The Washington herald., 1912-04-18
NEWSOFALEXANDRIA
Mis-. Mildred clarkson Foster Be.
comes Bride Of Jacob Edge,
Of Philadelphia.


Of Philadelphia.
Alexandria. va. April 1.-THE mar
riage of Miss Mildred cIarkson Foster.
daughter OF Mrs. John Foster, OF this
lcity. and Jacob Edge Of Philadelphia,
was solemnized at O'Clock tonight at
lst Paui's Episcopal Church. IN the
presence Of large assemblage Of rela-
tives and friends of the contracting par
tiles.
The church was beautifully decorated
for the occasion. The bride entered the
lchurch TO the strains OF a wedding
march played by Sherman B. Fowler.
and was accompanied by her brother,
Thomas Foster, Markham. Va, by whom
she was given in marriage. The cere-
mony was performed by Rev. Frederick
Ribble, Petersburg, Va, assisted by Rev.
P. P. Phillips, rector Of st. Paul's
Church.
The bride was becominsIy gowned In
white satin and carried q bouquet OF
Killsrney roses.
Miss Agnes Ford, Of Memphis, Tenn,
attended the bride, and the bridegroom
had for his best man Gilbert Edge, OF
Philadelphia.
Those serving as bridesmaids were
Misses Lucille Peyton, The Plains, Va;
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Edge. Philadelphia; Mary Phillips. Alez-
andria Kitty Barrett. Alexandria;
Louise Mason. Richmond The brides
maids wore rainbow colored dresses and
carried baskets Of sweet peas.
The groomsmen were Edwin Wright.
James P. McGnl, Arthur Brown, Gilbert
McIlvaine, Philadelphia; Jack Barrett,
Thomas, Washington; William Stribling.
Markham. Va.
A wedding reception followed the cere-
mony at the residence OF the brides
mother, after which Mr.. and Mrs. Edge
left for a Northern bridal trip. They
will reside in East Dowington. Pa.
At a meeting of the Board OF Police
Commissioners, held tonight. the month";
ly report OF Chief Goods set forth that
the annual inspection Of the yards and
alleys in the city is now being made
by the members of the police depart
| ment. It was also explained that dur
ing the month lis arrests were made
while the order OF the city was very
good
The oficiaI certificate which will be
| given members OF the police depart
ment hereafter when they are I'll to
be signed by the attending physician
was approved by the board.
| The meeting was presided over by
| Mayor Pan. There were only two 9TH
| er members of the board in attendance
| they being Secretary Fisher and Commits
| sioner Bryan.
The meeting of the city Democratic
! committee, which was to have been held
at s o'clock tonight. was postponed
until the same hour tomorrow night.
It appears that there must have been
/ Misunderstanding, as II was after
| ward ascertained that at the last meet
/ ing an adjournment was taken subject
/ to the call Of the chairman.
| call, however, had not been issued.
| although several Of the members of the
committee were present as well as 9TH
| ers. Final plans for the primary to be
| held Tuesday next will be made at this
| meeting, and II is probable that A ID.
Brockett will be declared the nominee
for the ONCE OF Mayor.
The funeral services for Hubert Snow
den, president of the Common Council.
who died Monday last. were held at
O'Clock this afternoon at Christ Episco-
pal Church. and attended by large con
course Of city oficials, members of the
Masonic craft, friends and relatives They
were conducted by Rev. W. ]. Morton,
rector. assisted by Rev. Bergman Green.
of the Episcopal Theological Seminary
with Masonic honors under the direction
of Alexandria Washington Lodge Of Ma
sons. During the obsequies the town and
city fire engine bells were tolled. The
floral offerings were very handsome and
numerous. A squad of seven policemen.
headed by Chief Goods, attended the
funeral.
Those serving as pallbearers were WILL
lam P. Mcknight, Luther H. Thompson,
Harry r. Burke. William z. FendaIl.
George S. French, George Uhler. John B.
Waller, F. F. Marbury, z F. Price, and
Thomas W. Robinson.
The Interstate Realty Construction Cor
poration, OF this city. with a maximum
capital stock Of $4,000 and a minimum
Of $4,000. has been granted a charter
by the State corporation commission. The
objects are a construction business. on
GERS are John r. Zimmerman, jr., presi-
dent; r. B. Washington, vice president;
H. Noel Garner, secretary and treasurer
all OF this city.
The stockholders Of the Washington
Storage Company held their annual
meeting to-day at the ONCE OF Attorney
Leo P. Harlow in this city, and elected
these directors to serve for the ensuing
year: Charles G. Pnuger, swfllIam G.
Carter, Lewis P. Krey. Norman T. EngIe,
Edward Schneider, Charles w. Botsch,
and George p Sacks.
Announcement is made that feId day
exercises will be held at $50 O'Clock sat
urday morning by the Alexandria High
School at the local baseball park The
public Is invited to attend. The ex-
ercises will be concluded with a bali
game with the Young Mems Christian
Association, of Washington, which will
begin at o'clock.
g. Mason Smith, who was tried In Bal
timore- yesterday before Judge Rose on
a charge Of violating the white slave law,
was found guilty and the jury supple
mented its report by asking for mercy
for Smith. The accused was then SEN
fenced by the court to serve three months
In jail
The case against his brother, Douglas
Smith, was dismissed, there being no evil
dence to show that he had participated
in the affair.
Rev. c. s. Strasburger, OF Greenwich,
Nd, has been appointed pastor Of the
Methodist Protestant Church in this city
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