The evening times., 1900-03-20
NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA,.
Arrangements Made For the Meth
odist EpIscopnI Conference.

Odist Episcopal Conference.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. March 2O.-Prepa-
rations have been completed by the mem
bers of the Trinity Methodist Episcopal
Church for entertaining the Virginia Con-
ference OF the Methodist Episcopal Church
on March p. The conference Will be pre-
sided over by Bishop John +. Hurst. and
will las, six days. 1t is expected that there
Will be about seventy-five delegates pres
ent from the State and several from West
Virginia
This convention will elect delegates and
lay delegates to the Methodist Convention
at Chicago. and will appoint a successor to
Rev. n. B. Masters. who is now pastor of
Trinity Church, but in a few days will
leave for his new charge in Florida. A
printed programme for the six days ser
vices has been prepared which is as fol-
lows;
Wednesday at T:3O p. m. anniversary OF
the Church Extension Society. Address by
Rev. J. NJ. King DID, OF New York.
Thursday morning at o'clock the confer
ence will convene in regular business ses-
sion. At o'clock the Woman's Home Mis-
sion Society anniversary will be observed
and az 1880 D. m. services will mark the
anuiyersary Of the Conference Missionary
Society
The address on this occasion will be de-
hyere1 bST Ire Rev. a. J. Palmer. d. D..
OF Ne,y kQrk. The business session for Fri
day VIII begin at a. m. The anniversary
OF the Wnnlan's Foreign Missionary Society
wiz bs held at 3 o'clock In the afternoon
aud af T:30 O'Clock Rev. L. S. A. Heavener
will deliver the missionary sermon. Ser
vices commeratiye of the anniversary CT the
I Conference Education Society viii be held
al Sis O'Clock. Rev W. L. Mcdowell. DID.
delivering the address
After the business session Saturday Rev.
/ u. E. Ackerman, ID. D.. OF Chattanooga,
will deliver q lecture on ''MOrmauism Tn
veiled,' The anniversary OF the Freed
mems Aid Southern Education Society will
take place at 7:30 o'clock D. m Rey ".
II. W. Rees. D. D.. Of Cincinnati will ad-
| dress this society The conference love
! feast will be held Saturday morning, at
/ $3.50 o'clock. Following this, at II o'clock.
/ Bishop Hurst will deliver a sermon. At
! ; o'clock IN the afternoon the annual ordi-
/ nation will take place. followed by preach
/ ing at the regular evening hour. A busi-
| ness session will be held Monday morning
and thereafter. until the business Of the
conference is concluded.
a writ OF habeas corpus has been
| granted by the Court Of Appeals in Rich
l mond in the case of W. Frank Lambert
| Assistant Cashier OF the Citizens Nation
/ al Bank Of this city, who. as reported In
/ The Times, was arrested here on Friday
[ last for refusing to give Louis Barley
/ the Commissioner Of Valuation for this
/ city, information concerning deposits in
/ the abOve-named bank. As stated. the
| defendant was arraigned before Mayor
/ George l.. Simpson, who fined him the
minimum penalty for the offence which
I is $50 He refused TO pay the fine. and
( was hsld technically in custody pending
/ ne decision of the Court OF Appeals. The
! papers in the case are made returnable
/ on Monday next. The defendant IS repre-
| sentad by Attorneys Francis I. Smith and
I Anthony Armstrong.
/ The funeral of the late Henry EntwisIe.
/ whose death occurred Sunday. took place
al 1890 o'clock this morning from St.
! Pauls Episcopal Church The funeral
| services were conducted by the Rev p.
1 p. Phillips. and the interment was in Ivy
/ Hill Cemetery. The funeral was largely
| attended. the relief Hook and Ladder
| Truck Company, OF which deceased was a
I member. attending in a body.
! The funeral OF the late Mrs Elizabeth
Mumford. whose death occurred Sunday.
took place this morning from St Mary's s
I Catholic Church. The funeral services
were conducted by the Rev. j. H Cutler
and the interment was in Bethel Gene
I terry.
! The Agricultural and Industrial Fair
/ Association Of Northern Virginia met here
/ this afternoon