Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-18
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Call for Joint Meeting of Demo-
cratic Committee Out Soon.
ARRESTED FOR BIeAMY
First Baptist Church Choir to Give
Oratorio-Reception rendered
Rev. C. r. Strausburg.
Special Correspondence OF The Star.

Special correspondence or The Star
ALEXANDRIA. Va, April is, 1913.
A call will be issued very likely next
week for joint meeting of the city
and county democratic committee to fix
date for a primary for nominating a
candidate for the state legislature to rep
resent this city and Alexandria county.
There are two candidates for the office
thus far. Fred Brrell, member of the
city council from the third ward. and
Maj. f. w. r. Ewing of Ballston, Alex
andria county.
Under the provisions of the new pri-
mary law the candidates must file notice
of their candidacy sixty days prior to
the time fixed for the primary. Robinson
Moncure of this city is the present dele
gate in the state legislature from this
city and county. He will not be a can
didate for reelection.
After being told by Justice John
Crutchfield OF Richmond to keep away
from his wife, and threatening him with
six months on the rock pile If ne returned
again to disturb her, John Edward Trb-
bic believed that this was equivalent to a
legal separation and that he was free
10 marry again, entirely overlooking the
formality of divorce proceedings. Accord
ingly, he married Miss Mary Deale of
Manassas January - last.
being issued for his arrest to answer
the charge of bigamy by w. T. Griffith,
uncle of his second wife, of Manassas.
Tribble was arrested yesterday afternoon
by Chief Goods and Sergt. Wikers Will
kinson in Alexandria county near the
Potomac railroad yards. He has been
living in Del Ray with his second wife
and was employed at the transfer shed
at the yards. This afternoon he was
taken back to Manassas to face the
charge.
Tribble is native of Louise county,
thirty years old and a carpenter by trade.
Urge New High School Building.
Many citizens. including representatives
from trade and business organizations
together with a number of women ap-
peared last night before the joint COM
mittee on finance and schools at a public
meeting of that committee of the city
council and urged the necessity for new
nigh school building. The committee will
proposition.
The choir of the First Baptist Church
VIII Sunday night, at 7:45 o'clock, at
that church. present Zion" a scriptural
oratorio-cantata, by the composer j. 5
Fearris. This production has never be-
fore been presented in this city. The
following will be the solo.sts: Mrs Effie
NJ Ballenger. Mrs. l.. L. Finks Misses
iona Barnett, Bessie Elliott. Katie Leef,
sopranos: Mrs. E. w. Nails Miss Winnie
NJ Williams, altos; Hayden Henderson.
TENOR j. L. Preston, baritone; James l..
Foster, bass.
Others who will participate in the ora
tor1os are MeSdames A. j. Ross G. A.
Shouldiee. h. NJ. West, Misses Mary
Bru.n Edna III. Brown, Clara Henderson,
sadie Purvis. Marian WenzeI, Josephine
Williams. Mrs. G. b. Cheeseman. j. w
Langley, +. NJ. West W. p Kerrick.
b. Mullings, F. G. Saunders. Mrs W. A.
Bolton, W. A Bolton and G. A. Shouldice.
J. I. Preston will be the director.
REV e r. Strausburg. pastor of the
NJ T. Church. was rendered a reception
last night by the congregation of that
church in honor of his reappointment as
pastor. A welcoming address on behalf
OF the ministerial association of the city
was delivered by Rev. G. A. LuttreIl mas
tor of Trinity Church. Others who made
addresses were John III. Trimyer for the
congregation: Fred Ebhardt for the Sun
day school. Norman Roberts for the c. f.
Society and Roger Sullivan for the Bible
class Recitations were given by j. Fl ed
Birreh. Miss Pollard and Miss Caroline
West
Two one-legged men and one one-armed
man was the trio that greeted Police
Justice Cation in court TO-DAY. The men
were charged with disorderly conduct
They were acquitted with the understand
ing that they would leave the city al once
The funeral service for Mrs. Virginia
Johnson Devers was held this afternoon
at Sharon Chapel. Fairfax county, Rev.
Mr.. Harrison. pastor of the NJ. T.. Church,
officiating. Burial was made in the cem-
etery at that place.
How to Hustle will be the subject of
an address which will be delivered by r.
T.. knight tonight before the members of
Lone Star Camp, No. l. American In
dian Guards.
A large class was confirmed last night
at Grace p. f. Church by Rt Rev. r.
a. Gibson, d. D.. Bishop of Virginia