The Washington times., 1914-01-12
ALEXANDRIA.
WASHINGTON TINES BUREAU,
ALEXANDRIA. VA, JAN. Il.


An important conference of the city.
,ounty, and district officers and depart
1lental superintendents of the Alexan-
ira city, Alexandria county, and Fair
ak county Sunday School Associations
wiz be held in the Presbyterian Sun
Iy school house at Falls Church on
Iriday, January 9. At 3 o'clock there
III be separate departmental confer
.nces. followed by a Joint meeting Of
n delegates. Supper will be served to
attending.
At 7:30 O'Clock . mass meeting has
cen arranged, at which the secretary
the virginia Sunday School Associa-
ON will tell of his trip to the World $
ginday School Convention, held at
.urlch, Switzerland, and also give fur
,ner information relative to the State
invention to be held In LynchbrrE,
r'ebruary IS to 20, which VIII be at
landed by many delegates from this sec
ion Of Virginia.
The annual meeting OF the Chamber
e Commerce will be held tonight. Five
-irectors will be elected. and officers of
the association will be elected by the
BOARD of directors. --
The Bull line steamer Leslie K. Thur
low, with cargo Of fertilizer for the
Alexandria Fertilizer and Chemical
9OInpany. arrived here yesterday from
Coca Grande. s.--- . .s - -. ...
Miss Mary v. Cornell, aged sixty-fve
years. died Saturday night at the resi-
dence of her nephew, Ernest L. Cor
nell 2224 Duke street. Her funeral viii
take place on Tuesday and interment
viii be in the Bethel Cemetery.
Frank E. Wells, native Of Alexan-
5ria. died Sunday morning at Staunton,
Va He leaves a wife and six children
residing in this city, two sisters, Mrs.
Joseph H. Ramsay and Mrs. Louis
Riekers, and two brothers. William and
arthur Wells His body VIII be brought
lere for interment.
A congregation that filed the Wash
ngton Street Methodist Church last
night and also the Trinity Methodist
'hurch, where an overflow meeting had
0een arranged, took part in the union
lvangelistic services. The Rev. W. f.
Watson preached at the first named
:lJurch, and the Rev. C. r. Strausburg
Il the latter. Tonight's services will be
reid IN the Methodist Protestant Church
md the sermon viii be preached by the
Rev. W.. J. Morton, rector Of Christ
Episcopal Church.
The corporation court. with Judge l.
:. Barley, presiding. opened for the
anuary term today. An absolute di-
rorce was granted Alexander Dabney
rom Mamie Dabney on the ground of
Iesertion. Florence Gertrude Phillips
vas named as administrative Of the
estate Of Henry Clay Davis.
James o'Conne1, third wire president
of the American Federation of Labor
and president OF the metal trades de-
Rartment of that organization. will be
present at the meeting Of the Alex
aldria Trades Council tonight Presi-
lent O'Connen represented the trades
The American Federation of Labor at
Seattle.
It is announced Hon. Andrew ]. Mon
.ague, member of Congress from the
Third district of Virginia. and former
governor of the State, will address
The mass meeting for men at the West
minister building next Sunday afternoon.
In police court today Jchn Hansbor-
Ough was fined $40 and seIt TO Jail for
thirty days for setalinR a watch and
lob, the property OF Charles RidTell.
The articles were taken II ON Kidwei's
room on Friday night and solo to Jacob
Rose, pawnbroker, for 81 CO. During the
GeaT1ng IL developed that the pawn
broker had made no report Of the
transaction to the police. and his case
morning. Max Sperling charged with
siolating the Sunday law, had his case
continued until Tuesday.
Alexandria Lodge Of Elks, No. 81,
H-Ili hold a meeting tonight n Its home.