The times., 1898-09-17
NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA.
Second Days Session of the Chris
tian Endeayor Convention.

Alexandria. Va, Sept. 1.-THE second
session of the Christian Endeavor con-
vention was held in the Methodist Prot
estant Church today. The opening SER
vice OF prayer was led by S. P. Berry.
of Broadway which was followed by a
Bible study under the leadership of
George A Overdorf. President William
r. Kennedy read his annual address, re-
viewing the work of the society for the
past year. Among his recommendations
was the organization of the department
of prison work. The reports of Secretary
Harry NJ Lewis and Treasurer John w.
Lovegrove were read. showing the union
to be in excellent condition. The reports
of Miss Annie L. Forsberg, State superin-
tendent, and Prof. ]. Lewis Howe. Of the
press committee, were also submitted.
An address by Rev. D. w. Montgomery
on 1.-The Power of Christian Endeavor'
concluded the morning exercises. The
afternoon and evening sessions Were de-
voted to addresses by the officers OF the
convention.
The funeral of the late Loudoun Nevelle
Campbell took place this afternoon from
the Methodist Protestant Church. Rev. L.
p. Revelle conducting the services. The
interment was in Bethel Cemetery. The
pallbearers were John I. Lucas, Philip
Briscoe, William Welker. Lou b. Gordon,
William Swaine and W. E. D. Krous, all
members of the Third Virginia Regiment
Field Band. The Mount Pleasant Field
Band, OF which the deceased was long
a popular member, attended the funeral.
as did many members of the District
Volunteers Six members of the District
volunteers acted as honorary -pallbear-
ers. Chief among the floral offerings was
a massive pillow of roses from the en-
ployes OF the Street pumping station.
and a cornet and Tyre from the members
of the Mount Pleasant Band. The funer
al was one OF the largest and most i'm
posing that has taken place in Alexandria
for a long time. The deceased was
Young man of great promise and well
known He was born and reared here,
and his father. for eighteen years, was
engineer of the Columbia Fire Engine
Company. Long before O'Clock, the
hour set for the funeral, the church was
crowded with friends of the deceased.
Several hundred mGke stood without. un-
able to get in. The body was incased in
a copper casket. Theoretically sealed,
which was placed in plain wooden case
with iron handles. Over it was thrown
flag and on and about it were piled the
floral offerings.
The Mount Pleasant Band acted as
escort from the church to the grave, play
ing dirges as 1t proceeded. At the ceme
terry there was a greater crowd. The SER
vices here were brief
When the grave was filed in and round
ed boyish trumpeter stepped to the head
of the grave and blew TAPS"
The Hebrew New Year began here with
services at the synagogue in North Wash
ington Street by Rabbi E. c.. Mayer, of
Baltimore, at sandown.
The funeral of Lieut. A. I. Flagg, of
Company /, Third Virginia Regiment;
| took place at Highlands View. Fairfax
County, this afternoon. The service was
| conducted by Kemper Lodge of Masons,
| assisted by Old Dominion Commandery,
| Knights Templars of this city. A delega-
| ton from Washington Lodge, of this city,
| also attended the funeral.
| Mrs Elizabeth McVeigh died at the
home of her husband, E. T. Mcveigh,
near Stormont, Middlesex County, yester-
| day. The deceased was Miss Elizabeth
| English, of this city, and was married
| in Alexandria shortly after the war.
! Hector Mclean, former resident of
| this city, died near Bridgetown, Nova
| oCOlldy On July IL, ne was dl one Time
| in charge of the Washington and Ohio
railroad.
Joseph Pollard, charged with disorder
| ly conduct, and William Brooks. arrested
| for trespassing on railway trains, were
| fined $3.50 in the Police Court today.
| DR.. and Mrs. w. r. Purvis have re-
| turned from Markham, Va.
| DIR. Arthur Snowden, of this city, who
| was recently appointed a division sur
geon and assigned to duty in Porto Rico,
/ has been made surgeon-in-chief of all the
| troops in the southern part of the ISL
| and, except those in Gen. Brookc's COM
| mand.
| Charles B. Crook of this CITY, and Miss
| jamie S. Embrie, of Atlanta, Ga, were
/ married In the latter city on Monday
| evening.
| AS the time for mastering out the Vir-
| ginia volunteers approaches much inter
est Is being manifested by those who
| were members of the State militia prior
to being mustered into the service of the