The national leader., 1889-04-06
ALEXANDRIA JOTTINGS.
Regular Cor. NATIONAL LEADER.
ATExANDRrA VA March $40

ALEXANDRIA, VA, March 4, S9.
Before the adjournment of Congress
a bill was passed authorizing and dl-
rectlng the Secretary of War to employ
an engineer to survey a route for a
national road 10 Mount Vernon, and
appropriating $4,000 to defray the ex-
penses of snch a survey. Col. Haines
has been detailed to do the work, and
lie says he will survey three lines TO
Mount Vernon and leave the selection
to the Secretary of War. One of these
lines will pass through Alexandria, but
is is by no means certain that the road
will not be built on the other side of
Seminary Hill. The Mount Vernon
avenue Association was organized to
build the road through this city.
There are hIany reasons why
Il should pass through Washington
street. and few why it should pass any
where else. The State of Virginia has
tacitly given the United States permis-
sion to pass through her territory at
the request of Alexandria citizens. If
the United States will build the road,
as it should do. the wishes and efforts
of these citizens should not be over
looked. The road scheme is the out.
growth of sentiment. Though the line
from Aqueduct bridge to Mt. Vernon
nv wav of Alexandria is not the most
direct possible. it is the most sensible.
II Mount Vernon avenue Is to be a
monument to the name and fame OF
George Washington it should embrace
as many points of interest with which
the name of Washington is associated,
as nossible. If the road passes through
Alexandria a visitor besides seeing the
old home of Washington, will have the
pleasure of driving over the route
travelled by the Father of His Country.
The new pipe organ dedication SER
vices took place in Roberts Chapel. M.
= Church. last Sunday at IL A. M,
Rev, M. F. B. Price. Pastor or Dun
harton Avenue. M. E. Church, Wash
inoton. D. c.. delivered a beautiful
and touching discourse on the power
and inflnence of Christian song. The
great earnestness Of the preacher was
Ganicted in every line of his face. His
tbpnohts were fresh and his 1llustra-
trot;ens 90 real and pathetic that the
ovos If MANY were suffused with tears.
Te delivered one of the greatest SER
IONS that have been preached In Rob-
arts Chanel. The choir of the church
randerad en- several excellent pieces. At
33OP. M. Rev. W, j. howard, Oh
washington, did not preacn as an
nonnced. He was kept at nome py
the death of one of his members. dis
nIace was supplied by hev. heLoer5.
por pov nraner' of Ebenezer M. +. Church
Moshinoton. D. c., who has taken
n,oat interest in the pipe organ, made
y ve~v eloouent and successful appeal
Sor ro I;haraI collection. A large num-
hor , Of Washingtonians were az tnis
aenu,oa uor O The choir of Mt. Zion M. Z.
ThrrcI Georgetown. D. O., sang peau-
t,f,,I nonsic Prof. r. 5. Parrott pre-
sided at the organ. AZ Q r ,nstrnct a nu0t
n H. Warring delivered an lns'I aituoS Gc.,
i've sermon. The choir Oh JUG AInea aes
street Baptist Church renuereu & g9od od
mnsic. The churcn Wao o"uCu J
throughout the day. Every oID 10 n tha
un,rod ] the recent Improvements IN tne
nnin,t UNIT % and altar. The working Ciuo
ppit pt tbe church had covered tne plat
earnas oa vn1 with a handsome carpet, Iur-
nished the pulpit with new Iurnituae. nas..
DIs1ou osan+aS the church with new
anu ni., p1 and bvmn book. During tne day
!I.a o.o ooIIections amounted to SSl .oo.
'nT .rSe Friday Night Literary Oiuo @
will hold its regular mOnvb ,n'arcb EriJaV
at the Beulah Baptist Cnulon' w;iI hs
night. April 18th. 1no .;th "nd w
papers by Messrs. ID. =. 0'-