The Washington herald., 1916-06-11
CATHOLICS PLAN
Long DEV0TI0NS
Alexandrians to Hold Special
Services, Commencing
This Morning.
THE HERALD BUREAU,
Il. Z. Knight & Son,
G. -s13 King Street.

As3 King Street.
Alexandria, Va, June lo.-The forty
hours devotion will be opened at ST.
Mary's Catholic Church tomorrow morn
ing At Ii o'clock there will be a solemn
high mass with Rev. Lewis j. O'Hern,
d. D., Of the Catholic University Of
America, as the celebrant, Rev. L. F.
Kelly. assistant pastor of ST. Mary's
Church, as the deacon. and Rev. Louis
Smet, pastor, as subdeacon.
Mass will be celebrated also at Z
o'clock. when about fifty little children
will receive their first communion, to-
gether with large number of others,
including children and adults This will
be followed by a mass at 9 o'clock
Immediately following the IL o'clock
mass there will be procession OF the most
! blessed sacrament, which will mark the
opening of the forty hours devotion
AT o'clock Sunday night there will be
services, and Rev. Lewis J. O'Hern will
preach.
On Monday masses will be celebrated at
s, and o'clock. At o'clock at night
there will be services. and a sermon will
be preached by Rev. A. ]. Van Ingelgem,
of West Falls Church.
On Tuesday masses will be celebrated
at s. and o'clock and at o'clock at
night there will be a sermon by Rev
Louis Smet. pastor, followed by process
sion Of the most blessed sacrament
which will bring the services to a close
Alexandria is going to have a chau-
tauqua June 20. p and %. The Radcliffe
Chautauqua is the concern engaged, and
1t will be under auspices OF the Parent
Teachers Association. A tent will be
| pitched on the lot OF Lee School Building
Prince and Patrick streets. DR.. Nation,
Of Kansas, will be platform director, and
the Alexandra High School, will be as
sistant to the director.
grand jury will meet at II o'clock
Monday morning in the Corporation
! Court. Judge L. c. Barley presiding
! Only two cases will be presented-those
of Charles and Samuel Sorrell. held for
the grand jury in the Police Court re-
Gently on charge of being implicated in
a cutting affray.
The jury summoned is composed Of the
! following: E. NJ. Anderson. r s. Bar
rett, D. J. Howell, Z. E. Lawler. Samuel
Bendheim, W. J. Boothe, G. H. Schwarz-
mann. W. A. Moore, jr.; H. K. Field.
Courtney Acton. T. J. Fannon, and
Thomas E. Dyson.
/ After being closed for a week. owing
TO an alleged scarlet fever epidemic, the
public schools of this city will reopen
/ for studies on Monday. 1t Is expected
that the pupils in the primary depart
ments, numbering about 900 will be dis
missed for the term after Monday, with
out the formality of undergoing an ex-
animation. Pupils in the high school and
other higher grades will. however, early
In the week start on their examinations
/ in order to be promoted at the next
scholastic session.
Funeral services for Mrs. Laura B.
Agnew were held at 4:3O o'clock this
afternoon at her late home, SOs South
Pitt street Services were conducted by
Rev. John Lee Allison. D. D., pastor or
Second Presbyterian Church.
| Honorary pallbearers were DR.. George
T. Klipstein. NJ. B. Harlow, George B.
,Carlin, Alonzo Houck. A. q. Uhler, and
D. r. Stansbury. Active bearers were
Alfred Thomson, Ernest L. Allen. Otto
IG Raymond. Washington; Frank c.
Creighton and Walter r. Frey, of Balt-
more.
Nathaniel Hatton forfeited so collateral
in Police Court today when his name was
called in connection with colliding with
an automobile delivery wagon driven by
Alphonse Barry. Barry's machine was
damaged to the extent of about SIS, 1t is
estimated. Justice Cation declared thai
Barry had the right of way with his ma
chine The collision occurred at ALFRED
and Patrick streets yesterday afternoon
John Maxey, so years old, a freight
brakeman employed at the Potomac
railroad yards, had his right arm SO
badly crushed last night while coupling
cars that amputation below the eloo"
| was necessary. The operation was per
| formed at the Alexandra Hospital by
I Drs w. NJ. Smith and Walter A. War
field.
The funeral OF William S. Harper, who