Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-05-28
FAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
FIRST BUSINESS SESSION OF WON
ANS HOME MISSIONARY SOCIETY.
Being Held in Washington
Street Southern Methodist Church
-General and Personal.
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ALEXANDRIA, Va, May %, 1900.
The principal business session of the dis
trict convention of the womans Home Mis-
sionary Society. Baltimore conference NJ.
E. Church South, opened this morning in
the Washington Street Southern Methodist
Church. Mrs. ]. T. Williams of keyser.
w. Va, called the meeting to order. The
reading of reports from secretaries Of the
various branches of home mission work and
other routine business took up the morning
session. The afternoon exercises will be
held under the auspices of the c~nference
proportionate and systematic giving de-
partment, directed by Mrs. r. E. l.. Smith
of Washington. The meeting will close at
o'clock this evening with discussions on
educational work
Last night the large auditorium of the
NJ. h. Church South was crowded with
friends and members of the organization.
Mrs J: T. Williams presided and intro
duced Mayor George L. Simpson, who well
coined the missionaries to the city of Alex
andria in cordial language. Rev. E. V.
Register followed with a short address.
welcoming the visitors on behalf of the
church. Miss Bessie Crimes spoke words
of greeting for the Alexandria auxiliary.
Mrs c. NJ Hawkins and Miss Elizabeth
Redford made addresses on various phases
of missionary work.
Washfnston-AIexan Turnpike.
The Alexandria county board of SUPER
visors held meeting Saturday evening in
the office of DR.. d. N. Rust, supervisor for
Jefferson district, in this city, and decided
to accept with some conditions the PROPOSE
ton of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
regarding the Washington and Alexandria
turnpike. The company agrees to pay to
the county the sum of So $50 and the coun-
ty is to receive title to a fifty-foot stretch
along the railroad track from a short dis
nf 7 hr{1 To
This matter has been pending between the
supervisors and the railroad officials for
some time. Proceedings were first institute
ed to revive the old charter of the Washing
ton and Alexandria Turnpike Company and
compel compliance with its terms. but as
the tracks of the Pennsylvania road oc-
cupied a portion Of the ground in contro-
versy, that corporation became Interested
1t Is now the intention of the supervisors
to greatly improve the turnpike.
f. H. s. Suffers Defeat.
The Episcopal High School base ball team
was defeated Saturday afternoon by the
Woodbury. Forest High School team at
Orange In the second game of the series
between the two teams, by a score OF 3 TO
4. In the first game, which was played at
the Episcopal High School, Woodbury. For
est was victorious. the score being IL to
IA. The batteries Saturday were Wood
bury, Hoggard and Blair; E. H. s., Waters
and Marlborough.
General Matters.
Funeral services over the remains Of Miss
Bessie Davis, aged fifteen, who was acct
dentally burned to death Saturday even
ing at the residence of her father, Mr..
Henry Davis, No. go Franklin street, took
place this morning at 10 O'Clock from Grace
Episcopal Church. Rev. Clarence E. Ball
conducted the services and many young
friends of the deceased attended. Inter-
adj In OF al
The Wallace Oratorical contest took place
at the theological seminary Saturday night
and was largely attended. ]. NJ Owens
won the first prize and D. G. Mayors the
second. Both orators are of the southern
diocese of Virginia. The judges of the con-
test were Messrs. L. M Blackford, r. NJ.
Slaughter, Charles Willis, W. H. Randolph
and George Wise.
In the police court this morning Mayor
Simpson disposed Of the following cases:
Peter Lucas. colored, assault on Bud Jack
son, fined SO; Henry Lewis, colored, dis
orderly conduct assessed 81: John F. Jones,
assault on Louisa Jones. fined S..
The marriage Of Mr.. W. H. F.. Reckham,
formerly of this city. and Miss Margaret
Matthews of Washington is announced to
take place Saturday afternoon at o'clock
at the parsonage of ST: Matthews Church,
Washington. Mr.. Beckham is engaged in
newspaper work in Washington.
The report that Thomas Baltimore
grand jury prisoner had escaped from the
city iail is denied by the officials there.
Davis Post, No. 46. G. A. R., has COM
peted arrangements for the observance OF
The exercises will begin at noon and Gen.
Dyrenforth Of Washington will deliver the
Grafton.
The regular May term of the Alexandria
county court Judge ]. NJ. Love presiding.
convened this morning at 10 o'clock in the
court house. in Fort Myer Heights. Sew
eral cases on the docket were called and
set for trial.