Evening star., 1923-05-26
ALEXANDRIA.

ALEXANDRIA. Va. May 26 tSpe-
iaD.-Pohick Church, in Fairfax
city. will on Sunday. June 10, cele-
brate its 15Oth anniversary with
special exercises. This church is one
Of the most historical cdifices in the
state. The services at II o'clock
that morning. will be conducted by
Bishop Cabell Brown of Virginia.
At 2:3G o'clock in the afternoon the
services viii be in charge of former
rectors of the church, among whom
are Rev. Dr.. s. A. Wallis, Rev. DIR.
Harry F. Kloman and Rev. f. W.
Mellichampe. Rev. DR.. Wallis will
read an historical sketch of this
church and the others will deliver
addresses in connection with the
celebra ton of the sesquicenteunial
There will be special musical pro-
gram given under the direction of
the rector, Rev. A. G. Tucker, and
the musical program will be under
the direction of DR.. w. p. Cation and
Mrs Robinson.
The public generally is invited to
attend these services ard spend the
day in the grove at POhie}. and bring
their lunches. Tor there will be moth
ing sold on the grounds
y snecfal detail from Fort Hum
phreES Will look after the parking
Of automobiles
George Washington served as YES
tryman of Pohick for eleven years.
During the civil war this church was
! used by federal troops for a stable
and it was greatly damaged. and a
few years ago the church was re-
stored.
! Z. H. Allen is chairman of the com
mittee in charge OF the arrangements
! for the exercises and J. Z. II. Mason
is secretary of that committee.
! Concert on Memorial Site.
! a concert will be given on the site
! OF the S3.OO0.oe0 Masonic Memorial
Temple to the memory of George
Washington the Mason. now under
! construction by the George Washing
! ton Masonic Memorial Association.
Monday. June 4. from II o'clock until
, noon, ny the famous Million Dollar
Shrine Band. The members OF tn"
, band VIII give the concert upon their
, return from a pilgrimage to Mount
Vernon
/ II. Noel Garner presided last night
! at Il meeting of those who will form
; the provost guard during the Shrine
convention, held i'll the auditorium of
! the Chamber Of Commerce. The men
| viii be sworn IN Thursday and
badges issued to them at special
meeting Of the Chamber of Com =
merce The badges for the special ctII-
GERS are expected by City Ma nager Rich
early next week. In addition to the
provost guard for duty about twenty
: five special policemen also viii be
J employed. \ special guard will be
| thrown about the Pullman city by
! the Southern Railway Company at its
yards in this city.
Members of the provost guard Will
! not act as policemen in the strict
/ sense of the word, but rather as
! guides TO the thousands of visiting
! Shriners who Will he here for the
/ event.
Armory hall will he the headquar-
/ ters of the members of the provost
| guard. y rest room for the ladies
Will be equipped at the ElkS' Home
| and a committee Of women will be
! constantly on hand to welcome the
! charge of DR.. Fl. ~ Wood. will be al
! the Scottish Rite Club, at Cameron
! and Alfred streets.
lawn Party.
! \ lawn party and supper will he
| given next Monday. Tuesday and
| Wednesday evenings from until !
| o'clock on the lawn Of the Naveriar
! Brothers School, Washington anC
! Queen streets for the benefit of st
| Mary's Sunday school. Music will be
( furnished each evening by the. Junior
! Holy Name Band, and every evening
! there will be radio concert. Tick
: cts are on sale at the different stores
| in the city.
| Charles RI. Picken. sixty-six year,
| old. former resident of this city
| died last night at his home. Oal
| street. Clarendon, Arlington county
| The deceased is survived by his wife
/ and four children. His children art
| Mrs. Gertrude Dawson, Mrs. Mamie
! Thomas, Roswell and Rogers Picken
! Mr.. Picken was Il machinist by
! trade and for many years had beer
/ employed at the Washington navy
| yard, being retired a few years ago
! The deceased was member of Alex
ander Council No. ). Order Fraterna
| Americans, Mary Washington Coun
| ell. Daughters of America, and TO,
! many years was secretary of the ole
| Relief Fire Company of this city.
| Poppies to BE Sold.
Hundreds of artificial poppies to
! day were sold on the streets under
/ the auspices of the American LegioI
/ Auxiliary. May 80 is poppy day ant
| on that day he members of tn,
auxiliary and a committee from thu
| legion and auxiliary will plac,
| crosses on the graves of the worlC
war veterans. Proceeds from th'
sale of the popies will be used il
| helping all world war veterans re
| gardless of whether or not they ar
members of the legion.
A dinner was given last night t.
! the employees of the Remsche1 Moto
i-Company at the Hotel Rammel b.
that company, at which time arrange
| ments were made for its base bal
| season, and the company announced
| the purchase of uniforms for th'
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