Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-01

onc Church, administer the sacrament OF
confirmation and holy communion to a
being a number Of adults. The bishop will
preach at the high mass which will be
celebrated at 1920 o'clock
Recent Deaths.
Funeral services over the remains of
Mrs Jane c. Dement,. whose death oc-
CURED Wednesday last, will be held at 8
o'clock tomorrow afternoon at the home
OF her. daughter, Mrs. CHARLES N. Steele,
20 South Fairfax street. Rev. Edgar Car
penter, rector of Grace Protestant Epis-
copal Church, will off1ciate, and the inter-
ment VIII be made in Bethel cemetery
News has been received in this city an
nouncing the death of Mr.. John Harper,
former resident Of this city, which oc-
CURED at Nafchez. Miss. Wednesday last.
me deceased was son of the late w. w.
harper and brother of Mr. F. s. Har-
per and Miss Maggie Harper, both of this
city. mr.. Harper was fifty-nine years of
age
General Matters.
The members of Alexandria and Re,le
Haven councils. Junior Order of United
American Mechanics. will tomorrow nigh,
at 7:3O O'Clock attend the Methodist prot.
astant Church in a body, when a special
sermon will be delivered by Rev. G. L
HUMPHREYS. pastor. The members of the
order will assemble in the hall of AIexan-
dria council.
Edward A. Downey. who resides at 4O1
wilkes street. this city, has had his left
loot amputated above the ankle at the
Emergency Hospital. Washington. Dow
ney who Is a trolleyman on the Washing
trio railway. fell from one of the cars
last night near the new highway bridge
and had his foot badly crushed
During the month of November. Mr.. N.
3 Greenaway. clerk of the corporation
co!rt. recorded forty-three deeds and
issued forty marriage licenses. OF this
number twenty-eight were to white and
twelve to colored people.
The True Ideal' will be the subject of
an address which will be delivered at $3.50
o CLOCK tomorrow afternoon by Rev. ].
w. Smith of Washington at a mems
meeting which will be held in the lecture
room OF the Methodist Episcopal Church
south. Mis- Ethel Grimes will sing a
solo.
Sunshine on the Hill" will be sung
Dy MISS Lydia r. Hughes Of Washing
ton as an offertory at the morning serv-
Ices at the Second Presbyterian Church
tomorrow. Announcement Is made that
a special meeting of children will be
held at that church at $3.50 o'clock to-
morrow afternoon.
Gertrude E Parker has purchased
from Charles A. Parker q lot at the
southeast corner Of Madison and Alfred
streets A deed of conveyance was
placed on record in the ONCE of the
clerk Of the corporation court today.
One thousand feet of fire hose which
were recently purchased by the city
board Of fire wardens arrived here to-
day. The hose will be equally divided
among the fire companies.
The Epworth League services in the
Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church
will tomorrow evening be conducted by
Mrs. Amy Weech who will give Bible
reading.
City Treasurer Thomas W. Robinson
was today busily engaged in receiving
state taxes. According to the law. this
il the last day allowed. and those failing
to pay their taxes will have 5 per cent
added to them.
The divorce suit of Nutt.ng against Nut
ting was argued In the corporation court
this afternoon. Judge L. c. Barley pre-
siding, and submitted
Policeman William Lyles. who has been
seriously i'll for several months past, was
today conveyed to the Alexandria Hos
pital for treatment.
Mr. Martin A. Quinn and bride returned
home tonight from Their honeymoon