The Washington times., 1901-11-18
CURRENT EVENTS
In ALEXANDRIA.
4 Hebrew WEDDING. CELEBRATED,
The Funey.nI of V'fcfiri of a Rail
wny Accidcpt--Honrd of Commits
sioncrs to Select a policeman.

! > ALEXANDRIA. Va, NOV. IA StSlish
! and pretty Hebrew wedding ceremony
VAS solemnized at o'clock this after
noon in the parlors of the Hotel Fleisch-
mann, in this city when Miss Minnie
! Cohen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Isidore
| Cohen, of S,aunton Va. became the bride
/ Of Abraham Walters of Baltimore.
| There were about fifty relatives and
| friends of the contracting parties pres
/ ent The bridal party entered the parlor
| to the strains of Mendelssohn's Wedding
March. rendered by an orchestra of four
! pieces The impressive Hebrew ceremony
was celebrated by Rabbi Louis Stern OF
| Washington, d. c.
The bride was becomingly attired in
| light steel grey travelling gown, over
which she wore a handsome sealsllin coat
with a long piece of fur She also wore
| a Gainsborougi bat trimmed with black
| feathers, and carried beautiful bouquet
! of Marechal Neil roses tied with o long
| streamer of white ribbon.
The bride was attended by Miss Au-
| guSta Switzer, of Staunton, Va, who wore
| dark travelling gown and carried a
! bouquet of Marechal Neil roses. Harry
| Walters, brother of the groom, OF Balti-
more, was best man. The 1olloWlDg We're
| the bridesmaids: Misses Ray Walters, SIS
| ter of the groom; Rebecca Lewnshon, ana
Rosette Cohen, sister of the bride, all Oh
Baltimore
The ceremony was followed by recep-
ton, which held in the parlors. I'm,
mediately after the reception MIR; ana
Mrs. Walters left for Northern bridal
tour, and upon their return Will reside IN
Baltimore. the home OF the groom. The
couple viii be at their home in Baltimore
after November q.
The funeral of the late Ernest L. Nc
Donald who was killed in a railroad
wreck a Wellington. On the Manassas
branch of the Southern Railroad on Fri
day morning last, took place this after
noon at 3 o'clock from his late residence.
1917 King Street, and was largely at
tended Among those who were present
were many railroad employees. The Alex
andria Council, No. IS, Junior Order OF
United American Mechanics of which the
deceased was a member, attended in a
body. The funeral services were conduct
cd by the Rev. j. II. S. Ewell, of the
Methodist Protestant Church, and the in
ternent was made in the Bethel Gene
terry.
The remains OF Mrs. Smith who died
at the residence of her daughter, Mrs.
Thomas Moss, July g 1898; her husband,
John c. Smith who died in this city, Oc-
tober, 1888, ana of their sons, William e.
Smith. who died Novefnber, 1881; Hugh
r. Smith who died August, 1884, and
Henry r Smith, who died in 1883. were
yesterday brought here from Haymarket,
Va, and this morning inferred In st.
Baui cemetery.
The funeral of Mrs. Ellen Murphy, wife
of John Murphy. whose death occurred
on Saturday last will take place at 9
o clock tomorrow morning, from st.
Mary's Catholic Church. The interment
will be made in st. Marys Cemetery.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Board of Police Commissioners viii be
held next Wednesday night. Perhaps the
most important business to come up for
consideration will be the election of a
policeman to fill the yIcancy caused by
the resignation of Policeman James Dean,
which was accepted at the last meeting.
There are a large number of applicants
for the position.
1t is more than probable that before the
night of the meeting there will be another
vacancy on the force as il is reported
today that Policeman William Davis will
tomorrow morning tender his resignation.
The services at the various churches
in this city were todao well attended.
The second mass at st. Mary's Catholic
Church was celebrated by Rev. Father
M J. Ahern. The Rev ]. r. Graham, of
Winchester, Va, occupied the pulpit in
the Second Presbyterian Church. and the
Rev. j. Il. Clayton. of California, an
evangelist. conducted the services at the
First Baptist Church. The Rev j. I.
Wightman conducted the services at the
Methodist Episcopal Church South Mr.
Mayo. of the Theological Seminary. con-
Quoted the services a I the Railroad Read
ing Rooms this afternoon. The services
at the other churches were conducted by
the resident pastors.
A progressive euchre party will be given
in the Young Mems Sodality Lyceum Hail
next Friday night under the auspices of
the local lodge of the Ancient Order of
Hibernians. The committee has secured
a large number of presents to be awarded
the winners.
Mr. McNeely. who was recently appoint
ed manager of the clubhouse of the Vir-
ginia Rod and Gun Club of Four Mile
Run. today rendered his friends an oyster
roast al the clubhouse al that place.
A lluscal and literary entertainment
vii, lie given in the Del Ray schoolhouse,
kiexandria County, tomorrow night The
proceeds will be used to defray the ex-
pcnses incurred in the purchase of a
piano.
Mayor Simpson has signed all the meas
ures passed by the city council at their
last meeting, held Tuesday night Some
pressure was brought to bear against the
signing Of the ordinance for reducing the
width of roadways on sixty-two-foot
streets, as the amendment TO that ordi-
nance prevented protection to prospective
parking on the widened sidewalks.
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