The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-02-21
ALEXANDRIA WANTS
NEW FAIRGROUNDS
Will Raise Necessary Funds
by Conducting Tag
Day
WASHINGTON TINES EUREAt-.
ALEXANDRIA. VA. FEB. n

ALEXANDRIA. VA. FEB. eL
Lucky viii be the man. OF woman
either, who can walk the streets OF
Alexandra tomorrow without a tiny bit
OF pasteboaTd, on which is printed
You are tagged for the ChiIdren's
Fairgrounds, February Z2nd. 1909. Alex
andria, Va on the lapel Of their coats
tomorrow will be Tag Day in Alex
andria, and every school child will be
At work bright and early selling tags"
Inc citizens generally have taken TO
the scheme. and already numbers OF
persons have purchased tags while
Inc store or wagon which is not tagged
is = rarity The money raised from the
safe OF the tags vii! go to the pur-
chase of ground for the eSta blishmcnt
OF playground for the children OF
AIeNaGdrla. The object is laudable
one Tor Alexandria Is SOrClV in need
Of a playground for children. as there
IS nothing of this character in the citv
at the present time.
1.-THE Law Of Affinity WAS the sub
Ject OF an interesting address delivered
oy the Rev. SCIWyu X CoCkrel, Or
Washington. at the Young People
building this afternoon. The occasion
was the meeting for men.
II was announced at St. NIarv's Cath
ollc Church this morning that next
Wednesday being Ash Wednesday
masses would be said at $50 and $50
a m Before the $50 o'clock mass ashes
Will De blessed and distributed. During
Lent masses Will be said at this church
at 500 and $50 O'Clock every weekday
morning Stations Of the Cross will be
conducted on Wednesdays at $50 D. m,
and on Fridays at p, m. during Lent
The executive committee OF the
/ George Washington Birthday Associa-
and chalrmen OF the committees Of the
association, viii tomorrow morning at
10 o'clock board the palace car Mt. Yer
non. on the electric road. at the corner
OF King and Washington streets and
will make a pilgrimage TO Mt. Vernon,
where a wreath will be placed on the
! tomb of George Washington.
At II o clock tomorrow morning special
services will be held at Christ Church.
| OF which Washington was a vestTymaH.
| The services will be under the direction
OF the Daughters of the American Rev
olution. Right Rev. Beverley D. Tuck
southern Virginia, viii deliver the ser
mon.
The stores will close half a day and
the banks and public Offices viii be
closed all day.
Tomorrow evening Alexandris-Wash
inSton Lodge Of Masons viii hold a ban
! Quet at the Young Peoples building
Oriental Lodge. Knights Of PythiaS.
will this evening celebrate their forty
Z fifth anniversary by attending services
at Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church.
/ The Rev. W. ". Van Arsdale. the pas
| tor will deliver sermon appropriate
/ 10 the occasion
Jesus as a student was the sub
! iect OF the sermon delivered by the Rev.
/ ". +. Watson. at the First Ba ptist
/ Church this morning. This evening Mr..
Watson Will take for his subject. Bear
! ing a Cross For Jesus"
r. L. Atkinson and I. MILAN are in
New Orleans attending the Mardi Gras.
Mrs. H. o. Patlison left Alexandria
( last evening for Norfolk, To join her
husband. They viii be members OF a
( house party until after the return OF
/ the fleet.
4 Colonial Tea will be given by-
! Whatsoever Circle Of Kings Daughters
/ Of Grace Protestant Episcopal Church,
! at Lee Camp Hall, in Prince street
/ next Tuesday evening
/ The funeral Of the late Truman p
/ Hull was held from Trinity Chapel AZ
/ Arlington this morning and Was largely
! attended.