Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-02
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
NEWS ITEMS GATHERED IN OLD
DOMINION CITY.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, September 1. 1905.
st. Mary's Academy. a school for girls
conducted by the Sisters of the Holy Cross,
will enter upon it's thirty-ninth year Tues
day, September 4. During the summer va
cation the school building has been great
ly enlarged by the erection of a large wing
facing on Columbus street. The new build
ing, which has just been completed, con-
tains a large chapel on the second floor.
with school rooms underneath and dormi-
tories on the third floor.
Several years ago the sisters In charge
of the school purchased the old danger
field mansion at the corner Of Prince ana
Columbus streets and removed the schoo,
there When the property was purchased
it was enlarged by the addition of wing
extending on Prince street. which doubled
the size of the building. The erection OF
the present wing on Columbus street makes
the house about three times its original
size. The architecture employed In the
erection of the two additions to the main
building is similar to that OF the oid man
sion, SO that now the school pulloing IS
one of the most handsome structures In the
city.
last year amounted to $50, and Is
thought that the increase in the size OF the
school will greatly increase the number
of pupils at the institution this year The
school offers three courses of study-an
academic, business course and music
course. There is also separate DIVISION
for boys under twelve years OF age
Church Services.
Rev. J. H S. Ewell, the pastor Of the
Methodist Protestant Church. who has been
spending his vacation with his family In
Loudoun county, has returned to this city
and will occupy his pulpit at the evening
service tomorrow. He will celebrate COM
munion at II o'clock in the morning. Rev.
]. NJ Nourse of Washington will preach at
both services at the Second Presbyterian
Church tomorrow. Rev. p. p. Philips, the
rector OF ST. Paurs Episcopal Church, has
returned from his vacation and will preach
The services at Christ Episcopal Church
will he conducted by Rev. DR.. II. X. Massie
Of the Episcopal Theological Seminary. The
services in the other churches will be In
charge of their respective pastors.
General Items.
Funeral services over the remains OF
Miss Lucy Williams were held this after
noon at S o'clock at the residence OF
her nephew, Mr.. George 8. French. on
North Washington street. The palibearers
were Messrs. Lawrence Washington, HUI
bert Snowden, H. C. Ansley. Everett Trip
lett. George Uhier ana Dougias Suar.;
Theological Seminary conducted the serv-
ices and the interment was in Ivy Hill
cemetery.
play a double-header Monday afternoon
with the Invincible club. The first game
viii be called at $50 o'clock. The batter
les for the Old Dominions will be Bremen
and Lyle for the first game, and Pelton
and Lyles, for the second.
william J. Chiaalos. clerk employed In
the fruit store Of Mantis Brothers on King
street, was arrested this morning uy Ro,
iiceman LIVES on suspicion of stealing $500
from the proprietor of the store. As stated
In The Star this afternoon the money was
In q drawer In desk in the room occupied
nv Mr.. Mantis. The case will be fnvesti-
gate In the police court Monday morning
before Justice Harry B. Cation.