Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-25
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
EIks Complete Plans for Ex-
cursion to Luna Park.
SEEKS SEAT IN COUNCIL
Robert S Barrett Would Gust Urban
S. mbert-Reception
to Missionaries.
SEEKS SEAT IN COUNCIL
Special Correspondence of The Star.

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| ALEXANDRIA. Va July -. 1912.
| Alexandria and Washington lodges of
5, Elks have completed plans for a weeks
| excursion to Luna Park, beginning July
~ next and ending Sunday night,
| August 4.
| Robert $. Barrett. exalted ruler of the
| local lodge. is chairman of the commit
tee of arrangements for this lodge. while
George F. Havell of Washington Lodge is
chairman of the committee of arrange
ments for Washington Lodge
The quo Warranto proceedings instituted
! by Robert S. Barrett against Urban s.
Lambert for the latter's seat in the city
| council from the first ward will be heard
IN the corporation court beginning at 10
O'Clock tomorrow morning. Judge r. II.
l.. Chichester of Fredericksburg. Va will
preside. he having been designated by
GOV; Mann TO sit in the case. Judge l.. c.
Barley having declined to sit.
Mr. Barrett was elected to city council
! in the election held last June He had
| no opposition. Mr. Lambert not deeming
! it necessary to run. Mr.. Lambert was
! elected ny city council to the position of
| councilman in that body to fill the I'M
expired term of the late Hubert Snow
| den. Mr.. Barrett claims that under the
! law Mr.. Lambert was elected only until
| the next general election, hence the suit
| for his scat.
Missionaries Given Reception.
Several of the missionaries of the
! Presbyterian Church who will sail Sat
urday next from Philadelphia for Africa
to engage in missionary work were ten
dered reception last night by the con-
gregation of the Second Presbyterian
| Church The affair was largely attend
/ ed. and a farewell address to the mis-
sonaries was made by Rev. DR.. J. L.
| Allison, pastor of the local church. Six
| of those present made short addresses.
| The missionaries Mr.. and Mrs. J.
| c. Mcqueen. louisiana: Mr.. and Mrs.
| w. II. Washburn. Texas: Plummer
Smith. North Carolina: N. G. Stevens,
! Charles Nincon, Texas and S. H. Wilde.
| South Carolina.
| Five other missionaries from the same
church only recently left for Africa.
| The members of the Alexandria Light
! Infantry departed at II O'Clock last night
| ten-day encampment. Accompanying them
| were the members of the Leesburg COM
pany. The local boys were in command
of Capt. f. L. Slaymaker and Second
Lieut.. Fl. Noel Garner. The members
of the local command will return home
| Saturday, August 3.
\ large crowd today attended the fifth
annual excursion of the Alexandria police
department. Notwithstanding the threat
| ening weather this morning the morning
| that there will be unusually large
crowd on the evening boat.
Church Arranges Picnic.
Arrangements have been made by a
number of members of st. Mary's Catho-
lie Church for picnic which will be
given August - next at the farm Of
James Patterson. Funds derived from
the affair will be for the benefit Of st.
| Mary's Catholic Church.
Within a short time the work of i'm
proving the police court room will begin.
Some time ago city council made an APP
propria ton for plastering and other
work
Louis Walker left yesterday for Los
Angeles. Cal, where he will remain until
| September.
! Mrs. W. b. Herring and children have
gone to visit relatives in Richmond and
/ Scottsburg, Va.
j. I. Haring returned after an extended
/ visit to points in Pennsylvania.