Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-22
at which will be seated the officers and in
vited guests. Plates will be laid for 235.
Children and Tag Day.

vited guests. Plates will be laid for 235.
Children and Tag Day.
The Baptist ministers conference of the
Potomac association met at 1870 o clock
this morning at the First Baptist Church.
The meeting was presided over by Rev
C. +. Thomas of Falls Church, and Rev.
S. H. Templeman OF Hamilton, Va, serv-
ed as secretary The various ministers
present read interesting reports and also
made brief talks on church work in gem
eral
A night session of the conference will
be held at 7:3O o'clock in the interest
of the laymens missionary movement.
Addresses will be made by Judge c. E.
Nicol and Prof. Mitchell Carroll of the
George Washington University, Washing
ton. The conference is organized for
fellowship. inspiration and information.
Tag day was generally observed here
today. The number of children selling
them on the streets far outnumbered
purchasers. although practically every
ore on the streets today wore the sig
nifcant piece of pasteboard attached to
his or her clothing SO 1t could be plainly
seen. wi gons and stores also displayed
large cards in the shape of tage. That the
affair has been pronounced success
there can be but little doubt. The COM
mittee in charge will tomorrow collect
the proceeds from the various schools and
from the sale of the tags
Police Court Cases.
In the police court this morning the
case of Samuel Dudley colored, arrested
on suspicion of stealing chickens, was
continued until Wednesday. 1t was tes-
titled that Friday last Dudley went to
Washington, carrying with him a basket
containing about eight chickens. He.
however, denied he had chickens in the
basket.
1t cost Mary Cook, colored, $50 for dis
charging a pistol in the street Saturday
night last. She was unable to explain
her motive for the act. although she ad-
mitted discharging the weapon twice.
John Phillips, James Dove and Charles
Dove were charged with disorderly con-
duct and fighting. They were acquitted.
A fine of $3.50 was imposed in the case
Of James Miller. colored, charged with
dsorderly conduct.
The police have already begun a cru
SADIE against those keeping pigs within
the city's limits. This morning Carroll
Neale, colored. was cited by Policeman
Beach to appear in court on this charge.
He was given reasonable time IN Wnlcn
to remove them.
Lecture by Hez Sven.
Members of Oriental Court. Knights of
Pythias, last night attended special serv-
ices in a body at Trinity NJ. E. Church
in observance of the forty-fifth anniver-
sary of that organization. A special SER
mon was preached by Rev. w. W. Van
Arsdale. pastor. He took for his text,
Gle went about doing good.
Rev. E. Hez Sven, pastor of the Second
Baptist Church. Washington, will tomor-
row night deliver an address at the Young
Peoples building of the NJ. E. Church
South. He will take for his subject
Bright Spots" The affair will be under
the auspices OF the Baptist Young Peo-
pies Union and the Sunday-school teach
ers of that church. The proceeds will be
for the benefit of the library fund.
Funeral services over the remains Of
Truman P Hull, who died Thursday last
at Aide, Loudoun county, Va, took place
at 1920 o'clock yesterday morning from
Trinity p. Z. Chapel. Arlington, Alexan-
dria county. The services were conducted
by Revs. Bergman Green and S. A.
Wallis of the Episcopal Theological sem
mary.