Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-18
ALEXANDR|AAFFA|RS
Confederate Veterans Arrange
for Memorial Services.
LEWIS H. MACHEN TO SPEAK
Parade Will Not Be Held as in For
mer Years-Ascension
Day Services.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

ALEXANDRIA. Va, May is, 1912.
Practically all arrangements have been
completed by r. E. Lee Camp of Con-
federate Veterans for It's annual memo
rial services. which will be held next
Friday afternoon at the Confederate
monument at Washington and Prince
streets. The GRAFTON will be delivered by
Lewis III. Machen, former state senator.
and invocation will be pronounced by
Rev. w. ]. Morton. rector of Christ p.
Z. Church. 1t is expected that local
band will furnish music.
There will be no parade Of the veterans
this time as in former years. The veter-
ans will assemble in their hall and march
in a body to the monument. musical
program will be given at the monument
under the direction of Miss Blanche
Rotchford.
Following the exercises at the monu-
ment the veterans will proceed to old
Christ Church cemetery, two squares
north OF the monument. and decorate the
mound beneath which rest the bones of
a number of unknown Confederate dead.
The firing OF three volleys by the Alex
| andria Light Infantry and sounding of
taps Will close the ceremonies incident to
| Confederate Decoration day.
| In accordance with an annual custom
| the veterans will earlier I'm the day deco
| rades. The monument will also be APP
propriately decorated for the occasion.
Wishes for Whipping Post.
John Wilson, colored, who is serving a
| termiof sixty days in Jail, is strongly OPP
posed to work. and for this reason J.
| Harrington. superintendent Of the city
| chain gang. had him brought into court
i this morning because he will not work
| on the gang.
Wilson explained that he did as much
| as the others, and added that ne suffered
4 from rheumatism. The court expressed
| regret that there was no such thing as
/ the whipping post. which would soon solve
! the problem. Mr.. Harrington explained
| that the usual steps had been taken Ly
| the Jail authorities to induce the prisoner
| to work, without results. Wilson was re-
i turned to Jail, and other tactics will be
put into operation to see IL Wilson can
not be persuaded to work during his
stay at the jail at the city's expense.
Victim Of Foul Play.
In order to comply fully with the state
law on the subject. the body of the un-
identified man found weighted down with
a big stone in the river at the Dyke May I
was exhumed severaldays ago by direction
Of the coroner of the county, and another
inquest held over the body. The verdict
was to the effect that the deceased came
to his death by means of foul play. The
body was again inferred nearby where i
was found. Up to the present the body
has not been identified
George w. BOntZ. who represented the
Grand Lodge at the recent session OF Ode
Fellows, made his report last night at {
81 Dot 40 TxldO n
lows His report showed an increase II
membership in this city and also through
out the state. This city was represented
at the Grand Lodge by d. r. Stansbury
past grand master, who was chosen chair
man of the finance committee, and c. w
lOMeara, who was elected grand con
ductor.
The lodge also last night conferred tn.
second degree OF the order on two can
didates.
| Ascension Day Services.
Members of Old Dominion Commandery
Knights Templar, will attend Ascension
day services at 4. o'clock tomorrow after
| noon at Grace p. T.. Church, at which
time a special sermon will be preached
by Rev. Edgar Carpenter. rector of thai
church. The members will assemble In
their asylum at 3 o'clock and march tt
the church in a body
IL Gertrude Jones, cOIOreu, arrested SeVera
days ago. on a charge of assaulting Ma
mic Gaskins, colored and who forfeited
s. collateral in the police court, wa:
again arrested today by the police be
cause 1t Is claimed that the Gaskins WON
an Is more seriously injured than frs
thought, she having received a FRACTURED
rib.
The funeral of Miss Ida v. Cox will
take place at 5. o'clock tomorrow after
noon from her late home. 91S King street
Services will be conducted by Rev
Edgar Carpenter. rector of Grace
Episcopal Church. and burial will bs
| in Trinity cemetery.
| The work of paving Fairfax stree
from Queen street westward with cob
Bile stones has been begun by thu
city.
: Mrs. r. p. Johnston. wife of the Gov
ernor of Alabama, yesterday Afternoon
addressed the members of the Woman,
Auxiliary of Christ F. E. Church at
meeting at the residence Of Mrs. w
Greene. 81 North Washington street
: Her subject was Prison Reform Ii
Alabama"
the primary for city council held April
80 have filed their expense account.
with the clerk of the corporation court
The majority spent only 81 each, tn,
amount required to enter the primary
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