Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-04-20
LOCAL NEWS.
CHURCH SERVICES, &c, TOMORROW

CHURCH SERVICES, &c, TOMORROW.
csHlsT CHuRCH-Service at II a. and Con-
Grma.ion service at 7.45 p. m.
Sr PAUL s CHuRCH-Servlcp al Ii 81. m. and
confirmation services at p. IN.
GRACE CHURCH-Conhrmatio service IN the
morning and services at night.
ST MARYs CHuRcH-Mass at and II a ~
ErSperS ut 81 p. m.
FiR,r PREsRYrERlAS CHuKcH-Preaching
IN The morning by Rev. Mr.. McAtee, and Sun
day School Concert at night.
SECOND PRESBYTEKlAN Gu KrH--Sermon III
The morning and at night by Rev. DIR. Bullock.
METH. EpIs. CHuRCH-Sermon IN the morn
ing and Il, night, BY by Rev. Mr.. Hemcnway.,
METH EpIS. CHURCH SoUTH-Service III the
morning and ut night, by Rev. DR.. Duncan.
MrrH. Prot. CuuRCH-Sermon in the morn
inc and at night, by Rev. Dr. J. l.. Killgore.
Memorial services of the late Mrs. Mary Z.
Massey in the morning. Subject at night,
temporal and Eternal things contrasted-
th;ldrcns meeting at p. m.
BAPTIST CHrRCH-Servces in the morning
and u, night by Rev Mr.. Ryland.
loCNG MEMS CHRISTIAN Assoc N Prayer
meeting in the I'd Presb. Church, at p. m.
Jail services at p. m. Aims House services at 3
o'clock D. m During the week there will be
,iuily prayer meetings in the rooms of ASsoca-
ton ut 5 p. m. Prayer meeting every Friday
night in the house of Mr.. Williams, near the
Cotton Factory, at half-past seven O'Clock.
GERMhS LUTHERAN--Services in the morn
ing and at night, by Rev. Mr.. B'schof.
CONCERT -Sarepta Hall was crowded 10 re-
rletion, last night, by a multitudinous array
Of beauty and refinement, assembled for the
uurpose of listening to the Alexandria Musical
Association, Of which Prof Evans is the ac
complished conductor All, doubtless, went
anticipating fine music. nor we're their expecta
lions doomed to disappointment, tor the melody
va, undoubtedly euchautingy sweet Want
Of space will not permit mention OF all who
look part u the performance, but suffice it to
say, that with one or TWO exceptions everything
nas>ed off as merry as a marriage bell. The
s,,I, of the song, ''Oh how | love my moun-
tain home was rendered by Mrs. Milburu,
one of Alexandria native vocallsts, as only a
lady Of considerable cultivation and musical
taste and sentiment could have executed II,
and, as natural sequence, she received the
well unerted pla,ldlts Of 40 apprt clatlye and
apprecatug audience The duo, The Fisher
n,ru. was sung in beautiful harmony by
Misses Reynolds aud Evans, the former, a
clear frll soprano: the latter. a distinct melodl-
ms contralto. The solos Of Misses EvauS and
Rodkin we've sung with great taste and exact
ness. aud were loudly applauded The SOLO
N ~Ihamatls, presented beautiful ,opEo.
unity 10 Miss Reynolds for exhibiting the Very
grraI degree of perfection to which her voice
has attained, and as she sung, it seemed as II
musical zephyrs We're being waited tlom some
t hcreal quarter; and judging from her singing
last evening, it is but fair to presume that she
will have great success in the musical world.
Alexandria is certainly exceedingly Fortunate
in having such ACCOMPLISHED yocallsts as Mrs.
VI. and Miss h. Among the other ladies' Mrs.
Beatty sang with her accustomed sweetness,
and Miss Cogau and Miss Willard deserve great
credit for the sweet manner in which they exc.
crted their part of the programme. The male
octette, MessrS. Writ, Brown, Thatcher, Field,
tircgo:y, French. Willard and Harrison, wonap-
uu,lse by heir timed singing. lnresponsc
to an encore, three of the above sang a comic
pr,eaudMr + by the animated way in which he
cried hop dc-doodle do clearly evinced that
h> voice was not quite as Stntion',y as his voca-
ron The manner in which the choruses, es-
rrci4lly the phantom chorus. We're rendered,
made it evident that the leader of the asSocla-
ton is the right man in the right place.
Much praise is due to Miss Noyes aud Prof.
lIcyman for the able and scientific manner in
which they handled the piano-forte. Four
pieces OF the Marine Band also did good SER
Wee 10 diScoursing sweet music. The concert
WAS for the benefit of the Wharf Mission
Chapel aud was Il decided success in every
particular