Evening star., 1916-05-08
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
New Catholic Church for Co..
ored to Be Dedicated Sunday.
MANY NOTABLES TO ATTEND
Holy Name Society Hears Speakers
From Washington-Chamber of
Commerce Meets Tonight.


ALEXANDRIA,, Va. May S-St Jo-
seph's catholic Church, for colored peo-
pie. just completed at northeast corner
of Columbus and Wythe streets. will
he formally dedicated at 10 o'clock Sun
day morning. Following the ceremonies
incident to the dedicatory services there
VIII he solemn high mass Participate
lnc in the services of dedication, which
viii he conducted by Rev. -. J. O'Con-
nell bishop of the diocese of Richmond.
will he a large number of distinguish ed
Catholic clergy from Washington Bal
timore, Philadelphia and other points.
Rev. Joseph J. Kelly of this city. pas
tor of the new church, will be celebran Mt
of the mass: Rev Louis Pastorelli. rec
tor of ST. Ioseph's Seminary. Baltimore.
viii he deacon. and Rev. c. F. Hannigan
of Richmond subdeacon.
Those who will be chanters will in
clude Rev. Louis Smet, pastor of St
Mary's Catholic Church. this city: Rev
Or. Dougherty, vice president of the
Catholic University of America; Rev.
Timothy Marooney of the Catholic Uni
versity of America: Rev. Louis F. kel-
y of Holy Cross College Baltimore;
Rev. J. \. Delaney of Holy Cross Col
lege. Washington: Ri Rev. Mgr. J. p.
Turner, Philadelphia: Rev. William A
I'i dhE. ftN- Joseph A MctOllOuSn
Rev. J. A. Hughes, Rev. Joseph OHara
all of Philadelphia.
st. Joseph's choir. composed of col
ored people. trained for the past two
Years under the direction of Miss Mary
Dewitt, will sing at the mass This
cholr is now regarded as one of the
best trained colored choirs in the state
rejecting great credit on the trainer.
Attending the ceremonies of dedi-
cation viii be the members Of the
r. n Drr6c ion ,<,1t.
church this city. to whom an invi-
taton was extended Yesterday
Ground for this church was broken
October s. 1915. The structure is brick
with stone trimmings and has a seat
ing capacity of about $50. 1t cost
shout $4,000. Plans were prepared
by Murphy & Olms,ed of Washin gton
and the builder was Samuel DE
Vaughan of this city. The structure
is Il combination church and school.
Morgan's Fine Yacht Off Shore.
J. Pierpont Morgan. New York
financier, whose big yacht the Cor
sair rs anchored on the Maryland side
of the channel off the wharf of the
shipyard of the Marine Railway ant
Shipbulding Company, foot of Frank
lin street, came ashore A short time
after his yacht anchored here and
visited the points of interest around
the city. Mr.. Morgan was accom-
panied by a number of those consti.
tuting the party aboard the yacht.
SO far as could be learned Mr.. Nor
gan was not recognized by any of those
whom he met on the streets of the
city. Mr.. Morgan and party spent
nearly two hours walking around the
city. after which he returned to his
yacht Last night Mr.. Morgan enter
tained few invited friends from
I Wa ashington at a dinner party aboa re
his yacht. Members of the crew of the
noon and to day and supplies were
purchased here.
The yacht will leave here either to-
morrow afternoon or Wednesday. i
came at 3:i5 o'clock yesterday after
noon from Annapolis, Md. and wen'
up the river as far as the acid plan
of the Alexandria Fertilizer and Cheml
cal Company and then turned back t
the point where it is now anchored.
Mr. Morgan and party came ashore
at the wharf of the Old Dominion Boa
club. Few of the members of the clut
recognized Mr.. Morgan.
Funeral Services.
Funeral services for Mrs. Saral
Holmes Snowden. widow of Stacy Snow
den, who died yesterday at her home
Collinwood, Fairfax county. Will be helt
tomorrow afternoon at her late home
Burial will be made in Oak Hill GENE
terry. and will be private. The deceased
was seventy-ive years old, and was {
native of Mount Holly. n. j.
The funeral of John n. Sutton tool
place sterday afternoon from his lat
home 1O6 Wolfe street. Services Wer'
conducted by Rev. DIR. Eugene B: Jack
son. pastor of the First Baptist Church
A colored man. giving the name o
General Grayson, was sent to jail FOL
sixty DAYS in the police court today OF
! a charge of highway robbery. Ephrian
Brown. colored told the court tha
Gravson stole his watch and chain ant
also a quart of whisky from him. Th'
robbery, he declared. took place on th
commons west of King and West streets
Saturday night.
p ]. Haltigan. reading clerk in th'
House of Representatives, ana Repre-
| sentative Michael Conry of New Iorf
| last night delivered addresses befor'
| the members of the Holy Name Soclet.
| of St Mary's Catholic Church. Boti
smoke on the work being accomplished
I by the order. Representative James
| GalIivan of Massachusetts VIII dellVel
/ the principal address before the mem
! hers of the Holy Name Society at la
| dies night celebration under the aus
pices of that society, May Il. in thu
| Young Mems Sodality Lyceum Hall.
The chamber of commerce VIII holt
/ it's monthly meeting tonight at which
! time. the committee on revision of its
bylaws will make it's report.
| In the circuit court for this city toda,
/ traitor of the estate of Margaret 6