Evening star., 1913-11-20

ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Catholic Clergy Ends Its Semi
Annual Conference.
TO AID IN ROAD BUILDING
Engineer From U. S. Bureau Of Good
Roads Inspects Highway.
License for Peddlers.
TO AID IN ROAD BUILDING
Special Correspondence of The Star.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, November 90 1913.
The semi-annual conference Of the
Catholic clergy of northern Virginia,
which convened yesterday morning at
the rectory OF st. Mary's Church. was
concluded last night, and today all of
the attending priests left for their homes.
The conference was presided over by
RI. Rev. D. j. O'Connell, bishop OF the
diocese of Richmond, and twenty priests
were present
Papers on dogmatic and moral theology
and on sacred Scripture were read and
discussed Among those who read pa
pers We're Rev. CASTOR Payne. Clifton
Forge; Rev. E. j. Walsh. Norfolk, and
Rev. c. De Muyrick, Lynchburg.
Others attending were: The Very Rev.
]. O'Farrell, vicar general of the diocese
or Richmond: Revs- III. j. Cutler: Alex
andria; j. McVerry, Winchester; A. Hal
bleib, Norfolk: A. McKeefrey. Martins
burg, w. Va: A ]. Van Ingelgen, Falls
Church: j. Pohle. Bristow; F. ]. Lackey.
Clarendon. j. Gilsenanan. Harpers Ferry:
Il. Grove. Staunton; John Massey, New
port News: Joseph Perrig. Fredericks-
burg; Joseph Gryse. Falls Church; L. +.
Kelly. Alexandria,; F. J. Lucke, Alex
andria-
An engineer from the United States bu-
reau of good roads arrived here today
and inspected the roads proposed to be
improved In Mount Vernon district, Fair
fax county. He will be associated with
the state and county authorities in the
Improvement of thirty-three miles of tar
macadam roads in that district early next
spring.
Last of Series of Lectures.
The last of a series of three Reinicker
lectures for the season of 1913-1914
was delivered by Rev. W. III. Griffith
Thomas. ID. D., professor at Wycliffe
Theological Seminary Toronto. Canada.
this morning in the chapel of the
Episcopal Theological Seminary. His
subject was I'm the Present Day
A meeting of the coal dealers of the
city. with number of the principal
consumers. will be held at o'clock this
afternoon at the rooms of the chamber
of commerce for the purpose of decid-
ing whether or not action will be taken
before the interstate commerce COM
mission relative to the increase of 5
become operative March L. There will
be a hearing before the interstate COM
merce commission November "a.
Peddlers doing business in Alexandria
In the future will have to pay the re-
ouired license or else be subject to ar
rest and fine. This was decided last
night by the board of police commission
ers, which urged the chief of police to in
struct the members of the police force
to see that all peddlers and yenders sell
ing wares In Alexandria take out the nee
essary license
Commissioner Shinn and others dis
cussed the proposed fire alarm system
which was urged by the board. 1t was
decided to obtain the necessary figures
regarding the cost of modern system.
Death of Horace Bailey.
Horace Bailey sixty-eight years old.
died yesterday afternoon at his home at
Baileys Cross Roads. Fairfax county,
after long illness. The deceased is sur
vived by his wife and one son and three
daughters. His funeral will take place
at 3 o'clock tomorrow afternoon from the
Episcopal Chapel at Baileys Cross Roads.
Services will be conducted by Rev. DIR.
8. A Wallis of the Episcopal Theoiogi-
cal Seminary.
Mrs. Mary E. Allen, widow of James
Allen, died this morning at her home at
the northeast corner of Wilkes and Fair
fax streets. She was about seventy-fve
years old and is survived by a son and a
daughter.
lhe funeral of Richard n. Roland was
held at 3 o'clock this afternoon from his
late home. 22f North Royal street. Serv-
ices were conducted by Rev. Edgar Car
penter, rector of Grace Episcopal Church
Burial was made in Bethel cemetery
Members of r. Z. Lee Camp, Confed-
crate Veterans, and Oriental Lodge, No.
q, knights of Pythias, attended Mr. Ro-
land was one of the oldest past chancel-
lors of the knights Of Pythias.
William Duyall Swan has issued we'd
ding invitations for the marriage of
Miss Martha Swan of Washington and
Carroll H May of this city. The cere-
mony Will take place December and
will be followed by reception which
will be held from until 10 o'clock at
1895 Park road, Washington, d. c. Mr..
May is of John w. May, this
city
Alexandria Council, No. 5, Order of
Fraternal Americans will hold a meet
ing tonight. when arrangements will
be made for Thanksgiving services that
night at its hall Judge c. E. Nicol
will be among the speakers. Four can
didates will be initiated at the meeting
tonight
Miss Josephine Steiner daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Steiner. this city
and Raymond Money of Langdon. d. C..
were married yesterday afternoon al
Rockville. Md The couple will reside
here
A delegation of members of Old Do
minion Commandery. No. H. knights
Templar. will go to Culpeper tomor-
row night TO attend reception which
will be given to the grand comma nde
of the state by Fairfax Commandery
No. 25.
The Allison Women's Christian Tenn.
perance Union will hold a meeting this
afternoon at the Children'ss Home
j. O. Pickett of Cincinnati Ohio 1.
visiting his brother, George K Pickett