Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-12-24
Law and Order League Gains a
Newspaper.
ANNOUNCEMENT OF MIR. COCKRELL
Church Music Arranged for Christ
mas Day.
NJ \ Ny LOCA NOTE S
Evening Star Bureau,


Alexandria county and city was last night
made happy. Mr.. Thomas l.. Cockren, pro-
prietor of the Alexandria Times, last night
came out edtorially and severely censured
Richard Johnson. commonwealth attorney
of Alexandria county. He said that the
time had now come when he could no
longer dodge the lawlessness that exists in
the county. and that. unless he did his duty
in prosecuting the cases brought to his at
tention he should get out. He will have
TO act or he will succeed. if he has not al
ready done SO. in establishing the belief
that he is nothing short of party to Alex
andria county lawlessness. The papers of
This city have too long passed the condi-
ton by; they have been inclined to resent
any publicity of it by the Washington
journals. on the score of meddling, or hav-
ing some purpose in view that would in
jHre US. and il our cooperation with them
Will serve to break up lawlessneSs In all
its forms i'll this community. then they Will
have it from now till We can boast that
the law is no longer a dead letter among
us.
prominent member of the Law and
Order League in this city said to a Star
reporter this morning: We are indeed
glad TO have the assistance of Mr.. Cock
rell and his valuable paper, for We have
long been in need of local journal to as
sist us in our work. We will have called
meeting of the league early in the new
year. when we will furnish Mr. Cockrell
with plenty of data concerning this city.
Board of Aldermen Meeting.
AT a meeting of the board of aldermen
last night the action of the lower board
in refusing the government permission to
lay an eight-inch sewer Pipe on st. Asaph
street to connect with the King street
sewer was concurred in, were the reso-
Iutfons providing for the removal of ashes
from residences the petition Of B. w Nails
and the ordinance in relation to burning
lime SO as to read $50 instead of 80 feet
from a building.
Boat sunk. Crew Escaped.
Capt Frank Dixon and Messrs. Lee,
Lawrence and Henry Davis, crew of the
Alexandria pungy Azalia Pert, arrived in
this city yesterday via the steamer Wake
field. Capt. Dixon says that his boat
sprung a leak off Clifton Beach, and despite
their efforts to keep her afioat she sank in
fifteen feet of water. The crew got into
small boat and just before the pungy sank
they left her and went to Clifton Beach,
where they took the steamer for this city.
The Pert had on full cargo of oysters,
and was bound for this city She was
owned by Capt. Henry Beach of this city.
and Was valued at s2.co0. The tugboat
Eva Bell Cain has gone to Clifton Beach
and Will endeavor to raise the sunken boat.
Christmas Music.
The different church choirs of the city
will on Christmas day render some very
fine music. In some of the churches. in
addition to the organs. an orchestra will
render the Instrumental music There will
he services at the NJ E. Church South
and the Baptist Church. but the choirs of
both of these churches will render
usually fine program next Sunday. The fol-
lowing music will be sung on Christmas
morning.
Christ Church-Anthem, There Were
Shepherds Abiding in the Fields Z. Carr:
Nenire. H P. banks; Gloria, banks and d.
Buck; TIE Deurn. festival TIE Deum in +,
Hat D. Buck: Jubilate, in B fiat. j. r.
Thomas: Hymn No. -, Sing. Oh. Sing.
Tibi Garrett, Hymn No. 50, 1t Came Upon
the Midnight Clear. r. S. Willis: offertory
anthem Bethlehem. W. Whitney Coombs;
presentation of aims. doxology. holy COM
munion: Sanctus. So Hutehings: Hymn No.
- Bread of the World. Gloria in Excel
sis, Hutchings- Sopranos-Misses Blanche
Rotchford. Cuthbert Buckner. Mary Green,
Nellie Curtiss Rose Supple, Mary Bontz
Julia and Carrie Hunter and Mrs Frank
Anderson: altos-Misses Sara Taylor Mag
gle ONeal and Katharine H. Stuart; ten
or-Messrs, VIM. McCuen. VIM. Wood.
Charles Sullivan. Augustus Keamer and
Othea Wybil: bassos-Messrs Horace
Swartz. Joseph Rodgers. VIM. Wilkinson
and Gardner Boothe; organist, Mrs. Chas.
IL Lennon. directreSS, Katharine H. Stuart
Grace Church-This choir is under the
leadership of the rector, Rev. C. f. Ball;
organiSt, Mr.. II. b. Ramey; sopranos-Miss
L. 5 5 Rathbone and Mrs. John McCuen;
alto. Mrs Charles j. Deahl; tenor
Mr. Charles ]. Deahl: bassos-Messrs
Frank T. King and George Reynolds. There
VIII be two services on Christmas day
festal holy communion at $50 am and
morning prayer, with festal holy commu-
mon. 1T IL a m. The order at $50 o'clock
IS carol. Gloria in Excelsis Dec, Introit
hymn. While Shepherds Watched Their
Flocks, Ball: Kyrie, plain song; Gloria
I1Dl, Rousseau. CrOSDel HYMN ha
Fathers Love Begotten ancient melody:
ohtrtory anthem, Behold. 1 Bring You
Good Tidings. E. A. Glare; Sursum Corda,
Dykes: Sanctus. Dykes: Agnus Del, Gil
bert, communion hymn. 219. Tilby: Nunc
Dimittis, Cooke At II am: Morning
prayer PRAYER? professional hymn. 40: Adestes
proper Psalms, Trinity Psalter; TIE Deum
Laudamus, Henry Horsley; Benedictus,
Rev. j. S. B. Hodges: office anthem We
Have Seen His Star. E. A Clare: holy
ker; Kyrie. Dykes; Gospel hymn 1924; re-
mainder of service as at $50 o'clock
Royal Arcanum Meeting.
At meeting of Alexandria Council Of the
Royal Arcanum held Tuesday night a larze
rDmber of the members were present. 1he
entertainment committee made their re-
pert, which was adopted The council de-
termined 10 have banquet for the enter
tainInent OF members after the installation
o: the new officers of the council on the
second Tuesday In January
schools Closed for Holidays
The schools of the city, both public and
private, closed for the holidays yesterday
evening Several of the teachers were the
recipients of pretty Christmas gifts, marks
of esteem in which they are held by their
pupils. The holidays at the Episcopal
Theological Seminary also began yesterd ~
evening.
The Braddeck House TO Change Hands
IL is stated that January 1 Mr. William
Hancock. the proprietor and manager of
the old historic Braddock House at the
corner of Cameron and Fairfax streets
this city. will retire, and that Mr. Moore
who is now running the Powhatan House
at the foot of King street. will assume
charge.
Notes.
MIR. Charles T. Smith has been appointed
a special policeman by the Southern Rail-
way Company and assigned to duty at the
Washington and Ohio depot
Mr.. Louis Well, formerly of this civ but
now residing in New York. Is visiting his
brothers, on st. Asaph street
Mr.. Thomas w. Robinson won a hand
some gold-headed cane at a rafffe ar ms
Opera House Cafe last night His throw