Evening star., 1898-11-12
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Celebration Tomorrow Of Important
Religious Anniversaries.
PROGRAMS OF THE EXERCISES
Movement in Progress to Form
New Military Company.
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NOTES OF GENERAL INTEREST
Evening Star Bureau,
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Bell Telephone NO. 1O6.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, November II, 1898
Arrangements were completed last night
for the semi-centennial celebration TO be
held at the NJ. E. Church South Sunday
morning and evening In the morning the
pastor. Rev. ]. T. Williams, will preach
sermon in line with the subject, and in the
afternoon an old-time ccnsecration meeting
will be held. The program for the evening
celebration comprises history of the
church. covering the entire fifty years of its
existence; brief biographical sketches of the
ministers who have served the charge, and
the rendition of appropriate musical and
literary selections. A large number of por-
traits of the church's pastors have been
secured and will be exhibited from the
walls. Pictures of the building, as it was
before the war, it is now, and the pro-
posed new structure. will also be shown.
The church was organized early in June.
1s4s, from the old Methodist Episcopal
Church congregation, about one-half draw
ing away The congregation then was
about 300; the membership is now about
500.
Funeral of VIM. p. Woods.
Funeral services were held at 10 o'clock
this morning at St. Mary's Church over the
| remains of Mr.. VIM. P. Woods, whose death
| occurred last Thursday morning in Brook
lyn, N. Y. The funeral was conducted by
Rev. Father Cutler of ST. Mary's, and at
| tended by a large number of friends and
relatives. The pallbearers were Messrs.
Walter Roberts, Samuel Fisher, S. H. Lunt,
A. A. Warfield, Thomas Hoy and n. Lind
sey. The body was inferred in the Catholic
cemetery. The deceased was eighty-two
years of age. and well known in this city,
where he spent his boyhood and youth, and
where he paid frequent visits in later life.
He went to Brooklyn many years ago.
Mr.. Wools was the father of w. p. Wools
of this city and Mr.. Stephen Wools of
Richmond.
Meeting of Company r.
A meeting of the members of Company F
(now disbanded) has been called for Mon
day night, at which matters pertaining to
the organization of a new local military
company will be discussed. Since the
Alexandria Light Infantry was converted
into United States volunteer company
the question has arisen to what its fu-
ture relation would be in regard to the
cupancy of Armory Hall, which was in pos
session of the old organization. This ques-
tion is still unsettled, and, IT is understood
will be subject Of discussion An cleo
tion for officers will be necessary should it
be determined to form new company.
Lieutenants Fisher and King, formerly of
Company F, are prominently spoken of as
captain. Captain r. H. Atkinson, 1t is
said, is expected to receive an appointment
in the regular army.
Anniversary Celebration.
Special services will be held in the Meth
odist Protestant Church tomorrow at IL
o'clock am. in observance of the seven
tieth anniversary of the Maryland an
nual conference of that denomination. Rev.
II. C. Gushing will deliver the morning
sermon on the subject THE Doctrine and
Polity of the Church." and Nevelle 8.
Greenway of this city will read an his
tOrical sketch OF the local church
The observances will be continued in the
evening service by a sermon from the pas
tor, Rev. Thos. e. Reyelle, on Discovery"
and an address by James r. Cation of this
city on ''The Institutions Of the Church"
The Alexandria church was organized
April "A, 1928, with a small membership
but since then its congregation has greatly
increased
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