Evening star., 1901-06-15
Business to Come Before Council at
Its Next Meeting.
REDUCTION IN THE POLICE FORCE
Commencement Exercises of E pis-
copa! Theological Seminary.
GEN NERAL AND PERSONAL
Evening Star Bureau,
No. 701 King Street,
Bell Telephone No. 1oS,

ALEXANDRIA, Va, June 15 1901.
The present city council will wind up its
two-year course with the second semi
monthly meeting for June, to be held Tues
day evening. the 25th instant. Among the
most important matters that will probably
come before the last meeting of the body
are the petitions from owners of property
on King street between Fairfax and Lee
streets and Lee and Union streets respec-
lively, for the paving of those blocks with
vitrified brick. similar to the paving now
being put down King street between
Fairfax and Royal streets. At the last
presented and were referred to the proper
committees
The question of the reduction of the po-
lice force to fifteen members may also be
acted upon at the coming meeting. This
matter was first presented to the con-
Sideration of council by Mayor Simpson
several weeks ago. and the plan advocated
by the mayor was to make the reduction
only in case of death, resignation or re-
moVal from any cause of members of the
force The matter was called up at the
last meeting, but the committee to which
it had been referred was not ready to rem
der report. 1t was promised, however,
that a meeting would be held and report
formulated for presentation by June Is.
Seminary Commencement.
The seventy-eighth annual commence
ment exercises of the Episcopal Theologi-
Cal Seminary of Virginia. situated near this
city, will commence Wednesday evening
next. and continue throughout the follow
ing Thursday and Friday. The following
students who have passed their final exam
nations will receive certificates of gradua-
ton: Dudley Boogher William Ambrose
Brown. Randolph Royal Claiborne. Guy
1Y,,ilt nor
John Dysart, Morris Stockwell Eagle. John
Edward Hum, William Jenkins, Arthur
Machen Lewis, Elliott Benger Meredith.
Edward Patton Miner, George Baden Pfeif-
fer, William Bee Sans and Jacob Morton
White. The exercises will open Wednes-
day evening with missionary service at
8 O'Clock, conducted by Rev. DR.. William
E. Evans of Richmond. Thursday morn
ing the commencement exercises proper
will take place at 10 o'clock in the chapel.
The alumni meeting and annual essay read
ing will occur at II 80 am The essayist
will be Rev William w. Walker At 80
pm. the alumni dinner will take place.
There will be an organ recital at o'clock
by Mr. H. H. Freeman, organist of st.
Johns Church. Washington.
The exercises Friday will open with
morning prayer in the chapel at 150. The
ordination services will take place at II
am, and the ordination sermon will be
delivered by Rt. Rev A NJ. Randolph, d.
D., of the southern diocese of Virginia
Church Workers Meet.
The semi-annual meeting of the Iavras
Workers of the Second Presbyterian Church
was held Thursday evening in the church
on Prince street. An address was delivered
by the pastor. Rev Dr. Frank ]. Brooke.
The report Of the secretary showed that
the total sum of 1853 50 had been collected
during the past year. OF this amount the
workers had contributed $147.37 and the
helpers SIl21S. 1t was explained that
the sum raised by the former was less than
that of the preceding year. and 1t was
urged that additional subscriptions be
taken.
General Matters.
Among the Alexandria students at dis
tant colleges who have returned to their
respective homes in this city are the fol-
lowing: Harry Cation and James o. Bruln,
University of Virginia; James r. Cation, jr.,
Frank Krauss and Robert Bartlett, West
ern Maryland College; Frank Williamson,
Roanoke College; Gordon Warfield end
David Hurfish. Randolph Macon Academy.
The regular Friday evening meeting Of
the Epworth League, NJ. f. Church South,
was held last evening in the lecture room
of the church. An interesting and instruc-
tive program was rendered.
Miss Clarice Brooke of Annapolis Md. is
visiting at the home of Captain Herbert
Bryant on North Washington street.
Miss Lizzie Slaymaker has gone to Car
rsonville. Stafford county, Va. to spend
the summer months.
The remains of Mrs. Oliver Pullman,
whose death occurred Thursday at Pitts
ton, Pa, were brought to this city yester-
day afternoon and prepared for burial. The
funeral will take place tomorrow from the
late residence of the deceased in Fairfax
county.
The newly elected officers of Alexandria
Washington Lodge of Masons will be in
stalled ST. Johns night, June "a. Secretary
James Douglas. who was elected secretary
N-Ci
has been a member of the lodge for fifty
years.