Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-15
AT FAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
First Quarterly Conference of M. E. Church
South Held Last Evening.
Election of Trustees and Delegates to
District ference-Campaign
for Legislative HOnors.
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| ALEXANDRIA, Va, June Is, 1899.
The first quarterly conference of the NJ
| E. Church South held last evening
after prayer meeting service. Rev. Dr. j. II.
| Boyd, presiding elder for Washington dis
| trict,- occupied the chair, and Mr. ]. E.
Alexander was chosen secretary.
I After routine business had been transact
I ed the following trustees were elected:
Parsonage board, Messrs Harris Freeman
and ]. F. Meyers; Union cemetery, Alvin
Powell.
Delegates to the district conference which
| meets at Hamilton, Va, September next,
were chosen as follows: Messrs F. J. Pol
lard, Samuel E. Lindsey and H. X. Field
Messrs E. B. Kemp, W. H. May and E c..
Graham were chosen alternates.
Rev. E. V. REGISTER, chairman pro TEN of
the building committee, reported that the
plans for erecting a new house of worship
had been abandoned and the project for re-
modelling the old structure had been. subj
stituted. The report was approved and the
| committee discharged
KEY r. V. Register. s. E. Lindsey and
h. X. Field We're appointed to constituta
committee In charge of the church re-
| modelling. The question as to where the
congregation will worship while the work
IS progressing was brought up. Rev Mr.
1essster announced that an invitation to
use Trinity NJ. E. Church had been extend
ed by Rev. N. b. Masters the pastor, in be-
half of the official board resolution was
unanimously adopted returning thanks for
the offer, and making its acceptance dis
cretlonary with the new building commit
tee.
In response to Interrogation, DR.. Boyd
stated mat the reported purchase of the
residence at Columbus and Duke streets as
a permanent house for the presiding elder
of Washington district, was incorrect. mas
hueh as the matter, though pending, had
not been contaminated.
Candidates for Legislature,
The approaching campaign for the cleo
ton of delegate to represent Alexandria
city and county in the state legislature
next term is attracting considerable atten-
ton and bringing out many candidates.
The name of L. c. Barley, former delegate:
w. H. May, Attorney James r. Cation of
TINS city and Mr.. Frank Hume of Alexan-
dria county have been before mentioned as
prospective candidates. In addition to
these, Messrs. Louis Brill and b. B Smith
are now spoken of. Mr.. Brill. it is stated
VIII enter the contest, and Mr.. Smith states
that he is considering the question.
"A ehange has been suggested from the
usual method of holding a primary, fol-
lowed by pro rata selection of delegates
70 q convention. TO simple primary, in
wnich the candidate receiving the plurality
will be declared the nominee. The demo-
crauc committee, however, has authority
in this matter.
commencement at Seminary
The annual commencement exercises of
the Episcopal Theological Seminary near
this city, will take place at 8 pm. We'd
nesday next. The exercises will begin with
a missionary service, conducted by Rev
! VIM. A. Barr. Thursday morning at 10
O'Clock the commencement proper will
take place. and the ordination service will
be held Friday at IL o'clock am.
General and Personal
Several members of r. E. Lee Camp,
Confederate Veterans, will leave here this
evening in a body to attend a social enter
tainment given by the Confederate Vete-
rams Association of Washington in it's hall
at the corner of 18th and z streets north
west.
Funeral services over the remains of
Captain NJ. Eldridge, whose death occurred
Tuesday in Philadelphia, took place this
afternoon. when the body reached here
Thacker of the Second Presbyterian Church
oficiated, and the interment took place in
the Presbyterian cemetery.
The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Norton Manufacturing Company was
held here yesterday, and the following off,
GERS chosen: Henry Norton, president and
treasurer; II. r. Norton. secretary; direc-
tors. Geo. H. Plant. jr., c. B. Jewell H. f.
Woodland, Henry Norton and Howard R.
Norton. All the officers are residents Of
Washington.
Mr.. Henry Kuhn and Miss Nettie Egloff,
both of Washington, were married at the
Lutheran Church here yesterday, Rev. Mr..
Eberlin. the pastor, officiating