Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-16
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
coMMENCEMENT EXERCISES OF
THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY.
Degrees Conferred Upon Graduates at
Virginia Institudon-Gen-
eral and Personal.
Special Correspondence OF The Evening Star.


ALEXANDRIA. Va, June 49, 1904
The eigbty-iirgt annual commencement
| exercises of the Episcopal Theological Sem
| mary Of Virginia. situated just west of this
| city. took place this morning in the semi
nary chapel The preliminary services oc-
CURED last evening at clock, when Bish-
op Johnston of western Sexas delivered the
annual missionary sermon before the Stu
dents Missionary Society. The exercises
this morning commenced at 10 o'clock be-
FORE large audience. Bishop Robert A.
Gibson of the diocese Of Virginia presided
and made the presentation Of diplomas. The
following are the members of the gradual
ing class: Revs. Alfred Rives Berkeley,
Atlanta. Ca. of the diocese Of North Caro-
lima, A. NJ, University Of North Carolina:
Churchill Gibson Chamberlayne, Richmond,
Va, of the diocese of Virginia, B. A.. Uni
versity Of Virginia: GUSTS Fletcher, Oman
cock, Va, of the diocese of Southern Vir-
ginia; B: A., Roanoke College Frank Whit.
tie Hardy, Louisville, KY, of the diocese Of
Kentucky: Hunter Lewis. Kyle, Texas. of
the diocese of western Texas; James Luth-
or Martin. Baltimore, Md. of the diocese
of Maryland; Walter Howard Meyers.
shepherdstown, w. Va, of the diocese Of
West Virginia. A. B., University Of West
Virginia; Pembroke Waller Reed. Ports
ginia. University Of Virginia: George Floyd
Rogers. Petersburg. Va, Of the diocese OF
southern Virginia, University of Virginia;
William Matthews Merrick Thomas, Malta
pany, Nd, OF the diocese of southern Vir-
ginta. B. A.. University Of Virginia; Roger
Atkinson Wake, Staunton, Va, Of the do
cese of southern Virginia. M. A. University
of Virginia; James Albert Massey, San An
tonic, Texas, Of the diocese OF western
Texas. A. B., Hobart College. and Samuel
Roger Tyler, Lewisburg. W. Va. of the di-
geese of Virginia, B. A., Randolph-Macon
rbe fo,,owtnp were recommended for the
bachelor of divinity degree: Revs. Gusts
Fletcher. A. r. Berkeley. Churchill Z.
Chamberlayne, Hunter Lewis, w. n. Mey-
Thomas This will be conferred at the
next annual commencement after the
presentation of an acceptable tnesis. Inc
degree of bachelor of divinity was CON
ferred this morning upon Rev. James Mar
shall Owens of the class of 1900, now rec
tor of st. Paurs Episcopal Church, Lynch
burg, Va.
ating class essays were read by Messrs;
Walter H. Meyers, Alfred r. Berkeley ana
Churchill @. Chamberlayne.
The annual meeting of the alumni was
held at noon. The essay was delivered by
Rev. w. D. Smith, rector of ST. Georges
Church. Fredericksburg
The ordination services Will take place III
the chapel tomorrow morning at II O'CLOCK
Bishop Boyd Vincent of Ohio Will deliver
the ordination sermon.
At the annual meeting of the board OF
trustees leave of absence was granted Rev
Dr. Angus Crawford, the dean. for the
benefit of his health. DIR. Crawford Will
spend the vacation in travel Rev. Dr.
Samuel A. Wallis of the faculty was APP
pointed acting dean for that time. Rev.
Thomas j. Packard of Rockville was ap-
pointed to fill the chair of Hebrew during
the absence of DR.. Crawford.
Funeral of Mr. Grillbortzer.
Funeral services over the remains OF f.
II. GiIbortzer, whose death occurred Tues
day morning at Asheville. N. c., took place
this afternoon from his late residence, I19
South Patrick street. The services were
conducted by Rev. DR.. Frank j. Brooke of
the Second Presbyterian Church, and the
interment was made at Bethel cemetery.
Mr.. GrillbortZer was senior deacon OF Alex
andria Washington Lodge of Masons, and
was past regent of Alexandria Council,
Royal Arcanum. Members of both these
orders attended the services. The deceased
was a well-known young business man OF
this city.
General Matters.
Justice William H. May has been APP
pointed by Judge Barley of the corporation
court to preside over the police court in the
absence of Police Justice Cation, who has
gone for visit to relatives in Connecticut.
Miss Annie Brill, daughter of Councilman
Lewis Brill, and Leslie Saunders were
quietly married last evening at the par
sonage of st. Mary's Catholic Church. Rev.
Father H. ]. Cutler performing the cere-
mony.
The Epworth League of the NJ E. Church
South at its regular weekly meeting In the
lecture room of the church tomorrow even
ing will entertain several members of the
league from Mount Vernon Place Methodist
Church, Washington.