The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-06-22
NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA.

GINA opened yesterday with ordina-
ton services in the chapel The
hail was crowded with students
and visitors Among those who oc-
! cupied seats within the chanceI and
took part in the exercises were Bishop
Randolph. of southern Virginia; Bishop
Peterkin, of West Virginia; Bishop Co
adjUtor Gibson, of Virginia, and Bishop
Coadjutor Gravatt, of West Virginia. Just
before the hour for services the profess
sors. the presenting cIergymen. and the
candidates for ordination met in Prayer
Hall and marched in procession TO the
| chapel, taking their places Immediately
| IN front of the chanCel. Bishop Randolph
delivered an eloquent and impressive or
dination sermon. The candidates then
came forward to the chaRceI rail with
their presenting cIergymen-
| The following were ordained to the dea-
conate: William Page Dame, Morris
StockweiI Eagle. and Elliott Benger
Meredith, Of Virginia, by Bishop Gibson;
Dudley Boogner, William Ambrose Brown,
Randolph Royal Claiborne, Edward Pat
ton Miner, and Jacob Morton White, OF
the diocese Of Southern Virginia, by Bish-
op Randolph; Guy Hamilton Crook and
Arthur Machen Lewis, of West Virginia,
by Bishop Peterkin. The following from
the diocese of Virginia were ordained 70
the priesthood by Bishop Gibson: The
/ Rev. A. B. Mitchell, Of West Point; the
Rev. c. y. Tyndeil, Of Fredericksburg;
the Rev. W. II. Watts, Of Charlottesville
Those ordained deacons in the diocese of
! Virginia were assigned as follows: The
Rev. William Page Dame, to assist the
/ Rev. II. II. Lee in mission work at points
around Charlottesville; the Rev. Morris S.
! Eagle, to assist the Rev. J. R. Ellis at
| Mineral City; the Rev E b Meredith, to
the churches in MiddIesex County; the
/ Rev. G. Il. Crook. 10 the churches at
Romney, w. Va, and the Rev. A NJ.
Lewis. of the diocese OF West Virginia,
to churches in Powell County in that
State. Of the deacons belonging to South
ern Virginia, the Rev. z. P. Miner viii
assist the Rev. ". A Barr at St. Luke's
Church, Norfolk. The others will shortly
receive their appointments from the
Bishop.
Among the visitors at the closing exer-
cises were: Bishop Satterlee, of Washing
ton; Bishop KinsolviEs, of Texas; the
Rev. DR.. McKirn, the Rev. Albert R.
Stuart, the Rev. r. P. Williams, and the
Rev. David Barr, of Washington. d C;
the Rev. DR.. W. W. Dame, the Rev
George Dane, and the Rev. Julius Gram
mer, OF Baltimore; the Rev Mr. Holt, of
New York; the Rev J. Thompson Cole,
of Ogantz. Pa, and the Rev. ". CabeII
Brown, Of Brazil
firTned fourteen persons at Seminary
chapel, four at Trinity Church Arlington;
five at St John s Church, West End and
several at the Church Of the Good Shep-
herd tcolored)-
The absence of Bishop White. whose
i'll health prevented his attendance, was
much regretted Al the annual meeting
of the alumni message OF sympathy and
affection was directed to be sent to him,
and also to the Rev c. s Bonneville, of
Falls Church, in his bereavement
At the annual closing exercises of Wash
ingtOu high School for boys in the school
building on South Washington Street.
Superintendent h keInper presided,
and Hubert SnOwden made the pFesentd-
ton Of certificates The exercises opened
in the room of the principal, Theodore H
FicklInr ~ NJ Mr.. kenPer made brief
address to the scholars IN which he ad-
mOnisheG them to maintain the high
standard of graduates from their school
| His remarks were followed BY the pres
entatloa OF ceruHcateS TO the following:
s. Harrison Smith. Charles Marvin Smith,
James Sidney Douglas. Isaac X o Brien,
Lorenzo @. Butts. Ralph AIcBuTney, Rich
ard N. Pettey, Marcus NJ Emnncrt, Albert
Rollins, Harvey ". Summers, Arthur
WarfieId. Leo Thomas Downey, Russell
CarIin, Samuel E Wade, Ernest Nelson
Dufey, George August Kuhn John Har-
old Wilson, James George SchOeni, and
William Julian Fisher.
Mr.. Kemper then announced that the
had been won by Isaac keIl O Brien- The
principal medal was awarded to Samuel
Edward Wade In the room of the vice
principal, William II. GTeeuweIl, Csrtit-
Gates were awarded as follows Ran
dolph Dobson, Grover Goodrich, Patrick
German, Harvey Huntington, Gerald
Jones, De Wilton Mist cad. Hugh Nc
| Gancy. LinwoOd Nails, Leslie J Saun-
deFs c. Page Waller, Clinton Lindsey,
Freeman Mansfield, Samuel Mays, James
Smith. French Simpson, James StOuten-
nd
TIE following were certified for promo
ton next year to the room OF the pEIncl-
pal: Harvey Francis: LenoX UhIer- lien
| ~ Wood, c. Page Waller, Leslie Saun-
ders, Freeman Mansfield, Gerald Jones,
Robert Wright, LinwOOd Nails. Grover
Goodrich Samuel Mays, DeWilton Mil
stead French Simpson. Hugh McCIahey,
Harvey Huntington and Clinton J. Lind
sey. The following essays were read:
History of Alexandria James Stouten-
| burgh; Chinese War Francis Mans
| field; 'Spanish-American Var Gerald
Jones; Events of IIl6-' James Smith, and
| May d; the Day We Celebrate" Gin
! ton Lindsey. Certificates and prizes were
J also awarded in the primary and inter
page MeBurnev. the eIeven-year-old son
| of the late Alexander MCBuTney, While
fishing of ZimmermanS wharf, at the
/ foot Of Queen Street yesterday af-
drowned. Fifteen minutes after his
| body had been in the water the remains
I were recovered 10y AlCSSlS- NTtOI &c Ci4IlOlI
| and Harvey Robinson They at once be
| gan rolling the body, and in the mean
| time Drs. German and Delaney We're
| summoned, and did everything in medi-
| cal science to TesUScitatc the lad. but
| their efforts proved futile. AfterwaTd
| the remains were taken TO the home of
the unfortunate boys mother, Mrs. Flor
| enCe MCBuTney, ri North Columbus
| Street William Lloyd, thirteen-year-
i old youth. who witnessed the accident.
pulled off his shoes and coat and dived
| int no Wat @ I'M no
1 latter had gone down for the third time.
| and his efforts TO recover the body were
| unsuccessful.
| The accident was Il very sad one in
view of the fact that the little fellow had
| Just started out to enjoy his summer va
| cation the schools having closed today.
| Young McBuTney received d certificate of
| distinction liz his class this morning.
! At the closing exercises Of Potomac
which is conducted by Prof. John
| S Blackburn. the following pupils
received certificates in the first division
| in the studies indicated: J. w Burke
jr-, English branches, Latin, French
geometry, trigOnometry, and chem
istry: D. T Chalmers in Eng
| lish branches. writing, and Latin; E NJ
Domaine, in English branches, physics.
chemistry trfgOnometTy, suTVe ying and
geometry; c. Johnson, in Latin and chem
istTy. H B. Massey. IN English branches
| Latin. arithmetic, and chemistry; + D.
| Richardson, in English branches. Latin,
algebra, geometry, and writing; S. F.
] Sherwood. in English branches, chemistry,