Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-10-11
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
Virginia Conference of the Woman's Home
Missionary Society.
Program of the Sessions Which Re
gin This Afternoon-Other
Matters.
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No. ~ King street.
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ALEXANDRIA, Va. October IL 1895
The first annual meeting of the Virginia
conference. WOman's Home Missionary So
ciety of the NJ Z. Church. will take place
in Trinity Church this afternoon at 2:30
O'Clock The exercises will he opene1 by a
devotional services conducted by the pres
ident, Mrs. 5. a. Bail Business II alters
will then be taken up. such as appointment
of committees. roll call of delegates ann
reading of minutes.
The evening session will open a. 7
O'Clock. with a speech of welcome by Rev
N b Masters. pastor of Trinity Church.
followed by ali address from Mrs Haziett
of Washington. Pa. At $50 tomorrow
morning the session will he continued. Mrs
Duncan. Mrs. Hazlett and Miss Gilbert of
Washington conducting the services. the
subjects beirg Work Among the CoIorea
People Oriental Work. Mothers Jew
els and Immigrant Work" In the after
noon session. at O'Clock Mrs. Gilbert will
discuss Indian Work" and a SOLO Tho
Southern Whites" will be rendered by Mrs
Hazlett The evening session. at 7:3O
O'Clock. will be opened by devotional ser
vices. conducted by Mrs. WEIGH of this
city. Miss ONeal of Washington will sing
an appropriate selection. Mrs. Hazett will
present 'DCaconess Work and Mrs. Gill
bert will follow with an address The ses-
sion will he closed by the election of off,
GERS for the ensuing term.
Celebration at Lyceum,
Lyceum Hall. on Duke street, was the
scene of pretty gathering last night, the
occasion being the celebration of the birth
of Father Mathew, the apostle of tenn
perance. The exercises ere held under the
auspices OF the Father Mathew Total Alb
stinence Society. The musical and literary
program, rendered by talent without re-
gard to denominational lines, was pro-
nGunced excellent, and the address on tenn
perdnce by Rev. DIR. Garrigan of Washing
ton was heard with much interest.
Police Court.
Mayor Simpson heard the following cases
In the police court this morning: James
Jackson, colored, arrested by Officer Hall
on - charge Of disorderly conduct and in
juring private property, was assessed So
Ollie Lair and Robt. Jackson. both colored,
WIRE arrested by Officers Hall and Goods,
charged with lighting. One of the officers
stated that Jackson had come to him beg
giug protection from his opponent and the
mayor assessed Lair So and dismissed Jack
son.
Albert Wood, colored. whose case was
postponed yesterday. was arraignad. The
woman whom he was charged with assault
Ing failed to respond to the summons to
appear, and an officer was dispatched TO
arrest her The case will be tried some
time today.
General Matters.
The remains of Mr.. Van Dyke Johns who
died yesterday at his home on Cameron
street, will be sent tomorrow morning to
Anne Arundel county. Maryland. for inter
ment. The deceased was member of an
old Alexandria family and was well known
here. where he had large circle of friends.
Mrs. Annie Barry died yesterday at Lin
COMA. Fairfax county. of typhoid pneumo-
MIA The remains will be forwarded this
afternoon 10 BalstOn. y. I. for interment.
The board Of supervisors for Alexandria
county met yesterday. audited accounts
and awarded contracts as follows: Gravel
ing Prince street extension. 10 ". S. Reid !;
building arch Of the Carlin Spring bridge
to Capt. J. Warner. and the abutment of
the bridge at Bancrofts mills to w S.
Reid warrant was issued to Mrs. Will
Jams for land damages for the Mount Yer
non avenue through her land.
The city council will meet this evening
after its long summer vacation. 1t is stated
mat there are several important matters
10 b. brought before the council tonight
The rumDr that charges against officer
knight. for pverstepping his official bounds
IN making the arrest Of James Webster
colored. has not Yet assumed definite form
as the mayor this morning stated that 1 e
knew nothing of the matter