Evening star., 1901-02-20
AFFAIRS IN ALEXAN DR. Ia
SPECIAL SERVICES IN OBSERVANCE
OF ASH WEDNESDAY.
Fire Destroys TvvO-StOry Frame
Dwelling-Funerals Held
General and Personal.
Evening Star Bureau,
No. 701 King St.
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Bell Telephone, No. JOG.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. February ~. l9ol.
Special lenten services were held th!s
morning in observance of Ash Wednesday
in the Catholic and Protestant Episcopal
Churches Of this city. At St. Marys Cath
ole Church mass was held at $50 o CLOCK.
The morning services at Grace Episcopal
Church took place at 10 and lo3O ocloch'
and will be continued this evening at :5o.
During the remainder of the lenten season
soecial exercises will be held in the
churches. From February 81 to March q
services will be held every Thursday even
ing at Christ Episcopal Church under 'he
auspices of the Christ Church chapter OF
the Brotherhood of ST. Andrew. Addresses
will be delivered by the following: Rev. W.
Evans D. D., of Richmond, February 2l ReV.
c. Ernest Smith, D.D.. of Baltimore, feo.
ruary %: Rev. ". H. Falkner, DID, OF
Of Washington, March IA; Rev. W. ;-Dev
ries DID,. of Wash ngton, March y. ana
Rev W. r. Turner of Washington March
2S.
Church Tuesdays and Fridays at pm. At
81. Paurs Church throughout the remainder
of Lent services will be as follows; Ines-
days, 4:45 p.m.: Wednesdays, 1880 pm;
Thursdays and Fridays, 4:45 m. AT Grace
Church exercises will take pace as follows:
Mondays, pm: Tuesdays, am; wed
nesdays, 10 am and 1:S0 pm Ihursdays,
pm; Fridays, 10 am. and 30 PM and
Saturdays am. At st. Mary's Church
mass will be said every week at $50 O'Clock
am. Other services VIII be held every
Tuesday evening at 7:30 o'clock. At the
Lutheran Church services will be held every
Thursday night at 7:30 o'clock.
Fire was discovered about $3.50 o'clock last
evening in two-story frame mouse ON
North Pitt street near Queen street, occu-
pied by the family of Frank Lewis, colored
The department was called out, but the
flames had gained such headway chat the
house was almost completely destroyed.
Some of the furniture in the structure was
saved. The loss amounted to about S5oo
There was no insurance. 1t Is supposed
that the fire resulted from a defective
The funeral OF Thomas Berry, who died
Monday, took place this afternoon from
the family residence, No. 513 South Fair
fax street. The services were conducted by
Rev Dr. Frank J. Brooke Of the Second
Presbyterian Church. 1nterment was made
in the Presbyterian cemetery.
Funeral services over the remains OF
George W. Walker, whose death occurred
yesterday morning, took place this after
noon from his late residence, at the corner
of Pitt and Wilkes streets. The burial took
place in Union cemetery.
John P. Robinson has been elected pres
ident of the Alexandria Railway Mercantile
Building and Loan Association to fill the
vacancy caused by the death of Noble
Lindsey. John A. Marshall was elected
vice president.
A report was made to Mayor Simpson
this morning of the failure Of any officers
to respond to several whistles and dis
| tress calls sounded by Officer Atkinson in
the vicinity Of the station house early Mon
day morning. Mayor Simpson commented
on the fact that the report had been sub
m!tted at a late date, and after he had
caused the incident to be published yes
terday afternoon.
The Young Mems Sodality Lyceum viii
celebrate Washngton's birthday with a
Tool QnH m TO 70 In ant n
ceum Hall on Duke street. The entertain
ment will be followed by smoker.