Evening star., 1914-01-28
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Supreme Court of Appeals to
Review Crossing Case.
BUSINESS IN CITY COUNCIL
George Washington Birthday As
sociation Wants $500 to Con-
duct Parade.
BUSINESS IN CITY COUNCIL
Snecial Correspondence Of The Star.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, January -. 1911.
| The state supreme court of appeals has
decided to review the proceedings in the
| Telegraph Road crossing case, in which
! tn. state corporation commission re-
versed its former rulings by eXemptinS
the county of FairfaN from sharing In
the expense of eliminating the grade
| crossing at Telegraph road, just outside
of the limits OF this city.
The case is STYLED the commonwealth OF
Virginia. at the relation of the state
corporation commission, against the
Southern railway and the Washington
Southern Railway Company.
By vote of 10 to the lower branch
of the city council at its meeting last
night passed an ordinance. prepared by
the general laws committee, making IL
Illegal to operate d garage "lthln $40
feet of any church or place OF pubic
worship. The violation of the ordinance
is made punishable by fine of 80 to
$50. Counclmen Marshall, Chauncey
and Spinks thought the ordinance aimed
at a particular piece of property. The
board of aldermen laid the matter on
the table.
BY a vote of :. to 5 the board of alder
men sustained the veto of Mayor tlsher
to the resolutions appropriatlns s2.o 10
defray the legal expenses of Councilman
Urban 5. Lambert in his fight to retain
his seat in council and one appropriation
of 500 for the construction of small
sewer on upper King street
II. Hoel Garner secretary ;n .. sne
ton, asked for an appropriation OF S-p
for the parade to be given under the
auspices of that association and also that
the city hall be decorated. 1t was re-
ferred to the finance committee.
Fined for Assaulting Policeman.
nf -aGn m H3r 81
B. Struder in the police court today on
a charge of assault on Policeman John
Kerns Policeman Kerns testified that
as he started out of the door of the
opera house last night he was attacked
by Struder. Struder said he simply told
kerns he wanted to see him. tussle
ensued and Sergt. Wilkinson came for
ward and with Policeman kerns con-
veyed Struder to police headquarters.
4 pair of horses attached to a hack
ran away from the Union passenger
railway station at : O'Clock yesterday
j afternoon and collided with cart be-
, longing to W. A. Smoot and Company.
Charles Drayton. colored. driver OF the
/, cart. escaped injury by jumping.
Practically every city official is averse
to permitting any of the women from
Washingtons segregated district coming
to Alexandria to locate Any effort on
their part to locate here would result in
their arrest, it is stated. No further
alarm is felt by citizens over their pro-
posed invasion of Alexandria Further,
there are not any unoccupied houses i'll
the city's segregated district. which con-
ssts of less than dozen houses.
The funeral of Dallas Peyton took place
this afternoon from his late home. 2oS
Duke street. Services We're conducted
, by Rev Edgar Carpenter, rectcr of Grace
Episcopal Church. and burial was made
In Bethel cemetery.
The body of Mrs Halle Edwards Han
non, wife of DIR. Samuel Lunt Harmon,
who died in Washington Monday, Will
be brought here tomorrow afternoon and
buried in Bethel cemetery.
Admitted to Practice Law.
Mr.. and Mrs Louis y. Dufey have re-
turned from a trip to Fauaricr count;,
Va Mr.. Duffey was admitted to practice
law in the circuit court for Fauquier
county.
Mrs. NJ r. O'Sulivan has returned
from Richmond, Va, where sne went in
the interest of the Daughters OF lsabe!Et
and made an address.
w l.. Lyon. for some time employed to
do extra duty in the fire department in
the capacity of engineer and driver. to-
day rendered his resignation TO the fire
committee of the city council. The com
l!.ittee will shortly meet to elect his sue
cessor-
y 4dfSt ctoNd th9t IiiSil' tll'e'i''' e.i'
recital given at St Mary's academy by
the pupils OF the class OF Miss Spetzler.
Among those present were many pupils,
parents and friends OF the institution.
The marriage of Miss Hazel G.. Wood,
f, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James +.
Wood, aud Herman Mattern took place
| yesterday afternoon at the rectory OF
! Grace Episcopal Church. The ceremony
/! Was performed by Rev. Edgar Carpenter.
! rector.
| The ''cafe dansant," given last evening
! in the auditorium of the Elks' Eome for
! tie benefit of the Alexandria Library
| was largely attended.
! The George WASHINGTON Birthday Asso-
| citation Will hold meeting tonight at the
| rooms OF the chamber of commerce to
| make plans for parade to be held Feb
| ruary -.