Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-08
ALEXANDR|AAFFA|RS
Verdict of Not Guilty in Case
of John H. Craven.
IN UNITED STATES COURT
Accused Of Impersonating Govern
ment Employe-City Council to
Meet-General News.
Special Correspondence OF The Star

Special Correspondence OF The Star.
| ALEXANDRIA. Va. January =, 1911.
| 4 jury in the United States court this
afternoon returned a verdict of not guilty
in the case Of John ii. Craven, indicted
for impersonating an emplcye of the
United States. This case was begun in
court yesterday afternoon. Afterward
court adjourned for the term.
| Arrangements have been completed by
!, Fitzgerald Council, No. 40. knights of
Columbus, for the exemplitication of the
!, third, or major. degree of the order
which will be given to large class of
candidates at o'clock tomorrow after
noon at st. Mary's Hall. The degree
will be given by a team from Baltimore.
1t is expected that a large number Of
knights from Washington and Baltimore
will be in attendance.
When the corporation court meets Mon
day resolutions of respect will be pre-
sented to the memory of the late Albert
Stuart and eulogies of the deceased will
be pronounced by the chairman of the
local bar association and other members
of the association.
Council to Meet Tuesday.
The first business meeting of the city
council since that body adjourned for
the Christmas holidays, December IL.
last. will be held Tuesday next, at which
time a large volume of routine business
that has accumulated will come up for
consideration, including several matters
pertaining to street improvements.
Funeral services for Cedric Snowden,
who died last evening, will be held at
. 30 O'Clock tomorrow morning from his
home. 6l9 South Lee street. rhe burial
will be private.
Rt. Rev. Arthur S. Lloyd has gone to
New York to take UP his duties as pres
ident of the board of foreign missions
He will make New York his home.
nj. u. Corse Camp, Sons of Confed
| crate Veterans. will hold meeting at
Lee Camp Hall at 8 o'clock Monday
evening. at which time officers Will be
chosen for the ensuing year. Arrange
ments will also be made at this meet
ing for attending the annual banquet
of r. f. Lee Camp, Confederate Vet
| Grams. which will De. held January 19
next, in observance OF Lees birthday.
January Term of Corporation Court.
The January term of the corporation
court. Judge L. c. Barley presiding.
will convene Monday morning next,
when the case of George w. Jones,
colored. indicted for the unlawful sale
of cocaine. is slated to be heard. A jury
has been summoned.
An oyster roast will be given at
Armory Hall Monday by the Alexandria
Light Infantry. Plans for the affair are
! in the hands Of the entertainment COM
mittee OF that organization.
Capt. II. f. Knox. auctioneer. sold at
public auction at noon today for T. J..
Fannon and j. *. NJ. Norton, trustees.
property on the west side of Henry
street north of Wythe street to w. r.
Hammersley for $500
General Mention.
Rev A. D. P. Gilmour, D. D., professor
of Hebrew in the Union Theological Sem
mary, will occupy the pulpit at the Sec
ond Presbyterian Church tomorrow
morning and evening. Resident clergy
will fill the other pulpits.
According to a dispatch received here
today, Hollis r. Cooke. former resi-
dent, but now Of Wilmington, Del. &C
cidentaly shot himself in the hand to-
day in that city.
Sarah Taylor Dixon, colored, wife Of
Rev George O. Dixon, died this morning
at her home. ST. North Washington
street.