Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-19
at st. Paul's p. T.. Church at 1:30 O'Clock
tomorrow evening.
Work Among the japanese.


Work Among the japanese.
| After the supper had been concluded
| Gardner L. Boothe, as master OF cere
monies. introduced Rev. Yutaka Nina
kuchi of Japan, who delivered an address
regarding the work being done in the iaI
| east.
| He was followed by Rev. George p. T.
Stevenson chaplain in the United States
Navy, who made a trip with the United
| States fleet around the world. lie deilv-
cred a talk on missions, which was u.s.
| tened to with close attention by the as.
scmbage. Rev A. W. Rudisill. pastor OF
| Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church, also
delivered a short address.
The program of exercises was inter
spersed with the singing of hymns, the
| closing one being THE Tie Ihat BlnoS.
| Benediction was pronounced by Rev ii
NJ. Canter, pastor of the Methodist Ep1s-
| copal Church South
Appeal for Additional Funds.
John W. Herndon. the secretary Of the
convention, on behalf of tho executive
committee offered resolution, which was
unanimously adopted, setting forth that
1--WE. united body Of laymen, who call
ourselves Christian laymen, believe that
the amount contributed by the ten Protes-
tant churches represented in this conven-
ton to foreign missions is entirely TOO
small and if continued will not aId ma
terialIE in the evangeliZation of the world
in this or many succeeding generations;
neither does the amount contributed rep
resent what we believe to he possible
when the men and women of Alexandra
are aroused to the necessity for carrying
out the last command of the Savior, for,
by the Indifference and neglect of those
who call themselves His followers, the
kingdom has not come as lie promised IL
would
1t was further declared that ''the lay
men of the various churches Will make
an earnest and. systematic effort to in
crease our gifts during the coming year
to this cause from $2,54S to $500. With
out in any way interfering with out gifts
to other benevolent objects of the local
church which might be already weak OF
i'll need of support
Rixey Permitted to Examine Books.
A decree was entered by Judge l.. c.
Barley in the corporation court this after
noon in the case of I. J. Fannon and
others against the Virginia Safe Deposit
and Trust Corporation. instructing the
receivers of the defunct corporation to
grant c. ]. RiNey, president of the de
funct corporation and his counsel full
power and authority to make such eN-
animation or examinations of any OF
all of the books and papers of the Nir-
ginia Safe Deposit and Trust Corporation
as they NAV desire. 1t is set forth in
the decree that If it is desired by RiXey
or his counsel that any examination OF
said books and papers be made by the
said e. j. RiXey alone or by any one
else other than the said c. j. Rixey and
his counsel, such examination shall be
made III the presence of either of said
receivers or in the presence of some
one designated by the court.
RiXey will appear here. it is stated. at 3
o'clock Monday afternoon in tie corpora
ton court for the purpose of giving bail
bond for his appear ance to answer to
eight indictments returned against him
by grand jury in the corporation court
February , last. a date for his trial w..l
also be fixed, it is expected, at the same
time.
The receivers for the trust company are
engaged in the work of formulating their
report, which, it is said, will shortly be
completed.
Child's Leg Crushed.
Marion Brown, twelve years old, of Ac-
cotink, Fairfax county, Va, was run over
by a train at Accotink station early to-
night, and had his left leg SO badly in
jured that the member was amputated
above the knee at the Alexandria Hos
pital shortly after . O'Clock tonight.
Young Brown was brought here tonight
by DR.. Cation of Accotink and taken to
the hospital, where the amputation was
performed. 1t was stated at the hospital
that the lad was endeavoring to ride on
the train when he met with the accident.
At the hospital at late hour tonight
the belief was expressed that he would
recover.
General Matters.
The work of improving the city Jail is
rapidly nearing completion, and it is ex-
pected the institution will be ready for
occupancy by March 1 next. When the
interior is completed it will be a modern
Jail in all details. Since the work of re-
modelling was begun prisoners for the city
have been confined in the Alexandria
county Jail.
Arrangements have been made by the
Lady Maccabees for musical and lit
erary entertainment, which will be given
Thursday evening next in the Young
Peoples building of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church South
In honor of Washingtons birthday an
niversary Fitzgerald Council, No. 459,
knights of Columbus, will Wednesday
evening celebrate ladies' night, at a
meeting which will be held at ST. Mary $
Hall. y program of singing. music and
recitations has been prepared for the oc-
casion, which will be followed by refresh
mentS.
Plans have been completed by the NJ.
D. d. Club of ST. Mary's Academy for
euchre. which will be given at the
Young Mems Sodality Lyceum Hall
Tuesday evening next. The affair will
be followed by dancing.
Councilman Louis Brill is tonight re-
ported to be critically i'll at his home on
South Pitt street
Not a Masher.