Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-24
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Special Correspondence of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, March 23.-The
Scottish Rite Masons of this city are
making arrangements for their annual
Maundy- Thursday banquet. which will
be held next Thursday night. At this
banquet the mystical lights will be ex-
tinsuished anu relighted Easter Sunday
afternoon
confer the fourteenth and fifteenth de-
grees of the order: Tuesday the
and Thursday evening the thirty-hrst
degree At the close of the work
Thursday the annual banquet will be
served.
Two colored men were arrested this
afternoon by Prohibition Inspector
Payne for violating the provisions of
the state prohibition law. They were
taken before Justice Thompson and held
men gave the names of Frazier vii:
liams and James Hardy 1t is alleged
they had five suit cases and Satchels
containing whisky.
A retreat which has been in progress
at st. Mary's Academy since last Thurs
day will end tomorrow. II has been
conducted by Rev. Robert Skinner. c. s.
An anniversary mass for Sister NJ.
Coronado. formerly head OF the CONNER
cial department Of that institution, who
died two years ago, will be celebrated
in the chapel of that institution.
Sales of Realty.
John D. Normoyle, real estate agent.
reports the sale of the following pieces
of property during the week: Two
story frame dwelling on Hume avenue,
St. Elmo, Alexandria county, for
Charles Helton to Carroll F. Hines OF
st. Elmo.
frame dwelling on Alexandria avenue,
Cottage Park, Alexandria county. to
Charles Helton of Alexandria county.
For Mrs. Bella Levy of Pittsburgh
ROYAL street, to Messrs. Hugo Herfurth,
jr., and Herbert A. Stewart this city
The purchasers will convert this build
ing into an apartment house..
For Miss NJ. E. Norman a two-story
frame dwelling, 80 North Patrick
street. to Edgar S. Florence of Ma
nassas, Va, who will occupy the prop
erty as his home.
Services appropriate to the observance
of Palm Sunday will be held in many OF
distributed to the members Of the con-
sregation at the IL O'Clock mass tomor-
The Berge sisters will begin a two-week
service at the Second Baptist Church to-
morrow. They will assist the Rev. owen
P. Lloyd, who will preach.
Miss Ellen NJ. Stone Of Washington VIII
address the Epworth League Of the M. e.
Church South at Z O'Clock tomorrow night
A delegation of members of the South
gate Club of Washington will visit this
CITY Tuesday night. They will be enter
tanned at supper in the Westminster
building of the Second Presbyterian
Church. w. H. Melchoir. this city, is
president of the club, which is composed
of master Masons of the official and
clerical force of the Southern Railway
Company. Among those expected are
Fairfax Harrison, president OF the South
ern railway and Vice President Marshall
General Mention.
At o'clock tomorrow afternoon pan1-
otto exercises will be held in the Lyceum.
followed by the raising OF service nag
at St Mary's Catholic Church Addresses
will be made by Representative C. c. Car
lin and Rev. Louis Smet The nag VIII
contain more than sixty stars represent
ing that number Of men who have re-
sponded from St. Ma[y,s to the call to
the colorS.
CLYDE Jennings, district deputy grand
exalted ruler, Of Lynchburg will pay an
officiaI visit to Alexandria Lodge. No.
7bS. Benevolent and Protective Order Of
Elks, Monday night. There will be a
smoker following the meeting
Mrs T. c. Howard has qualified as rep
Of the Department OF Labor in
Alexandria and will be in charge OF the
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