The Washington herald., 1912-05-24
NEWSOPALEXANDRIA
Confederate Veterans Will Decorate
Graves of Dead Comrades
To-day.

Alexandria, Va. May Za-R. E. Lee
Camp, Confederate Veterans, will pay
honor TO its dead tomorrow with annual
memorial services. which will be held
at the Confederate Monument, at Wash
ington and Prince Streets, at o'clock.
Earlier in the day a committee OF vet
Grams viii decorate the graves Of the
comrades In the cemeteries in and near
the city.
Lewis H. Machen, former State sena-
tor. will deliver the grafton at the monu-
ment. There will be singing by a choir
| under the direction OF Miss Blanche
Rotchford. Invocation viii be pronounced
by Rev. H. II. Canter, pastor Of the
Methodist Episcopal Church South.
The veterans will assemble at Lee
Camp Hail at $50 o'clock and march TO
the moaument, a short distance, where
the exercises will be held. At the con-
ciusion OF the exercises at the monument
the Alexandria Light Infantry, accompa-
MED by the veterans, will go to Christ
Church Cemetery. near by. where three
volleys will be fred. which. with the
sounding OF taps. will bring the ceremo-
nies TO close. There will be no parade
this year.
The monument will be decorated early
In the afternoon by committee Of
women chosen from the various women's S
Confederate organizations in the city.
Committees OF veterans will decorate the
graves OF their comrades during the
morning hours.
The mound at Christ Church Cemetery
where are buried a number OF unknown
Confederate dead. over which the vol
leys will be fired. will also be appro-
priately decorated in accordance with an
annual custom
James r. Canton. Of this city, was
elected temporary chairman Of the State
Democratic convention. which convened
in Norfolk this morning.
From the Eighth district the dele
gates who will go to the Baltimore con-
vention are r. S. Cochran, Fauquier. and
George II. RUcker. John A. Marshall
was chosen alternate to the Baltimore
convention. Mfr. Marshall. for alternate
received the highest vote among seven
candidates.
Howard W. Smith was chosen chair
man OF the Eighth District delegation.
with Robert s. Barrett, secretary, both
Of this city
There is considerable activity IN the
local realty market at the present time.
as is evidenced by the number Of sales
recorded to-day in the ofice Of the clerk
Of the Corporation Court. They are as
follows: Edna v. Breen to Bella Levy,
tNO-StOfy DrlCh uWenlnS mouse on the
north side Of King. between Patrick
and Henry Streets; Thomas L. Carter to
Milton L. Franklin. house and lot on
the west side OF Alfred, between Glib
bon and Franklin Streets; Ida NJ. Coz
gan to Frank Tuggers, house and lot on
the east side OF Pitt between Cameron
and Queen Stress; William H. Peck to
Joshia F. Chichester, house and lot on
the northeast corner Of Queen and
Payne Streets.
Thomas A. Fisher. the Democratic
nominee for Mayor Of the city in the
primary held April 30 last, spent Sl4S.s4.
according TO a sworn statement filed by
him with the clerk of the Corporation
Court to-day.
He itemizes his expenses as follows:
$5s.64; assessment for primary.
SO; livery, s6s; postage, 81.
Twenty members Of the Christian En-
deavor Society of the Methodist Protest
ant Church, this city, will tomorrow at !
tend the council of the Christian En-
deavor Society OF Northern Virginia, |
which will be held at Mount olivet |
Church. Ballston, Alexandria County |
The delegation will be headed by Rev |
c. r. Strasburg, pastor Of the local !
church. The convention will hold a day |
and night session, and II Is expected that |
II will he largely attended