Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-15
Maccabees to Celebrate.

The ninth anniversary of it's institu-
ton will be celebrated Tuesday next
by the Lady Maccabees of this city
from Norfolk will exemplify the degree
dates that night. -.....' - -..''
The plans for the celebration provide
for trip to Mount Vernon Tuesday
morning and a banquet at 5 o'clock In
the afternoon, which will be served
at the Young Peoples building of the
Methodist Episcopal Church South. Al
the banquet speeches will be made by
Miss Eta NJ. England. state kom-
mander, Norfolk, and Miss Anna NJ. Con.
nor, deputy state commander. Bealeton
and Mrs. Amy Weech, this city.
The recent action of city council in
ordering several gas lamps placed at vari
Gus corners in the city means that within
a comparatively short time half, at least,
or the street corners in the city will have
a gas lamp. Within the past year ii has
almost invariably been the policy of the
light committee Of council to place gas
lamps on corners where there are no
electric lights, thereby. adding consider
ably to the illumination of the CITY, This
is done on all streets except King street
the latter thoroughfare having an electric
light on each corner. On other streets.
however, the electric lights are placed
two squares apart, and il, is on corners
where there are no lights that gas lights
or an improved pattern are being placed.
Going to Baltimore.
About 100 members of the local branch
of the Holy Name Society will leave here
Monday next shortly after noon fol
Washington and thence proceed to Balti
more to participate in the parade which
will be .given in that city in honor OF
Cardinal Gibbons The Alexandrians will
assemble at the Young Mems Sodality
Lyceum Hall and march from there tC
the electric train iii a body. They will
be marshaled by James b. Martin of the
local division until their arrival in Wash
ington. when they will be placed by p. j
Haltigan, chief marshal of the Wash.
ington division.
William Desmond and James B. Martin
Will be at the Young Mems Sodaiity Ly.
ceum Hall all day tomorrow for the pur-
pose OF furnishing information and dis
tributing badges to those who will at
tend.
Delegates to the twenty-seventh an
nual convention of the State Council of
Virginia. Junior Order of United Ameri-
can Mechanics, Incorporated, which will
begin at o'clock Tuesday morning at
McBurneys Hall. will begin to arrive here
Monday next. 1t Is expected that 2OO
delegates will attend
For the benefit of the visitors, as Prev
ously stated in The Star, the initiatory
work of the order will be exemplified by
joint degree team Of Belle Haven and
James w. Jackson Councils of this city
at the hall of the latter council.
The three Episcopal Sunday school.
Will at $50 o'clock tomorrow mornins
have joint celebration of Worlds Sun
day School day at Grace p. E. Church
and there will be rally day services
Somewhat similar services will be hello
at the Second Presbyterian Church, fol
which an elaborate program has been ar.
ranged. At the services in the evenins
at the Second Presbyterian Church the
children will give a special program.
Resident clergy Will occupy the pulpit.
at all of the churches tomorrow, with the
exception of the Methodist Protestant
Church, and that will be filled by Rev
Mr.. Klein, secretary and treasurer of the
board of foreign missions of the confer
ence of the Methodist Protestant Church
The Alexandria Construction Corpora
tion recently chartered has purchased
from Harry Aitcheson and +. Nick
Baldwin eleven building lots at Wash
ington and Wythe streets and will, il is
announced, erect on the site ten moderr
brick houses. The property contains
5000 square feet.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Morris wilkins
from an extensive trip through the north
The funeral of Louise 5. Holmes, color
ed, who died at 1104 Cameron street, will
be held at o'clock tomorrow afternoon
from Shiloh Baptist Church.