The Washington herald., 1915-11-26
Church TO WIN
BY turks FALL
Alexandra Pastor Says Weak
ened Mohammedanism Will
Hasten Christ's Kingdom.
UNION SERVICES HELD
Workmen Unearth Old Wine Vault.
Thanksgiving Day Observed by
Virginia City.
UNION SERVICES HELD

Alexandria. Va. Nov. '25.-The setting
up OF Christ's kingdom viii be brought
about by the downfall of Turkey. as a
nation, the humiliation of Mahommedan-
ism as a religious power, and the res
toration of the Jews as a nation. ac-
cording to Rev. Edward T. Kirkley,
pastor Of the Methodist Protestant
Church, who preached today at unioa
services In Second Presbyterian Church.
IF we expect Jesus to be King OF
this country We must clean up liquor
traffic, white slavery. Corrupt politics.
injustice between capital and labor, and
immortality said the speaker. "worlo-
wide peace will come only through Jesus,
and 1t cannot be bought with money"
Congregations of the Second. Presby-
terrain, First and Second Baptist,
Methodist Episcopal South. Trinity
Methodist, and Methodist Protestant
Churches took part. a collection was
taken up for the Children's Home.
Services also were held in the Catholic
and Episcopal Churches. Inmates of
the various institutions in the city were
made happy with big Thanksgiving
dinners.
At noon practically all business was
suspended. Large numbers OF tourists
visited Mount Vernon during the day.
Many donations were received during
the day at the Alexandria Hospital.
ChiIdren's Home. and Anne Lee Memorial
Home.
An old vault. believed by many to have
been used as wine vault by former &C.
cupants OF the house at the northeast
corner of Fairfax and Cameron streets.
now the Anne Lee Memorial Home for
the Aged. was unearthed today by work
men. 1t is of brick and was about four
feet under the ground. The workmen
are excavating directly in the rear OF the
aforementioned home. the "trip OF land
having recently been acquired by the
Corby Bakery to be used as a driveway
to its plant. which faces on Lee street.
To raise funds for its annual Christmas
charities. Alexandria Lodge. No. 75s.
Benevolent and Protective Order Of Elks,
will give a euchre and dance at its hall
Thursday night. December O. Money from
with seasonable goods and distributed
among the worthy poor of the city.
Representative Charles c. Carlin will
deliver the memorial address before
Newport News Lodge of Elks Sunday
night, December 5. Robert S. Barrett, of
this city, will speak before Bluefield
Lodge at Bluefield. W. Va. Mr.. Barrett
will be accompanied by James w. Bales.
president OF the State Association of
Elks-
The annual inspection OF Canton No. ],
Patriarchs Militant, l. o. o. F., will take
place at S o'clock Monday night at odd
Fellows Hall Arrangements have been
made by the Ladies' Auxiliary to serve
an oyster supper in the assembly hail
from 5 to 9 O'Clock that evening.
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comedy entitled The Country Store at
at the Young Mems Sodality Lyceum
tomorrow friday night for the benefit
of Mrs. George T. Craven.
Maroon and White" published by the
students of the Alexandra High School,
has just been published for the current
month. Dolly NJ. Callahan is editor-in-
chief.
The funeral of Mrs. octavia Walker. |
who died yesterday afternoon, will take
place at 10 o'clock Saturday morning
from her late home, SO Duke street. !
Services will be conducted by Rev. L. !
V. REGISTER, formerly presiding elder OF
Washington District Methodist Erisco-
pal Church, South
Andrew Jackson lodge of Masons to-
night paid its annual visitation to Alex
andria-Washington Lodge. the Master
Mason degree being conferred by officers
Of the Alexandria Washington Lodge.
Friendship Council, No. Is. Sons and
Daughters of Liberty, will hold a social
at their hall tomorrow night
A recent publication OF the Dominion
department of immigration shows that
only l44,7s9 immigrants arrived in Canada
during the fiscal year ended March 81,
as compared with 107,530 in 1914 The
problem OF immigration after the war is
already being discussed in Canada and