Evening star., 1901-04-22
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
cUPID's coNauEsTs TO BE cELE-
DRAFTED THIS EVENING.
Two Marriagssi in Which A1exan-
drtans Are Principals Ball Game
Won by sHigh school.
Evening Star Bureau,
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| Bell Telephone No. 1O6,
| ALEXANDRIA, Va, April %, 1901.
The First Baptist Church, on South
Washington street. has been prettily dec
| GRATED for the marriage of Miss Clara Eve
| lyn CheWning, daughter of Mrs. Lizzie 6.
! Chewing, and Mr.. Charles Phillips Ma
hood of Lynchburg, Va. which will occur
this evening at 8 o'clock. The ceremony
will be performed by the pastor, Rev Geo.
l.. Hunt. Admission to the church will be
| by card. The bride will be attired in white
organdie with canary trimmings. She will
| be attended by Miss Lula Butler of Tren-
ton, Tenn, as maid of honor. The latter
| will be gowned in white organdie and will
| carry bouquet Of bride roses. Mr.. Frank
Mahood of Roanoke, Va, brother Of the
| groom. will be best man. The bridesmaids
| Will be Misses Grace and Lillian Mahood
| OF Lynchburg. Va; Misses Helen Wood,
Mary Mayes and Edna Joyce of Alexandria,
Miss Addie Chewing of Washington, Miss
Matte Collins Of Woodfords, Va; Miss
Ei1zabeth Whitehead Of Brooklyn, n. Y.
These will be attired in white organdie,
with canary trimmings Miss Helen Horner
| of Lynchburg will be flower girl and Mas
ter Charles Sheffey, also of Lynchburg, will
act as ring bearer. The bride will be given
away by her brother, Mr.. Ernest G. Chewn-
ing
The following will act as ushers: Messrs,
Herbert Dodd and Charles Jesse of Wash
1ngton. Fred. Moss and Henry P. Carlin Of
alexandria, John Victor of Lynchburg, E.
Moyier of Roanoke, l.. G. Baton of Dan
Vile and DIR. Hugh Mahood of Emporia. Va
AFTER the ceremony an informal reception
VIII be held at the residence of Mrs. Chewn-
lnging. No 322 South Washington street.
groom will leave for an extended northern
tour. Subsequently they will reside in
Lynchburg, Va.
Miss Ella May Mitchell, daughter of Mr..
Mr, 7 o1or nd
Mr.. James Peverell Of this city will be mar
ried this evening at the residence of the
| parents OF the bride-elect, No 2O6 South
PITT Pit street The ceremony win be quiet
the immediate friends Of the two families.
1t Will take place at o'clock and Will be
performed by Rev. E. v. Register of the
| NJ. E. Church South Immediately after
the marriage the bride and groom will
| leave for northern tour. Subsequently
| they will reside in this city. Mr.. Peverell
| is well known here as chief clerk of the
| local Pennsylvania railroad office and Miss
Mitchell has large circle Of friends.
High School Wins.
! In a hotly contested game Of base ball
| at the grounds Of the Episcopal High
School played this morning at o'clock the
| high school team defeated Roanoke College
| team by a score of to 8. The features Of
the game were thesHne pitching of Waters
for the high school and Hall and Case for
Roanoke College. The batteries were, Epis-
! copal High schoolsii Waters and Carter;
Roanoke College, Hall, Case and Kay.
General News.
The fire department. was called out early
| this morning for a Slight blaze in the rear
Of a frame house ON Cameron street near
Henry street. The flames were eXtinguish-
ed by means OF chemical apparatus. 1t
| is supposed they we're started by defec-
tive flue. The house Is the property Of
William E. Hamersley.
Funeral services over the remains of
James w. raham, who died Friday even
ing, took place yesterday afternoon at 4
o'clock from the family residence, No. 80
North Alfred stree t., Rev. Z. V. Register
of the NJ. E. Church South ofHeiated In
terment was made In the Methodist Prot
eStant cemetery w
A reception to Rev. Or. Frank J. Brooke
pastor of the Second Presby yterian Church,
will be rendered next Thursday evening by
the Westminster League Of the church.
The reception will occur in the church. on
Prince street.
Rev. ]. H. S. Ewell, the newly appointed
pastor of the Methodist Protestant Church.
occupied his pulpit for the first time yes
terday morning.
Mrs. James w. Branntn and her son, Mr.
James Marvin Brannin of Culpeper, Va,
are visiting at the home of Mrs. J. T.
Smith. on South Henry street.
The regular semi monthly meeting Of the
city council will be held tomorrow evening
The regular April term Of the Alexandria
county court, Judge ]. NJ. Love presiding,
convened this morning at 10 o'clock in the
The docket was called and cases set for
trial