The Washington times., 1902-06-18
ALEXANDRIA ITEMS
OF GENERAL INTEREST
Conference of Roman Cath
Olic Priests Held.
Jcil- Celebration of B'ackford and Fair
FAX So':ttie3 CT Episcopal
High School.

ALEXANDRIA. Va, June T.-The
Roman Cathclic Conference of the
Northern Diocese CT VIRGINIA convened
mt the rectcrv OF st. Mary's Church to-
day. Rev. Father r. ]. Cutler acted
as dean and moderator. Interesting pa
pers were read On the following sub-
jects: The Entire Human Race Had Its
| Origin IN One ro-Parent, ADAM by
Rev. Father NJ. J. Ahern, Of this city:
Exposition CT the Principles CT the
Eternal and of the Natural Law. 10y
Rev. Father w. B. Hanley, of Ports
mouth. Va; History CT Biblical In
terpretstion in the Roman Catholic
Church Before the Reformation" read
by Pew. f. ]. Walsh. OF Norfolk. This
paper was prepared by Rev. Father J.
W. Lynch. of Roanoke. who was un-
avoidably detained. At the conclusion
of the business conference the visiting
| priests were rendered a dinner by Rev.
| Father II. ]. Cutler, rector of St. Mary's
| Ch--ch
| The following priests were present:
Pew. Fathers Carroll, of Norfolk: Tier
ney. of Falls Church; Drake, of Norfolk;
Kelly, of Martinsburg: Grove. of Char
lottesville; Van Inglegem, of Staunton;
Hanley. of Portsmouth; Patrick, o. s.
B.. of Warrenton; O'Hara. of Lynchburg;
Walsh. OF Norfolk: Coleman. Of Freder-
icksDurg: Donohoe, OF Newport News:
McKeefry. of Winchester; Cutler and
Ahern. of this city.
The tiral Joint celebration Of the
Blackford and Fairfax Literary Societies
CT the Episcopal High School, west of
this city. was held at $50 o'clock to-
night in Liggett Hall, on the school
grounds. A large number of students
and their friends were present. During
the evening music was furnished. The
participants acquitted themselves in a
very credita5le manner.
The following are the officers and
medalist5:
Blackford Society-Presiden;. James
Richard Phillips, jr.. of Maryland; vice
president, J. Newman Perry. Of Wash
ingtop. D. C. Medalists-Reader Oscar
Dew. Randolph, Illinois: declaimer,
Francis W. Powell, Virginia; debater, ].
Moncure Daniel, jr.. West Virginia
Committee of arrangements-Gay
Lee Clark. Alabama. joint chairman: F.
e. Carter. Virginia; Reginald Couturie.
Louisiana: B. F. Dew. W. N. Page, F.
NJ. Nalle. Virginia. ]. B. NAPLES, jr.,
Delaware. Joint valedictorian, Oscar
DeWolf Randolph, Illinois, of the Black
ford Society.
Fairfax Society-President, W. H.
Sumner Burgwyn, jr., of North Caro-
lima: vice president. James C. Trisg, of
Virginia Medalists-Reader, Samuel
Watts thinner. Virginia; declaimer
Paul Micou. Virginia; debater. Alexan-
der w. Williams. Washington. D. c.;
Committee OF arrangements-E. P. Hun
ter. Maryland; C. NJ Bowman. C. B.
Crawford. Fl. G. Temple. C. r. Hcof,
jr.. W. P. Warren, Virginia.
Charles Lucius, who was arrested last
Friday by Policeman Allen on the
charge Of being drunk on the streets,
and who was afterward held by Mayor
Simpson on suspicion OF being deser-
ter from the U. S. Army. was this af-
teTnoon turned over to the military au-
thorities at Fort Myer.
The authorities here today received a
telegram from Captain Williams.
of Willetts Point, n. Y, to hold
the prisoner. Lucius is a member OF
the Eightysecond Artillery. now sta
TONED at that place. and is alleged to
be a deserter. Policeman Allen will re-
ceive reward OF $50 for capturing Lu-
c!us. Lucius is said to be a native OF
Loudoun county.
At the annual meeting OF the beard of
trustees of the Episcopal Theological
Seminary held at that institution this
morning Rev. Bergman Green, rector |
OF Christ Episcopal Church, of this city, |
was elected a full professor at that in |
stitution. A committee was appointed |
to inform him of his election. Rev Mr.. |
Green was ct the institution at the |
time. He deferred an answer in the |
matter until a future date.
During the present session Rev. M |
Green has been acting as professor OF
the English Bible at that institution. |
The closing exercises of Miss Bernice |
Algelo's school took place at the school,
SGl North Washington Street, last even
ing. Miss Zelda Smith was awarded the |
first medal for studies, and the second |
medal was awarded to Miss Hattie
Burns for studies and attendance. Dur
ing the evening an interesting program |
was rendered. The pupils presented /
their teacher with handsome umbrella
as a token of their esteem.
The commencement exercises of the
Episcopal High School, west of this
city, will be held at that institution
tomorrow morning.
Commissioner of Revenue C. II. Gala
han, who was reelected to that position
at the May election. qualified today.
The frame building at the northwest
corner of Duke and Fayette Streets,
owned by Mr.. Thomas Gorham, is being
demolished. Mr.. Gorham will erect a
modern structure upon the site.
Buddy Rowe. coiored. was seriously in
jured last night by being struck on the
head with beer bottle by coiored man
with whom he had dispute The as
sault occurred in a house oil North Fair
fax Street, where a oakcwalk was in
progress
The funeral OF Mrs. Susan r. Cooke.
who died last Sunday night viii take