The Washington herald., 1908-01-07

at the First Baptist Church, keY. CHafle5
d Bulla. pastor Of the Methodist Ep!scO-
pal Church South; Thursday. at the Sec
ond Presbyterian Church. Rev. @. T.
Humphries. pastor Of the Methodist
Protestant Church; Friday, at the
Methodist Protestant Church, Rev. Joseph
r. Sewer, pastor Of the Second Presby-
terian Church.
Arrested Collecting Funds.
John Paris, thirty-one years Of age,
who claims he is a Terkish minister OF
the Gospel. from Tura-JelU, Turkey, was
arrested at noon to-day by Policeman
Roberts. on suspicion Of collecting funds
without authority. The arrest was made
at the instance Of George Heon. d Greek
Paris was conveyed TO police headquarters,
and when being searched 1t was found
he had in his possession san together
with a number Of coins supposed 70 be
Turkish. and he also had a prayer-book
and a number OF papers pUrporting 10
give him authority to collect
Paris told the police that the money
was 10 be used for the poor Christians
in Turkey He was attired in ministerial
clothes. and appeared TO be considerably
The police were unable TO obtain any
other information concerning the sus-
uect. and ne was released from custody
shortly before ( O'Clock this afternoon.
At the annual meeting Of the stock
holders of the Grand Opera House Com
pany, held in this city to-day, the follow
ing officers and directors were chosen 20
serve for the ensuing year: o. ]. Staples.
president: Henry F. WOOdard. secretary.
Ezra d. Parker. treasurer, o. J. Staples
". ". ". Parker. Z. NJ. Gates. Henry +.
WOodard. directors
The stockholders Of the American
Rutle Company has elected these officers:
William n. Slater. president Albert Hag-
per. secretary and treasurer. and the
above-named officers, with William N.
Slater, James r. Cation, Sherwood VII
son. and Albert Harper, constitute the
board Of directors,
The January term Of the Circuit Court
for this city, Judge J. B. T. Thornton
presiding, convened at 10 o'clock this
morning. The docket was called and
number of cases set for trial. Most Of
these will, however, be heard at the May
term of court The election-cOntest case
of c. A. Travers and others against d. \.
Rust. ir.. will be heard Wednesday morn
ing. ". T. S. Jackson was, appointed
guardian of Louisa, Artie. and Anderson
Johnson. Court then adjourned until
Wednesday.
At 10 O'Clock tomorrow morning the
United States Court for the Eastern dis
trict of Virginia. Judge Edmund WaddilI
presiding. will convene. The court viii
have before il a number of cases which
have been transferred from the courts Of
Norfolk and Richmond, among them be-
ing several cases for violation Of the in
ternaI revenue laws. II is expected that
the grand jury will be in session for sew
eral days. The petit jury will, it is ex-
pected. proceed with hearing the cases
ready for trial
At the coming session of the State legis-
lature. Judge J. B. T. Thornton. judge OF
the circuits courts for this district, Will
come up for election. It is announced that
Judge Thornton viii have no opposition.
Judge Thornton was recently designated
TO hold the position by Gov. Swanson, to
fill the vacancy caused by the resignation
of Judge Charles Z. Nicol, who gave up
the ermine to enter the recent Congress
sionaI contest in this district.
Mrs. Annie 5. Fogg's funeral occurred
at o'clock this afternoon at her home.
1nO Duke street. Rev. William J. Nor
ton. rector of Christ Protestant Episcopal
Church. conducted the services. The
burial was in the Methodist Protestant
Cemetery.
Announcement is made that Dr. John
NJ Coyle, vice supreme regent Of the
National Order of the Daughters Of Isa-
bella, viii deliver an address Wednesday
night at s o'clock at the Young Mems
Sodality Lyceum Hail. under the aus
pices of Kavanagh Court. No. -, Daugh-
ters of Isabella An elaborate musical
and literary programme has been planned
for the occasion.
The Alexandria County Board Of Super
visors held its annual meeting this morn
ing, and was reorganized with the cleo
ton Of Mr.. ". \. Febrey as chairman
of the board The supervisors went over
the accounts of the board, and audited
and ordered a number of bills to be paid.
The Old Dominion Boat Clubs minstrel
troupe Will hold rehearsal at R. Z.
Lee Camp Hall tomorrow night for the
purpose of preparing for the perform
ance which will be presented at the
Opera House in the near future under
it's auspices.
Several pieces Of property on which the
OWNERS had failed TO pay the state taxes
for the years 1896 and 1906 were offered
at public sale to-day by City Treasurer T.
" Robinson. No bidders appeared and
the property was bid in for the State.
The Womans Auxiliary Of r. z. Lee
Camp. Confederate Veterans VIII hold
meeting at 80 o'clock tomorrow evening
at Lee Camp Hall. Al the same hall at
o'clock tomorrow afternoon Mary Gus.
us Lee Chapter, United Daughters Of tins
Confsderacy Will held meeting.