Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-12
Firemen's Convention Con-
tests and Prizes Announced.
JOHN n. CRAVEN is HELD
Charged With Travelling on Pass Of
Postal Service-Clean-U Up Day
Is Friday.

| mentS. composed OF local ITeE1eI, HE
last evening at the Columbia engine
house. Committee reports were received
The prizes announced are: For the
largest in point of number and best uni
formed company in line with band, that is
a member of the association. 500. Prizes
of $50 and sos are for the second and
third largest and best uniformed com.
panies.
A prize Of $25 is for the largest and
best appearing uniformed company in line
of march from out of the state.
For hose races a first prize of 500 IL
| offered for state companies only. The
| winner acquires possession of the asso-
citation trumpet. A second prize of $50
Is offered.
For the hose race, open to all compa-
1 MES, a prize of 500 Is offered, and the
second competing company will be award
ed $50.
A band concert will be given the Sec
ond night of the convention at King and
prize of $50 is open to all bands with Wis
iting fire companies.
Held for Postal Law Violation.
| John H. Craven, who gives his home as
Manassas, Va, was brought before United
| States Commissioner r. p. w. Garnett
| last evening on a warrant charging vio-
lation of the postal laws and regulations,
In having in his possession a certain Of
! fetal travelling commission known as No.
| St5, and issued by the railway mail
service Of the Post Office Department
| Craven used this commission in lieu of
| a railroad ticket for transportation. 1t Is
alleged in the warrant, and that the Of
Tense was committed on or about De-
| cember s, 1863, on the Southern railway
between Marshall and Manassas, Va.
., The accused was held in default of
$1,000 bond for his appearance at pre-
| hminary hearing before Commissioner
Garrett at 1 o'clock Saturday afternoon.
Samuel Walker, negro. arrested by
! Deputy United States Marshal Joseph F.
| Glover on suspicion of purloining a watch
from the clothes OF an employee on the
! government reservation at Fort Myer,
| will be given a preliminary hearing at 1
o'clock tomorrow afternoon before Com
missioner r. w. P. Garnett, in default
| of $500 bond Walker was sent to Jail
M. d. Corse Camp. Sons OF Confederate
| Veterans, at a meeting last evening at
Lee Camp Hall. made arrangements to
participate in the Confederate Memorial
day exercises May "a. The following COM
mittee was appointed to complete the
plans: DR.. e. A. German Thomas NJ
Jones, ST., Harry w. Rudd and c. w.
| O'Meara.
The following officers were elected to
serve for the ensuing year: Dr. Edward
A. German, commander: d. Noel Garner,
| first lieutenant commander; Thomas NJ.
Jones, ST.. second lieutenant commander;
CURE, surgeon: Fred w Ebbardt, quar-
| termaster; Rev. w. j. Morton, chaplain
Harry w. Rudd. treasurer; Frederick
Schwab, color bearer; c. NJ. Schwab, his
torian.
| Incumbent officers We're reelected last
night at the annual meeting OF the Alex
| andria Free Kindergarten except one
member of the board of directors. 4. l..
Jameson was chosen in his stead.
Miss Sipe and Miss Watkins of the
| Washington kindergarten talked on gar
dening, aided with stereopticon views. A
/ number Of nature songs were sung by a
| class from the Washington kindergarten.
Friday Is Cleanup Day"
Friday next has been designated as
cleanup day" by the Civic Improve
| ment League. A proclamation, issued
by j. r. n. Curtin, acting mayor, asks
cooperation Of all residents in clean
ing and disposing Of refuse.
! The following business men have Of
fered free wagons: J.. NJ Duncan.
James Patterson. p. T. Harrington. e..
s. Leadbeater & Sons, c. C. Smoot,
Sons Co. F. S. Harper. H. X. Field,
q Co, W. A. Smoot & Co, Havenper
Baking Company, Alexandria from
| works, Robert Portner Brewing Com
pany, De w. Aitcheson, A. D. Brockert
| & Co. and others. =
Henry Hall, a negro, arrested Yesterday
| as vagrant. who has been seen about
| the streets for the past month, was to-
| day committed to the city almshouse
| Albert Brooks. negro, was acquitt ed
OF dlsorderly conduct in defacing the
| property Of Mary Broadus a negress
Edward Carter, negro, charged with
| disorderly conduct, was acquitted Fer
| dinand Patton, charged with yagrancy,
| was sent to the workhouse for ten days.
| In the corporation court today, Judge
| L. G. Barley presiding, the case of the
| commonwealth against Thomas Nugent,
an appeal from a decision given by a
police justice. is up. The state Is repre-
| scented by Commonwealth Attorney S. G.
Brent. Mr.. Nugent is represented by At
! tOrney Robinson Moncure. The case will
| go to the jury this afternoon.
Fifty-f1ve out of fifty-nine members of
the Alexandria Light Infantry were in
| the line of march last evening for an
nual inspection, made by Capt r. S. But
| drab uniforms in heavy marching order
| and were commanded by Capt. F. l..
| Slaymaker.
At a meeting OF the chamber of COM
merce last night rates and transportation
service were discussed. One new member,
| Josef M. Cochran & Co., was admitted.
Capt. William III. Sweeney. superintendent
| Of schools, in a letter on behalf of the
teachers thanked the chamber for dona-
ton Of $50 for the teachers annual
| meeting.
Poker Players Let Off.