Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-24
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
CLOSING FEATURE OF BAPTIST
CHURCH CELEBRATION.
Fire Department Called Out for Blaze
on Duke Street Extended
General Matters.
Evening Star Bureau.
701 King street,
Bell Telephone 100,

ALEXANDRIA, Va, April "a, 1903.
The final exercises in celebration of the
one hundredth anniversary of the First
Baptist Church will take place this even
ing at 7:45 o'clock in the auditorium of the
church. This will be the home evening"
of the centennial, and will be interdenomf-
national in character. Pastors from the
Presbyterian, the Methodist and the Prot
estant Episcopal churches will occupy seats
on the rostrum and will take part in the
exercises. The finale will occur In the lee
ture room after the principal exercises OF
the evening. when the guests will gather
around a social banquet board. for which
preparations have been made by the ladies'
Of the church.
The anthem, THE wondrous Cross" rem
dered by the choir. will open the program.
Rev. j. A. LETTERS of Trinity M. f. Church
will offer prayer and the selection, RE
dered by the Alexandra Male Quartet, con-
sisting Of Messrs. s. F. and H. K. Field,
T. II. Netherland and w. C. Stump. Rev.
2. P. Phillips, rector of ST Paul's Episcopal
which a solo, AT the Cross" will be sung
by Mr.. Kenneth Ogden.
Other Addresses.
There will be seven other brief addresses
interspersed by music. These will be de-
Frank ]. Brooke Of the Second Presby-
terrain Church, Mayor George L. Simpson.
former Mayor K. Kemper. Rev. ]. P. Stump
Of the M. E. Church South; Mr.. Hubert
Snowden, Rev. j. H. s. Ewell of the Meth
odist Protestant Church, and Rev. William
j. Morton of Christ Episcopal Church. The
male quartet will render abide With Me-
Mrs. Thomas Hulfish will sing. 1.-The Peni-
tent" and finally the selection, Lead,
Kindly Light" will be rendered by the
male quartet. The choir music will be by
the choir Of the M. E. Church South
Throughout the series Of services, which
commenced Sunday morning last. remarka-
bly, large audiences have been present. In
the estimation of all interested this notable
anniversary in the history of the church
has been gratifying success. The ser
mons and addresses have been listened to
by hundreds of townspeople without the
pale. of the Baptist denomination. The
presence of all the former pastors Of the
church now living added the nature of a
reunion to the occasion and proved high
ly pleasant feature. The church enters
upon the second century of it's existance
under most suspicious. circumstances.
Fire in West End.
The fire department was called out yes
terday afternoon about o clock for blaze
in two frame houses. Nos. 2631 and 1888.
Duke street extended. in West End, Fair
fax county, a mile west of this city. Both
most of their contents were saved by the
efforts of the neighbors and firemen, and
the energetic work of the latter prevented
the destruction of a row of adjoining frame
tenement houses When the alarm was
turned in the engines were driven. to the
corporation boundary on Duke street, where
they were halted until Chief Petty FASTENED
to the scene. He ordered engine No
brought up and. although the nearest wa
ter plug was 600 yards away. enough water
was thrown on the burning buildings to
control the flames in a measure and to pre-
vent their spreading to other houses. It Ia
said that a defective fiue caused the fire.
The houses were occupied. respectively. by
Messrs Herbert J. Rose and Thomas Lynn.
and their families. They were owned by
James F. Elliott. A burning SNAKE stack
North Lee street. occasioned second
run Of the engines about 10 o'clock lasS
night. The blaze was extinguished before
much damage was done.
Will Of r. F. Tucker.
The will of the late Richard F. Tucker
was admitted to probate In the corporation
court yesterday. His brother. ]. A. o.
Tucker of Baltimore. qualified as adminis.
traitor The will was dated January 4, 1880.
and by it's provisions all the property of
the deceased, valued at about 5000. 10 left
to his sister, Miss Flo Tucker of Baltimore.
The court appointed Messrs. ]. Y. Williams,
c. J. Richards and r. g. Jones appraisers
of the estate.
Brief Mention.
Delegates from Post F, Travellers Pro-
tective Association. left here yesterday &c
attend the annual state convention Of the
in Danville. The Alexandra
delegates have been instructed to vote for
Mr. A. D. Brockett of this city for stats
president
The Alexandra Free kindergarten Asso-
cd he a = mani
which was to have been given at tha Opera
House May for the benefit OF the kinder
garten work. This action was taken out
of respect to the memory OF the late Rich
ard F. Tucker, who was one of the direct
ors of the association and among its most
energetic workers.
Major William NJ. Smith Of this city has
been appointed by Gov. Montague as a de-.
egate from Virginia to the meeting Of tho
Association of Military Surgeons aS tia
Unite States in Boston Nay -