Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-30
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
City Council viii Take Up Tax
Rate Tuesday Night.
DECISION IS LOOKED FOR
Confederate Veterans Plan Memorial
Day Exercises-Girl Thrown
From Buggy.
Special Correspondents Of The Star.

| ALEXANDRIA, Va, April %, 1911.
City council will meet in special session
at 8 o'clock Tuesday night for the pur-
pose Of again taking up the question Of
the city's tax rate. It Is expected that
some rate will be agreed upon. For many
months this matter has been hanging fire,
and the taxpayers of Alexandria are very
anxious to know just what they will have
to pay. inasmuch as this tax ordinance.
when passed, will become operative July
1, at which time the taxes are due.
At meeting Of council held Tuesday
night last the board Of aldermen passed
the tax ordinance. and when 1t came to
council that body held it up, owing to the
lateness of the hour and the apparent dis
satisfaction existing over what the rate
should be. The aldermen fixed the rate
Of ST. 80 on the 500, with a discount OF 6
per cent If paid by July next, and per
cent if paid by September l next. with the
usual penalties added for delinquents.
| Councilman Leadbeater added an amend
ment that the rate OF discounts for prompt
payment be changed to read and 1 per
cent, respectively. Others favored q fiat
rate, and all sorts OF rates and discounts
| were suggested.
1t Is expected that other business will
night
r. e. Lee Camp, Confederate Vet
Grams, will hold a meeting at its hall
Monday night at o'clock, at which
for the annual Memorial day exercises.
which Will be held the afternoon Of
May "a, at the monument. Prince and
! Washington streets.
Col. Herbert to Speak.
Col Arthur Herbert will deliver the
annual memorial address. The women
identified with the various Confederate
societies will, earlier in the afternoon,
decorate the monument with flowers,
and music will be furnished by a drum
corps Should the weather prove in
| element the exercises will be held in
the Young Peoples building.
| Following an annual custom, the
| graves of the deceased members Of the
camp will be decorated during the day
by committees appointed at Monday
nights meeting.
Following the exercises at the monu-
ment the procession will march to
Christ Church cemetery, where the
mound beneath which rest the remains
OF many unknown Confederate dead
will be strewn with flowers. after which
three volleys will be fired by the Alex
andria Light Infantry and taps
sounded.
A horse attached to a buggy, in which
was seated Marie Jones. ten years old
daughter OF 0. w. Jones Of Annandale
Fairfax county. ran away on Alfred
street directly south Of King street at s
O'Clock tonight and threw the girl out
She was taken to the office Of Dr. NJ D.
Delaney. where it was ascertained that
other than a sprained finger she was
not injured. The girl, however. was
suffering from shock and badly fright
ened.
| The horse took fright at a passing
electric train. After running nearly
with a buggy driven by Jerry Stokes,
| colored, Of Fairfax county.
Licenses for Fifty-Four.
Out Of f1fty-seven applications for liq-
| uor licenses, f1fty-four have been
granted. Three licenses have been held
| up by Judge Barley pending a further
| investigation. and one person who was
engaged in the business did not make
application for a renewal. The total
number Of places which will begin op-
erations Monday next is therefore four
less than the total of last year
Rev. J. c. C. Newton Of Kobe, Japan.
will preach before the members of the
Epworth League OF the M. E. Church
Other pulpits to be filed by non-resi-
| dent clergy are as follows: Rev. Father
Kennedy of st. Dominic's Church, Wash
ington. will preach at the 1920 o'clock
mass at St. Mary's Catholic Church;
St. Paurs ?. e. church: s Rev sesV'f s. d. 3.
Mooney. D. D., Of Birmingham, Ala,
will conduct both services at the Sec
ond Presbyterian Church
The first selni-annual inspection of
the police force will be held Monday
afternoon at o'clock In the police court
room. 1t is expected that all Of the
with the exception of Policeman Gayton
Arlington, who is confined to his home
by illness. Although the members have
not yet procured their new spring uni
forms. 1t is expected they will make a
good showing
All arrangements have been completed
| for the opening OF the postal savings
bank at the city post Office Monday.
1t Will be under the direction Of Post
master ]. A. Eggborn, and the indica-
| tions are that after Alexandrians become
| familiar with the workings Of the bank
| 1t will be well patronized.
The funeral Of Joseph Hullett took
place at 2 o'clock this afternoon from
Whsatleys undertaking establishment
The services were conducted by Rev.
9. w: Rosenberger, pastor Of the Metho-
dist Protestant Church. Burial was in
Bethel cemetery. The pallbearers were
G. Hall. G. Iden, A. Arnold. p. Baggett
and Judge Berkeley.
Funeral of Mrs. Cade.
| The funeral of Mrs. Lavina Cade will
take place at o'clock tomorrow after
noon from her late residence. PIT Gibbon
| street. Services Will be conducted by
Rev. r. p. Phillips. rector Of st. Paurs
p. e. Church. and burial will be in
Union cemetery.
| The last special musical services of
| the season will be given by the choir
of st. Paul's P. E. Church at o'clock
tomorrow night. Atkinson's Magnificent
and Nunc Dimittis and Hammond's
! Messiah Victorious" viii be sung. The
orchestra that played Easter Sunday