Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-12
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
MEETING OF MINISTERIAL ASSO-
CITATION LAST EVENING.
Business Transacted by City Council
Local Society Election-Gen-
eral News Items.
Special Correspondence of The Star.


meeting Of the ministerial association
of the city was held yesterday evening al
the parsonage of the Methodist Protestant
Church, and arrangements were completed
for the annual week of prayer services
which will commence Monday, January T.
1907. The program outlined for the serv-
ices is as follows: Monday night services at
the Methodist Protestant Church, by Rev.
Edgar Carpenter, rector of Grace P. E.
Church. His subject will be 1.-The Cos
pei of Gods Son." Tuesday, at the Baptist
Church, "The Christian Ministry" by
Rev. c. D. Bulla, pastor Of the Methodist
Episcopal Church South; Wednesday, at
the Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church.
''Missions-Home and Foreign" by Rev.
Dr. w. F. Fisher. pastor of the First Bap-
fist Church; Thursday, at Grace Protestant
Episcopal Church, 1.-THE Coming of the
Kingdom" by Rev. ]. A. LETTERS, pastor Of
the Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church:
Friday. at the Methodist Episcopal Church
South. ''The Attractive Power of Christ
Crucihed," by Rev. ]. H. s. Ewell, pastor
Of the Methodist Protestant Church. The
services will begin promptly at 7:45 o'clock
every evening.
Meeting Of City Council.
Plans for the improvement Of the city
Jail were submitted by the committee on
public property at the meeting of the city
council held last evening. Mr.. c. B. Mar
SHALL chairman. informed that body that
the sum of 5000 or 5000 will be required
to put the jail in the condition required by
the court The matter was referred to the
joint committee on finance and public prop
erty.
A resolution was passed directing the
committee on general laws and streets to
take steps to compel the Washington, Alex
andria and Mount Vernon Electric Railway
COnDanv IN furnish adQOnafa frap n flor,
facilities between the ferry wharf and the
new union depot, at the extreme end Of
King street.
A resolution carrying with it an appropria-
ton of $2,S 800 to make the city's appropria-
ton equal to the state apportionment was
referred to the finance committee. as was
also a resolution from City Auditor E. F.
Price informing council that the appropria-
ton for the maintenance is exhausted.
Another resolution requesting the COM
mittee on general laws to take action so as
to segregate barking dogs and chickens to
the section of the city where 1t is not thickly
settled was laid on the table. The resolu-
ton was looked upon as joke by the ma
jority of the councilmen.
Mr.. Robert L. Monroe, who was recently
elected member of council to- fill the un-
expired term caused by the resignation of
Gardiner !. Boothe from the third ward,
was present at last nights meeting and
took the oath of Office. The action Of City
Engineer E. c. Dunn in appointing Thomas
Carter superintendent OF the chain gang,
to fill the vacancy caused by the resigna-
ton Of Norman Treakle, was approved
Considerable other routine business was
disposed of. after which council adjourned
to meet January 8. 1907.
Royal Arcanum Election.
Alexandra Council, No. 627. Royal Ar
canum. last evening at its annual meeting
elected the following officers to serve for
the ensuing year: Newell 8. Greenaway,
regent: George A. Harlow, vice regent; ].
w. Talbot, orator: James E. Alexander
secretary; B. H. Appich. collector; George
Uhler, treasurer; ]. T. Watkins. chaplain;
Alvin Powell. guide; B. Well. warden;
James @. Graham. sentry; N. Wollberg. w.
T. Hellmuth and ]. E. Shinn, first and sec
ond representatives to the grand council.
This will make the twenty-sixth consec-
utive year that Mr.. Alexander has served
this organization as secretary.
General News.
William Wright was charged with dispos-
ing Of liquor on Sunday and without a
license. The preponderance Of evidence was
against Wright and the court imposed q
fine Of $50 Wright was represented by At
torney Robinson Moncure.
The further hearing In the injunction
suit Of the Washington Southern Railway
Company against the city council Of Alex
andria, which was partially argued on a
circuit court In vacation. yesterday after
noon, was postponed until the January
term Of court, and the court gave Corpora
ton Attorney Samuel p Fisher leave to
amend his demurrer.
Sherman Cooper, colored, who was yes
terday arrested for robbing camp car
near ST. Asaph Junction, Alexandra coun-
~, was turned over 70 Constable Cornsu