Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-13
HAPPENINGS IN ALEXANDRIA
PLANS FOR OPENING OF YOUNG
PEOPLES BUILDING.
Hearing on Proposition to Increase
Railway Fare Zones-Other
Matters of Interest.

Special Correspondence Of The star
ALEXANDRIA. Va. December IL, 1907.
Formal opening exercises of the Young
Peoples building. known as the George
r. Hill Memorial are to be commenced
Sunday morning next and be concluded
the following Sunday. An elaborate pro-
gram has been prepared by Rev. Charles
ID. Bulla, including special music and ad-
dresses.
Tho program for Sunday provides for
the Sunday school at $50 am; ii am
sermon by Rev. j. II. Light. Fredericks-
burg. Va; 30 pm, organization OF
Junior League: 4 pm. meeting for men
and address by Representative thanP
Clark of Missouri; $40 pm, Epworth
League. installation of officers ana az
dress by r. +. Brown; 80" pnl.' sci iiioh
by Rev. J. ii. Light.
The exercises Monday will be held at
80 o'clock i'm the evening and VIII con-
siSt of interdenominational greetings un-
der the auspices of the presiding elder and
pastor The services Tuesday evening
at ~, o'clock Will be under the auspices
OF tho board of stewards and VIII con-
sist OF addresses and messages by former
pastors At Wednesdays services dd-
dresses will he made by Rev. II. NJ Can
ter of Woodstock. Va. and Rev. G. D.
will be under the auspices of the Women
Foreign Missionary Society, the Wom-
ans Home Mission Society and the Par
sonage Society.
The services Thursday evening will be
under the auspices of the Sunday school
when addresses will be made by W w.
MILAN of Washington and Rev. ID. ii.
Kern of Winchester, Va.
The Boys League will meet Friday ait
ernoon at 4:15 o'clock and the services
will be under the auspices of the EpWorth
League. The same evening at 7:3o o'clock
Rev. John o. Knott of Covington. Va,
deliver address
The exercises Sunday. December 2o, will
consist of sermon at IL am. by Rev.
League will meet. Capt. Richmond P.
Hobson will deliver address at $50
pm. and at $50 the Epworth League Will
meet. The program will end with a ser
Washington.
Hearing as to Fare Zones.
The state corporation commission has
arranged to grant hearing to the Old
Dominion and Great Falls Railway Com
pany, which! desires to Increase its fare
zones. January Z. The company yesterday
made application to the commission for
permission to increase it's fare zone, or in
other words, to make slight increase in
Its charges. At present the line is divided
into four zones. and on each of these the
fare is five cents, six tickets for twen-
ty-five cents. 1t is stated that the COM
zones.
The Elks Dramatic Club last evening
presented The Merry Cobbler'' at the
opera house for the benefit of the children
of the late Policeman William E. Lyles
The performance was under the direction
Of A. ID. Monitor. with Mr.. F. NJ. Hill as
secretary and treasurer. The cast in
cluded Harry Fleischmann. E. J. Flem-
ing, David E. Robey. ]. Fred Birrell,
Frank w. Smith, Thomas Chauncey. Miss
Ida Breen. Mrs. A. D. Monitor, Miss Cath
crime Birrell. Miss Marie Fannon, Alvin
Friedlander, Miss Caroline West. Miss
Artor and Miss Hole en- Morris. The COM
mittee in charge of tile play wa made up
of Mayor +. j. Paff. Police Commission
ers T. A. Fisher, Fora Hill, A H. Oehlert
and Albert Bryan and F. VI. Hill. A. D.
Monitor. Harry Fleischmann, C. B. Mar
SHALL F. c. Spinks.
Rev. Richard Orem Finn, an evangelist
of Atlanta, Ga, last night concluded the
revival services he held at the Second
Pre- sbyterian Church the past ten days.
At the conclusion of the services Mr. Finn
held conference with those who mads
profession of faith during the revival.
The meetings will be continued for several
days by Rev. Joseph r. SEWER, pastor of
the church.
Elections of Officers.
Alta meeting of Osceola Tribe, No. 1. In
dependent Order of Red Men. last. evening
at Odd Fellows Hall. North Columbus
street, the following officers were elected:
]. p. Anderson, prophet; F. ]. Lightfoot,
sachem; Bernard Schmith senior sag
more: o. ]. Schmith. junior sycamore;
Charles Nagel, chief of records; Frederick
Klaus, keeper of wampum; L. F. Down
ham,. collector of wampum. Mr.. E. F.
Downham was elected representative to
the great council al Lynchburg. Va, next
Nay Following the meeting the members
enjoyed a smoker.
Alexandria Division. No. I, Ancient Or
der of Hibernians. last evening held it's
annual meeting at st. Mary's Hall. when
the following officers were elected: J. ].
president; F. l. Quinn, financial secre-
William Creegan, sergeant-at-arms; T.
MCGOWAN, chairman of standing commit
tee: John Mckenna. sentry: Rev. H. j.
Cutler. chaplain.
Miss Viola Mason and George Hepburn.
ir.. both of this city. were married at
o'clock last evening at the home of the
brides mother. Mrs. Josie Walker. 211
Gibbon street. Rev. W. w. VanArsdale,
pastor of Trinity Methodist Episcopal
Church. performed the ceremony After
ward u reception was held.
William S. Love. vino died at East
Orange. n. j.. yesterday. was brother of
Mrs. Joseph R. Sewer, wife of Rev. Mr..
Sewer pastor of the Second Presbyterian
Church. this city.
Randolph Thompson. cOlored. former
resident of this city. died last evening in
Washington. His remains were brought
here today and prepared for burial