Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-29
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS.
st. Rita's Church to Be Dedi-
Gated About October II.
PAVING ORDINANCES PASS
Aldermen Vote Improvement for
Lee Street-Firemen Back
From Convention.

Special Correspondence Of The STAR.
ALEXANDRIA. Va, August 9.-S.
Rita's Catholic Church at Mount Ida.
Alexandria county. will be formally dedi-
Gated about October H. Ri. Rev. d. ].
O'Connell, bishop of the diocese. and a
number Of distinguished Catholic clergy
will be present on that occasion. The
work of putting the finishing touches on
the new ediflce Is now rapidly pearing
completion.
Private dedicatory services of the
and in all probability will be conducted
by Rev. n. ]. Cutler, pastor Of st. Mary's
Church, this city.
The church will be under the super
vision Of st. Mary's parish. this city. II
is . one-story structure Of black and red
brick. sixty by forty feet It's basement,
now complete, Will be used for Sunday
school purposes. Tho church has a seat.
ing capacity of 21O. Ground for the
church was broken March q. 1914, and
the corner stone was. laid May IL by Mgr
Bonzano. papal delegate. under the aus
pieces Of Alexandria Division. No. /, An
cient Order Of Hibernians
Julian d. knight OF this city is the
contractor and the new church will cost
about $4,000.
Paving Ordinances Passed.
At a called meeting Of the board of al
dermen held at l o'clock this Afternoon
two ordinances for the paving OF two
squares on Lee between King and Queen
streets were passed. The property own
ers on these two squares agreed to pay
their proportion Of the cost incident tt
the work.
Both squares will be paved with vitri
walks will be laid on either side. Tit
sum of "a. 900 Is appropriated for the i'm
provement of each square. Propert!
owners will pay $3.50 per lineal foot.
The ordinances were passed by thu
common council at meeting held Jul!
IA.
The passage of the above ordinance II
the last official act of the present boart
of aldermen, inasmuch as a new boart
will be indicted into Office September 1
Eunice. the three-year-old daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Lovelace, living II
West End. was badly bitten on the fingers
yesterday while feeding a pig. Her in
juries were dressed by DR.. r. Lee Will
kins.
The meeting Of the ladies' committee tc
arrange Tor the bazaar 10 Ue HelO oCtOoei
1922 by Virginia Lodge. No. 1915. Loya
Order Of Moose. was adjourned over last
night until Friday night. The bazaar
will be held in the hall OF the Richmond
Theater.
The local board of civil service exam.
liners announces it will hold examinations
here September 1921 and October 14-1s
for the following positions: District in
spector. migratory bird law; assistant su.
perintendent Of construction; ship drafts.
man copyist ship craftsman, and special
list in industrial education. all male
Return From Convention.
The sixty Alexandria fremen- who have
been attending the state convention Of
f1remen in Portsmouth, Va, returned
home this morning on the steamer South
land.
The funeral Of Miss Hulda Stephenson
took place at o'clock this Afternoon
from her late home, 221 South Lee street
Services were conducted by Rev. Edgar
Carpenter, rector of Grace P. E. Church
and burial was made in Bethel cemetery
The body of William F. Boteler, colored
thirty years old, who died in Washing
ton, was brought here today and taken tt
Demaines undertaking chapel. from
whence the funeral will take place a
2 80 o'clock tomorrow afternoon.