ALExANDRIA, June "a, 1916
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MEssRs. EpIroRs The Alexandra volun-
teers, Gas our new company who ,Oo,ld have
gone to'Texas are called organized fully yes
terday evening, by the election of the follow
ing officers, viz:


Captain, Montgomery d. Corse; LIST Lielte-
nant, Charles S. Price; 3D., Thomas w. Ash
by; Sd do, James T. Jenkins; Ensign, Abel
D. Warfeld; lst Sergeant, John Fl. Higdon;
Cd do, Vim. B. Entwisle; Sd do, George
Hutchins; 4th do, John Houng; 5th do, Jno.
Clark.


The summer fatigue dress is to be white
roundaSout and pantaloons, trimmed with
blue, and gilt buttons, and a black glazed cap.


The Mount Vernon Guards, Capt. Snyder.
are recognizing, and will parade, it is said,
on the 4th of July. Their appearance will
doubtless add much to the festiyity of the occa-
sion, and, as our councils have, tcith a iberaLi-
ty unprecedented Of late gears, made small ap-
preparation for the firing Of salute, we may
have quite respectable celebration. | have
heard nothing as yet about an oraton, but as
suppose there can be no scarcity OF speakers
for the occasion, tits yet full time to select one
for that purpose.


The "Ringgold Cavalry" came down King
street on drill yesterday evening, and attracted
considerable attention. Their officers are B.
T. Plummer, Captain; Wilmer D. Corse, lst
Lieut.; Edgar l.. Brockett, I'd do. The re-
mainder have not been able to learn with ac-
curacy sufficient to justify publication. L..


MEssRs. EDITORS = was pleased to see the
Temperance meeting SO well attended at the
Medical College last Sunday night. We had
several excellent addresses, and very laugh I
able incident in the course Of drunken career,
| by gentleman from Baltimore, and several
Temperance songs, which give very pleas
ing effect to the meetings; and, likewise, two
or three sgners TO the pledge Go, ye tipplers,
and do likewise; and let us all go, and take
our friends and our neighbors, and all we can
get. | have been frequently told that Temper
ance would die away. LET US show them it
will live for ever. So come, Tetotallers, come
all. ALPHA.