The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-12-07
THE WORK
OF THE PAST YEAR
Sunday School Teachers and
Officers Hold interest
ing Meeting.
WASHINGTON TIMES BUREAU.


At a largely attended meeting Of the
officers, teachers. and visitors of the
home department workers of the First
Baptist Church Sunday school, the work
Of the past year. which has been sue
cessfuI. both in the point of new schol-
airs. average attendance, and improve
ment in financial condition, was in
dorsed.
The fourth Sunday in each month is
set apart for collection for the Baptist
Orphanage. at Salem, Va. and the
school has raised for this object up to
the fourth Sunday In November 500.
From. present indications il is expected
to close the year with $780, In point
Of contributions 70 the orphanage the
Alexandria school stands third in the
list
The election Of officers for the en-
suing year, held last evening, resulted
as follows: Superintendent, James r.
Mansfield; first assistant superintend
ent, $. w. Pitts; second assistant SUI
perintendent Roy winston; third as
sistaut superintendent (Cradle roll de-
partmenO. Mrs. William Saunders:
fourth assistant superintendent (home
department work., Miss ROsalie
Broadus; secretary. +. G. Saunders;
assistant secretary, Harvey Francis;
treasurer, n l.. Williamson; chOrister,
J. T. Preston; pianist, Miss Mary Will
hanson: librarian, II. +. Mansfield.
These officers will be submitted to the
church at its annual meeting in Jan
uary for ratification.
A meeting Of the Young Mems Sodal-
ity Lyceum win be held in the hail. in
Duke street, this evening, when nomi-
nations will be made for officers 70 be
elected at the first meeting in January.
4 meeting of the advisory board Of
the Alexandria Basketball League, was
held at the Armory Hall last evening
when the following schedule of basket
bail games were arranged. This even
ing. A L. I. against Old Dominion; De-
ceu,ber j., y. NJ. :. l.. against Fort
Hunt; December %, A. I. ]. against
Fort Hunt; January ]. Old Dominion
Of the board will be held December Il
when a complete schedule Of games viii
be arranged
In the corporation court this morning,
a final decree Of divorce on the grounds
Of desertion was granted in the case Of
Samuel Sterling against Ella c. T. Ster-
ling. Robinson Moncure represented
the complainant
A meeting Of R. 2. Lee Camp. Con-
federate Veterans, was held at Lee
painting entitled a Night on the Bat
| tlefield' was presented to the camp. OW-
ing TO illness, neither J. Rice Smith nor
3. c. White were able 70 be present,
! but letters Of regret were read by Capt.
r. NJ. Latham, who presented the pic
lures. An appropriate response on the
part of Lee Camp was made by the Rev.
c ID. Bulla.
A report has been circulated i'm Alex
andria that the proceeds from the sale
| Of Ped Cross stamps placed at the
| agencies established by The Times will
not 90 70 Virginia The Times de-
! sires to correct this and state that all
/ Red Cross stamps sold I'm Alexandria
viii go to the fight against tuberculosis
/ in Virginia.
| Judge J. X. NJ Norton has sold TO
| 5 r. Lunt a house and lot No Jos
/ South Washington street. This is a
! three-stOry brick building. in which the
office Of DR.. w. +. Dienelt IS now
/ located.
! A meeting OF the Sunday school teach
/ ers Of Bethany Independent Methodist
! Protestant church was held last even
Il ing. when IL was decided 10 held the
! Christmas entertainment Of that church
l wednesday. December q.
/ The funeral Of the late Mrs. Annie
| p. Shock will be held from Wheatlev's
] funeral rooms, in King street. tomorrow
morning at II O'Clock