Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-04-18
ALEXANDRIA.
EASTER DAY CELEBRATIONS.

EASTER DAY CELEBRATIONS
The Easter services Of the churches consisted
not only in joyous music and gladdened
elevations, but at both the Catholic and the
Episcopal Churches there were Easter exer-
cises, besides the church services. At St
Mary's Church the Alexandria Catholic Bene-
hciai Society attended in regalia. as did the
Young Mems Catholic Lyceum, and these So
cietles occupied the body OF the church during
the early morning services. A. Grace p. Z.
Church the Easter Sunday school offerings
took place IN the morning, and at st. Pau1s
ami Christ Church in the afternoon. Great
tbrongs attended and each of the classes, with
banners and emblems, took hand in the exer-
cises. At all the churches the congregations
were large ones. and at the German Lutheran
Church the Easter services were especially in
terestIng.
MAYOR STRAUSS AND THE sIDEwALKs.
Mayor Strauss gives notice that he intends to
enforce this spring the city laws relative to the
repairs of sidewalks. The old law on the sub
ject has never been effective, but the mayor
expresses his determination to enforce this law
impar:ially without regard to persons prop
erty. Under il the city does the work and
waits for the pay. Mayor Strauss proposes, III
addition, to fine the neSlectfui citizen under
the second section of the paving law. While
The present code was Ill compilation 1t was pro-
posed to make an amendment giving cash pay
ing citizens chance III the matter. The
amendment was follows:
in March and October of each year the
superintendent of police shall employ a COM
Dcteut payer and provide cart &c with ma
te-ial for the paving Of the sidewalks; and
shall visit each house at which sidewalks are
out of repair. and on advance payment of the
cost Of such repairs shall Immediately make
the same; ana he shall each month while said
payer is employed submit an sccount OF his
receipts and disbursements here under for
The council was too busy at the time to con-
slider amendments to the code, and now if
there ID single brick out of pavement in
some sections the proprietor has to hunt up
brlckiayer or be fined.
FUNERALS
The funeral Of the late Joseph A. Sudduth,
who died suddenly last week. took place this
afternoon from his home at 400 King street.
A large number OF friends attended. The
funeral Of Frank J. Giles took place yesterday
afternoon from St. Marys Church and was at
tended by large crowd of friends.
NOTES.
The local workers of the political parties are
busy this week in still hunts on quiet can
vases for the primaries to be held this week.
The delegates sent from this city on both sides
viii go unpledged.
The corporation court met again today and
the applications OF Downey & Co. Edward
Hughes and james McCuen for liquor licenses
were filed.
The knights Templar had pleasant supper
at Hotel fie1schman on Good FRIDAY night
Rev. DR.. Dinwiddie a former pastor at the
Second Presbyterian Church and highly es-
teemed here, conducted services at that church
Yesterday. The new pastor will assume charge
in few weeks.
Ex-Mayor h. Kenpe- has been appointed
auxiliary member for this city Of the worlds
fair managers for Virginia.