The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1916-03-08
LENTEN SEASON
BEGINS TODAY
Alexandria Services Planned
for Both Episcopal and
Catholic Churches.
REDUCE ENGINES SPEED
Order of Councilmen Cuts Limit Of
Auto Chemical Apparatus to
Fifteen Miles an Hour.
The Herald Bureau,
r. L. knight & Son,
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Alexandria. Va, March with serv-
ices in observance of Ash Wednesday,
the Lenten season will be opened to-
morrow morning in the Catholic. and
Episcopal churches.
At st. Mary's Church, masses will be
celebrated at $50 and 9 o'clock.
At Christ and st. Paurs Episcopal
churches services will be held at IL
O'Clock, and at Grace Episcopal Church
there will be communion at 40 o'clock
and prayer and address at 1870 o'clock
and evening prayer at 7:3O o'clock.
Arrangements have been made by the
three Episcopal churches to hold united
Lsnten services each Tuesday night, the
services to be held at different churches
IN turn.
The first service is scheduled to be
held In Grace Church on March A. Rev
DR.. De Vries, canon of the Cathedral in
Washington, will preach.
The second service will be held in
Christ Church on March q, and the
third service in st. Paurs Church on
-. March g.
Other Lenten services announced are
as follows: st. PauTs Church every
Wednesday and Thursday afternoons at
o'clock; Christ Church. every Wednes-
day and Friday afternoons at O'Clock,
and Thursday nights at p. m, the first
Thursday night service being planned for
March Is; Grace Church every Monday
afternoon at o'clock and wednesday
and Friday nights at $50 o'clock
BY order of the fire committee Of
city council the speed limit of the
new automobile chemical engine has
been reduced from twenty to fifteen
miles an hour in responding to fire
alarms. The committee, 1t is under
stood, will recommend reduced speed
for the horse -drawn apparatus also
The FIRE committee has adopted reso-
lutions thanking the crew Of the
Washington freboat Firehghter for
the efficient services given at the fire
on the night of February %, which
destroyed the warehouse of Walter
Roberts on the river front.
Announcement is made of the mar
rage of Miss Marie B. Drew, daugh-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph B. Drew.
Of this city, and Thomas E. Mills, of
Staunton, Va, which took place March
in Petersburg, Va. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. Father O'Hare.
The couple will be at home after
March IS at Lenofr City, Tenn
The Great Catastrophe" a comedy
in two acts, was presented last night
at the Del Ray schoolhouse for the
benefit Of the Emmanuel Episcopal
Chapel, Braddock Heights. Partici-
pants included Ivan Carpenter, George
Reynolds, F. R. Patten. Miss Dorothy
Sullivan, W. H Thorpe Miss Jeanette
Prossie and Miss Julia H. Duncan. The
Seminary Glee Club gave a number
Ofr selections and music was furnished
by the Potomac Orchestra.
Hal Pine, who was taken in custody
here Saturday afternoon at the instance
Of New York detectives, has been re-
leased from custody and was not taken
back to New York. His wife, Selma
Pine, was taken back to New York yes
terday to answer a charge OF obtaining
jeWelry valued at s24s from the firm of
r. H. Macy and Company by whom
she was formerly employed. No charge
is make by the detectives against Pine,
and his wife exonerated him Of any
knowledge Of the affair.
Funeral services for Mrs Annie L,
King were held this afternoon at her
home, SO Duke street. They were con-
Quoted by Rev. DR.. ]. W. Duffey, pastor
Of the NJ. E. Church. South, and Rev.
E. T. Kirkley, pastor Of the Methodist
Protestant Church.
In the Corporation Court today, Judge
L c. Barley presiding, a final decree
for divorce on the ground of desertion
was given in the sIit of Phelan c. Hawn
against Mary E. Hawn. Plaintiff was
represented by Attorney Gardner L.
Boothe.
The dance given by the Alexandria
Assembly tonight in the auditorium Of
the Elks' Home was largely attended.
Maggie A. Lewis and others have sold
to John Sisson a house and lot at the
southwest corner Of Wilkes and Henry
streets.
The funeral Of Arelius B. Grover will
take place at o'clock Wednesday after
noon from his late home, 916 Gibbon
street Services will be conducted by
Rev. Dr. John Lee Allison, pastor of
the Second Presbyterian Church.