Evening star., 1897-04-12
ALEXANDRIA AF FAIR S
Church Services Were Largely Attended
Yesterday.
Local Notes of General and Especial
Interest to All Con-
cerned.
Evening Star Bureau,
No. go King ST.,
DoVI TaIanhnna No 1lR

ALEXANDRIA. Va, April II, 1897.
The beautiful springlike weather of yes
teriav brought to this city large number
of visitors from Washington and through
out the day the streets were crowded, while
MANY Alexandrians took advantage Of the
weather for a stroll in the country The
various places of historic interest were sur
rounded by strangers. In the churches the
CONGREGATIONS were larger than usual and
in most of Them the resident rectors ofti-
ciated. At the German Lutheran Church
yesterday morning a class OF candidates
was confirmed by Rev. Mr.. Eberlein, the
service being in English. The exercises
we're very solemn and impressive. The
church was prettiIy decorated with flow
cred ernblems of religion The following
candidates were confirmed: Willie strobe,
Charley Stroble. Earl Helmuth, Louis FOL
mar Louisa Ebert, Bertha Recker, Lottie
Appich Flora Rocker and Anna DldsZonelt
AT the Baptist Church the Rev T. Hez
SVEN the evangelist who has been COR
Quoting revival services, preached IN the
morning at IL o'clock, in the afternoon at
$50 o'clock and at night at q 80 CLOCK 10
large congregations. His sermons Were
highly interesting and his delivery forceful.
Mr Sven has done a great deal Oh Sood
SINCE he has been preaching al the bapu5t
Church and large congregations greet MIN
nightly. At the second Presbyterian ChuFcn
Rev. A. p Saunders preached morning and
evening TO large congregations.
The service at the railroad reading rooms
by the students of the Theological Semln-
ary near this city, was largely attended
ard very interesting
Yesterday being Palm Sunday, the serv-
ice in ST. Mary's Roman Catholic Church
was solemn and appropriate TO the occa-
sion There was the blessing ana dlstrlDu-
ton of palms to recall the triumpbal entry
into Jerusalem of Jesus of Nazareth.
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday will be
observed with great solemnty in the
Roman Catholic and Episcopal churches.
Tne following are the services for Holy
Week TO be held in Christ Church: Mon
Gay, am; Tuesday. am and p.
Wednesday am. and 80 p.m.; Thursday,
am. ana communion service 1:43 p.
Friday. IL am. Easter day, IL am Rev
DIR. Clampett of Baltimore will preach at
the Wednesday night services.
Rev ]. Ernest Thacher has accepted the
call to the Second Presbyterian Church. and
will come to this city in time to preach the
first Sunday in May.
Alexandria Light Infantry.
The officers and members Of the Alexan-
dria Light Infantry are working hard to
ge; a good company together to go to New
York for the Grant mausoleum exercises.
Low railroad rates have been secured. and
already about thirty-fiye members have ex-
pressed a willingness to go. There will be
4 meeting of the company tonight, at
which the matter will be fully discussed.
Funeral of Mrs. COrsc.
The remains of Mrs. ]. Douglas Corsc,
who died at Takoma near Washington,
which were brought to this city Saturday,
were inferred from the residence OF her
sister Miss Eliza Smith. on. upper King
street, yeste rday afternoon. The interment
vas in Ivy Hill cemetery. Rev. Bergman
Green of Christ Church conducted the SER
vice. being assisted by DIR. McKim of Wash
ingtoD and Rev. Mr.. Van Ness Of Takoma
Park The following were pallbearers
Messrs. George s. French. Douglass Stuart
Malcolm Mclean, Wattles, Lamar and DIR.
Slaughter.
Police Court.
In the police court this morning the fol-
lowing cases were disposed Of: Arthur
Mankin. fined s.; Archie Huliett, fined Sc,
and SANFORD. fined So for disorderly
conduct. and Ernest Travers. on the same
charge. was dismissed: Gilbert Simpson,
charged with assaulting Mr.. J. T Beck
ham. was dismissed, Mr.. Beckham not
caring to prosecute Simpson: John Green,
Ely Walter. Sarah Levi. George Chiches-
ter and James Jackson, charged with dis
orderly conduct, were dismissed.
Cooperative Charities Committee.
The ladies Of the cooperative charities
committee will meet at Miss Burke's stu