The Washington herald., 1915-10-09
GROUND broken
!. FOR new Church
Catholics of Alexandria Plan
Edifce for Colored
Residents.
FATHER KELLY IS PASTOR
Board of Tax Review Makes An
nouncement- Mrs. Helen Harlow
/Dead-Masons Pay Visit.

Z Alexandria. Va. Oct. s.-Ground was
broken at o'clock this afternoon
Tor the erection of st. Joseph's Cath
Ollie Church at the corner of Columbus
ana Wythe streets. The first spade
OF earth was dug by Rev. Joseph
Kelly. S. j.. Of Baltimore, who will
be the pastor of the new church. The
church will be for colored people.
The ceremony of breaking the
ground was witnessed by Rev. Louis
Smet, pastor of st. Mary's Catholic
Church. this city. and Rev. Lawrence
F. Kelly, the assistant pastor. together
with number Of parishioners of st.
Mary's Church and a number Of col
ored persons interested in the new
edifice. Short addresses were made
by the three priests and several lay
men.
The structure will be two stories
high and of brick with stone trim
mings. 1t will be a combination
church and school. The church will
have a seating capacity of $50. 1t Is
expected that 1t will be completed In
| three months.
Rev. Joseph Kelly. the pastor. is in
terested in the evangelization Of the
colored race. and the society of priests
of which he is a member looks after
churches for colored people and
schools as well. The new edifice will
cost about $4,000. The plans for It
| were prepared by Architects Murphy
and Olmsted, of Washington. and the
builder is S. D. De Vaughan & Son.
| this city.
When the local board of tax review
met this morning in the Corporation
Court room it announced that October
| Is will be the last day in which w.
N. Lipscomb. examiner of records of
the Sixteenth judicial circuit. can file
his returns for 1915 and the public is
given until October Is to file objec-
tions to Mr.. LipscomHs returns.
The most important announcement
made by the board was that it had
definitely decided to refrain from con-
sidering omitted returns for years
prior to 1915. Examiner Lipscomb
stated that he was ready to present
returns of omitted taxes. but upon the
withdraw his report of such omis-
sions.
Among the reasons set forth by the
board for its action are: There does
not seem to be a definite policy. While
the law permits going back to 1876.
the board thinks such matters should
be continued so as to allow the de-
termination of a definite policy gen.
orally throughout the State SO that the |
The board also expressed the opinion |
that taking up anything prior to 1915 !
taxes would not give sufficient time for |
1915 matters.
Mrs. Helen Harlow. wife of Michael |
3. Harlow. a former resident of Alex
andria, died about 5 o'clock this after
noon at her summer home at Murkirk.
Md. Mrs. Harlow. besides her hus-
band. who was for many years city
treasurer of Alexandria, is survived by
one son and four daughters. 1t is ex-
pected that the body will be brought
to this city for burial.
The annual visitation of Alexandria
Washington Lodge Of Masons to Andrew
Jackson Lodge was made last night, at
which time an official visit was made by
NJ. Z. Church, district deputy grand mas
ter. Falls Church. The master Mason de-
gree was conferred by officers of Alexan-
dria- Washington Lodge, and speeches
were made by Mr.. Church. Rev. DR.. ].
L. Allison and Charles E. Tennesson.
Col. Alex NJ. Damon. field secretary Of
the Salvation Army. of New York, will
speak Sunday morning in st. Paul's p
f. Church, and at o'clock Sunday aft
ernoon he will deliver an address in the
Richmond Theater, taking for his subject
I'm Darkest America" The lecture will
be illustrated by Is views. Sunday night
he will speak in the NJ. f. Church South,
and his subject will be 1.-The Call Of
God"
Announcement is made of the marriage
Of Miss Beulah Alan Roberts, daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Nathan Spencer Roberts,
Of Winchester, Va, and H. Noel Garner,
Of this city. which took place at ) o'clock
yesterday afternoon in Washington. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. Henry ,
E. Brundage. a Presbyterian minister. |
Following the wedding Mr.. and Mrs. Gar
ner left for a Southern bridal trip After '
November 20 they will be at home at 3OS
North Columbus street this city. The I
bridegroom is wellknown attorney.