Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-05-18
LOCAL NEWS.
CHURCH SERVICES, &C., TOMORROW.

LOCAL NE w y.
CHURCH SERVICES, &C., TOMORROW.
CHRIST CHURcH-Service at II a. m. and 7.45
rsT. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES at II a. m. and
GRACE CHURcH-Servlces in the morningand
at y o'clock at night.
ST. MARY's CHURcR-Mass at ! and II a. IN.
Eespers at 4 p. IN.
FIRST PREsBYTER1AN CMUbcH-Preach,ng
in the morning by Rev. r. I. Berry. Sunday
School Concert at night.
SECOND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH-Sermon IN
the morning and at night, by Rev. DIR. Bull
lock.
MerH. Ep1s. CuURcH-Sermon in the morn
ing and at night by Rev. Mr.. Manning.
METH. EPIs. CHURCH SoUTH-Sermon in the
morning and at night by Rev. E. F. Busey.
METH. PROT. ~CHURCH-Sermon in the morn
ing and at night by Rev. Dr.. killgore. Subject
night, Faith and its c ,oice." Children's meet
ing at q p. m. In consequence of the illness Of
the Pastor, the subject has been changed from
that announced last Sunday morning.
BAPTIST CHURcHCServiSe in the morning
School Missionary Society at 8! p. IN.
You've MEMS CHRISTIAN Assoc'S-Prayer
meeting in the Meth. Prot. Church, at q p. m.
Jail services at 2 p. m. Aim House services at 8
o'clock p. m. During the week there will be
ohiS P1oy Vi VI IA Wan wan ~ <AosNSAS
ton at 5 p. m. Prayer meeting every Friday
night in the house of Mr.. Williams, on Co.
lumbus street, above Princess.
GERMA NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. in the morning
and ut night by Rev. Mr.. Bschof
SCHOOL EXHIBTTIoN.-The students Of st.
Johns Academy gave their usual exhibition
last night, at Liberty Hall, a highly respectable
audience being in attendance. The exercises
commenced with an original song by four Of the
students, followed by the drill of a squad Of
cadets under Lieut.. Baggett, which elected
universal applause. The boys kept excellent
time and went through all their movements
with great precision. The stage was two small,
however to admit of much marching, the
aneuvres by fours under Uptou's tactics, re-
curing more room than the old drill to display
them to advantage, so the drill was confined
chiefly to the manual.
The principal then came forward and asked
the indulgence OF the audience for the short
comings of the evening. 1t had always been a
rule 10 the Academy, he said, never to let ex-
hibitions interfere with the regular studies,a and
As but half a day had been lost. on this occa-
sion, the rehearsals had been few, and at times
when both he and his pupils were wearied with
their daily work. There being, this year, no
special teacher Of elocution, he had been
obliged to undertake the conduct of the exhibl-
ton himself: aud the time at his command was
not adequate. An audience would, very natur-
ally, expect improvement Mt from year TO year and
tried by that standard the boys would fail to
meet their expectations; but a little reflection
would show that as schools were constantly
changing as their students grew up, the work
of the teacher was always beginning, aud on
this occasion very few indeed of the speakers
had ever before appeared on the stage.
The programme was then proceeded with ID
due order, the only omission being that OF a
recitation appointed for a student from abroad
who had been suddenly called home by the
alarming illness ofhis father. Most ofthe pieces
in English gave promise OF much future ability
on the part Of the speakers, the best, perhaps,
luubus.' in German, lie Cheue ct le Roscau'
in French, and an extract from Cicero's First
Grafton against Cataline, in Latin, though un-
Ineligible to most Of the audience, were said,
by those who understood them, to have been
very we'll rendered. ;,
.Ap original song 80 I'm a Little Soldier
by Edwin Buchanan, a very fine siuger, IN
character. aided in the chorus by James B.:
Hunter, Richard +. flanagan and Edward
Wright. the latter playing an accompaniment
on the banjo, was greatly applaudcd, as was
also, Good bye, Grant and Greeley, an
original song written in the interest OF Mrs.
Woodruff, as a candidate 1or the preslucncy,
and set to the music of"Oh! my Heart goes
pit-a-pat,' from the Black Crook:
The two farces suffered much in their per-
formance for the want Of perfect knowledge
Of The stage play on the part of some of the
actors. In Two Gentlemen in a Fix how
ever, Edward NJ. Harrison acquitted himself
admirably, showing great self-possession' and
much ability in comic parts.
At intervals during the evening, the AIe1-
andria brass band, under the lead Of Mr.; E; ID.
GARRISON, who had generously rendered their
services to assist the boys, discoursed fine music,
showing, conclusively, that Alexandria is no
longer tributary to her sister cities tor the
supply Of that necessary article.