Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-11
HAPPENINGS IN ALEXANDRIA
LAYMEN'S MISSIONARY CON-
GREss CoNvENES TOMORROW.
Notable Gathering in Presbyterian
Church-St. Mary's Reunion and
acknowledgements Improve.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

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ALEXANDRIA, Va, October 10, 1905.
A laymens missionary conference will
convene At the Second Presbyterian
Church. t1:Irrrow morning with I'm add
Lress on Africa by Rev. Motto Martin
| Luebo, Congo Free State, Africa. At
o'clock there will be a public men 8
meeting, with an address by ]. Harry
Tyler of Baltimore. His subject VII DC
What Business Has a Business lEan
With Missions?' Gods Call to Men,
will be the subject of an address follow.
ing Mr.. Tylers, by DR.. J. o. Reavis of
Mississippi At 7:3O o'clock there will be
Presbyterian mems meeting. when Rev.
d. Clay Lilly. DID,. will deliver an adj
dress, taking for his subject "A Nan AID
His Money"
The conference will be opened Monday
morning at O'Clock, at which time The
Individual Church" will be the subject of
an address by Charles H. Pratt secretary
of the laymen's mission movement An
address on Africa will again be delivered
will be followed by talk on Methods
for the Home Church." by Charles H.
Pratt. At o'clock there will be an in
f.rmal conference.
Monday evening. when at o'clock Rev.
d. Clay Lilly, DID,, will deliver an ad-
dress at public mems meeting entitled,
Fellowship Through Obedience" Our
Unfinished Task" will be the theme DR..
J. o. ReaviS will take.
The entire ground floor of the church
will be reserved for men tomorrow after
noon and Monday night. and the center OF
the church at the other sessions The
men of the city are invited to all the
meetings of the conference, and especial
ly to the two big meetings Sunday aften
noon at o'clock and Monday night at
o'clock One of the features of these
meetings will be the singing of the West
minister League Quartet
Reunion at st. Mary's.
The alumnae of st. Mary's Academy
will hold their first annual reunion and
banquet at the academy Thursday next.
Rt. Rev. A. Van de Vyver, Bishop of
Richmond, and the Rev. Fathers H. ].
Cutler and L. F. Kelly Of St. Mary's
Church will attend. The affair promises
to be very successful. The association
numbers sixty young ladies on its men,
bership roll.
Plans have been completed by the men,
bers of Fitzgerald Council. No. 453,
knights of Columbus. for the celebra-
ton of Discovery Day." Monday night
next, at the Young Mems Sodality, Ly-
| ceum Hall. An interesting musical and
| literary program. including local and
Washington talent, has been arranged.
Following the exercises refreshments will
be served and there will be dancing.
| Members and their lady friends have been
invited.
George W. Burgess of Fauquier county,
Va. suspected of sending an alleged i'm
proper postal card through the mails. was
this afternoon given preliminary hear
ing before United States Commissioner
r. P. w. Garnett. The charge was not
sustained and Mr.. Burgess was acquitted.
He was represented by Judge G. E. NicOl
and r. A. Mcintyre, the latter of Wash
ingtOn.
Episcopals Wallop Centrals.
The strong eleven of the Episcopal High
School this afternoon defeated the Cen
trail High School by a score of II to O.
The game was played on the grounds OF
the Episcopaltans.
John Truax of Fairfax county was ar
rested this afternoon on a warrant sworn
out by Constable A. ]. Payne. that coun-
ty. Payne charges Truax with interfer-
ing with him during the discharge OF his
duty Truax left $40 collateral for his
appearance in court Monday.
The condition of the passengers injured
tins morning in the head-on collision near
Mount Vernon on the Washington. Alex
andria ad Mount Vernon electric railway,
is reported to be very favorable. Motor
man Naden Will not, however, De able
to leave the hospital for some time to
come.
Elks to Attend Funeral.
At meeting of the Lodge of Elks held
tonight arrangements were made for
attending the funeral of Henry Strauss,
who died this morning. Members of the
order will meet at the lodgerooms at Ola
o'clock. The funeral will be held at j
o'clock Monday afternoon.
Through his attorney. Robinson Mon
cure. William NJ. Priest has entered suit
in the circuit court for Alexandria coun-
ty to recover damages in the sum of 500
for injuries alleged to have been sustained
in an accident on the new Highway
bridge several weeks ago.
At several of the churches tomorrow
minister's who have come on to attend
the laymen's conference at the Second
Presbyterian Church will occupy the pull
pits
Messrs r. D. Brumback and Howard
w. Smith addressed a number Of MEM
bers of the Bryan. Kern and Carlin Club
tonight.
Col ID G. Snra ouo TIL