Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-06-26
LOCAL NEWS.
CHURCH SERVICES TOMORROW.

Christ Ch,rch.-servce at II a. IN. and $ p
m by Rev K. II. McKim.
st. Pads Chureh.-Servicea at IL M. and At
D. M by Rev. DIR. Norton. o
Grace Church.-Service at IL q IN shd .
D. M, by Rev. ID. +. Sprigg.
ST Mary s.-Mass AT and IL = m anu 'es'
pers at 81 p. m. ,;,.
FIRST Pres6yteriaa.- in the morning
by Rev. Septimus Tustin. ID. ,..-,
Second PreS6yteriaR.-Scrinon IN the mon"
ing and at night by Rev Mr.. Leftwich.
Methodist Episcopal church So"M -Ierh,h
in the morning and at night by .eV. ~, nou 's'
Methodist Ep9scoPat -Sermo'; ~ Tue ,,''' T.,
inc and ~ night, by Rev. T. III. Haynes: IN
the morning the subject of Temperance wiIi DC
discussed and all Interested are lnvi'ed 10 at
tend lu,
lLtbodi,t Protestaat. --Sermon IN the morn
inc and at night by Row. b. r. Benson :,
Rgnfist-Sermon ia the morning by Rev. +
V1TrGc Cnapel.--Seryice in the morning and
Vt night by Rev. Mr.. Hummer.
ANm-pe,a Christian ASs"c'9t!oM.-
Pra,S'- .ieetng in the LIST Presb. Church. al
% clock D. m, and every evening during the
coming week in the Association new room Sc
cand door of No. % King street, at o CLOCK.
A cordial welcome will be gwen 70 II" WIZ
will attend upon these means oil grace, -,
Bethel Serricss.-At King street, wharf NJ
.. IN, weather permitting
CLOSING EXERCISES. The closing exercises
of the Alexandria Female Seminary, IN
Kempcr, Principal were held at the schoo,
roo1ss, on Washington street, last night anu
were of very interesting character consisting
Of the distribution OF prizes, medals, diplomas,
&c The large school rooln was ta'tciuly ana
beautifully decorated with wrcaths OF evergreen.
iuterspersed with flowers. The room was carly
IL, md trln
the front seats being reserved Tor the young Ia
dies who were to receive the awards Rev. r.
j Willis npencd the exercise with an appro
pirate prayer after which Mr.. kemper, 10
few remarks, OK plained his method VI awarding
prizeS; referred feehngy ID the intimate reia
tiOn- he had sustained to the school Tor inc
mast four years and from whom he was now 10
mart. 10 enter another department OF teaching.
lie then read list of the pupils, who, by mer,
itori0us conduct aud studlouSnesS had passed
the various examinations To which they hlu
been subj, ctod, alter which certificates o' pro.
ficieucy, la>tcluly gotten up, were distributed
tn those ui the senior classes who had achieved
the >ucces, icmandedby the rules ot the school
m, two prIze essays were read, one 10y MIR.
Kemucr-the other by Rev. Mr. Willis. The
nr.t. entitled Shadows and Sunshine, ty
Miss NJ. q. Hooff, a really beautiful compo>luone
finished, chaste delicate IN conception, anu luli
Of originality. Ga the fair author OF this essay
was bestowed gold medal, amid the applause
OF the audience. The second essay was "A
YaIedictory," by Miss Laura Francis, and Was
scarcely inferior to the first The prize Tor this
was silver medal. Silver medals tor Iunctu-
aitv were awarded to Misses Carrie Francis
and Emma Young. After the reading OF the
essays, the Principal awarded diplomas. OF
graduation to Misses Katie +. Qhler, Mittie
Klipstein, Katie f. Kinzer, and Laura Fran
els, of this city. Mr. Kemper then concluded
the exercises in few remarks appropriate to
the occasion, recommending the school, to be
hereafter in charge of Mr.. w. W. Legare, to
favorable consideration, and expressed his sor
row at parting from the school he had had
charge of during the past tour years: The
young ladies', in parting with their Principal at
the conclusion OF these interesting exercises,
manifested much atfectionate esteem, many OF
Them being moved to tears. The audience
was dismissed with the beuediotion by Mr..
Willis