Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-04
CARNIVAL QUEEN CONTEST
Appropriate Services in the Churches
for Holy Week.
D. A. R. CHAPTER UNWILLING
Marble Memorial Tablet for the
Elks' Rooms-Confederate Vet
Grams to Meet Monday Night.
Special Correspondence of Tire star.

ALEXANDRIA. Va, April ., 1909.
The committee in charge of the home
coming week announces that the program
will include an exhibition by carnival
company. together with the illumination
of King street and the illumination of the
court Of honor. the latter now being
erected on North Washington street. Ar
engagements are being made to have GER
the welcoming home of former AleNan-
drians from the various states. The
principal attraction. however. will he the
exhibit by the carnival company.
The last day of the becoming will he
April 30, which will be marked by a pa
rade and the dedication of George Wash
ington Park. The ceremonies incident
to the dedication will be conducted by
Alexandria Washington Lodge OF Masons.
Plans for the parade are as yet in the
formative stage, although the various fire
companies and many secret and fraternal
organizations of the city have appointed
committees to cooperate with the gen
eral committee. Whether or not they
Will participate in the parade is not
known.
In connection with the dedication of the
park there will be speeches by Gov.
Swanson. Lieut.. Gov. Ellyson, Repre-
sentative Carlin and others.
The contest for queen of he carnival is
reported to be progressing cry satisfac-
tOrily. and at the present time Mrs.
Cleita Whitehead heads the list with 1,3O2
votes to her credit. The second on the
list is Mrs. A. D. Monitor. with COL votes.
and Mrs. II. Friedlander is third with 2l5
votes to her credit. The standing of the
other candidates is as follows: Miss J.
Ethel Grimes. 30; Mrs. NJ. p Green. II
Miss Sally A. Harlow. 30: Miss Amy
Heisley, 80: Miss Dorothy Lannon, 30;
Miss Inez Marshall. 81; Mrs. J. William
May. so: Miss Margaret Milstead, 80: Miss
Irene Pullman, 50; Mrs. f. j. Paf, 30;
Miss Sally G. Patterson, 80: Miss Bessie
": Reeves, so: Miss Flora Rocker. 80;
Miss Margie Ramey. %: Miss Nellie
Mrs. A. H. Smythe. 81: Mrs. P. Won de
Westelaken, 20: Miss Caroline Wedder-
burn. 206: Miss Mary Adcock. 81; Miss
Ruth Appich. 80; Miss Jessie Armstrong,
80: Miss Minnie Berwanger. "a; Miss
Kathryn Brill. 81; Miss Katherine Birrell,
80: Miss Bertha Baader, so; Mrs. ]. w.
Bales, 168; Mrs. Louis Brill. 1873; Miss Ida
N. Breen. 50: Miss Jennette Curtin, "a;
Miss Estelle Clapdore, 30: Miss Bessie
Creegan; 80; Miss Grace Chauncey, 80;
Mrs. Annie Kramer Dunbar, 80; Miss
Hattie b. Douglas, 20; Miss Marie Drew,
142; Miss Helen Drew. 81: Miss Marie
Fannon, 1874: Miss Meryl Goldsmith. 30;
Miss Annie NJ. German, 50; Miss Jane C..
Gorham, SO.
Holy Week Services.
Holy week services will be appropriately
observed in the Catholic, Episcopal and
Lutheran churches during the coming
week. At st. Mary's Church tomorrow
the first mass will be celebrated at Z
o'clock and the second at 1920 o'clock,
at which time the palms will be blessed
and distributed There will be vespers at
4 O'Clock and. at 7:3O o'clock the stations
of the cross will be said and there will
be a short catechistic instruction. Mon
be masses celebrated at $50 and AS:3O
O'Clock. and Wednesday at $40 o'clock
there will be the stations of the cross,
followed by benediction.
Thursday high mass will be celebrated
at $50 o'clock. followed by the sacra-
ment. Good Friday the mass of the pre-
sanctitied and alteration of the cross will
take place at $40 o'clock, and at 3 pm.
there will be the stations of the cross, and
the same will also be read at O'Clock
that evening At O'Clock Saturday
morning there will occur the blessing of
the fire and water and baptismal font,
with high mass at o'clock.
Christ Episcopal-Monday. Tuesday,
Wednesday. Thursday, services at am.
Holy Thursday, holy communion at S
II. H.,
and Easter evening. services at ) O'Clock.
st. PauIs Episcopal-Monday. Tuesday.
Wednesday. Thursday, services at pm.
Thursday holy communion at s pm
Good Friday, services IL am, and Easter
evening at ) o'clock.
Grace Episcopal-Monday and Tuesday
at ) pm; Wednesday. 7:3O pm. con-
firmation: Thursday. holy communion at
am: Good Friday. morning prayer and
address at 1890 am: passion service, l.
~, tn lIr,cy nya6
$50 pm: Easter evening. prayer and
holy baptism at pm.
Emmanuel Lutheran-Palm Sunday serv-
ices at IL am. and special music will be
given. Services Good Friday will occur
at IL am. and will mark the close of the
Lenten services.
To Petition for Switch.
At the next meeting of the city coun-
Gil Armour &, Co. WILL it is reported, pc
tition that body for permission to place a
switch connecting with the Henry street
railroad track to places which are about
to be acquired by it situated on the
east side of Henry street between Cam
eron and Queen streets. 1t is understood
that the Armour company has secured
options on two frame houses situated on
the east side of Henry street Just north
of Cameron. and has also secured options
on two houses on the north side of Cam
eron street between Patrick and Henry
streets. The company, it is said, pro-
poses to raze the buildings and erect
thereon a modern warehouse and ship
ping depot.
A Slight fire occurred shortly before 6
O'Clock this evening at the plant of the
Virginia Glass Company, West End. By
the timely work of the employees of the
factory, who turned a stream on the
burning building. the loss was reduced to
a minimum. The fire was caused by fly
ing sparks from the smokestack, which
set fire to the roof of the structure A
false alarm of fire at 4:2o O'Clock this
afternoon brought out the entire fire de-
partment.
Bethany NJ. P Church has elected the
following stewards: II. c. Smith. f. n.
Pittman, ]. T. Harding. S. n. Greenaway
Robert s. Hancock, Lambert d. Sullivan
Charles Hantzmon, j. 7. Cook and Frank
Michelback.
Masons to Erect Temple.
Columbia Lodge of Masons. Alexandria
county. last night opened bids for the
erection of a temple. The lowest bidder