The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-12-31
ALEXANDRIANS WILL
have week OF PRAYER
Churches Will Hold Special Union
Services-Andrew Aitcheson
Dead.

Alexandria, Va. Dec. 3O-"week of
each night. beginning Monday and end
ing Friday. in the different churches OF
the city. The meetings will be union
prayer services, and will be under the
auspices of the Pastors Association Of
the city.
The program of exercises will be as
| follows: INADVERTENTLY NJ. Z. Church,
address. Prayer for Nations and Rul-
ers," Rev. w. F. Watson, ID. D., pastor
of First Baptist Church. Tuesday-Meth
odist Episcopal Church South, address.
Family Religion" Rev. DR.. John Lee
Allison. pastor of Second Presbyterian
Church. Wednesday-Christ P. Z. Church.
address, Schools and Colleges" Rev.
DIR. J. w. Duffey, pastor OF the Meth
odist Episcopal Church South. Thurs
day-Second Presbyterian Church, adj
dress. Worldwide Missions" Rev. G.
A. Luttrell pastor of Trinity NJ. E.
Church. Friday-First Baptist Church,
address, World Peace" Rev. W. J.
Morton. rector of Christ p. +. Church.
Andrew Aitcheson. elghty-seven years
old. died at o'clock this morning at his
home 200 Duke street. He was a native
most of his life. Mr. Aitcheson was a
machinist. and for a number OF years
was employed in the Southern Railway
shops in this city, later serving in sim
liar capacity at the Washington Navy
Yard. Owing to his advanced years he
had recently retired from his employ
ment. Two daughters and three sons
survive: Mrs. W. +. II. Finke. Miss
Louise Aitcheson, Andrew W. Benjamin
Men. and Jefferson Aitcheson. His funer-
al will take place from his late home at
o'clock Friday afternoon. Services will
be conducted by Rev. Z. p. Phillips, rec
tor of ST. Paurs p E. Church.
The funeral Of Thomas Morris. eighty
five years old. who died yesterday at the
Alexandria Hospital. will take place at
$50 o'clock tomorrow morning from st.
Mary's Catholic Church. Mr.. Morris was
a native OF Nelson County. Va. and up |
TO the time OF his death was employed |
on the farm Of John McWilliams, in Fair |
fax County.
The body Of Patrick H. Hayes, q |
former resident who died in Washington |
Monday. will be brought here tomorrow |
for burial in St Marys Cemetery. For
many years Mr.. HAYES was a resident of |
Alexandria, and for a number Of years |
was a member OF the Alexandria police |
force.
The pa ssing OF the old year and birth |
Of the new one will be watched by many |
citizens tomorrow night. Watch night |
services will be held in the First Baptist, |
NJ. f. South and Trinity NJ f. churches. |
At these churches services will begin at |
10 O'Clock.
Many private clubs have arranged spe-
cial programs.
The bells throughout the city will be
ruIng, and noisy welcome will be given /
the new year.
For the accommodation Of those who
go to Washington. the WashinEtOn-Nir-
ginia Railway Company will put on an
extra train. which will leave Washington
for Alexandria at Ills a. m. Friday
morning.
Sunday school Christmas celebrations
were held tonight at the First Baptist
and Methodist Protestant churches. Spe-
cial musical and literary programs were
given at each.
Allen G. Shirley. ten years old. was
badly bitten on the upper lip by dog
while in a house on Alfred street be-
tween King and Cameron streets last
night. The lads wounds were Cauter-
lied by DIR. s. B. Moore.
The Allison W. c. T. L. will hold an
important business meeting at ! o'clock
tomorrow night in the Children's Home.
Clerks and carriers in the city post
office were entertained at a luncheon
last night by DIR. william NJ. Smith.
postmaster. at his home. Ill North
Alfred street.
J. Ellis Norris. manager for R. C.
Dunn & Co, Havana. Cuba. is visiting
his parents for the holidays in this city.
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Warfield. jr.
have returned from Philadelphia, where
they attended the funeral OF L. Frank
Stearns, father of Mrs. Warfield. He
was well known in Alexandria, where
he was n frequent visitor.