Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-03
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
General Cessation of Business
independence Day.
TOURNEY IN AFTERNOON
Exercises Followed by Ball-Other
Events Scheduled-Plans of
Boy Scouts-Briefs.
Special Correspondence of The Star.


ALEXANDRIA, Va, July g. 1912
Independence day will be generally OBJ
served here, marked. as usual. by gen.
eral suspension of business. Hundreds OF
Alexandrians will spend the day down the
river and at the various picnic resorts In
and around the city. Base ball will also
attract many.
Already the small boy has begun the
work of celebrating by the discharge OF
powder crackers. The police will not al
low the use of anything but the small ex-
plosives.
In the afternoon, beginning at sc
O'Clock. there will be tournament at the
George Washington Park, in which num-
Der of riders are slated to participate
The Boy Scouts will give exhibitions al
the park in the morning. 1t is expected
there will be speechmaking at the park
during the afternoon. This celebration
Will be followed by coronation ball in
the evening at the auditorium of the
Elks Home. The list Of the speakers
who will make addresses at the park has
not yet been announced.
! A. j. Wedderburn has arranged to en-
terrain members Of the press from noon
until / o'clock at the Braddock House.
Tag Day for Boy Scouts.
The Boy Scouts are today engaged in
selling tags for their first annual sum-
mer encampment, which will be held the
second week in August. The lads were
early at the game. Attired in uniform,
they actively canvassed the town. The
boys report having met with considerable
success. The sale of the tags will be
resumed tomorrow.
Arrangements are being made by the
scouts to hold their encampment a few
miles below Marshall Hail.
Fair Association Chartered.
The state corporation commission has
granted charter to the Fairfax County
Fair Association. incorporated. with a
minimum capital stock Of $500 and a max
imum of 5000. The officers are Thomas
R. Keith, president, Fairfax; J. c. Hun
ter, secretary; Franklin Williams, jr.,
Vienna, Va.
The fire committee of city council at a
meeting last night organized by the cleo
ton Of c. j. w. Summers as chairman
and Thomas Chauncey as secretary.
Everett Rogers was elected fireman of the
Columbia fire company. Owing to injuries
recently sustained by Fire snief r. +.
Gronau. C. j. ". Summers is acting as
temporary chief of the fire department.
A slight fire at a house at Fairfax and
Gibbon streets brought out the engines
shortly after II o'clock this morning.
Installation Of Officers.
L The recently elected officers OF Sarepta
Lodge of Odd Fellows will be installed to-
night by District Deputy ]. Thomas
OMeara. Following the installation cere-
monies the initiatory degree of the order
will be conferred on several candidates
by the degree team of Potomac Lodge OF
Odd Fellows.
Elizabeth Jackson and husband have
sold to Miss Mary Alena Shinn the store
house and dwelling located at the north
west corner of Payne and Cameron
streets. A deed Of conveyance was placed
on record today in the Office of the clerk
of the corporation court.
A fine Of $50 was imposed in the police
court today in the case of Gen. Grayson,
colored. charged with disorderly conduct
and fighting. Jesse Lee, colored. who it
was alleged Grayson struck over the head
with an ak, was dismissed from custody.
He was also charged with disorderly con-
duct.
| For vagrancy Ferdinand Patton was
sent to Jail for ninety days and James
Lamb. the latter colored, was sentenced
| to serve twenty days in JAIL