The Washington times., 1911-05-02
VETERANS Of GRAY
MAKE FINAL PLANS
FOR BIG MEMORIAL
Robert E. Lee Camp to Hold
Annual Exercises at Alex
andria May "a.
WASHINGTON TIMES BUREAU,
ALEXANDRIA, VA, MAY ?

WASHINGTON TIMES BUREAU.
ALEXANDRIA, VA, MAY ?.
At a well attended meeting of Robert
z. Lee Camp, Confederate Veterans.
held in their hall last evening, plans
for Die annual memorial exercises to
be held May "a, were completed.
The orator of the day will be Col Ar
thur l. Herbert, who will review the
history of the lost cause Musical
selections will be rendered by the Con-
federate choir. and after several infor-
NAL addresses. the veterans will march
in body to the Confederate monument
at Washington and Prince streets,
where the usual exercises will be held
A salute will also be, fired over the
graves of the unknown dead in Christ
church Cemetery. The usual street pa
rade will be dispensed with this year.
Committees for the observance of the
day were appointed as follows: Ar
rangements. G. William Ramsey, Jesse
Murray. F. ]. Davidson, J. c. Milbourn,
Patrick F. German, E. Claude Graham,
R. n. Roland, ]. o. Adam, John r.
Zimmerman, John NJ. johnson. Alexan-
der Lyles, r. w. Ballinger. and R. n.
Crook; cemeteries. St Mary's-Patrick
F. German, R. NJ. Latham, and Levi
Hurdle; Ivy Hill. NJ. BIackford, Col.
Arthur Herbert, and George Weis:
adjacent cemeteries-James w. Ham
n1ond. E. Claude Graham. Booker c.
Hall, John M. Johnson, Samuel c. Bush,
Morgan Davis, w. H Yeatman. John
r. Zimmerman, and i. II. O'Brien:
committee to assist ladies-Edgar War
field, J. c. Milburn, ". P. Mcknight,
and D. H. Appich.
har Cd rIo
W: Fadely. of the Seventeenth Virginia
Infantry.
The Elks' Spring Festival terminated
sold articles. While the returns are not
Yet all in, the affair appears to have
been an entire financial success. The
proceeds realized will be devoted to the
building fund.
At meeting of the Civic Association,
held in the rooms of the Chamber of
Commerce last evening. considerable
business was transacted. arrangements
being made for the observance of the
annual Cleanup" day.
The police of this city yesterday un-
derwent the Semi-annual inspection.
Hubert Snowden, president of the city
council, who is acting mayor in the alb
sence of Mayor +. J. Paff, and F. F.
Marbury, president Of the board of al
highly complimented the force upon its
appearance. The new spring uniforms
were worn for the first time yesterday,
consisting of a short coat and light
weight gray helmet.
The alarm of fire at $50 this morning
was caused by a small blaze in
fue of the house at S22 South Wash
fngton street. and was eXtinguiShed |
with chemicals with slight loss.
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The Rev. John J. Wicker delivered
an interesting lecture on PALESTINE"
at the Young Peoples building last |
evening.
The following cases We're disposed |
of in yesterdays session of the cir |
cult court, Judge J. B. T. Thornton |
Dr.. S. B. Moore against Thomas
Chaupcey. continued until the July !
term of court; L; Frank Pattie
chancery, final decree, dismissed;
Lucinda Jackson, chancery, final de-
cree; Julian T. Burke against Mary |
Alice Quisenberry, chancery, decree !
appointing H. n. Garner guardian ad
L. Boothe. commissioner in chancery, |
for final report: Fannie F. Bieg against |
George 8. French and others, chancery, |
decree for sale and Gardner L. Boothe |
q no y. h. NJ. norton appointed COmmlS- !
sioners: Lodice A Cutshaw against EN-
ma A. Cutshaw, chancery. dismissed: |
Webb Roy against Aaron Gaskins. chan
cery, dismissed; Julius Lansburgh Fur |
niture Company against F NJ. Tanner, |
detinue. dismissed; Grace W. Bullock |
against Harrison W. Bullock, final |
decree for divorce upon the ground of |
6esertion; Mary Whiting against John |
D. Whiting. final decree for divorce upon |
the ground of desertion; William H. |
Hart against Mary NJ. Hart, final decree |
for divorce upon the ground of deser-
tion.
A special meeting of the city council |
will be held this evening, at which |
time the matter of the tax rate for the
year beginning July /, will be con-
sidered. The rate was recently set at
$50 on the 800. but several discrepan-
cies were found in the bill as it was
drawn up. making 1t neces-
sary that the matter be re-passed. It
is believed in some quarters that the
council will make still further changes
u not in the rate itself, in the discount
~ prompt payment.
In the first issue Of the Alexandria Il
agement yesterday. II was announced Il
that the paper would adhere to its /
former policies and conservatism, al 4
though several improvements would be
made. 1t will he indeDendent in local II
politics, but will stand bv the Demo- 4
cratic party on other questions n
Governor Baldwin in