Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-01
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
Rev. Frank ]. Brooke Accepts Call From
Second Presbyterian Church.
His Inhalation Depends Upon APP
proval of Two Prcsbyteries-Gen-
eral and Personal News.
Evening Star Bureau,
No. 701 King Street,
Dali TalAnlAa AZ iDun

| ALEXANDRIA, Va, March /, 1900.
Messrs. K. Kemper and H. C. Ansley,
who recently went to Staunton to tender
to Rev. Frank ]. Brooke call to the pas
torate of the Second Presbyterian Church
| in this city, received a message last night
from Mr.. Brooke stating that ne would &C
cept. Mr.. Brooke is well known here. hav-
ing lately served as temporary pastor of
the Presbyterian Church. For several
years past he has been engaged in mission
airy work IN the southwestern section of
Virginia. During the civil war he served
as confederate soldier.
The church has been without a regular
pastor since Rev. J. Ernest Thacker re-
signed a few months ago to accept call
to church in Norfolk, Va. In order to
comply with the regula tons of the Presby-
terrain denomination in transferring pas
tors, the Chesapeake presbytery will meet
here about the 18th instant and take the
matter under Amusement The Lexing ton
presbytery. under the jurisdiction of which
Mr.. Brooke is now serving, will then be
conferred with. the result, no doubt. being
that Mr.. Brooke will be duly installed as
pastor of the local church.
Temperance Lectures.
Temperance lectures delivered last even
ing in the auditorium of the Methodist Pro-
testant Church by Mr.. and Mrs. Howard
NJ. Hoge of Lincoln, Loudoun county, Va,
drew a large and appreciative audience.
The occasion was under the auspices of the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union of
this city, Mrs. Hoge being state president
of that organization. Mr.. Nevelle Green
away introduced the speakers in the alb
sence of the pastor, Rev. T. p. Reveiie.
Mrs. Hoge was the first to address the au-
dtence. giving an interesting account of
the national convention at Seattle, Wash.
Her remarks relating to the temperance
received with marked apOrOVai.
Mr.. Hoge followed, and in short talk pre-
scented in a vivid manner the evils of the
liquor traffic.
Republican Convention.
The republican committee for the eighth
congressional district met here this morn
ing and decided to hold the district con-
vention in Warrenton March 81. This con-
vention is called for the purpose of electing
two delegates and two alternates to the
national republican convention, which
meets in Philadelphia June 49,
Charter Granted.
In the circuit court this morning Judge
Nicol granted a charter to the Acetylene
Lighting Company of Virginia, the purpose
of which is to manufacture and sell gen.
orators for the production of acetylene gas
for illumination. The capital stock is $780,
600. A. D. Brockett is local agent. The
officers are: Henry C. McCauley, presi-
uenl, Geo. w. IalDeFt vice president, JOnn
T. Schaaff. secretary, and Henry X. Simp-
son, treasurer. In addition to the officers
the following constitute the board of di-
rectors: Thos. d. McClary, Peter p. Little,
a. D. Brockett, Jas. NJ. Hoge and John H.
McCauley.
General Affairs.
The Sunday school of Trinity NJ. E.
Church has elected the following officers to
serve during the ensuing year: o. F. Bag
gett, superintendent: Walter Pierpoint as
sistant superintendent; H. l.. Ramey sec
rotary; S. F. Dyson, librarian; J. Frank
DYSON treasurer; Miss Mary Bechtel, Or
ganist. OF the missionary society of the
church Mrs. J. W. Bechtel was reelected
president and Miss Bessie Henry secretary.
A large black dog, supposed to be suf-
fering from rabies, caused considerable ex-
element among pedestrians on King street
last night. News Of the animals capers
was teephoned to police headquarters and
Officers Atkinson and Sherwood We're dis
patched to destroy the brute. They re-
turned after a long search without having
been able to catch sight of their intended
victim.
Funeral services over the remains of Mrs.
Virginia Acton. wife of Mr. Matthew Ac-
ton, took place this afternoon at the
family residence, No 1902 Pendleton street,
and were attended by the friends and
relatives of the deceased. Rev. f. V Reg
the services and interment was made in the
Presbyterian cemetery.
Mayor Simpson disposed of the following
cases In the police court this morning:
Lewis Boswell, charged with being drunk
on the streets, was sent to the almshouSe
for thirty days. Ferdinand Patton, charged
with being a vagrant, was given the same
length of time at the workhouse. The case
of Hattie Douglass, colored, charged with
contempt of court, was dismissed.