Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-08
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Hearing in Williams Quo War.
ranto Proceedings Monday.
CHURCH DEDICATION PLANS
Sporting Association Elects Officers
and Orders Improvements at
Base Ball Park.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

| Special Correspondence Of The Star
! ALEXANDRIA, Va. February 3. 1913.
The quo warranto proceedings instituted
against Councilman Julian Y. Williams
of the second ward to have him removed
OH the alleged ground that he is a resi-
dent of Alexandria county will be heard
at II o'clock Monday next in the corpora
ton court. Judge l.. G. Barley presiding.
These proceedings We're instituted in
this court January ~ last by the follow
ing six members of the common council:
Howard w. Smith. Frank c. Spinks. j.
Fred Birrell. II. r. Burke, {. Il. Mar
shall and Albert Bryan. Mr.. Williams
is represented by Attorney G.. l.. BoOthe
and the commonwealth by States AttOr-
ney s. G. Brent
Mr.. Williams was elected a member of
the council from the second ward for
term of four years. beginning September !,
1910, and ending September !, 1914.
The committee in charge of the dedica-
ton of the Westminster building of the
Second Presbyterian Church will hold
a meeting at that church tomorrow fol-
lowing the morning services. at which
time a date for the opening will be de-
cided upon. One of the features in con-
nection with the opening of the building
will be the placing therein of two hand
some memorials.
One will be a bronze tablet, the gift of
W. III. Hunter. which will be in memory
of Edmund Wilmer. who for many years
was an elder in that church and for
twenty-five years was superintendent OF
the Sunday school. This Will be placed
on the outside of the building.
The other will be a memorial window
on the st. Asaph street side. donated by
Mrs F. s Harper. in ,, memory OF her
The Alexandria Snoring Association at
it's annual meeting held last night at the
office of Dr +. A. German, outlined plans
for the coming base ball season and the
opening of the Alexandria ball park in the
early spring. number of improvements
We're ordered to be made and steps taken
to make the place an attractive one dur
ing the season. The association will with
in short time announce the formal open
ing of the park.
These officers were elected DR.. +. A.
German president; James A. Hulfsh. vice
president; NJ. J. Mcfarland. secretary and
treasurer; Robinson Moncure. attorney.
Fined for Disorderly Conduct.
John Bryant, colored, ''trusty" at the
city Jail, yesterday afternoon went to the
home of Hattie Stephenson, Coored, in
Fawcetts court, in the square bounded by
Alfred, Patrick Wolfe and Wilkes streets,
and became disorderly. When Policeman
Bryant under arrest the latter said he
was not going to the station house, adding
lie would die before he would go. tap
of the officers baton brought Bryant to
time and he quickly changed his mind.
The Stephenson woman claimed that
she and Bryant were simply playing,
but it cost them So each.
The second echo of a fight which occur
red November II last at Queen and Henry
streets was heard in the police court to-
day. when fines of 81 were imposed in the
cases of Malvin Newman and Charles
Lewis. colOred. charged with disorderly
conduct and fighting. Eugene Parker, col
time, was acquitted.
An illustrated lecture entitled Around
the World on One Ship was delivered
by j. William May last night at the
Young Peoples building of the Methodist
Episcopal Church South. Eighty-si slides
We're shown, many of them being unu-
sually attractive. Proceeds of the lecture
will be applied to the sick fund of Semi
mole Tribe of Red Men.
\ decree was entered in the corpora
ton court yesterday appointing Fred
erck +. Russell receiver in place OF
James \. Norris. in the case of Frederick
G.. Cowie against the Towles-SchOfield
Company. incorporated.
Judge j. e. T. Thornton came here to-
day and closed the January term of the
circuit court for this city.
Alexander AaronsOhn of Washington
last night delivered lecture at the syna-
2oeue on The Divinity of Pain
\ number of members of the Mystic
Shrine will go to Richmond Friday to
attend a valentine party which will be
given by Acca Temple.