Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-28
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
CLOSING EXERCISES OF PEABODY
SCHOOLS FOR GIRLS.
Medals and Diplomas and Cards of
Merit Awarded-General
and Personal.
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star


ALEXANDRIA, Va. June % 1904
The closing exercises of Peabody Schools
for Girls, of which Mrs Sallie Y McDapie,
Is principal, took place this morning at o
o'clock in Peabody Hall Several of the
friends of the scholars witnessed the pre-
sentation of the diplomas and medals The
honors were presented by Mr. Hubert Snow
oen, clerk of the school board. In the
seventh grade cards of honor were awarded
TO the following: Misses Elsie Davis, Olive
Davis Lille Evans BERTHE Riston, Hazel
Mason, Katie Tennyson. Daisie Murphy,
BERTHE Hancock and Marie McKenney. In
the eighth grade, the highest In the school,
similar awards were made to the follow
Ing: Misses Mary Nagel. Grace Fletcher.
Marguerite Milsfead Nora Perry Rutb
Heishley. Annie Phillips Bessie Talbot,
Laura Preston Katie Travers, Elsie Ham
llton, Mamie Hume, Lena Waters, Minnie
Ihaler, Lillian Hoffman and Annie Ger
mann. The following won premiums for
attendance: Misses Elsie Hamilton. Nora
Perry, Katie Travers, Annie Phillips Lena
Waters Bessie Talbot, Minnie Thaler,
Grace Fletcher and Mary Nagel
Inc teachers premiums for general eX-
cellence in studies We're awarded to Miss
Lena Waters, with a general average of 81
per cent; Miss Annie Phillips general aver
age, 81 per cent; Miss Katie Trayers gem
eral average, 96 per cent: Miss Grace
Fletcher, general average, 6 per cent and
Miss Elsie Hamilton. general average "a
per cent. Miss Lillian Hoffman received
the principals prize for perfect deport-
ment The superintendent medal for ex-
cellence in general scholarship was awarded
to Miss Mary Nagel. who was credited with
the high mark of 9S per cent. The Carne
memorial medal was awarded to Miss Grace
Fletcher.
st. Asaph Case Postponed.
In the circuit court for Alexandria county
flrd1y II
presiding, argument on the demurrer of
Commonwealth Attorney CrandalI Mackey
to the rule of the court granting a tenn
porary restraining order in the case of
the commonwealth against j. NJ. Hill,
charged with gambling, was postponed I'M
til next Thursday. 1t agreed after
the dinner recess that the commonwealth
attorney should make certain. changes in
his petition, and that the case should
come up for a discussion on its merits
next Thursday.
General Matters.
The funeral of Francis j. Nugent whose
death occurred Sunday, took place this
morning at 930 o'clock from St Mays
Catholic Church. Rev. Father H. ]. Cut
Ter conducted the services and the remains
were inferred in st. Mary's cemetery
Funeral services over the remains OF J. II.
Mills, whose death occurred Sunday at
Kenilworth. d. c., took place this afternoon
at o'clock at the undertaking parlors
of B. Wheatley, on King street. The de-
ceased a confederate soldier and his
remains were followed to the cemetery by
many members of r. Z. Lee Camp Con-
federate Veterans. The body was placed
in the Henderson vault.
Miss Mary Tokers and Mr.. Ferko Tere-
finko. both of Washington. were married
yesterday afternoon at the parsonage Of
the Methodist Episcopal Church South, Rev.
]. p. Stump. officiating.
Mr.. Paul b. Hulfish has returned to this
city, after passing the examination for ad-
mission to the bar. before the court of APP
peals at Wytheville.