Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-10
AFt AIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
Annual Meeting of the Young Mems
Lyceum.
Other Organizations Meet and Trans
MuddIe-Other Notes of Interest.

At the annual meeting of the Young
Mems Sodality Lyceum the following Off
GERS were elected to serve for the ensuing
year: President, Francis T. Quinn; first
vice president, Dennis J. Normoyle: second
vice president, Joseph De Silva; recording
secretary, George F.. Bradley; correspond
ing secretary. j. Harry Rice; treasurer,
James A. Libbey; librarian. Rev. Father j.
j. Kenefck: Sergeant-a alarms, James KEEL
ly; T. F. Mccarthy. Robert Wenzel. Will
lam Desmond William Kelly. Herbert Ba-
ker and Lawrence Downey were chosen as
the board of directors. The lyceum is now
in a fourishing condition and a great
source Of pleasure to it's members.
Missionary Service.
In the Second Pres byterian Church this
afternoon a service of extreme interest was
held. tn, occasion being the annual meet
ing of the Foreign Missionary Society, when
the women of the church assemble to make
their offering for the support of mission
aries and invoke Gods blessing upon them.
The society was addressed by Rev. r. b.
Grennan. one of the missionaries to Japan.
who is located at Kohl. His address was of
peculiar interest he told of the work
being done among the heather and the
great field for work if the funds We're
forthcoming. The church was packed to
the doors with the sympathizers of this
cause. The annual Offering quite
large.
First Regiment Middle.
AS sequel to the meeting of the cap
tains of the first regiment. Virginia volun
teers, an account OF which appeared in
this column, wherein they passed resolu-
tons requesting the resignation of Col.
Jones and Lieut.. Col. Phillips, the en-
81 cd Of ba hold
in the First Regiment ArmOry and almost
to man Endorsed the two officers men,
toned. and condemned the action OF their
captains. This has aroused the gentlemen
of both factions. and several OF the cap
tains have taken their men to task for par
tiCipating in it. Governor OFerrall has
decided to appoint court of inquiry at
once so that the whole matter may be
sfted to the bottom and, if possible, har-
mony restored.
The regular meeting of Alexandria Lodge
Knights or Pythias. was held last night.
William w. Cline was badly scalded by
the bursting OF a steam pipe in the Mount
Vernon Hotel at New Alexandria yester-
day. He was brought to his home in this
city. with the flesh literally cooked and
hanging from his arm. for medical atten-
ton.
The regular meeting of St. Pauls Chap
ter. Brotherhood of st. Andrew; will be
held tonight. Final arrangements for the
address of Rev. MIR. Mackaye Smith will be
made.
There was meeting of the committee
on streets last night to consider several
matters that had been referred to it by the
city council
Mr.. L. NJ. Blackford principal Of the
Episcopal High School, entertained the
senior class of the Theological Seminary
at a dinner last night.
A club of which several Alexandrians
are members have purchased an island at
the mouth Of Chesapeake bay. about two
and half miles from Hog Island, which
will be used for hunting purposes. 1t VIII
be stocked with all kinds of game. One
hundred cartridges We're sent down there
today.
A number of society young men will give
a dance at Odd Fellows Hall to the several
strangers who are visiting friends here.
The dance will be under the direction of
Mr.. Charles Minnigerode.
DIR. Benjamin Blackboard, superintendent
of the Western State Hospital at StauntOn,
has been spending several days with
Mr.. j. T. Beckham, the president of the
hospital, returned to Staunton today.
Samuel l.. Monroe, deputy revenue col
lector. has received the blanks for making
out list of those Alexandrians subject
to the income tax.
Mr. Alexander Boyd and Miss Mamie
Talbot. who have been visiting friends in
Charlottesville have returned to the city.