The Washington herald., 1917-04-04
ALEXANDRIA PASTORS
CHANGED In CHARGES
Rev. Eldndse v. REGISTER Is Returned
to Former Pastorate.
THE HERALD BUREAU,
R 4. knight q Son,
ed-Sa King Street

Alsxandria. Va. April a-changes have
bssn mads In two of the Methodist
churches In this city by the respective
conferences Of those churches which have
lust ended. The Rev. Eldridge V. Reg
ester, now paste. Of the Del Ray MIS-
sion, Alexandria County. has been ap-
pointed to the pastorate OF the M. T.
Church South. this city, in place Of Rev.
J. w. Dufsy, d. D., who has been as
signed to Rockville. Nd, by the confer
encs Just ended In Roanoke. i
The Rev. Mr.. REGISTER was formerly
pastor Of the church TO which he has been
assigned, serving In that capacity Tor
three years. and for two years he was
presiding elder Of the Washington DIS
trict Of the N. E Church South.
Rev. DR.. Duffey has served as pastor
of the local church for the last four
yeara
The Baltimore conference of the NJ z
Church. which has just adjourned IN
Baltimore, has appointed Rev. A. 4.
Spielnan, Aberdeen, Nd, pastor Of Trim
ity Church here, and Rev. L. M. Fergu-
son, pastor of that church for the past
two years. has been assigned to Pataps-
co. Nd.
Rev. L. N. Ferguson will preach his
farewell sermon as pastor Of the local
church tomorrow night
Sparks from q IRE in the woods near
by at 1 o'clock this afternoon caused the
destruction Of two barns and their con-
tents, together with two large automo-
biles belonging to the estate Of the late
J. 8. Groves, Mount Ida, Alexandria
County, entailing . loss estimated at
$4,000 The fire spread with such rapidi-
ty that it was impossible to save the au-
tomobIIes, which were valued by the
owners at 1900. The barns had a small
amount Of insurance. The automobiles
were not insured.
Robert E. Lee Camp. Confederate Vet
Grams, has elected the following officers
TO serve for the ensuing year: w. A.
Smoot, commander; G. William Ramsay,
first lieutenant commander; Jesse Muir
ray, second lieutenant commander;
Booker c. Hall. third lieutenant COM
mander; Edgar Warneld. sr.. ad1utant;
A. c. wycoff. treasurer; Rev. J. w. Duff
fey. d. D.. chaplain; James b. Spicer,
officer of the day; P. F. German, vedette;
Edgar Warheld, ST., G. William Ramsay
and +. J. Davidson. executive committee.
Edgar warfeld and G. William Ramsay
were appointed q committee to arrange
for the annual memorial day services Of
the camp, which will be held May a
At st. Mary's Academy yesterday aft
ernoon monthly reports were distributed
as follows: Honor. fourth academic.
Georgianna Lash, 81; second year aca-
demic, Louise Robinson. 30; third year
academic, Gladys Gaines. IS; second year
commercial. May Brock. IS; nrst year
commercial, Vivian Webster, 90; one year
commercial, Ruth Summers, 90; eighth
grade, Rosella Burke and o. o. Biggs,
9s; seventh grade, Katherine Grace. 80;
sixth grade, Dorothy Grace, Aline Dyson.
Gladys Ewald, Ethel Collins, 80; first
grade. Hazel Sterne, IS; fourth grade.
Dorothy Harrington, 80; third grade.
Minnie Jenkins, Dorothy Ewald. Mildred
Entwisle. May Trigger. IS; primary, Fran
cis Shuman and Francis Pohl. 6. Ribbons
for expression were awarded Kathryn
Henderson. Gladys Graves and Agnes
Donaldson.
Resolutions have been adopted by
the J. r. Curtin Memorial Baraca BIZ
BILE Glass Of the First Baptist Church
pledging their support to the Presi-
dent in the protection of American
rights. A copy of the resolutions has
been forwarded to President Wilson.
Its membership is 16S and N. l. WILL
hanson is teacher.
Alexandria Lodge Of EIks, with a
membership of about 300. has adopted
resolutions pledging its loyalty to the
President and the flag and a copy of
the resolutions has been sent to