The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-11-01
WASHINGTON HERALD BUREAU.


WASHINGTON HERALD BUREAU.
65 King Street.
Alexandria. Va. oct. Sl-Final arrange
ments have been made for the twentieth
/ annual meeting of the Virginia branch
of the Womans Auxiliary. which will
| convene at Christ Episcopal Church to-
morrow and Thursday.
The meeting will be opened formally at
5 O'Clock tomorrow evening with the OBJ
servance OF the quiet hour" services
being conducted by Right Rev. Arthur S
Lloyd
At 7:30 o'clock Wednesday morning
members OF the association will attend
holy communion and offertory for mis-
sions. The business session viii take
place al $3.50 o'clock and end at noon.
The programme follows: Welcome 10
parish. Rev. William j Merton. rector Of
Christ Church; welcome on behalf of
Alexandria branches. Mrs. Arthur $.
Lloyd. president OF church branch. re-
Spouse on part of delegates, Miss Llcy
Gibson roll call and other routine bust
ness; report on emergency fund. Miss
Gibson The need and help OF
emergency fund" Bishop Gibson; re-
port of chairman of box commit
tee. Mrs. Mordicai; report OF corre-
spondent church periodical club. Mrs.
Wallis, address, &c. p, c. work" Mrs.
Chaplin, secretary; address. United offer
ing women Bishop Rowe. Alaska; ad-
dress, Work In Brazil" Bishop Kinsov-
ing; junior meeting. l2;l5 until 1870 p. m;
notices, recess, luncheon for delegates and
speakers. reception for delegates 10 del
egates by the ladies of Seminary Hill
from until p. m.
Wednesday evening at S o'clock A recep-
ton viii be rendered the delegates by
Mrs. Arthur S Lloyd. Announcement of
the programme for Thursday will be
made later
Halloween was more generally OBJ
served in this city than ever before. To-
night the streets were thronged with
Youngsters In picturesque masquerade
attire. and they held sway for several
hours in their grotesque suits. The boys.
as usual, We're also ont IN full force, and
kept the households in terror by the
conventional Halloween pranks.
The thirty-hfth annual athletic day
exercises OF the Episcopal High School
will be held at that institution November
). beginning AT 10 a. m The committee
of arrangements is composed OF George
c Wallace. jr., Of Kentucky; L. Law
renee Phillips. Arkansas. and John Hill
Cronley. Petersburg.
IT, the Corporation Court to-day Judge
l. C. Barley presiding. the case Of II
c. Corbett against William Rogers was
continued until January 10 next.
A fingl decree for divorce. on the ground
Of des5r,ion. was given in the case OF
Irene " Johnson against Robert L.
johnson.
Rober' - Cox. sergeant. was appointed
Administrator OF the estate Of Isabelle
6. Gregory deceased.
Workmen engaged in digging the foun-
dalton for the parsonage OF the Meth
odist Episcopal Church South, in Wash
ington street, struck an old we'll Satur-
day. and Austin Austin, a negro laborer.
was buried IN about two tons OF earth
as a result Of the cavern that followed.
He was unhurt
Funeral services for William H. Mon
roe, who died Saturday, will be held at
10 o'clock tomorrow morning at the
home, Franconia, Fairfax County Rev
Everard Meade will oficiate, Burial will
be in Rock Creek Cemetery. Washington
City Auditor K. F. Price has just issued
the l3Jth annual statement OF the finances
Of the city for the fiscal year ended May
81. 1910
The exhibition drill which was to have
been given this evening by the Alex
andria Light Infantry al Leesburg, Va,
before the members CT the latter COM
pany, was postponed until next Monday.
The body of George boswell Brooke, in
FAINT son OF Mr.. and Mrs. George Dos
we'll Brooke who died in Baltimore, was
brought here this afternoon, and the
funeral took place from lie North Wash
ington street. Rev. p. p Phillips, rector
of st. Paurs Episcopal Church, conducted
the services.