The Washington times., 1902-05-18
CURRENT EVENTS
In ALEXANDRIA
Wallace Prize Debate at Epis-
copal Seminary.
Seniors Kennedy and White Garry of the
HonorsHFreight Car Fire in Wash
ington Southern Yards.

/ ALEXANDRIA,, va, May II.-The WAL
lace prize oratory contest took place in
Whittle Hall, at the Episcopal Theolog-
ical Seminary, west OF here last night
before large gathering. The subject
chosen by the faculty was 1.-The attitude
Of the clergy TO the observance Of the
Lords day under modern conditions"
There were six contestants. all members
Of the senior class.
The successful contestants were Mr..
| Paca Kennedy. Of the Episcopal diocese
| Of Virginia, who won the first prize. and
Mr.. Robb White. jr., Of the diocese of
Virginia. second. The judges were Rev.
P. P. Phillips, of this city, and Messrs.
Cazenove G. Lee, W. H. Randolph. John
Y. worthington, and willoughby Reade,
of Seminary Hill.
mission, under the auspices of Revs.
j. p. O'Sullivan and John Burke. Paulist
priests, will begin at st. Marys Catho-
lie Church at the o'clock mass tomOr-
row morning Services will also be held
at 1880 a. m. and 7:45 p. m. On week
days the s"rvices will be held at $40
q. ID.
Elias Redman. a seventeen year old
boy. employed as a freight brakeman on
the Southern Railway, badly injured his
leg yesterday, by falling from construc-
tion train near Fairfax station. He was
attended by DR.. F. NJ. Brooks. of Fairfax,
and subsequently taken to the Emergency
Hospital Washington
freight car loaded with merchandise
on the tracks of the Washington South
ern Railroad took fire, in the companys
yard, near Payne and Wolfe Streets, about
o'clock this morning The train hands,
after considerable difficulty. succeeded in
savino most of the contents and the car.
A barrel OF coal oil was in the car, but
the flames did not reach it.
The board of directors Of the Alexandria
Kindergarten held their annual meeting at
s o'clock tonight, In Peabody Hall Build
ing. There was a large attendance. The
stage was prettily decorated with palms
and potted plants, and an excellent musi-
cal program was rendered. Miss c. A.
Watkins, supervisor of kindergartens,
gave a practical and inter-
esting talk on the value Of training the
iuiuus VI .tuc yOuuk dccOTuluS 10 the Sy5-
tenn Of Froebel. the founder.
Barney Richards and William Mills were
this morning arraigned in the police court
on the charge Of disorderly conduct. and
with two soldiers from Fors
Hunt last Wednesday night. In default of
S. fines they were sent to the chain gang
for twenty days each.
T,Io In, h. ftAn l. H.
ease of ". T. Emerson vs. Isabel o. Price,
4 decree was entered confirming the sale
of two houses on the east side of Patrick
Street. between Wilkes and Gibbon
Stress. The houses were sold to Archie
Nails and William PenI for $3.50 each.
little son of Mr.. Edward Meade. while
playing ball on Windmill Hill this after
noon, was accidentally struck by a bat
and had q large cash cut in his face. A
physician took several stitches in the
wound.
The R. E. Lee Camp, Confederate Vet
arans. will hold their Memorial Day eX-
ercises on May 2S. Their regular Decora-
ton Day. Nay "a, falling on Saturday, 1t
was deemed feasible to postpone 1t. The
for the occasion will be Repre-
Rice A. Pierce, Of Tennessee.
The services at the Railroad Reading
Rooms at 4 o'clock tomorrow afternoon
will be conducted by Mr.. F. G. Faulkner.
VI the Episcopal Theological Seminary.
rhe music committee have arranged for
special program.
Mr.. Elmo Davis. who for several years
,ast has made his home at Sandon. B. c..
S visiting his father, Mr.. L. Morgan