Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-09
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
LOCAL FRI EoNPANIES HOLD
ADMINISTRATION.
Week Of Prayezg to Be Followed by
Union seevie.s in Churches
General md Personal.
Eveaing Star Bureau,
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I Evening Star Bureau,
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ALEXANDRIA,, Va, January 8, 1903.
The following officers have been elected
Tor the ensuing year by the Columbia Fire
Engine Company: William A. Smoot, presi-
dent; George Uhler, vice president; w. K.
Grlfnth. second vice president; William
Wood. secretary; Charles Herbert, assist
ant secretary; Edward Hughes, treasurer;
charles Hepburn, foreman; Benjamin
Hughes. commander of hose; William Zim-
norman, first assistant commander of hose:
walter Hughes, second assistant COM
mander OF hose; Stuart Jones, John Travers.
william Webster, Louis Brill, Richard
Smith and Charles holland. pipemen; VIII
Ham Bradley. Clarence Ticer, Charles
steele, Douglass Lunsford, Kingston Rat
cliffe, Henry Phillips and Richard Hogan,
hosemen; Edward Lawler and John De
Silva, axmen; George Uhier, Charles Def
icy and E. s. Leadbeater, members Of the
executive committee; F.. L. Entwisle, w.
Craven and N. C. Treakle, firemen Of
engine. The company recommended the re-
Election of Engineer Noble Smith and
Driver Stephen Taylor
The Hydraulion Fire Engine Company
has chosen the following officers: NJ. B.
harlow, president: w. w. Balienger, first
vice president; E. F. Downham, second
wee president; E. e. Padgett jr.. secretary;
corder; H. A. Downham, foreman; John B.
Starneil, assistant foreman: George F.
Ward, commander Of hose: Thomas Wad-
dey, fireman of the engine; William Bontz,
Raymond Smith. driver of hose wagon. have
been recommended to the board Of fire
wardens for reelection.
Union Revival Services.
Preaching in the Second Presbyterian
Church this evening will conclude the
week Of prayer services participated in
by several Of the local Protestant congrega-
lions. Rev. ]. P. Stump of the M. g. Church
South, will deliver the sermon on the SUBJ
ject For the Desired Result Of the Week
Of Prayer" Next week. beginning with
Monday night, the same churches will unite
In series of revival meetings. Regarding
these services the pastors concerned have
adopted resolution to the effect, THAT the
week Of prayer be followed by week Of
union services designed to reach especially
the unconverted. that the meetings be held
In the same order in the churches, and the
same preachers occupy the same pulpits as
church In which the service is held follow
Ing the sermon with an appeal for results"
General Matters.
The United States court for the eastern
district Of Virginia, which opened here
Monday morning adjourned for the term
yesterday. There were no cases tried the
last day Of the session, but Judge Waddill
affixed his signature to a number Of legal
documents.
A decree has been entered in the corpora
ton court appointing Judge ]. NJ. White Of
Warrenton commissioner of sale in the case
of Hooe against Hooe. ~. -.- .
William Gary, the infant son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Alexander S. Doniphan. died yester-
day evening at the home of his parents on
North Washington street after a brief i'll
ness from pneumonia. The remains will be
conveyed to Lignum, Culpeper county, to-
morrow for interment in the family burying
ground.