Evening star., 1915-11-21
ALEXANDR|AAFFA|RS'
Union Services Planned for
Thanksgiving Day.
DINNERS FOR THE POOR
Several Foot Ball Games Also Are
Scheduled for
Thursday.
pecial Correspondence of The Star.

ALEXANDRIA,, va, november lV.-
Church services, family reunions and
special dinners for the inmates Of the
various institutions are among the fea-
lures planned for the observance of
Thanksgiving here. In addition there
will be several games of foot ball.
The annual union Thanksgiving serv-
ices will be held at II o'clock Thurs
day morning in the Second Presbyte-
rian Church. The sermon will be
preached by Rev. Edward kirkley, pas
tor of the Methodist Protestant Church.
A collection will be taken up for the
Children's Home. At the Children's
Home special dinner will be prepared
for the little ones. Inmates of the
Anne Lee Memorial Home for the Aged
also will be given a special dinner.
The public schools here will close
wednesday afternoon for the Thanks
giving holidays and will not reopen
until the following Monday in order to
give the teachers an opportunity to
attend the State Teachers Association.
which will meet in Richmond.
Members of James w. Jackson Coun-
can Mechanics. will attend services
Sunday night. November 2S, at 1880
o'clock, at Trinity NJ. E. Church, at
which time special patriotic Thanks
giving sermon will be preached to them
by Rev. L. NJ. Ferguson. pastor. Mem
bers of Belle Haven Council, No. 81,
Jr. O. U. A. NJ, and Friendship Council,
No. %, Sons and Daughters Of Liberty,
have been invited to attend.
Council to Meet Tuesday.
1t is expected that a petition from
the Alexandria Automobile Club ask
ing that the city's streets be lettered
will be presented to city council at its
meeting Tuesday night.
A report also will be received from a
committee of business men asking that
In addition to the foregoing consid-
erable routine business also will be up
for consideration.
The various societies that will par
ticipate in the parade tomorrow aft
ernoon, at 2:30 o'clock, in connection
with the laying Of the corner stone
Of st. Josephs Catholic Church, will
meet at Royal and Duke streets
and march in body to Columbus and
Wythe streets, where the exercises will
be held, beginning at 8 o'clock.
Invitations have been sent out by AL
exandria Lodge of Elks to the members
of that organization for it's annual me-
mortal exercises. which will be held Sun
day night December in the auditorium
of its home. The speakers will be Cole
lima, and Representative Nicol, also of
South Carolina.
A ten-foot granolithic sidewalk is be-
ing placed in position together with
granite curbing and a vftrified brick but
ter, on the north side of Cameron street
between West and Payne streets. ad-
Joining the new public high school build
ing.
While patrolling his beat in the vi,in-
ity of the city Jail at midnight last
night Policeman Miller ran down and
captured large opossum which he now
has Gagged in the back yard of his homo.
Policeman Miller expects to have an I'M
usually good Thanksgiving dinner
John D. Normoyle. real estate dealer,
has sold for Emanuel ]. Webster of
Washington the frame dwelling and two
lots at the southeast corner of Alfred
and Wilkes streets and also four frame
dwellings known as $40. 812. S14 and s16
Wilkes streets. to Mrs. Evelyn S. Drawn.
er. deed of transfer was recorded to-
day.
Unable to get a fngerprint expert,
the police have dropped this part of
their plans in the investigation of the
robbery Of the safe of the King Realty
Company. loan Office located at SIG
King street. which was robbed of $135
last night or this morning. The robber
knew the combination of the safe, and
his only trouble was in breaking the
small iron door of the cash box.
Leaves Estate to Husband.
The will of the late Matilda J. Raf-
ferty was admitted to probate today in
the corporation court. Her estate is
left to her husband. John T Rafferty,,
and she also names him as executor.
The instrument is dated May IL, 1915.
The United States board of labor en-
ployment announces that an open COM
petitive examination will be held De-
cember for the custodian service
here. The position pays a salary of
5000 year.
The Alexandria High School Literary
Society tonight debated on the aues-
ton of increased national defense, A
large number of students of the de-
batting class attended.
Mrs H. Talbot McCuen was operated
on for appendicitis at the Alexandria
Hospital last night by Drs Moore, Nc
CURE and Powell. Her condition is
reported to be favorable.
A Dutch supper will be served Tues
day night in the Westminster building
OF the Second Presbyterian Church.
Ministers attending the Baptist con-
vention at Clarendon will occupy the
pulpit at the First llptist Church
tomorrow.
A J. Payne has been reappointed
game warden for Fairfax county by
Judge j. B. T. Thornton of the circuit
court.