAFFA|RS.
Many Companies Coming to
Fjremen's Convention.
EXPECT 5000 IN PARADE
City Council Appropriates $4,000
to Improve Jail-Glass Factories
Being 0verhauled.
snec;s1 Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, August II, 1910.
There are comparatively few fire COM
panfes In the state that will not be rep
resented here August 2426 at the annual
state f1remen's convention. Secretary
Roger C. Sullivan is receiving accept
ances from various companies throughout
the state almost every day. Many Of the
companies will be accompanied by bands.
The local committee of arrangements Is
leaving nothing undone to make the con-
vention one of the most successful ever
held in the Old Dominion, and royal
welcome awaits the visitors. Most Of
the business places, as we'll as many
private homes, will be decorated for the
event The big parade, which will be
held at 1870 o'clock the afternoon OF
August %, will be a feature Fully 5000
men will, it is expected, be in line, with
many bands and pieces of fire apparatus.
Another feature will be the reel races
for prizes the morning of August 70. The
last-named events will take place on
the macadam roadway on North Wash
ington street
BESSIE Byrd and Pauline Lightfoot, col
ored, were arraigned in the ponce court
this morning on suspicion OF stealing a
pair of cuff buttons. The Lightfoot girl
told the court that Bessie had disposed
of the buttons for % cents. 1t was stated
by Policeman Sampson that the Byrd
girl had admitted to him the theft of the
buttons. She, however, denied disposing
of them, claiming that the Lightfoot girl
sold them. The court acquitted the Light
foot girl and held her companion until
she recalls where she sold the buttons.
Several Fined in Court.
Samuel Cant, colored, was fined So for
disorderly conduct. He was then ar
raigned, together with Edward Groomes,
also colored, to answer charge of dis
orderly conduct and fighting, and he and
Groomes were fined IS each. Benjamin
Bell, colored, was fined S. for assaulting
CORTLAND Shackelford. colored. with a
billiard cue. Addison Elzey, colored, drunk
and disorderly, was fined So X. f. Braw-
ner, vagrancy, was sent to Jail for twen-
ty days. Elijah Lomax, colOred, for as
saulting Bessie Brown, colored, was fined
$50.
The city council last evening appropri-
ated $4,000 for improving the city jail.
The appropriation was made on the rec
ommendation of the joint committee on
finance and public property.
The matter came before the board of
aldermen, but could not be passed last
night. Another meeting of the aldermen
Will, lHciCiOIS, NC iCio u1ohOdy hiSiil,
when the appropriation will be passed.
The contract will at once be given out
and the work begun. The plans, as pre-
viously stated, practically provide for a
new Jail.
Councilman Brill asked for unanimous
permission to introduce a resolution. OBJ
lection was made by Councilman Chler
and the matter was then dropped 1t was
afterward learned that the resolution
called for an appropriation of $50 for
decorating the city hall building during
the hremenS convention.
Funeral of Mr.. Butts.
The funeral of Frank W. Butts who
died yesterday. will be held at 5 o'clock
Sunday afternoon from his late home, 424
North Columbus street. Rev. Mr.. Gibson
of the Episcopal Theological Seminary
will conduct the services, and burial will
be in the Methodist Protestant cemetery.
Five modern brick houses are now in
course of construction on upper King
street. Two Of them are being erected on
the old fair grounds.
A general overhauling is now being
given all the glass factories in the city,
numbering four. Early next month all of
the factories will resume operations after
the annual summer holiday. At many of
the factories extensive improvements are
being made and they will renew opera
tons with increased help.