Evening star., 1914-10-24
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Virginia D. A. R. to Begin An
ruaI Conference Tuesday.
SESSION LASTS TWO DAYS
Evangelist Starke to End Revival
Meetings Tomorrow-Funeral
of Mrs. Watkins.


ALEXANDRIA. Va, October 24.-The
eighteenth annual conference of the
Daughters of the American Revolution
of the state of Virginia will convene at
IL o'clock Tuesday morning in the au-
ditorium of the Wagar apartments.
More than fifty delegates are expected
to attend the conference which will
end its sessions Wednesday night with
the election of officers.
Mount Vernon Chapter. D. A. R., this
city. will be host to the visitors dur
ing their sessions here, and delegates
will be guests of the different men,
bers of the chapter. Many are expect
ed to arrive Monday afternoon. The
local chapter has completed all ar
rangements for the entertainment of
the visitors. Several entertainments
will be given. Sessions of the confer
ence will be open to the public.
The conference will be presided over
by Mrs. James F. Maupin, state regent.
Following the calling of the convention
to order prayer will be offered by Rev.
W j. Morton. On behalf of Mount
will be made by Mrs. W. J. Morton, re-
gent, which will be responded to by
Mrs. Maupin.
Committees in Charge.
Committees of the local chapter in
charge of the affair are:
Arrangements. Mrs. W. ]. Morton
(chairman). Mrs. w. J. Boothe Mrs. w.
A. Smoot (chairmant and Mrs. Rob-
Miss Mamie Norton; program, Mrs. W.
A. Smooth (chairman) and Mrs. Rob-
ert Powell; transportation, Miss Nam
ME Norton (chairman) and Mrs. T. b.
Cochran: invitation, Miss Margaret
Ashby (chairman). Mrs w. r. Purvis
and Mrs. S. l.. Monroe: entertainment,
Mrs w B. Smoot (chairman), Mrs. T.
w Robinson and Mrs. w. J. Boothe;
luncheon and hall. Mrs. George Uhler
Chairman, Miss Philippa wattles. Mrs.
and Miss Nellie Uhler: badges, Miss
Elizabeth Janney (ehairman) and Mrs.
Ilewellyn Powell: decoration, Mrs w
a. Smoot, jr- chairman), Miss Caro-
line Wise, Mrs. Steuart Jameson and
MISS Nellie Chler; press and printing,
Mrs. S. L. Monroe tchairman) and Mrs.
Hubert Snowden; reception, Mrs. Will
lam Pafa Watties ; tchalrman), Mrs. Wilbur
Wattles. Mrs: David Rust, Mrs. G. L.
Boothe. Mrs. Marshall Macdonald, Mrs
Lorenzo Lewis, Mrs. Mary franklin and
Miss Josie Robinson.
the following young women will act
as pages to the conference: Misses Ell
sic Snowden. Dorsey Ashton, Nellie
uhler, Katherine Waller, Mary Ran
dolph, Alice Anderton. Esther Burke,
Della Phillips. Elizabeth Boothe Col
1ins Jones. Sarah Cox and Julia Bos-
well.
Revivals End Tomorrow.
Evangelist Lee Starke. who for the
past three weeks has been conducting
revival services in Alexandria, will
complete his Iabors tomorrow with
three meetings. At II o'clock in the
morning he will preach in the Meth
odist Episcopal Church South, taking
for his subject Seeing Jesus" At
O'Clock in the afternoon he will ad-
dress mems mass meeting in the Sur
What Shall We Do With Our Chill
dren?" The Second Coming of Christ
will be his subject at the night serv-
ices at the Methodist Episcopal Church
South. Tonight he will preach before
railroad men, taking for his subject
The Gospel Train
The funeral of Mrs. Sarah c. Watkins
will take place at o'clock this after
noon from her late home, 1011 King
street. Services will be conducted by
Rev. DR.. D. H. Kern, presiding elder of
the Washington district of the NJ E.
Church South. assisted by Rev. DR.. j.
w. Duhey, pastor of the NJ. E. Church
South. Burial will be made in Bethel
r. Lee wilkins, NJ. L. Dinwiddie, ]. T.
Preston, George Keys, F. ]. Pollard and
Herbert Graves.
Lecture on Holy Land.
Rev. w. A. Melvin of Washington
will, Tuesday night. deliver an Illus
trated lecture on The Holy Land" at
the Methodist Protestant Church. Rev.
Mr.. Melvin has just returned from a
trip to the Holy Land.
Rev. Father Charles F. Hannigan will
deliver an address on the Catholic re-
ligion for colored people Sunday, No
vember 1. and the first Sunday of each
month thereafter.
The Cameron Club has arranged for
a Halloween party in the auditorium
of the Elks' home next Saturday
night Proceeds will be for the visit
ing nurse at the public schools.
Mrs. Marjorie c. Adamson, formerly
1natron of the Alexandria Hospital,
more recently of Salisbury, Md, is now
"a patient at the Alexandria Hospital.