The Washington herald., 1912-03-10
NEWSOFALEXANDRIA
Men and Religion Forward Move
ment Will Hold a -Four Days
Rally. Opening To-day.

Alexandra, Va, March e-A four days
rally service will be opened here at $3.50
O'Clock tomorrow afternoon with a mass
meeting for men. which will be held in
the Surprise Theater. under the auspices
OF the Men and Religion Forward Aove-
ment. The speaker will be Rev. John W.
Sumwalt, superintendent for the Metho-
dist district. Washington. Monday and
Tuesday evenings meetings viii be held
simultaneously in the lecture rooms OF
the various churches, when the five diff
ferent institutes Of the movement will be
discussed by speakers from Washington.
The final meeting will be held Sunday
afternoon, March II, at $3.50 o'clock, In
the same theater when an address will
be delivered by Rev. H. F. Stevenson, of
the Rhode Island Baptist Church, WASH
ington.
The meetings which will be held Mon
halls of the different churches will be
from $50 o'clock until s o'clock, and they
are arranged as follows:
Boys work-Presbyterian Church lee
ture room, A. NJ. Chesley. leader, boys
work director. Young Mems Christian
Association. Washington.
Bible study-Christ Episcopal Church
parish hall, Rev. H. S. Pinkham, leader,
pastor OF Emmanuel Baptist Church,
Washington.
Evsngelism-Trinity NJ. E. Church lee
ture room, Rev. H. T. Stevenson, leader,
Rhode Island Baptist Church, Wash
ington.
Observation-Disclosures Episcopal Church
South lecture ROOM F. J. Nichols, leader,
executive secretary Men and Religion
Forward Movement, Washington.
Social service-Methodist Protestant
lecture room. Myron Jermain Jones' lead
er educational director. Young Mems
Christian Association, Washington.
At Christ Episcopal Church parish hall
at s o'clock Monday night, there will be
meeting Of the ministers and workers
conference.
The programme for tomorrow also in
day evening is the same with the excep-
ton of that at o'clock that night there
will be a summing up meeting for work
ers which also will be held in the same
hall.
The programme for to-moror also in
cludes special services in all Of the Sun
day schools at $50 o'clock with a rally
for both men and boys. The usual order
Of services will prevail both at II O'Clock
and evening services At the mass meet
ing for men a special musical programme
will be given under the direction Of Sher-
man B. Fowler.
In the Circuit Court for this city to-
day, Judge l.. c. Barley presiding,
jury gave verdict for the full amount
sued for, Sl67.$, in the case Of Carter
Bros. against Armous & Co. The
suit was the result Of a dispute over the
weight and payment of some hogs pur-
chased by Armour & Co. for the plain
tiff. and the defendant company Rc-
knowledged $so.4S Judge c. f. Nicol
represented Carter Bros. while At
torneys II. b. and J. Randall Cation, jr.,
represented Armour e Co.
In the case OF W. II. Palmer against
Singer Sewing Machine Company, a suit
to recover s9l alleged to be due for horse
hire. the jury was unable TO agree. and
was discharged. Mr.. Palmer was repre-
sented by Attorneys Wampler and
Cloth, and Attorney C. Brent represent
ed the machine company. The jury was
adjourned over by Judge Barley until
April S, when the case of Sinclair against
Fairfax & Co. is slated to be heard.
According to a dispatch received here
from Richmond, both branches Of the
State legislature have passed the bill Civ
ing the board OF supervisors OF AleNan- |
dria the same powers as are enjoyed |
by city councils. 1t Is expected that Il |
will shortly he approved by the governor, !
after which II will become operative. |
Another important bill which has passed |
both branches of the legislature is that |
championed by Senator r. Ewell Thorn |
ton to eliminate the divorce evil in Nir- |
ginla. especially among nonresidents. II |
provides that the defendants to divorce
be officially notified by reg
istered mail at their last known address
by the clerk CT the court where the pro-
ceedings are instituted.
branch Of the Equal Suffrage Associ-
alton OF Virginia was organized here to-
day with the election OF the following
temporary officers: Mrs. Kate Waller
Barrett, president; Mrs. c. Z. Nicol,
treasurer; Mrs. Fairfax Leary. secretary
Permanent officers will be elected at
future date.
Miss Mary Johnston and Mrs. Lila NJ
Valentine. suffrage leaders. who spoke
la.t night in this Citv. :n-day addressed
the students at the Episcopal Theo-
logical Seminary.
The Washington Hollow Wall Concrete
Company. Incorporated. Clarendon, Alex
lndria County. has been granted a char
.er by the State corporation commission
with a maximum capital stock of S25.OOO
and a minimum of $4,000. Objects are
/ building business. Officers and IN
corporators are: II. p. Baines, president;
A. G. Drake, secretary, and w. 7. Red
man, treasurer, all OF Washington.
Charles Perry ard Joseph Graves, who
lain Washington as their home, were
ined $50 each and sentenced to serve six
months each in Jail, in the Police Court
his morning, on a charge OF having
'obbed Mayo Woody of SIS The rob-
,ery, Woody asserted. occurred Thurs
lay last, on the river front Both of
he prisoners denied the robbery, and
accused each other of having Committed
he offense. Woody said he came over
rom Washington with the men, and that
lis home is in Gordonsville, Va.
The following officers have been elect
d by Washington Memorial Lodge OF
No. Z, Scottish Rite Masons: ,
William Lewis Allen, venerable master;
frank W. Latham, senior warden: Ar
hur A. Paul. Junior warden; Edgar
Varfield, ST., almoner; H. Noel Garner, I
,rator; Vernon Slaughter, secretary; ,
ames NJ. Duncan. treasurer.
The lodge presented Past Venerable
iaster w. G. LIE Hew with handsome l
iamond studded past venerable masters 2
ewel A speech of presentation was v
lade by Samuel P. Kelly, and a fitting a
made by Mr.. LIE Hew. Mr.. LIE q
lew installed the newly elected officers. 7
nd afterward there was a banquet. A
lumber Of appointive officers will be
amed later.
Polly Crawford, colored, will be given I
hearing before Justice Of the Peace =
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