The Washington times., 1915-12-29
ALEXANDRIA RED MEN
TO TREAT CHILDREN
EIks Gave Brilliant Dance.
Exercises At Churches New
Year Eve.

ALEXANDRIA. Dec. 29.-All ar
rangements have been completed for
the Christmas tree festival which Sem
mole Tribe of Red Men vii gVe to the
needy children of Alexandria tomorrow
night in the Young Peoples Building.
About 80 invitations have been issued
for the occasion, and the celebration
promises to be a success in every way.
Christmas stocking will be given to
each child, containing fruit, nuts, and
candy. besides some clothing and II
present of some toy. The committee
ment is composed of the following
members of the tribe: Walter >. Nick
lin. Harry II. Newton, Conway {.
Brawner, Roger G. Sullivan, and Ar
Three Sunday school celebrations take
place tonight. The main Sunday
schools of the Second Presbyterian
Methodist Protestant all hold their
Christmas festivals at 7:30 in their re-
spective auditoriums and Sunday school
rooms. Last night the main schools OF
the NJ. f.. Church South, the Second
Baptist, and Grace Episcopal churches
held their celebrations, and yesterday
afternoon the primary department OF
the NJ. f. Church South school held
its festival. But one more Sunday
school in the city remains to hold Il
festival that being the school of the
First Baptist Church. which Will hold
its entertainment tomorrow night in
the church auditorium.
Alexandria Lodge of Elks gave a
Christmas dance last night in the audi
torium of its home on Prince street.
More than hundred guests from
Washington alone attended the affair.
a special car having been provided for
their return to the Capital City. Sup
per was served in the rathskeller and
the whole affair was unusually brilliant.
Decorations were of Christmas greens
and palms.
Only two Alexandria churches will
hold exercises in connection with the
passing away of the old year. the Sec
ond Baptist and the Trinity Methodist.
The first named church will hold a big
reception for its members from 7:3O
p. m. New Year eve until II o'clock.
From then until midnight, special re-
ligious services will be conducted by the
pastor the Rev. O. W. Triplett. to
Church watch night" services will be
held from 10 until midnight, conducted
by the Rev. Lyttleton NJ. Ferguson,
pastor.
Funeral services for Mrs. Lena Kob-
lein. who died Monday night at her
home in Dey Ray. will be held at $50
o'clock tomorrow morning and at St
Mary catholic Church Interment will
be in st. Mary's Cemetery.
The funeral of little Allen p. John
son. the six-month-old son of Mr. and
Mrs. Allan p. Johnson, who died Mon
day night. will be held at 3 o'clock this
afternoon from the residence of his
era ndparents, Mr.. and Mrs. W. b.
Aecher, where the death occurred. and
will be conducted by tho Rev. Edsar
CARPENTER. rector of Grace Episcopal
Church.
The three remaining nights in the year
1S1S will be the dates of the holiday
dances of three dancing clubs OF .Nlex-
andria. The one taking place tonight
will be the Christmas gerIuar OF the
Junior Assembly, the biggest event that
organization gives during the season. at
which large number Of town
guests are expected. Tomorrow night
the holiday dance Of the Alexandria
Assembly vill I've given, and on Now
Year Eve tn" .tl"xandria German Club
will dance the old year out. The Ju-
nor German Cluh meets the afternoon
of New Year Eve.
Tho alumni Of tho Alexandria High
School will bc entertained Friday after
noon. December 81. by Miss Corinno
Roardon. who is president of the alumni
asSocia tiOn that organized this sum.
mer. at her home in Prince street.
the MAY presented bv the pupils of st
Pauls Sunday school at the Norton
Memorial last night.