Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-29
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Death of Paul R. Evans, an
Aged Resident.
NATIVE OF PENNSYLVANIA
Ministerial Association Plans for
Week of Prayer.
IMPORTANT CASES IN COURT
Confederate Veterans to Celebrate
Gen. R. E. Lees Birthday Ami
versary-General Matters.

| Special Correspondence of The Star.
| ALEXANDRIA. Va, December s.. 1907
| Paul X. Evans. prominent resident
| died at o'clock tonight at his home
| go South Henry street after a pro-
| tracted illness, at the age of eighty five
| years. Four children survive MIN They
| are: City Councilman Frank L. Evans
and Milton r. Evans of this city.
Thomas S. Evans of Panama and Mrs G.
L. Renner of Charles Town, w. Va.
Funeral services over the remains of
the deceased will be held Monday after
noon at his late home.
Mr.. Evans was born in East Nant-
meal, Chester county, Pa, November %,
1923. He came to Virginia in $50, and
the following year he began work as an
employe of the old Orange ind Alex
andria railroad, now the Southern Rail
way Company, as a bridge builder, and
served with that company for period
of fifty-six years. For forty years he
held position as superintendent of
bridge construction, and none Of the
bridges ever constructed under him. it
is. said, was known to have had d mis-
hap of any character.
Mr.. Evans was a prominent republi-
can. and for about twenty years he
served in the city council rom the
fourth ward. Owing to declining health
he recently was compelled % ulscon-
tlnue active participation in uSinesS
affairs.
Plans for Week of Prayer.
Plans have been completed by the
ministerial association of this city for
the annual week of prayer 'eIvices.
which will begin January and be con-
Guided the 18th. 1t is stated that an eff
fort will be made to have the woik as
sumo that of a united eva lSelistic
meeting, although each prea cheT will
select his own subject Printed cards
numbering 5000, outlining the work
exercises, have been printed ID will
be distributed in the churches.
The program outlined is as follows:
Monday, Trinity Methodist Episcopal
Church. Rev. Dr. w. F. Fisher. Tuesday,
NJ. E. Church, South Rev. w. W. Van
Arsdale; Wednesday, First baptist
Church, Rev. Charles D. Bulll; Thurs
day, Second Presbyterian Church. Rev.
G. l. HUMPHREYS; Friday. y. .thodist
Protestant Church, Rev. j. r. Sewer.
Busy Time Ahead.
Next month will be a busy one for the
courts in this city and vicinity, and at
many of them important cases will come
up for consideration. The circuit court
for this city will convene the first Monday
in January, at which time number of
chancery cases will be disposed of. The
United States court for the eastern dis
trict of Virginia will convene here the
same day. The corporation court for this
city will begin the second Monday in
January while the circuit court for Fair
fax county will meet the third Monday in
the coming month.
Child IN Precarious Condition.
Richard Rogers, colored, four years of
age, who fell from a north-bound train
over the Southern railway at the Potomac
railroad yards this morning and fractured
his skull, is still in very precarious con-
dition at the Alexandria Hospital, and it
is not thought that he will survive
through the night
1t was learned this afternoon that the
lad accompanied his grandmother from
Wytheville, Va, and was going to Wash
ington when the accident occurred. 1t is
said the grandmother. upon reaching this
CITY, became confused and got off, leav
ing the child behind her, and the boy in
endeavoring to locate the grandmother fell
from the train.
Confederate Veterans Banquet.
Extensive preparations are being made
by the members of R. z. Lee Camp, Con-
federate Veterans, for a banquet which
will be given in connection with it's ball
the evening of January 10 next, in OBJ
servance of the 101st anniversary of the
birth of Gen. Robert E. Lee. The orators
for the occasion will be Representatives
John Sharp Williams and Flood, the lat
ter of Virginia. The banquet wild be
served, as has been the custom in recent
years, by the Ladies' Auxiliary of Lee
Camp. and the affair promises to surpass
any heretofore given by the veterans.
Washington Birthday Anniversary.
The finance committee of the George
Washington Birthday Association is &C
lively engaged in soliciting subscriptions
from the merchants and citizens generally
for the parade which will be given Feb
ruary % next under the auspices of this
organization. II is expected that within
the next ten days a meeting will be called
at which time the various committees will
outline their work.
General and Personal Items.
| Owing to illness, Dr. Hez Sven of
| Washington, who was to have delivered
| an address tomorrow afternoon at the
Young Peoples Building will be unable to
| be present. The services of Rev j. D.
| Clayton of Washington have. however,
| been secured and the meeting will be held
| at $50 O'Clock.
Announcement is made that Rev p. T
| Tippet of Baltimore. supreme president of
| the Catholic Benevolent Legion. will de-
| liver an address Sunday evening, Janu-
airy L, at the Young Mems Sodality Ly-
| ceum Hall on the workings of the order.
| A joint meeting of representatives of the
chamber of commerce and the city coun-
| Gil will be held in the rooms of the former
| organization Monday evening for the pur-
pose of formulating plans having for their
| object the passage of the Cation rolling
stock bill. which will be presented at the
| next session of the state legislature by
! Delegate James r. Cation of this city
John Jeffries is locked up al police head
| quarters on suspicion of the larceny of a
| quantity of brass from the Southern Rail
i way Company. Jeffries was arrested this
| afternoon by Policemen Gill and Nichol-
| son. The police have not yet located any
| OF the alleged stolen property.
| At many of the churches tomorrow the
! Christmas music will be repeated. All of
the resident clergy will occupy their pull
| pits.
| Mr. Harry ST George Tucker visited