Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-19
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Plans Made for Serving Papers
in Annexation Suit.
CHURCH SERVICES TODAY
Delegates Selected to Attend Episco-
pal Council to Be Held at
Harrisonburg.
Special Correspondence Of The stsr.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA. Va. May is. 1912.
The local authorities just now are plan
ming for the serving of papers in the an
nexation suit OF the city which. II is
stated, will be formally brought again be-
fore Judge j. B. I. Thornton in the cir
cult court for Alexandria county, June 20.
The usual motions Will be made. after
which Judge Thornton will request Gov.
Mann to appoint a Judge to sit in the
case The papers this time will be served
on the members of the board of super
visors as individuals. and also on the
board as corporate body. IL is under
stood. The work of preparing the papers
is now in progress.
The annexation proceedings came up in
the circuit court for Alexandria county
May 6 last, before Judge Bennett T. Cor
don, Nelson county, Va, and the city lost
the first point on the ground that the
papers In the case were served i'm an ir-
regular manner, inasmuch as they should
have been served on the board of super
vfsors as a corporate body and not as
individuals. Whether or not the gov
ernor will again designate Judge Gordon
to sit in the case is not known. although
1t Is not regarded as improbable
The outcome of the proceedings is
awaited with interest by residents of this
city. Alexandra and Fairfax counties.
This city desires to acquire part of both
counties, and both counties have employ
ed able legal counsel to resist the move
ment.
To Take Up Health Rules.
The city's new set of health laws, as
prepared by the joint committee on
finance and general laws of the city coun-
Gil, will be taken up for consideration
at a special meeting of the council to
be held at Z o'clock Tuesday night. Each
section will be taken up and read sep
arately and amended as read. Whether
or not the council will adopt the regulation
Is problematical The laws are very rigid
compared to the present health regula-
tons of the city.
In addition to the health laws the an
nual license laws are slated to be con-
sidered at this meeting. The license laws
were passed by the board of aldermen at
a meeting Tuesday night last The higher
branch of the council passed the license
law without any change over that of last
year. So far as known. no further bust
consideration at this meeting, it being
held expressly for the purpose of con-
sidering the two foregoing matters
Services at st. Paurs p. E. Church to-
morrow will be conducted by Rev. w. c.
Bell of the Episcopal Theological Semi
nary, In the absence of the rector Rev.
P. p Phillips. who is out of the city.
At st. Mary's Catholic Church the late
mass will be celebrated by Rev. Father
William Delaney, who also will preach.
At O'Clock in the afternoon there will
be solemn reception into the Sodality
of the Children of Mary.
A brass eagle lecturn will be unveiled
and dedicated at the IL o'clock services at
Grace P. E. Church tomorrow, in memory
of Miss Julia A. Monroe.
Services for the soldiers at Fort Wash
ngton tomorrow afternoon will be con-
Quoted by Rev. DR.. John Lee Allison,
pastor Of the Second Presbyterian Church.
Members of the choir of that church will
accompany him.
Arrangements have been made for a
public meeting Of the Alexandria free
kindergarten Tuesday night next in the
young peoples building Of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, South. An address
will be made by DR.. Claxton, United
States commissioner of education. Miss
Katherine Watkins, general superinten-
dent OF kindergartens, Washington, viii
talk on kindergarten work. Miss keene
and number of other Washington
teachers. will illustrate kindergarten
songs. The public is invited to attend.
Civil Service Examinations.
The United States civil service commits
sion invites attention to the fact that in
the examination for map colorist, to be
held here June 8, the age limit has beer
changed from twenty years to eighteen
years or over.
On June To- the commission announces
an examination will be held for the posi-
ton Of strain gauge operator. male, at a
salary of $1,000 year. An examina-
ton for the position Of soil laboratory as
sistant, male, at a salary OF from $1,000
to 1900, will be held June %.
The following delegates from this city
will attend the Episcopal Council, to be
held next week in Harrisonburg, Va:
Rev. w. j. Morton and Gardner La Boothe
Christ Church; Rev. p. p. Phillips and j..
K. NJ. Norton. st. Pauls Church; Rev.
Edgar Carpenter and Frank L. King,
Grace Church.
AS heretofore stated. members of Fitz-
lumbus will hold a meeting at the Young
Mems Sodality Lyceum hall tomorrow
morning, following the late mass at St.
Mary's Catholic Church, when arrange
ments will be made to participate in the
parade, which will be held in Washing
ton, June 8, in connection with the un-
yelling Of the statue of Columbus.
The ten brick dwelling houses on
Washington street. between Oronoco and
Pendleton streets, being erected by the
Alexandria Construction Corporation,
are now rapidly nearing completion.
The registration books of the city will
be opened Tuesday next for amend
who becomes of age On or before No
vember can register.
Mrs. Kate Grim will be the represent
alive OF Friendship Council. Daughters
of Liberty, at the annual state meeting
of that organization, to be held here
May 1928.