Evening star., 1901-04-01
AFFAIRS IN AlEXANOR IA
MEETING OF DEMOCRATIC COM
NITTEE CALLED FOR THIS EH ENING.
Plans Being Laid for Municipal Elec-
tion-Opposition to Mayor simp-
son-GeneraI News.
Evening Star Bureau,
No. 1O1 King Street.
Bell TeleDhone No. 1O6.
ALEXANDRIA. Va. April /, 1901.


ALEXANDRIA, Va, April l, 1901.
\ meeting of the city democratic commit
tee will be held this evening at o'clock in
the chamber of the board of aldermen
.when arrangements will be made for the
democratic primary to nominate candidates
for the various municipal Offices. Those
who expect 10 enter the field have been in
vfted to be present. a large number of
citizens including most of the present
members OF the city council. are expected
10 contest for seats in that body.
Up TO the present one has been an
nounced as the opponent for Mayor George
l. Simpson, although it has been rumored
for some time that Il man would be brought
forth by the mayors political enemies.
II is known that the latter have been par
ticularly active in the past few weeks, en-
dedvOring 10 settle upon some prominent
citizen who would give promise of making
u good campaign. 1t is stated on good au-
thOTity that several citizens have been ap-
preached and offered money to defray the
whole expense of the canvass if they would
CoLStnt to become candidates. SO far as
is generally known, however, no one has
as yet responded. Mayor Simpsons friends
assert that he will be able to easily defeat
any man whom his opponents may per-
Suade 10 enter the field against him.
Holy Week Services.
Several of the churches of this city will
SSSSA * IIOiS "cta Win appropriate ser
vices. The following programs have been
outlined:
Christ Episcopal Church-Services, Mon
day. Tuesday. Wednesday all, Thursday, at
am: Thursday, holy .su.n1nunion at $
pm. Good Friday, services at IL am.
St. Marys Catholic ChuJ ch-Mass Mon
DAY, Tuesday and Wednesday at $50 a N.
evening services at 30 Thursday, high
mass and procession of the blessed sacra-
meEt at al and exposition of the bless
ed sacrament all day; Friday. mass Of the
pre-sanctified at am, and way of the
cross at and 30 pm; Saturday, bless
ing Of the fire and baptiSmal water at 7
ii m; high mass at am.
ST Paul's Episcopal Church - Services
Aonddy and Tuesday at p. m; Wednes-
day. 40 pm Thursday, holy communion
at am. services at pm: Good Friday
services 1T ii d. M. and Saturday at , D. m.
Grace Episcopal Church-Seryices Mon
GAY at a. m. and pm; Tuesday, : a m
Wednesday. 10 am and 40 pm: Good
Friday. 10 q m and passion service, u m.
10 = pm; peHItcntttl office. s:30 pm; Sat
urtay, I:5O m. and pm.
Lutheran Church Services Thursday
30 p m in English; Good Friday, IL am,
Ia English.
General Matters.
Funeral services over the remains of Mrs
IianHah z. Kersey. who died Thursday,
took place yesterday afternoon at her
late residence. No. $40 South Fairfax street
Rev. j. n Jeffers of Trinity Methodist
Episcopal Church conducted the services
and the intermept Was made in the Metho-
dist Protestant cemetery
At The Methodist Episcopal Church South
last evening Rev. F.. V. Register the pas
tor. preached the last sermon OF the confer.
encc year. The Baltimore annual confer
encr. which has supervision of the South
Methodist churches in this city and Wash
inston. will convene in Roanoke, Va. April
). IL is fully expected by the congregation
of the local church that Mr.. Register Will
be returned to this city.
The funeral of Paul Pullman. who died
suddenly Saturday morning, took place this
afternoon from his late home, on South
Washington street. The services We're con-
Quoted by Rev. Clarence Il. Ball of Grace
Episcopal Church and the interment was
made in Union cemetery.
The regular monthly meeting of r. E
Lee Camp, Confederate Veterans, will bt
-held this evening at o. clock in the camI