Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-29
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Company 6, Light Infantry, to
Go to Virginia Beach.
TO JOIN NATIONAL GUARD
Great Interest Being Shown in
Three-Cornered Fight Over
Coming Primary.
TO JOIN NATIONAL GUARD
Special Correspondence OF The Star.

ALEXANDRIA. Va, June IS 1913.
Forty-f1ve members of Company g. LIST
Virginia Regiment, Alexandria Light In
fantry. will leave here Sunday next for
Virginia Beach for weeks stay to at
tend the encampment of the Virginia Ma
tional Guard. The company will be in
command of Capt. F. l.. Slaymaker and
First Lieut.. III. Noel Garner and Second
Lieut. 6. G. Trenary. Members of the
company are looking forward to the trip
with considerable interest. Final
engagements will be made at the weekly
drill of the company. which will be held
AT Armory Hall Monday night next. A
number of members have joined recently
in order TO accompany the soldier boys on
their trip.
The LIST Regiment will be in command
of Col. William j. Percy and made up of
commands in Richmond, Alexandria.
Charlottesville. Leesburg, Fredericks-
burg. Farmville. Staunton and Danville.
There will be three bands at the en-
campment. One will be the 1st Regiment
band, made UP partly of the famous
Stonewall Band of the valley of Virginia.
concerts will be given each afternoon and
the general public will be invited to at
tend not only the concerts. but to visit
the camp at all times to see the state mi
litia in camp life.
July Term of Court.
A number of important civil and crimi-
nal cases are slated for hearing at the
July term Of the United States court for
the eastern district Of Virginia, Judge Ed
mund Waddill presiding, which will con-
vene July next in this city.
II is not vet known whether or not there
will be grand jury summoned for this
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petit jury.
Among the cases slated for trial is that
of Minnie Hahn. formerly of this city, but
now of Philadelphia, charged with vio-
latins the provisions OF the Mann white
slave law.
The dismissal of the bankruptcy pro-
ceedlngs pending in the case of the Emer-
son Pump Company will be asked for at
this term Of court, and there will also be
number Of other matters of importance
up for consideration.
Interest in Primary.
As the time approaches for the primary
which will be held July next, for the
purpose of nominating candidate to
represent this city and Alexandria in the
house of delegates, there is considerable
enthusiasm being manifested over the
contest in view of the fact that the fight
is three-cornered one.
The candidates aspiring to represent
their constituency in the halls of the leg
islature include ]. Fred Birreil, member
of the common council from the third
locomotive engineer. and Mai. E. W. r.
Ewing, lawyer. of Ballston, Alexandria
county.
Miss Sisson to Resign.
Miss Alberta W. SESSION. for forty
three years a teacher. thirty two of tnem
being spent in the primary department
OF the public schools of Alexandra, will
tender her resignation as such at the
next meeting of the city school board,
which will be held Thursday night next.
Miss SESSION is one of the Oldest teach
ers. in point of service in the public
schools of Alexandria. and probably one
OF the most widely known. having
taught thousands of boys in the first
grade: Prior to teaching in the public
schools here she was a teacher in the
schools in West End, Fairfax county
for period Of eleven years.
A number OF cOlored men EMPLOYED.
il is said. at the Potomac yards. while
in the northeastern section Of the city
late last night fired a number OF shots
at several Alexandria colored men.
Tney- also, 1t is claimed hurled bricks
at them. and John Quill. coIored OF this
city was injured by being struck on
the head The police are making an
cSti6dtOH VI the AFFAIR.
Fourth Of July Plans.
Independence day will be observed by a
general suspension of business. There
will be no special pyrotechnic display
here, fireworks being tabooed. Hundreds
OF citizens have arranged to leave Thurs
day next for the various river and inland
resorts. many of whom will remain away
until Monday. Many will 60 to Washing
ton at night TO witness the pyrotechnic
display. There is every indication that
Alexandria will spend an unusually
serene Fourth. as the explosion Of DOW
der crackers and other matchmaking de-
vices is tabooed.
James Hopkins. colored Of this city
was arrested this afternoon on a warrant
sworn out in Washington charxtnC him
with the non-support of his wife and
child. Hopkins was afterward brought
before United States Commissioner r. p.
w; Garnett and released on furnishing
a bail bond in the sum Of 5000 for his
appearance before Judge De Lacy in the
Juvenile Court. Washington, at / O'Clock
Monday afternoon next
The Belvoir or White House tract
formerly the home OF Lord Fairfax, Fair
TAX county, was sold at public auction
at noon today by Capt. r. F. Knox auc-
uoneer: and purchased by Robinson Mon
cure. The property was sold for Messrs
ID. d. Thompson John S. West and II n
Election Of jackson Council.
The following officers have been elected
by James W. Jackson Council, No. h6
Junior Order of United American Me-
chanics: George Crump. councillor: Harvey
| Baker, vice councillor: s. A. Forrest
| recording secretary; f. s. Trayers. as-
sistant recording secretary: Charles r.
Herbert. financial secretary; r. /. Mer-
chant, treasurer; W. F. Baker. sr..
| warden; James Gorham. conductor: q.
| b. Spillman. inside sentinel; ]. F. PET
tey. outside sentinel: w. F. Baker. sr..
| trustee for eighteen months; A. A. Hun
representative TO state council for two
years, and s. A. Forrest, alternate for
two years.
Arrangements are being made for a
| picnic which will be given July 4 by this
| organization at the Dyke, several miles
| below Alexandria.
Friendship Council. No. %, Daughters
| OF Liberty. has elected the following of1-
GERS TO serve for the year: William
Dawson councillor; Miss Eta Nails, as
sociate councillor. Charles Henry as
sociate vice councillor: Mrs Flora Court
ney. recording secretary: Miss Lucy
Petty, associate secretary; Miss Sadie
Crump. financial secretary: J. f. Petty.
treasurer: Miss Edna Henderson. guide:
Miss Thelma Holmes, inner guard: Miss
Cora Kennedy. outer guard and George
trump. trustee for eighteen months
Mrs Minnie l. Pate, deputy will in
stall these officers Juiy IL next