Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-05
ALEXANDRIA AFFA AIRS
CITY Plans for Observing An
niversary of Peace.
CHURCHES TO PARTICIPATE
Two Are Fined for Shooting on the
Street-Goes to Roanoke
for Prisoners.
CHURCHES TO PARTICIPATE
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Special cores pcndencc Of The Sum.
! ALEXANDRIA. Va. November B. 1918.
| Plans for an elaborate celebration II
this city in 1914-1?15 to mark the one
hundredth anniversary of the signing o.
the Treaty of Client were outlined thi:
morning at d meeting of the local com
nttee of arrangements at the office o.
John NJ. Johnson, presided over by MIR
johnson. with Robert S. Barrett as sec
rotary.
The plans provide for public meetings
in the churches, celebration by the schoo
children, a mass meeting which VIII 0.
held in some public hall, when noted
speakers will make addresses; a parade
and festival, and the erection of per-
Inanent memorial in this city to mark the
event.
on the Tooth anniversary of the sign
ing of the treaty. December II, 1914. serv-
ices of praise and thanksgiving will be
held at Christ Episcopal Church That
afternoon a chiIdrens festival will De
held in the public schools, and the city
school board will be requested to ar
range for the affair AT this celebration
tii.. relations existing between English
speaking nations will be discussed, now
peace was secured and maintained, ana
Pastors OF the various churches Will be
requested to preach special sermons on
the observance of the celebration at SerV-
ices on Sunday, December Is, 1914, and
other services that they may desire.
To Celebrate Ratification.
With addresses by prominent speak
ers and a musical and literary program
February II, 1915, it is proposed to
celebrate the anniversary of the rati-
tcation of the treaty by the Senate of
the United States.
With a gigantic parade TO be held
February -, 1915, the celebration will
be concluded. All organizations in the
city will be invited to participate, in
Guiding civic and military, fraternal
and patriotic societies, labor and bust
ness organizations. The city will be IL
Illuminated at night.
John NJ. Johnson and Mayor Fisher
were elected delegates to the meeting
of the general committee of arrange
ments which VIII be held in Richmond
December ga next, when plans for the
celebration will be discussed.
Members of local committee of ar
rangements follow: John NJ Johnson, j..
h. NJ. Norton, George E. Warfield, T.
Machen, j. Fred Birrell, +. L. danger
field. Arthur Herbert, jr., DR.. Edgar
Snowden. DR.. s. B. Moore. Rev. W. T.
Morton, Robert S. Barrett, J. r. thinner
man. Thomas a. Fisher and Samuel p.
Fisher.
Arrested for Shooting on Street.
During an alteration last night shortly
before IL o'clock, near King and Pitt
streets. Clinton Haney and Frank Fields
were arrested. Fields fired two pistol
shots. II simply fired them for a bluff, :
said Fields He also added that he had
been attacked a few minutes before by
an unidentified man. Haney had no rec
objection of the affair. The men were sub
sequently arrested by Policemen Norris
and Campbell and they were fined $40
each in the police court today.
Policeman William A. Ferguson left last
night for Roanoke, Va, to bring two men
TO this city who, it is claimed. failed to
pay a board bill at the Hotel Rammel. A
third man, also said to be wanted, has
not been apprehended- f. r. Moore, chief
of police, Roanoke, notified the local po-
lice of the arrest. Three men some time
ago left the hotel owing a bill of $3.50.
Walter Maddux died today at his home
or Hunting creek, just beyond the city
limits.
Business of routine nature was dis
posed of last night at a meeting of the
Retail Merchants Association. held at the
Office of us secretary, Harrie White.