Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-09
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRA A
Commencement Exercises of Arlington
Institute Held Last Evening
Award of Special Prizes - Refresh
ment< Served on the Lawn-Gen-
erai and Personal News.
Evening Star Bureau,
No. ~ King Street
Bell Telephone, No. JOG.
ALEXANDRIA. Va. June o. 1899.

ALEXANDRIA, Y a. June :" lNJ'-
The commencement exercises of Arlington
Institute took place last night at O'Clock.
Prize coYDpositiorss were read by Miss Hal
lie Gatewood. Miss Carrie Beckham. Miss
Lou Washington. Miss Edith Ramsay. Miss
Elsie Snowden and Miss Lila Barrett n
prize for drawing was awarded by MISS
Critcher TO Miss Bean Daingerf1eid.
A certificate was given to each scholar &C
cordfnC 10 her standing. Two gold excel
Ieuce medals were awarded for perfect reel
tations department and attendance CURING
the wear to Miss Dorothy buckingham OF
the urinary class, and to Miss Bessie Orli-
ftb ~ the senior class Miss Elsie Snow
den and Miss Lila Barrett were the oh4S
graduates Of this year to whom the AIRING
ton Institute graduating medaiS were
awarded 49,,
tifuI silver loving cup was presented TO
Miss ChinE as a token OF the remeIhpr dhce
and love Of the scholars. who regret that
she will not teach in the school next year;
After the exercises the pupils adjourned
TO the yard. where refreshments were serV-
Police Court.
Several cases were disposed of by Mayor
Simpson in the police court this morning
Frank Wauzer. charged with assaultins
Colored woman, was assessed 80. TfomaS
Cupid. charged with the same Offense. was
also fined 81. Edward Stilard was nneu
s5O for assaulting COntha Johnson Ed-
Rer Washington was assessed ~ LOT as
SauItIng another woman Edward DAVIS
was also fined 80 on the same charge Sew
eral minor cases were disposed OF.
Missionary Meeting.
largely attended missionary meeting.
under the auspices Of the Lavras Mission
AIRY Society. was held in the Second Pres
byterian Church. at $50 O'Clock yesterday
afternoon. Miss Ufford. who is engaged
in missionary work, addressed the meeting
The occasion was the semi-anruat meeting
of the society and a special collection 10.
foreign missions was taken, 81" being SUP
General aud Personal.
Police. officer Keith Davis. while patrol-
ing his beat this morning, was overcome
with heat and had TO be conveyed to his
home at the corner Of Fairfax and Queen
streets.
An alarm Of fire about o'clock this
morning caused by defective fiue, at No.
pI9 North Alfred street, called out the en-
tire department.
The annual dance given by the students
of the Episcopal High School will be held
at McBurney's Hall the evening Of the WIN
instant. Edgar SnOwden of this city Is
chairman Of the managing COMMITTEES, and
the chaperOns will be Mrs. H. {. AHNley
and Mrs. Hubert Snowtlen Of this cay. Mrs.
l. VI. Blackford. Mrs. Willoughby Reade,
Mrs W II. Randolph and Mrs. Nicholas
Dawson of Seminary Hill
A spCiabIe will be given this evening in
the NJ. p Church. under the auspices of
the Christian F,ndeavor Society y musical
and literary program has been arranged
a nus lOaI of members Of Trinity
Church Epworth League jOurneyed 10
Franca:Iia last night and assisted in the
organization ceremonies Of Epworth
League at Beulah NJ r. Church
The mOathIy literary meeting Of the Ep-
worth League NJ +. Church South will be
held this evening
Miss Lula May Butler, daughter of Rev.
J. II. Butler Of this city. arrived home last
night from Hollins Institute, from which
she recently graduated.
The schooner Carrie a Norton of Trini-
dad s. A. with a cargo Of asphalt, passed
Up the river this morning and was Inspect
ed BY Quarantine officer SnOwden.