Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-18

! a church at this place originated with
the Ladies Seminarian Society, this city,
and was started with a Sunday school in
! October. 1912. This was attended by
Catholic Society was then formed to
raise funds for the work. and afterward
two lots for the erection of the church
We're donated by ]. S. Groves.
Guests of Mount Vernon Association.
Members of the Virginia Press Asso-
citation. who will convene in annual ses-
sion in this city June % next, will be
the guests of the Mount Vernon Ladies
| Association at Mount Vernon, having been
invited in a letter from Mrs Elizabeth
| w. \. Pringle. corresponding secretary
| of the association. The resolution was
offered by Miss Wilder. vice regent for
Georgia, and seconded by Mrs. King, vice
regent for Louisiana
Rev. DIR. John Lee Allison. pastor Of
the Second Presbyterian Church, at the
morning services at that church yester-
day preached a sermon, Peace. Dur
ing the course of his remarks he COM
nlended President Wilson for his advo-
cacy of peace and stated that the United
States, he believes is ordained as a
leader in the world peace movement
DR.. Allison also declared that while he
believes in an adequate army and navy,
yet the peace movement should De en-
good will and friendship among the ma
tons of the earth.
| Purvis TAYLOR, son of Mrs. Charles ).
Taylor Of this city, was injured in an ele-
vator accident in Atlanta, Ca, Satur-
day and his foot SO badly crushed that
amputation was necessary.
A delegation of members of Mount
| Vernon Chapter. No. IA. Royal Arch
| Masons has arranged to attend Ascen-
sion day services Thursday night under
the auspices of Orient Commandery,
| Washington. They will leave here on
| the $50 o'Slock train.
! Members of the loca, commandery will
attend services in body Sunday after
noon at the NJ. 2. Church, when ser
! mon will be preached By Rev. {. X.
| Strausburg, pastor.
| Off for Retailers Meeting.
/ r. E. Knight. state vice president of the
Retail Merchants Association. and Harrie
| White secretary of the local association.
/ leave Wednesday for Richmond to attend
| The annual meeting of the state organiza-
| ton Wednesday and Thursday Mr..
| White expects TO perfect an organization
| OF state secretaries of the association.
! white man named Mitchell. twenty
! four years old. charged by the police
| with stealing S104 from j. w. Meorray,
/ The Plains Fauquier county, Va, was
i taken to that place this morning. The
| police say that the accused had S1OI. 4S
| in his possession when taken into custody.
The Alexandria hospital building fund
! is now $50 1O7. %. New contributions re-
| ceived today amount to $50 They fol-
| low: r. j. Fannon. $50; Mrs. John A.
Marshall. $40: George A. Hulfish, Mon
! tana, So. W. w. Domaine: jr.. 81. Ladies
| of st. Ritas Catholic Church. Mount ida,
hold friendly party tonight at Odd Eel
| lows Hall for the hospital building fund.
/. Funerals.
| The funeral of Magnus Schiller took
place this morning from St Mary's
Catholic Church. Rev. II. j. Cutler. pas
| tor, officiating. and burial was made in
st. Mary's cemetery. Pallbearers were
George n. Schwarzmann, Z. E. Down
| ham, j. West, August Gaines. w. H.
I Hellmuth and Henry Busher, the latter
| of Washington.
! William Eright's funeral took place
yesterday afternoon from 1855 Duke
street Services Were conducted by
Rev. Edgar Carpenter, rector of Grace
p L. Church Burial was in Bethel
! cemetery.
! The body of Miss Mary Foley, who
died in Norfolk, Va. last night will
! be brought here tomorrow for burial.
and her funeral will take place at $3.50
O'Clock from st. Mary's Catholic
| Church.