The Washington herald., 1913-11-27
ALEXANDRIA PROGRAM
FOR THANKSGIVING
All Churches VIII Hold Services and
Funds Will Be Raised for Chill
dren's Home and Hospital
POOR TO BE GIVEN DINNER

Alexandria, Va, November a.-Thanks-
giving will be observed here with services
At all of the churches, a dinner for the
needy children of the city given by the
two tribes of Red Men, and special
Thanksgiving exercises by two fraternal
organizations.
The day also will be marked by a gen.
eral suspension of business. 1t will be
donation day, and the Alexandria Hos
pital and the Children's Home. Both
Of these institutions have asked for aid
The city postoffice will have one de-
livery from s o'clock in the morning, and
the stamp window will be open from un-
til 10 o'clock. Public and private schools
of the city closed this afternoon for the
Thanksgiving holidays, and will not re-
open until Monday morning.
Six Protestant churches will unite in
Union Thanksgiving services. which will
be held at II o'clock at the First Baptist
Church. A sermon will be preached by
the Rev. c. R. Strausburg, pastor of the
Methodist Protestant Church An Of
fering will be taken up for the Children's
Home.
The occupants of the Children's Home
will attend the services Services will be
held at Christ, Grace, and st. PauIs
Episcopal Churches at II o'clock
At st. Mary's Catholic Church masses
Will be celebrated at 6 and o'clock.
More than 100 needy children of the
city will be rendered Thanksgiving
dinner from I2:3O until 2:3O o'clock at the
Young Peoples Building, given by Osce~
ella and Seminole Tribes of Red Men. The
dinner will be served by a committee OF
women. Ministers will make short talks
to the children. Among the special
guests Of the Red Men will be all of the
children from the Children's Home.
Alexandria Council, Order of Fraternal
mill hn1 al n n u
ing services at its hall at O'Clock at
night Among the. sneakers will be
Judge c. E. Nicol and others.
A social session and drill also will
be held at Odd Fellows Hall tomorrow
night by Canton Alexandria, No. l, Pa
triarch Militant. The ladies' auxiliary
has prepared a special programme for
the occasion.
Charles SSrrelI, arrested several days
ago with three other men following a
raid made on the saloon conducted by
George S. Finch, in which the police
recovered two wagon loads of merchan-
disc, today was released on 5000 bond
on his recognizance to appear in the
Police Court Monday morning before
- Justice Cation when preliminary hearings
will be given.
.. II.
delivered an illustrated lecture on Brazil
at the Westminster building OF the
Second Presbyterian Church before a
large audience. DIR. Cannon is doing
missionary work in Brazil, being sup
ported by the local church in that work.
Gunston Hall, incorporated of this
city, has been granted charter by the
State Corporation Commission with a
capital stock OF S15,OOO. Orficers are Eliza
beth H. Mason, president; Richard n.
Mason, secretary, both of Washington.
An injunction restraining the enforce
rnent of the payment of a judgment for
4S66 in favor of Carter Brothers was
given William B. Nowlin in the Corpora
ton Court today. Nowlin is now a pris-
oner in the city Jail, serving six
months sentence for the theft Of wire.
In the Circuit Court for this city in
vacation today Robert H. Cox, city SER
geant. was appointed sergeant admins
traitor of the estate Of Mary H. CASTOR.
In the same court Dora L. Mangrum
qualified as Administrative of the estate
of the late ]. W. Mangrum.
With the election of the following off,
GERS, the odd Fellows Athletic Asoscia-
tion has been organized: Grafton c.
Trenary, president; w. E Latham, jr,
first vice president; A. ]. Clark. secre-
tary. This association will hold meetings
in the assembly hall room of Odd Fell