Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-24

was performed by Rev. Z. -. bulId pa
tor of the Methodist Episcopal Church
South. ONLY the immediate relatives OF
the two families represented witnessed
the ceremony Mr.. and Mrs. Powell AFTER
ward left for a wedding trip to Atlantic
City and Philadelphia. Upon their return
bus street.
Announcement is made of the marriage
of Miss Minnie V. Windsor and Mr.. James
NJ. Davis of this city. which occurred
Monday night last at the home OF the
brides mother, 334 South Patrick street.
The ceremony was performed by Rev.
Edgar Carpenter, rector Of Grace +. T..
Church.
THANKSGIVING will be quietly observed
here. The banks and city offices will be
closed all day. At the post ONCE the
usual holiday hours will be observed:
which includes one delivery. Many OF
the stores will close at noon, and the
schools will be closed until Monday next.
There will be union Thanksgiving serv-
ices at the Second Presbyterian Church.
at which time a special sermon will be
preached by Rev. J. NJ. Holmes. pastor
of the Methodist Protestant Church. A
ice for the Alexandria Hospital. The
following churches will participate in the
services: Second Presbyterian, Methodist
Protestant. Bethany Independent Meth
odist Protestant. Trinity Methodist Epis-
ccpal and Methodist Episcopal Church
South.
Tomorrow will be donation day at the
Alexandria Hospital. and the board OF
managers of that institution will be
present most of the day to receive gifts
intended for the hospital.
Police Court Cases.
James Lucas was this morning fined
$40 in the police court for the theft OF
chicken from Mr.. Ledlow OF Fairfax
county. 1t was testified that the chicken
was in the city market. Policemen
Beach, Ferguson and Rawlett this morn
ing in searching Lucas house found the
chicken hidden away. Lucas declined to
make a statement.
Addie Randolph, colored, arrested on
complaint of Kate Smith, colored, who
charged her with Withholding her furni-
ture, was acquitted. William Williams,
colored. charged with Withholding suit
belonging to S. III. Berman. was also ac-
quilted, as was William Porter, colored,
charged with disorderly conduct.
The local board of civil service eXamin-
ers announce that there is position open
for engineer and plumber, qualified as
electrician, at Fort Hunt. Va. at salary
of $500 per year. Application blanks can
be secured from the quartermaster's Of
flee, Governors Island, n. Y. All applica-
tons must be submitted by the hour OF
closing, December II. to L. H. Fisher,
secretary Or Cne IOuftn CIVIL service us
trict, Washington. Announcement is also
made that an examination will be held
here December ii and 10 for the position
of mechanical craftsman. engineer
department, at a salary of 81 800 per year.
December Is there will be an examina-
ton for curator male. division of marine
invertebrates. Smithsonian Institution, at
a salary of 1925 per month.
A debate was held last night at the
Young Mems Senate among the members
fhxa
whether or not foot ball should be abol-
ished from the schools and colleges of
the country. The vote taken resulted IN
favor of it's abolition. pound party was
held at the senate last night and large
number of articles were received. They
will be turned over to the worthy poor
of the city.
Mr.. c. P. King, president of the WASH
ington, Alexandria and Mount Vernon
Railway Company. accompanied by a
party of ladies and gentlemen numbering
fifteen from Philadelphia and Atlantic
City, went to Mount Vernon today. At 1
o'clock they were entertained at dinner
served by T. +. Ellis of Mount Vernon.
Arrangements have been completed by
the Young Mems SOdality Lyceum for
minstrel performance, which will be given
November 20 and 80 next at its hall on
Duke street.
There will be meeting of Fitzgerald
Council, No. 459. knights of Columbus,
tonight, at which time the second degree
of the order will be conferred upon a
class of candidates.
/ The turkey shoot at Armory Hall last
night was attended by number of local
sportsmen. The affair will be repeated
tonight
A report has ben made to the police of
the theft of a rubber lap robe stolen yes
terday from vehicle belonging to Mr..
Burke which was standing in front Of
the city market.
Mr. and Mrs. w. =. Taylor and family
are visiting i'm Altoona Pa