Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-05
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
VISITING MINISTERS TO oFFIC-
LATE IN SEVERAL CHURCHES.
Fire Companies Arranging to Attend
State Convention in Richmond
Transfers of Real Estate.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

SFScfaf Correspondence or The star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. August 4. 1905.
In many of the Alexandra churches to-
morrow the services will be conducted by
visiting ministers. At Christ Episcopal
Church the morning sermon will be preach
ed by Rev. Robert K. Massie, DID,, of the
Episcopal Theological Seminary of Virginia.
near Alexandria. Rev. William ]. Morton,
the rector of the church. is away on his
vacation At St Paufs Episcopal Church
the morning sermon viii be preached by
Rev L. R. Combs. in the absence of Rev.
r. r. Phillips, the rector. At Grace Epis-
copal Church the morning sermon will he
preached by Rev. DR.. Micou OF the Epis-
copal Seminary and the evening sermon Try
Rev. Or. r, K. Massie of the Episcopal
Seminary.
Rev. Edgar Carpenter, the rector of Grace
Episcopal Church. left today to spend q
portion of his vacation at Colonial Beach.
He was accompanied by nineteen members
of the choir and the Junior Brotherhood OF
Grace Church. The party will be absent
ten days
At thesSecond Presbyterian Church. which
is without PASTOR, the morning and even
ing services viii be conducted tomorrow
by Rev. w. H. T. Sauires. Rev. DR.. II. r.
Naylor of Washington will preach at the
morning sermon at Trinity Methodist Epis-
copal Church in place of the pastor Rev.
j. A. letters. There will be no services
at the MetnOulSC tfOLeStanI CnuTcH IOfuOE-
row, the pastor, Rev. J. H. S. Ewell, being
away on his vacation The services at st.
Mary's Catholic Church will be conducted
by Rev. Father Lawrence Kelley, the as
ststant rector of the church.
Firemen's Convention.
Arrangements are being made by the va
rious fire companies of this city to attend
the state iremen's convention which meets
in Richmond August %. Several bands
will be taken by the firemen and they ex-
pect to make a good showing in the pa
rade, which will be one of the principal
features of the convention The Columbia
Fire Engine Company Is having made a
new silk banner, which will be carried by
the company. Several prizes will be offered
for the best uniformed company, and much
competition is looked forward TO in this re-
spect. Appropriations of S100 for each of
the three fire companies were made by the
city council at a meeting held early in
July for the purpose of defraying the ex-
pense of the trip.
Transfers of Realty.
Mr. John D. Normoyle. real estate agent,
has sold to Mr. c. r. Walker of the Harri-
son Realty Company of Washington, the
two-story frame dwelling and store at the
northwest corner of Columbus and Wythe
streets, for Mr.. julius Egglon of Washing
ton. Mr.. Normoyle has also sold for Mr..
John T. Ryan the two-story frame dwelling,
800 South Columbus street, and the adj
joining lot at the corner of Columbus and
Wolfe streets, to Mr.. Frank NJ. Adams.
General and Personal.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Roche of Alexandria,
their sister-in-law. Mrs. Emma T. Roche
of Washington, and Miss Theresa Kenne-
day, have returned from a pilgrimage to
the shrine of st. Anne de Beupre twenty
three miles from Quebec, Canada, after
making the novena of St. Anne, which COM
menced July IS and continued to July 20.
Thousands of pilgrims from all parts of
the country visit the shrine yearly.
In the circuit court this afternoon, Judge
c. E. Nicol presiding, in the case of ]. r.
Agnew q Co. against the Jackson Phillips
Brick Company, arguments were heard on
the report of the commissioner and the case
continued until the next term of the court.
Col r. r. Garnett, deputy clerk of the
United States courts of Alexandria, left
this afternoon for Occuquan, where he will
visit at the home of Mr.. Tyson Janney. Be
fore returning to Alexandria he will visit
his old home in Essex county.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. F. Downham left today
for Atlantic City for a stay of several
weeks.
Miss Laura Smoot and her nieces, Misses
Frances and Laura Dayenhower, left today
for New York, and will sail on Wednesday
for Europe where they will spend the re-
mainder of the summer.