Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-28
HAPPENINGS IN ALEXANDRIA
TRANSFER OF SCHOLARS INTO
NEW BUILDING THIS WEEK.
Birthday Party at Del Ray-Eagles'
Memorial Today-Electric Train
Strikes Buggy.
ial Correspondence Of The Star.

| Inc Work OF 1rdnSIeTTlHS lHe "hieo
public schools girls from the present
school building. known as Lee School,
King and Alfred streets. to the new
structure on Prince street between Pat
rick and Henry streets. will. it is I'M
derstood, be commenced during the latter
part of the coming week. With the ex-
ception Of some minor work the building
with its fourteen handsome classrooms.
| is now ready for occupancy. and all OF
the rooms have been well provided for
light and ventilation.
Following the vacating Of the building
a force of men will, it is understood.
shortly afterward start upon the work
of converting the structure into mod
ern apartment house, to be known as
the Cameron apartments. According to
the plans, there will be three modern
storerooms on the first or ground floor.
Arrangements have been made by Alva
Aerie. No. S71. F. o. E.. for its annual
memorial services, which will be held at
) o'clock tomorrow afternoon In its hall
over the Alexandria National Bank. The
| by Past Worthy President Goss Of Nome
Alaska 1t is expected that several MEM
| bers of the Washington Aerie will be pres
ent and make addresses. The order OF ex-
ercises will be carried out by the local
members of the order and no public Sery-
Ice will be held this year. A musical pro-
gram has been prepared in connection
with the ceremonies.
| A birthday party was rendered Thurs
day night to Miss Zricie Kidwell at her
| home. Del Ray. Alexandria. county, Va,
the occasion being the eighteenth an
niversary of her birth. A large number
of guests were present. including num-
| Der from Washington. The following
| is list of those present: Misses Susie
| Kidwell. Virginia kidwell, Virginia Tay
| lor. Geneva Taylor. Sarah Fegans. Grace
Emerson. Nellie Studs. Rose Emerson.
and Messrs. Warren Mattingly, Charles
Hanford. John Hanford Henry Norton.
| Frank Jackson, Harvey Hewitt and
Linden Ashford.
A. M. E. Conference.
The program outlined for the forty
| sixth session of the Washington annual
| conference of the A. M. E. Church South.
which will be held tomorrow at Roberts
Chapel. will include a conference love
feast at o'clock. which will be conducted
| by Rev. J. l.. Evans and Rev. Joseph
| Henry. At II o'clock there will be a
sermon by Bishop Joseph F. Berry. DID,,
| followed by the ordination of deacons
and elders. The afternoon session will
| convene at 3 o'clock, with memorial
services. Rev. E. w. s. Peck will pre-
side. Prayer will be offered by Rev.
| Daniel Collins and memorials will be
| read by Rev. w. a. c. Hughes and Rev.
The anniversary of Freedmen's Aid So
ciety will be observed at the evening
| services at o'clock, with Rev. r. r.
Diggs presiding. Rev. S. Virgil will con-
be made by Rev. w. P. Thirkield, Rev.
J. E. w. Bowen and Rev. G. E. Stevens.
| Music will be furnished by the Roberts
Chapel choir.
closed. when appointments will be an
nOunced.
Walter Stansbury was given a prelim-
| mary hearing this afternoon before United
States Commissioner r. P. w. Garnett
on a charge of shooting hole in a rural
free delivery mail box near Fort Hunt.
| Va. Stansbury was held for the action of
| the grand jury and his bond was fixed at
$500. He is arranging for bond. The al
legged offense occurred last December.
southbOund train over the Washing
| ton, Alexandria and Mount Vernon Elec-
| trio railway shortly before o'clock this
seated John T. Nails. One of the wheels
of the vehicle was smashed, but Mr..
| Nails escaped injury.
DR.. Evermann to Lecture.
DR.. Barton Evermann. Pho, OF the
bureau of fisheries will deliver lecture
| Tuesday night next at Christ Church
Parish Hall under the auspices of the
Cameron Club. He will take for his sub
iect BY Pack Train to the Tip-toe of
| the United States in Quest of Golden
Trout.
Bishop Joseph F. Berry. DID,, LID.
will preach at 7:3O o'clock tomorrow night
| at Trinity M. f. Church. At the morning
services at that church Rev. Carl Doney.
DID,. president of the West Virginia
Wesleyan University. will preach.
A meeting of Alexandria Lodge, No.
75S. B. p. o. E., will be held Monday
night next, at which time officers will
be elected for the ensuing year. It is
expected that the meeting will be largely
attended.
Many of the church choirs in this city
are now engaged in rehearsing music
for Easter Sunday. At several of the
Catholic and Episcopal churches aug
| mented choirs will furnish the music
and special programs will be given.
The remains of Gordon w. Snellings,
who died Friday morning last at the
Alexandria Hospital from injuries sus-
tanned at the Potomac railroad yards.
will be sent tomorrow morning 70
Fredericksburg, Va. at which place the
burial will be made.
The pure food and Industrial expo
sition in progress at Armory Hall con-
tinues to attract large crowds nightly.
| The affair will come to a close Wednes-
| day evening next.
The oyster supper which has been in
| progress during the past week at Odd
| Fellows Hall, under the auspices of the
Methodist Protestant Church, was con-
cluded at 80 o'clock tonight, when the
articles remaining were disposed of at
public auction.