Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-28

In the Free Methodist Church, South
lice Street, tomorrow the services will
be held at II a. m. and 1880 p. M, by
the pastor, the Rev. W. H. Van Ness
Judge Edmund Waddiil presided at
the session of the United States Dis
trict Court held in the federal build
ing in this city today. bankruptcy
matters were the principal cases
which were brought before him.
Mrs. Louis Hooff, of Seminary Hill,
was called to Rappahannock last week
i by the illness and death of her
mother, Mrs. Harriet SEackelford.
For the information of those
whom it may concern it may be
stated that communications re-
ceivcd at the Gazette Office that do
not bear the signature OF the writer
of same, are consigned to the waste
basket.
The musicale given last night un-
der the direction Of Mrs. Ruth Field,
in the Westminster Building, for the
benefit Of the local branch of the Sal
walton Army, was a great success.
THE musical numbers were treat to
all and the readings were thoroughly
enjoyed.
Sunday school and Emmanuel Bible
Class will be held at $3.50 a. m. TO-
morrow at Christ Church, the morn
ing service will be at II O'Clock anu
vii! be by the Rev. DR.. ". Cosby
Bell. OF the Seminary. The evening
service at 1880 o'clock will he by
student Of the graduating class of
the Seminary.
"Fhc Good Samaritan" will be the
tonic of the sermon by the Rev. A. f.
Sp;elnan at the Trinity Methodist
Church tomorrow morning. at eleven
o'clock. In the evening the sermon
will be by the Rev. John Edwards,
District superintendent. Rev, Mr..
Edwards is q nephew of Rev. John
r. Edwards. who was pastor Of
Trinity Church about thirty years
ago.
Citizens Of Alexandria county held
meeting in me Mount Vernon ave-
nue. school building at Del Ray last
night for the purpose Of organizing
home guards. r. A. Wilkinson pre-
sided as chairman, with W. U. Var
ney. T f. Heisley. ". II. Duncan and
x. o. Allen was appointed to act
in cooperation with the county cell
tral committee in the formation OF
the guards. 1t is expected that two
companies will he organized. Another
meeting will he held on Friday night
Of next week.
Miss Skinner, Of Richmond, Allan
tie Field Secretary of the Young
Woman's Christian Association was
the guest of the Girls Club on Thurs
day. She addressed the club in the
parish hall of Christ Church that
night. There was 4 large number of
members present and Miss Skinner
gave most helpful talk. She sketched
the work Of the y. ". c. a.,
on the lines of the assistance it rem
ders girls clubs, Sunday schools, and
all societies and its cooperation with
such organization for the help of
girls. The Girls Club has sus-
pended the teas for the present and
will take up for the next five or six
weeks the study OF Red Cross First
Aid, and DR.. George 7. Klipstein will
be the director Of the class. There
will he a meeting lat the club room,
92l King street at S o'clock next
Thursday evening. for the organiza-
tioD of the class. Those who wish
to take the course must enter at
the beginning as the membership
will be limited and it is important
that those who wish to join communi-
cate either by card or phone with
Miss Alice Gronau, secretary of the
Girls Club, 232 north st. Asaph
street.