Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-12-09
LOCAL ITEMS.
,oop TEMpLARs.-Major James /. DivYe,

:, Lecturer of the Independent Orda of
VI rcmplars, met the citizens of Baeton
e. u that vicinity at the new Presbytrlan
B ,hurcb, Alexandria county, on the evening OF
t,h instant, for the purpose Of dehvflng a
i no,rance lecture aud organizing Lodge OF
II \; oi Tempars. :,
N -:3O O'clock the church was wd filled,
a Notwithstanding the disagreeablc weathsr, many
s. "Smhers of the Good Tcmplars of Falls Church
g end other lodges, both ladies and gntleInan,
~jng present, handsomely arrayed 10 their
ss yarv becoming costumes, presenting pleasing
RI Rev. David Riddle, pastor of tao church,
81 Rad very approl:, ste chapter frvn the Bible,
S. and gave out to be sung the BALLAD, stand up
81 ;r Temperance, which was sung and played
81 with much vim, Miss Fannie Sypherd presid.
& ;ps at the organ Mr.. Riddle heu delivered
8 chase and Interesting discourse on the life
s II Daniel, the prophet. He urged the young
4 people present to be like Daniel IN having an
4 aim in life; n having purpose true, and not
q afraid to make it known. Nj. Riddle is quite
& Young as q lecturer, but his original ideas, and
4 the happy and striking manner in which ne
expresses them, causes hisiectures to be ever
attended by large aud agpreciative audience.
4 The hymn "Dare to be Daniel was sung
10 solo and chorus, Miss K tie NJ. Cameron
. rendering the solo 10 manner excellent IN
I cIearnoSs OF tone and sweetness OF expression.
Major Divine then claimed the attention of
/ the audience, and spoke for al hour IN most
eloquent and touching manner, setting forth
the evils of intemperance, and advocating en-
crgetically the glorious cause of ten perance.
The hymn, Hold the Fort was sung, after
which the organization Of the lodge was begun,
resulting as follows:
4. G: Hoys, ". Z. T.; Miss Fannie syph-
eri, W. v T.; N. Van Voast, w. c.; James
T. Clements, w. S.; Miss Moie Wallis, W.
T. s; 6. H. Mortimore w. T.; John D..
Payne. W. NJ; H. Ball, w. D. NJ; John T.
Berch, W. |. g.; Miss E NJ. Cameron. R. H.
S; Miss Mary Hayes, L. H. S.; Ira L. Mum
son, z. w. c. T..
The next business was the selection of a
name for the lodge; after many vain proposals,
il was suggested that in honor to Rev Mr..
Riddle for his oene6ceut lecture On the Life of
Daniel, that the lodge be called Daniels Band,
which was unanimously agreed to.
Brother Clements offered the following reso-
luton:
Resolrcd, That the members of this lodge
extend their thanks to their worthy brother,
James F. Divine, for the interesting and eff
Gent manner 10 which he has conducted the
The meeting then adjourned, Monday being
assigned as the day in the week upon which
the lodge is to meet Wash. Republican,.
Rev DR.. MCKIM.-A correspondent of the
Southern Churchman, writing from St. Mar
tins Parish, says:
In an account of the farewell services of
the Rev. Dr. McKim, at Christ Church, Alex
aniria, on the preceding Sunday Dlght. which
appeared in the Churchman Of the 18Th u!t,
the enthusiastic writer says: No clergyman in
Alexandria has ever done the amount Of good
here that he has done, &c.
Now, while VIC know how hard it is to write
an obituary or panegyrc that shall say just
enough and not TOO much; and feel how un-
gracious 1t is to criticse such productions; yet
tmnklng that truth should be ever vinlicatcd,
VIZ cannot lit injustice to others (unlutcutional
though it bc) pass unnoticed.
The historic names Of Norris, Wilmer,
Meade, Mann, and host of others who are
identified With the growth Of the American
Church, and who, in their day, have done an
amount of good in Alexandria deserving of ad-
mlration, to say nothing of the worthy clergy
men who now fill pulpits in the same place,
forbid that, for the sake of pointing compli-
ment to one good minister, an invidious com
parson should be drawn which does Injustice
to others equally deserving. Too often the
clergy are wounded 10 the house Of their
friends, and even on az occasion like this it
may be well to see that whilst one good man is
applauded others of equal merit are not hurt"
WASHINGTON & OHlo RAILRoAD.-Speak-
ing Of the proposed extension of the Washing
ton and Ohio Railroad to the Moorefeld region,
the keyser Tribune says:
10 build railroad from l. ,esburg Virginia,
to the Goa! fields on the proposed route will
take greenbacks enough to curtain the Allie
ghany mountains, and as Toodles says, Where
is the money!" A much shorter, cheaper
and more practicable route for opening up that
section by rail exists through Cumberland. 1t
eau be done 10 half the distance, without cross
Ing any heavy mountains, and offers better out
1T facilities than any other route mentioned.
Baltimore SIN.
The proper route is the one first alluded to,
viz: that from Round Hill, the present ter
minus of the Washington and Ohio Railroad
via Winche: ter to the coal fields. This route
has been surveyed and located, aud the cost Of
constructing load over II estimated, and by
the survey and the estimates road built on
this route would be shorter and cheaper than
one on any other proposed route.
So[REE.-Prof. Valentines inaugural 'soi
rec dansante," at the Harmonic rooms, last
night, was participated 10 by a select company
Of young ladies and gentlemen, who INDUCED 10
abe pleasures of the may dance until late hour,
and, who pronounce it one Of the most pleas
ant affairs Of the kind they ever attended. The
ladies were most becomingly attired and ex-
ceptionally beautiful, and danced with an ami
nation and grace that gave additional charms
to the poetry of motion. The soree dan
sante will, in about two weeks, be followed by
the more artistic German" which will be
succeeded by other entertainments of a similar
character throughout the winter season.
Police REpoRT.-The following cases have
been reported at police headquarters since yes
tcriay afternoon:
Lizzie Davis, for striking Maria West, both
colored, was fiued and discharged.
loot Henderson, for assauting Henry bud
ley, both colored, was put on the chain gang.