Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-11
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS.
Plans Completed for Observ-
ance of Tag Day.
SPECIAL CHURCH SERVICES
Republican Congressional District
Convention Will Be Held Mon
day Afternoon.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, February 10, 1912.
At joint meeting Of tie George Wash
ington Birthday Association and the Alex
andria High School Athletic Association
tonight In the rooms of the chamber of
| commerce plans were completed for
tag day. observance February % The
object of the celebration is to raise suffi-
cient funds for the purposes intended
by the athletic association, which in
clude Fairgrounds and athletic equip
ment.
The meeting was organized with the
election Of DR.. w. M. Smith as chairman
and Harrie White as secretary.
Ways and means for the distribution
and sale Of the tags were discussed. a
number of committees were appointed
as follows: Committee on schools-A. D.
Brockett, chairman; w. A. Anderson, jr.,
Herman Pohl and Robert Wenzel; COM
mittee on publicity, Harrie White and
H. d. Kirk: Mrs. F. j. Paff, chairman Of
ladies' committee.
A meeting of the ladies' committee will
be held at 4 o'clock Tuesday afternoon
in the rooms of the chamoer of COM
merce.
This association now has in hand 500
which was recently turned over to 1t
by The George Washington Birthday As
ISOLATION, being funos from Similar
celebration held here several years ago.
1t is believed that II a similar sum can
be raised from the proposed tag day"
celebration it will be sufficient to meet
the requirements Of the assoc alton. All
public school children will be urged to
ASSIST In the work of selling Tags on the
I'D, and 1t is believed that they will
do so inasmuch as all are interested IN
the project.
Expect Large Congregation Today.
BE sure to go to the church Of your
choice Sunday" This slogan has been
| sounded during the week under the d.
rectionof the men and religion forward
| movement. AS a result Of the campaign
| Of activity being waged. it is expected
| that the congregations at the various
| Protestant churches will be consider
| ably increased at the services today.
| At many of the Protestant churches
| special speakers will talk on the work.
| day from the opening of church in the
morning until night. Programs as an
nounced for the different churches fol-
| low:
First Baptist-sermon at II am. by
| pastor; $3.50 pm, rally for boys, and
addresses by Judge c. e. Nicol. Melvin
| Pitts and j. r. Mansfield; 1880 p.m.s
| special evangelistic services.
Second Presbyterian-11 am, special
sermon by the pastor: 3 pm, boys rally
Washington; Monday night a men
| supper and address by DR.. John w. r.
| Sumwa1t. chairman Of the finance
| committee Of the general movement In
| Washington, and superintendent OF the
+, Washington Methodist district.
st. PauIs and Christ P. Especial
| sermons preached at the morning
| services, and at Grace the sermon Will
be preached by the rector at 7:S0
Trinity acknowledgement service
at II am, followed by mems mass
| meeting; boys mass meeting in the
afternoon.
Second Baptist-Morning and evening
| services, conducted by Rev. c. Gray
| Hutchinson. Manassas.
Methodist Episcopal south-special
sermon at II o'clock.
| The program published IN Lhe Star
| for se1eices at the Methodist Protest
ant Church will be carried out. Rev.
| c. ]. Kerlin will preach in the morn
| ing.
Republican Convention Monday.
republican congressional convention
will be held at 1 o'clock Monday after
noon in Sarepta Hall, for the purpose Of
nominating a candidate for Congress
| from this district. In addition the con-
vention will elect two delegates to the
Chicago convention and an equal number
| of alternates, a member of the state ex-
ecutive committee. five members of the
state committee and a chairman of the
congressional committee. Delegates from
every county in this congressional dis
| trict will attend.
Coming Meeting Of City Council.
| Many matters of Importance are slated
| for consideration at a meeting of city
council, which will be held Tuesday night.
! 1t is understood that the finance COM
mittee will make a favorable report on
| the proposition submitted some time ago
regarding Armory Hall. The proposition
| is that the city appropriate $4,000 for the
| improvement of the hall. and that the
| company make similar appropriation.
and after the completion of the work
deed the hall to the city, providing the
| city allows the company to use the hall.
! Many other matters of Importance are
slated for consideration.
The local chapter of the Daughters OF
| the Confederacy has begun to solicit con-
| tributions for the Confederate monument
to be erected in Arlington cemetery.
Transfer of Rixey to Marion.
| ~ JOucS ltlAcy, Hcdu VI tic COIdpSCO
Virginia Safe Deposit and Trust Corpora
ton. will be brought here Monday and
will go to the corporation court, when an
order will be formally entered for Rixey's
transfer. to the asylum for the criminal
insane at Marion, Va. AS already told
| in The Star, Rixey's attorneys after he
leaves Alexandria expect to institute
habeas corpus proceedings so that when
Rixey reaches Richmond papers will be
served opposing his transfer to Marion.
Rixey is now in the asylum at Staunton.
Va.
| Mr.. Thomas Chauncey, one of the
trustees and member of the board of
governors of the Alexandria Lodge, No.
| 75S, B. p. o. E., gave an "Alexandria's
Rag time Band dance Friday night in
| the auditorium of the Elks' Home. A
number Of guests from Baltimore, Wash
ington and Alexandria attended.
Alexandria Notes.
| With a membership of thirty-five, the
Council Degree of Pocahontas. a ladies'
auxiliary to the Improved Order of Red
| Men, has been organized here. Officers
| elected will be installed February % at
! the Young Peoples building Of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church South. They fol-
| low: Mrs W. s. Nickln, prophecies;