Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-14
HAPPENINGS IN ALEXANDRIA
WEEK PLANNED
FOR APRIL 80 NEXT.
Committee Named by George Wash
ington Monument ASSOCIATION
Dedication Of Park.
,ciaI Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star
ALEXANDRIA. Va. January IA, 1919.
A homecoming week has been planned
by the George Washington Monument AS
sociation in connection with the dedlca-
ton of George Washington Park, which
will he held April 30 next. The plans in
clude from April 26 to May 1, inclusive.
The following committee was named TO-
day by the association to have charge OF
the affair: Col. Arthur Herbert, capt.
Herbert Bryant. w. A. Smoot, b. S Lead
beaten. A. D. Brockett, Judge l.. C. Bar
lev and Representative G. c. Carlin
A meeting of this committee will be held
in the near future, when formal plans TOT
the event will be formulated.
w. b. Smoot president of the assocfa-
tion today designated Mayor Pan as
chairman of the reception committee, ana
the latter accepted the position. 1t is the
intention of Mayor Paff to name com
mfttee of 100 residents to assist in the
work According to the plans outlined the
committee will consist of twenty-five res
idents from each of the four different
wards
dedicated April 30 with imposing cere-
monies The date selected will mark the
1o,th anniversary CT the inaugural OF
Washington as President, and efforts Will
be made by the promoters OF the scheme
to get Congress to pass a bill making the
day holiday.
J. o. q. A. Banquet Tonight.
Alexandria Council, No. 80. Junior Or
dor Of United Americans, will hold ban
met tonight at Odd Fellows Hall. follow
ing a regular business meeting of that
order. The members will march in body
to the hall An elaborate menu. which
will be served by Rammel, has been ar
ranged. James r. Mansfield will serve as
toa stmaster Rev. c. d. Bulla will pro-
nounce invocation. which Will be followed
hv the singing of my Country, 'Tis of
Thee
toast Our Council Rev. }. X. Sewer,
nastor of the Second Presbyterian Church,
will respond to the toast virtue LID
erty'' will be the theme Rev. G. i. Hum
nhrevs. pastor of the M. p. Church. will
take for his address. Patriotism Will
he the toast to be responded 10 Dy Kew.
w. F.. Watson, pastor Of the First Bap-
fist Church. Our Country" will be re-
sponded to by Rev. Edgar Carpenter. rec
tor of Grace P. f. Church. Toasts will
also he responded to by Rev. w. w. Van
ArsdaIe, pastor of Trinity NJ. r. Church,
and Rev f. V. REGISTER. presiding elder
of the Washington district OF the M r.
Church South. An orchestra Will 1urnlsh
music during the evening
The committee on banquet is composed
of the following: James r. Mansfield
William D. Zimmerman and Joseph w.
Wills.
Paulist Priest Talks.
Rev Father Alvah Doran, Paulist
priest of the Apostolic Mission House,
Brookland, D. c., last night delivered an
interesting and instructive address at the
! installation Of the officers of Fitzgerald
Council, No. 40. Knights of Columbus.
He gave some echoes of the work done at
the recent missionary conference in Chi
cago and also told of the priesthood work
| in making converts to the faith.
The speaker referred ito the fact that
| at the recent sociological: congress held
in Philade' phia the name of God was not
once mentioned.
Rev Father Doran. at the solicitation Of
several members. gave a graphic account
of how lie embraced the faith. He as
, cribed II to cose application TO books of
theology. His address was listened to
with close attention.
The following officers were duly in
siaued hx District Deputy DIR. E. A.