Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-09-27

Taxis, a lieutenant in the Prussian foot guards,
fill down stairs az the regimentil quarters at
Potsdam today and fractured his skull. dying
almost instantly.
1t is reported that Mrs. w. F. Corey, wife
of thu steel king, has repudiated her father,
Charles II. Gilman, and that the latter is not
allowed to enter his sOn-in-law's house IN
New York.
BROTHERHOOD OF ST. ANDREW.
The twenty-secon1 annual convention
OF The Brotherhood of st. Andrew, now
in Washington, at yesterday afternoons
session, held 10 Continental Hall, elect
ed officers for the ensuing year. The
1T Rev. Henry Y. Satterlee, Bishop OF
Washington, delivered an address OF
welcome, and introduced District Com
missioner Macfarland, who welcomed the
visiting delegates TO the city.
The election of officers resulted 10
the selection of james l.. Houghteling,
Of Chicago, founder of the brotherhood,
president; Franklin s. Edward, Of
Philadelphia; Arthur II. Young, of To-
rOnto, Canada, and G. T. Armstrong, Of
Jamaica, West India, as secretaries.
Vice-presidents will be chosen to repre-
sent the four national councils.
Discussion of the opportunity of men,
bers 10 win their fell0e-men to Christ,
punctuated with forceful thoughts from
distinguished Episcopal clergy men upon
the duty of self-sacrhc and concentrated
tffors for a definite object, chsracteriz ID
the day s session Of The convention. The re-
port of the international committee point
ed out that it was within the power OF the
brotherhood laymen to extend the cause
of Christianity in every walk OF life, and
The keynote of each address, morning,
afterro ON and evening, was for the lig-
log of more godly lives and the demon
s,ration OF a greater Christian missionary
spirit in civic and political life.
An interesting feature of the session
10 the afternoon was the responsive ad
dress Of Archdeacon Tu!lle, tf the West
Indies, 10 the addresses of welcome OF
James L. Houghteliug, president of the
convention; Commissioner mcfarland,
and DR.. Samuel II. Greene, Of Washing
ton.
Bishop Woodcock urged churchmen 10
extend help TO others. He was the chief
speaker at the evening session.
The following is The programme for
tomorrow
"a. m.-Annual celebration Of Cor
porAte Communion, Church of the
e Epiphany, G street, between 18th and
IA h streets northwest; celebraut, RI.
Rev. d. s. futile, d. d, Presiding
Bishop of the American Church; the o.
firing at this service is TO be equally d.
ded between the 1907 mems thank
Offering aud the forward movement Of
the Brotherhood.
9:90-10:l5a. m. Meeting for prayer
in Continental Hall. Devotional adj
dress By Most Rev. Zoos Nuttall, d. D.,
Archbishop of West Indies. Subject :
The Joy of Sacrifice"
I0:l5-10:45 a. N. Separate fnsl
business session United States Brother
hood in Continental Hall.
10I5-10:45 q. m Separate final
business session of the Canadian Brother
hood, Y. NJ. @. A. Building, 1886 G
street northwest.
10:45-11:15 q. m. --Continen. al Hall.
Question box-Hubert Carleton, Gen
eral Secretary, Brotherhood of, ST. An
drew in United States.
ll:15 a. m.-12:l5 p. m.-FOrward
movement meeting. Continental Hall.
Envelopes to be used so that donors may
specify the country to which their pledges
or g'f s are made.
1890 p. m. Luncheon.
23O--4 p. m General conference
for juniors in Continental Hall. "What
q Boy Can Do"-For his master, Bert
Ally, st. S mons Junior Chapter, To-
ronlo, Canada; for himself, Marvin Kent
Curtis, st. Simon's Junior Chapter, Chi
cage, ILL.,; for the other fellow, Donald
Q. Stuart, Trinity Junior Chapter, Syrs-
cuse, n. Y; for the Brotherhood, Frank
Huber, Ascension Junior Chapter, Buff.
ialo, N. Y.
4 p. m.-Genersl Conference. Con-
tinentsl Hall. Conservation of the body.
Rev. Floyd W. Tomkins, d. d., Rector
Holy Trinity Church, Philadelphia;
Cons, Grafton Of the mind, Very Rev.
Geo. Hodges. d. d., Dean Episcopal
Theological Seminary, Cambridge, Mass.
p. m.-Conference for seniors on
junior work. Continental Hall. Chair
man, w. A. Haberstro, Field Secretary
Brotherhood of st. Andrew.
Sp. m.APublic meeting. Continent
tai Hall. "The Boy and the Church, +"
Hubert Carleton, E itor Of st. Andrews
Gross, Boston. Rev. F. II. Sill, o. II.
O., West Park, n. Y.
MRS. SWANSON.