The Washington herald., 1913-05-29
ALEXANDRIA VETERANS
To DECORATE GRAVES
Business viii Be Suspended at Noon
Friday to Permit Observance Of
Day at National Cemetery.
NEGRO HAS A LONG RIDE

Alexandria, Va, May 2s-Memorial
Day exercises win be held at 4
O'Clock Friday afternoon at the Ma
tional Cemetery, near here. An GRAFTON
will be delivered by Capt Mckee, of
Washington. Members of the Grand
Army OF the Republic. OF Washington.
have been invited to attend the services
| following the exercises at Arlington
| Cemetery. The graves of the Union
soldiers buried in this cemetery will be
appropriately decorated under the d.
| rection of Mai. w. f. Reppert, superin-
| tendent of the cemetery
A number OF fraternal organizations
also have arranged to decorate the graves
of their deceased members, among them
Alexandria Lodge, No. as, Benevolent
and Protective Order OF Elks.
The following committee from that Or
ganization will decorate graves: James
B. Martin. Rev. Edgar Carpenter, Thorn
as NJ. Dunbar, r. NJ. Petit. and Herman
Friedlander.
Business will be suspended by noon.
The banks, city and government Offices
will be closed all day. while the usual
holiday hours will prevail at the city
postoffice. with the delivery window of
the latter Office open until 10 O'Clock.
When railroad employees unsealed a car
loaded with potatoes from Charleston. S.
C.. yesterday morning. they were very
much surprised to find that II also con-
tained John Francis. colored. twenty-five
years old. Francis explained to the po-
lice that while in an intoxicated condi-
ton he got into the car at a railroad
ling In Charleston and went to sleep.
After. many hours of slumber he was
awakened and found himself travelling
along al a pretty good gait. An ineffec-
tual effort was made by the prisoner to
obtain his freedom. This morning Fran
els left police headquarters declaring he
never again will sleep in a freight car
after his experience of thirty-six hours
without food or water.
The marriage of Miss Ella Ragen.
daughter of Daniel Ragen, of Fairfax
County. and Leonard Nails. OF this city.
took place at I O'Clock tonight at the
home of Bernhard Schmith. us North
Patrick Street. The ceremony was per-
formed by Rev. L. r. Kelly of St
Mary's Catholic Church. The bride was
attended by Miss Annie Regain, and the
best man was Timothy Regain. The we'd
ding was attended by a number of
guests from this city. Washington, and
Fairfax and Fauquier Counties. 4 re-
cepton followed. after which the couple
left for Northern bridal trip
Mrs. NorveIle V Carr. wife of oliver
g Carr. died this morning at her home
3o9 South Patrick Street after long
illness. She was thirty-three years old
and is survived ny her husband Mrs.
Carr was native Of CuIpeper. Va
Tho funeral Of Edward Y ShoCk who
died last night will be held at II O'Clock
tomorrow morning from Wheatoy's I'M
dertaking chapel. Services will be con-
Quoted by Rev. Edgar Carpenter, rector
Of Grace Episcopal Church.
The funeral of William Owens. who
died yesterday. will be held at o'clock
tomorrow afternoon from his home,
1903 Duke Street. Services will be
conducted by Rev. W. F. Watson. pas
tor of the First Baptist Church. Mem
hers of he Alexandria Council. No ;.
Fraternal Order Of Americans. will at
tend.
Closing exercises or Arlington Insti-
iute. 2l5 North Washington Street, will
he held Saturday. after which the in
stitutiOn will he closed for good as
a school. After alterations il will he
occupied nv Representative and Mrs
c. c. Carlin. The Misses ChandIee.
who conducted the school, will retire
from teaching and move to Sandy
Spring. Md.
Preparations are being made for an
which will be given the
night of June 13 next at the Mount
Vernon Avenue School, Del Ray, Alex