Evening star., 1902-05-02
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
ANNUAL COMMENCEMENT oF
EPISCOPAL HIGH SCHOOL.
Opening Exercises to Be Held wednes-
day, June 1S-Flag Presented
to Hume School.
Evening Star Bureau.
No. 1o1 King Street.

ALEXANDRIA. Va. May =. 1892.
The annual commencement exercises of
the Episcopal Theological Seminary Of Vir-
ginia. situated just west OF this city Will
begin Wednesday. June Is and terminate
the following Friday. Wednesday evening
at o'clock the annual missionary address
will be delivered by Rev. Dr. Car. Gram
mar of Norfolk, Va. Thursday morning at
10 o'clock the commencement exercises
proper will begin. Four essays will be read
by members OF the senior class. after which
the comforting Of degrees and certificates
OF graduation will take place. About noon
the annual alumni meeting will be held. al
which the address will be made by DIR. John
S. Gibson of Huntington. W. Va An organ
recital will take place at 3:3o o clock in the
afternoon.
Friday morning at IL o'clock the ordina-
ton services will be held. A class Of about
fifteen will be ordained to the ministry.
Bishop Robert A. Gibson of the diocese OF
Virginia and Bishop A. NJ. Randolph OF tha
diocese of Southern Virginia are expected
to attend and take part in the exercises,
and it is probable that Bishop w l.. Gra-
watt and Bishop George W. Peterkia q
West Virginia will also be present.
Flag Presentation.
United States flag was raised yesterday
Mount Vernon avenue, Alexandria county.
1t was presented by the members of J. W.
Jackson Council, Junior Order United
American Mechanics. and the ceremonies
attending the raising We're under the aus
pices of that society. A Bible was also
presented to the school. Rev. Homer
Walsh Of the NJ. Z. Church South. Del Ray,
ma de the presentation address, and appro-
pirate remarks in response were made by
Mr.. b. F. Warder of this city. The cere-
monies occurred at 1880 clock. The school
building is one of the handsomest in the
county. and is located on a high ridge where
a beautiful view of the surrounding coun-
try as well as the Potomac river is COM
manded. The large flag adds much to the
fine appearance of the structure
Police Court Docket.
Joseph Langley was before Mayor Simp-
son in the Police Court this morning on the
charge of assaulting Henry Tolovett The
charge was sustained by the testimony and
a fine of $50 was imposed, with the alterna-
tive of thirty days on the chain gang. For
being a vag Henry Jenkins colored was
given a passport to the gang for twenty
days. Eli Ball, colored, was before the
court to defend his character, the term
suspicious having been entered against
his nama on the blotter. But his efforts
We're unsuccessful, as II appeared that he
had been guilty Of disorderly conduct and
the mayor imposed fine Of So.
General Matters.
The recently elected board of stewards of
the NJ. Z. Church South has chosen the
following officers for the ensuing year:
Henry X. Field. president; James E Alex
ander, secretary; Edwin b. Kemp. treasu-
rer, and Rev. ]. p. Stump, John p. Robin
son, E. b. Kemp, Thomas H. Netherland
and George E. Warfield, members OF the
finance committee.
Funeral services over the remains of Mrs
Winifred Bayne, whose death occurred
Wednesday, will take place tomorrow
morning at 10 o'clock at the late resi-
dence of the deceased. All South Fairfax
street, mass being said al st. Mary's Cath
olic Church
a meeting in the interests of the Wo-
mans Foreign Missionary Society of WASH
ington district, NJ. E Church South was
held this morning in the lecture room of the
NJ L. Church South on Washington street.
Several addresses were made and va
riety of subjects relating to mission work
were discussed. a session was also held in
the afternoon.
The Fredericksburg College base ball
team will be entertained al the Episcopal
High School tomorrow afternoon. The game
will be called about o'clock. The visitors
are old rivals Of the local school. and as
they have strong team a close and in
teresting game is expected.
The members of the Young Mems Sodality
Lyceum will hold celebration this evening
at their hall .On Duke street in honor OF
Rev. Father Dennis O'Kane, founder OF the
institution. d
Mr. NJ. B. Harlow and his daughter Miss
Josephine Harlow, left today for Annapolis
to attend the annual commencement eX-
ercfses of the Naval Academy. Miss Har-
low will remain tonight as a guest at the