The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-06-15
NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA,.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, June 1.-THE clos
ing exercises of Mrs r B. Ewing's
school for girls, On Prince Street, be
tween st Asaph and Pitt Streets, was
held Thursday in the parIors Of that
school, before the scholars and j number
Of their parents and friends. The fol-
lowing received distinctions: Geograp ply
Miss Blanche StansbUry and Miss Rosa
Appich History Of the United States
Miss Blanche Stansbury. Engiish-Afiss
Blanche Stansbury. Arithmetic - Miss
Elizabeth Watkins and Miss Katherine
Smoot. History of Franchise Caroline
Taylor and Miss Elizabeth Watkins
Rhetoric-AIisses Louise Howell, Elizabeth
Watkins, Charlotte Appich, Blanche
Stansbur-. Rosa Appich, and Katherine
Smoot- AIgebra-AIiss Elizabeth Wat
kins. Astronomy-Misses Caroline Taylor,
Charlotte Appich, Katherine Smoot. and
Margie Ramey. FTench-AIisses Margie
Ramey and Nina Tanner Spelling and
aualyzing-Miss Margie Ramey-
The following received special distinc-
lions for handwriting: Misses Rosa APP
pich, Elsie Ale Marie Henshaw. Blanche
Stansbury. Ethel Mites. Katherine SmoOt.
and MaTgie Ramey- For good conduct
prizes were awarded 10 Misses Charlotte
Appich. Louise Howell Ethel Larnand,
for good behavior during the entire year
were awarded to Masters Charles King
and Burnett Ale: for excellence in arith-
metfc, Leslie Henshaw, and for excellence
in lessons, Myron Howard
Reward cards were also presented to
Miss Nettie Rowen. Tor good lessons in
United States history, and for improve
ment in music to Miss Marie Porter Hen
shaw For good lessons in the primary
department prize was awarded to Miss
Kathleen Bitter, and for excellence in
class and examinations prize was
awarded to Miss Blanche Stansbury. In
the preparatory department prize was
awarded to Miss Elizabeth Watkins, and
for good behavior, regular attendance and
good work in class and examinations to
Miss Katherine Taylor.
Two gold medals were awarded, one TO
Miss Nina Vivian Tanner, for diligence
good behavior, and Improvement in music;
the other to Miss Eliza beth Watkins for
faithful work and Improvement in all her
studies. All the pupils who received dis
tinctiOns made an average OF 80 per cent
during the entire session The prizes
were awarded the scholars by the Rev. S.
a Wallace, L. D. Of the EpiscoDaI The
illogical Seminary
The ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Lodge Of
Masons has elected the following officers
to serve for the ensuing year: August
| Oehlert, Worshipful Master; ]. Fred Biz
reIl, Senior Warden; R W Arnold. Jul
Nor Warden; Thomas w Robinson.
Treasurer; J. S Douglass. Secretary The
following Were reappointed: II. T Charles.
Senior Deacon: ". a Moore. jr.. Junior
Deacon; the Rev P ?. Phillips. Chaplain:
George Carter and L. Ruben, Stewards.
and w \ Moore TYLER
The newly elected officers will he in
stalled on St Johns night. June u
Courtney Acton, on behalf of the mcTn-
berS of the lodge who had been made Ma
sons by Worshipfui Master OehIert. in :
few appropriate remarks presented that
e. The jewel was accepted by AIR. Oehlert
with a few appropriate remarks. Score
tary Douglass, who was elected for the
twenty-SiXth COnSo Cutive term. Will on
I Tuesday next have been a member of the
AleNandria-W Washington Lodge of MaSons
for fifty years
The Layras Workers. Of the Second
Presbyterian Church, held their semi-an-
nual meeting in that church Thursday ev-
ening- An address was delivered by the
pastor, the Rev Frank J. Brooke on
account of threatening weather the at
tendance was slim The following repOrt
was made concerning the collections
taken up: From LaVras Workers. SI4T.3I-
from Helpers. SlI2IS. Total $3.50 50 II
this year was $50 90 less than that taken
up last year. The total amount contrib
uted last year by the Workers, il was
stated, was SZs676 and in order TO bring
this years collection up to that Of last
| year the sum of $50 80 will have TO be-