Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-12
HAPPENINGS IN ALEXANDRIA
NEWS OF THE CITY ACROSS THE
POTOMAC RIVER.
Preparations for Observance of Palm
Sunday in the Churches-Gen-
eral and Personal.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

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Palm Sunday will be celebrated to-
morrow in the Catholic. Episcopal and
| Lutheran churches with solemn and i'm
pressive services. The blessed palm will
be distributed at ST. Marys Catholic
Church just before high mass, which will
be celebrated at 1880 o'clock.
| Services in the churches during holy
week will be as follows: ST. Marys Cath
Ole Church, usual services Monday, Tues
day and Wednesday; Holy Thursday,
high mass at am. procession of the
blessed sacrament following the mass;
mass of the presanctified Friday at a. m.
Land stations of the cross at $50 pm, and
also at 1 80 pm: Saturday. the ceremony
of blessing the fire, blessing the paschal
candle and the baptismal font will COM
mence at am, and following the bless
ing the mass of the resurrection will be-
gin.
Grace Protestant Episcopal Church
Monday, evening prayer and address at
. p.m.: Tuesday, prayer and address at
= pm; Thursday. holy communion at
Z am; Saturday, evening prayer and holy
baptism at D pm; Good Friday, morning
prayer and address at 1879 am; pas
sion service service y to pm; vening prayer
Christ Protestant Episcopal Church
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs
day, services at am; Holy Thursday
holy communion at pm; Good Friday,
services and sermon at IL am; Easter
eve, services at pm
st. Paurs Protestant Episcopal Church
Monday at D pm; Tuesday at pm.
Wednesday at pm; Thursday, holy
communion at Z am. and evening prayer
at ) pm: Good Friday at II am; Eas-
ter eve at ) pm.
The following will be the order of con-
firmation services at the Emmanuel Luth-
eran Church tomorrow: Hymn: salutation
and answer; collect; psalm and Gloria
.Patri'; gospel and Gloria in Excelsis''
hymn; examination of catechumens:
| hymn; address to catechumens: anthem
Choir; act of contirmation;, hymn by
benediction: "DoXology."
Fifteen children will take the vows and
be confirmed. They are Lydia Miller,
Minnie Baier. Eta Strobel. Katie Strobel.
Marie Strobel. Edna Padgett. Katie Rel,
Florence. Appich, Paul Miller, Otto Miller,
Henry Ref. Paulus Herfurth. Adolph
West. Theodore Miller and William Har-
bourne. The church was recently re-
furnished, and appropriate decorations
have been placed in position for the oc-
casion. The services will commence at
1870 o'clock.
improvements in Clerks Office.
Proposals for the Improvement in the
office of the clerk of the corporation
court will be received up to noon the
2ith instant, at which time the bids will
be opened and the party or parties sub
hitting the lowest bid will be awarded
the contract
City Engineer E. c. Dunn was today
busily engaged in showing several bid
ders the work to be done. Among the
many improvements to be made will be a
new and fireproof record room, and the
office of the clerk will be on the first
instead OF on the second floor.
In connection with the proposed i'm
provements Councilman Birrell announced
today that at a meeting of the city coun-
ell next Tuesday he will offer a resolution
providing that no outside bids shall be
considered. Mr.. Birrell stated that he
thought the work could be done as cheaply
and equally as good If not better by home
mechanics than by outsiders.
Sale of Peabody Building.
Bids for the purchase of Peabody
school building at the northwest corner
of King and Alfred streets will be re-
ceived until next Tuesday. The money
derived from the sale of the building will
be used toward helping to pay for the
construction of new school building
Rev. c. l.. Pate of Washington will to-
morrow afternoon at 80 o'clock deliver
an address before mems meeting in the
Young Peoples building of the Methodist
Episcopal Church South on Darkness
and Light. A 500 will be rendered by
Miss Anna NJ. Vierkorn.
Arrangements have been made by Alva
Aerie. Fraternal Order Of Eagles. for its
annual memorial services in the opera
house May 10 The committee in charge
is; composed Of Thomas Chauncey chair
man: Jacob Brill. r. F. Knox. jr.. w. r.
Jacobson. b. B. Cline S. B. Moore. ]. d.
Normoyle, John r. Travers and John L.
Rice
In the corporation court this afternoon,
Judge Barley presiding. Henry G. Bern
hardt was granted absolute divorce
from Susan l.. Bernhard.
Brief Mention.
The Spring Park improvement Assoca-
ton has sod the property at the head
OF King street to Philadelphia parties
The purchasers will, it is said, develop
it and place it on the market,
a house and lot on the north side of
Queen street east of West street was sold
at noon today by Auctioneer S. II. Lunt
for J. H. Robey, trustee to E. A.
beavers for $500.
The remains of Mrs. Edith Lober, whose
death occurred in Baltimore yesterday
were brought here this afternoon for
burial The deceased was a sister OF
Justice Isaac c. Burrell of Alexandria
county.
Judge Thornton of the circuit court for
Alexandria county has appointed Robert
Walker of Walkers Chapel a member
of the county electoral board to fill the
vacancy caused by the death of George
O. Wunder.
Funeral services over the remains of
Mrs. Minnie L. Padgett. whose death oc
~; no hold OF