Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-10
HAPPENINGS IN ALEXANDRIA
SUNDAY SCHOOL ASSOCIATION
IN ANNUAL SESSION.
Sermon by Rev. ]. II. Light-Charles
G. Lloyd Attempts Suicide.
City Council Meets.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

ALEXANDRIA. Va, June 10. 1908.
With a sermon by Rev. ]. H. Light of
Front Royal, Va, the fortysecond an
nual Sunday School Association of the
Baltimore conference, Methodist Episco-
pal Church South, convened last night in
the Young Peoples building of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church South.
The business session of the convention
convened this morning at o'clock with
about go delegates in attendance. The
exercises opened with 'quiet half hour.
led by Rev. J. w. Smith. At $50 o'clock
the convention was organized with the
appointment of the various committees.
Afterward Rev. Charles D. Bulla. pastor
of the Methodist Episcopal Church South,
and Rev E. v. Register. presiding elder
Of the Washington district Of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church, made addresses
of welcome in behalf Of the church to-
the delegates. A response was made by
NJ. l.. Watson of Woodstock president of
the convention.
Three addresses were then made. as
follows: THE Pastors Relation to the
Sunday School," Rev. c. D. Harris; THE
The Trained Teacher Teaching" Rev.
H. NJ Hamill. superintendent of teacher
training, M. E. Church South.
Afternoon Session.
The afternoon session opened at $50
o'clock with devotional exercises by Rev.
s. K. Cockrell. The afternoon program
also includes three addresses as follows:
THE Normal Glass in Operation" Rev.
D. L. Blakewood: THE Graded Sunday
School," E. E. French, superintendent of
Sunday school supplies. NJ. E. Church
South; Beginners and Primary Work.
Mrs. H. NJ. Hamill
session at o'clock with devotional ex
| ercises, after which DR.. Hamill will de-
liver an illustrated lecture entitled THE
Sunrise Kingdom"
| The convention will end Friday after
| noon Most Of the delegates are STOP
ping at the homes of parishioners of the
| church.
Attempts Suicide.
Despondent over i'll health and lack of
employment. Charles G.. Lloyd. about
forty years of age, unmarried. who resides
at the Braddock House. made a futile eff
| fort at self destruction at II 80 O'Clock
this morning. by jumping into the river
from a point near Lannon's old wharf on
| the Strand.
| Lloyd. it is said. made no preparations
| for the event. He simply walked from
a nearby store and made the plunge into
about nine feet of water. Capt. William
Davis saw Lloyd when he jumped, and
as soon as he came up Davis leaned from
the wharf and grabbed him by the ear
| and pulled him ashore. Lloyd was taken
| TO the Alexandria Hospital. where he re-
ceived treatment. 1t was said by the
physicians that his condition was not seri-
Gus.
City Council Proceedings.
The Alexandria Realty Company last
night presented a petition to the city
council asking that body to extend its
gas mains to Rosemont. formerly Spring
Park, at the head of King street. The
purchasers of the property propose to
divide the land into villa sites and erect
houses thereon. The matter was refer
red to the joint committee on light and
| finance.
The sum of 500 was appropriated to
grade, gravel and gutter Queen street be-
tween Henry and Fayette streets. A
resolution carrying with 1t an appropria-
ton Of $3.50 for the Improvement OF Oro-
noco street was recommitted. A resolu-
ton appropria ting 500 for the construc-
ton OF a sewer in the alley of the square
bounded by Washington. Columbus. Oro-
noco and Pendleton streets was referred
| to the street committee. The sum of $3.50
was appropriated to construct gutter on
Prince street between Payne and West
streets.
i petition for a cobble gutter on Oro-
noco street between Alfred and Patrick
streets and on the north side of Oronoco
street from Columbus to Alfred and to
/ resrade Oronoco street between Column
bus and Patrick streets was referred to
the street committee.
| A petition was received from the CO.
lumbia Steam Fire Engine Company ask
ing that the sum of 500 be given them to
help to defray the expenses of the men,
bers to Harrisonburg. Va, to attend the
/ state firemen's convention. The mat ter
was referred to the finance committee A
petition for an incandescent light at the
Confederate monument Washington and
Prince streets. was granted.
Sudden Death.
Gotlieb Kicherer died suddenly shortly
before o'clock last night at the resi-
dence of his son, Prince and Lee street.
Mr.. Kicherer was sitting on his back
porch reading paper when the end