Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-10
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
ISSUANCE OF PERMITS TO PUBLIC
SCHOOL CHILDREN.
The Work Of Organization to Consume
First Week-General and
Personal.
Special correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, September 9, 1905.
The work of issuing permits for scholars
to attend the next session Of the public
schools In this city will be commenced In
Lannon's Opera House next Monday MORN
ing at o'clock. Clerk Hubert Snowden
of the school board will be at the opera
house from am until pm. Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday to issue permits
to white children. The colored children
will be supplied with certificates for adj
mission to the schools Thursday and FRI
day between the same hours of the day.
Attention has been called to the fact that
those persons who have children to place
in the schools should have their captation
tax receipts for the present year with them
when they apply for permits. In order that
the schools may be properly organized no
permits will be issued after September 10
until September %. While next Monday Is
set for the opening of the session, the or
ganization Of the several schools and the
work Of instruction will not be fully under
way until the succeeding week During
the summer vacation considerable amount
of repairs has been made in the school
buildings. which are in good condition for
the beginning of the term.
st. Mary's Male Choir.
The male choir Of St. Marys Catholic
Church. which will render Gregorian music
at the high mass at the church beginning
at 1890 tomorrow morning, is composed of
thirty members who have been rehearsing
for some months under the direction Of
Mr.. c. H. Wells OF Holy Trinity Church.
Washington. Mr.. P. F. Downey of this
city Is assistant choir master and Mr. JOS
eph Monroe is organist. The following are
the members of the choir: Messrs. Leo P.
Harlow. P. F. Downey. Robert L. Wenzel.
Georwe w. Petty, Rudolph Norris, H. Lin
den Wheatley, Edward A. German, Mar
tin Green. r.. Thomas Fegan. Walter M.
Donnelly, Richard L. Carne, c. M. Len
non. George A. Harlow, Edward Harlow.
Phillip Grizzly, F. o. Ward. Forrest Bir-
rell. Edward Birrell, Thomas Downey.
James Roche. James Callan. Carl Roth
ward Downey, William L. Hoy, William E.
Eberhardt, Thomas ]. Mcfarland and JOS
eph Monroe.
General Matters.
Rev. DR.. W. F. Fisher, pastor of the
First Baptist Church, who has been as
sisting Rev. William E. Gibson in a series
of revival services at Long Branch, Eau
quier county, has returned to this city and
will occupy his pulpit at the morning and
evening services tomorrow.
Rev. ]. H. Rosebro Of Fredericksburg.
Va, will preach at the morning and even
Ing services tomorrow at the Second Pres
byterian Church in the absence of the pas
tor, Rev. DR.. Frank J. Brooke.
DR.. M. w. O'Brien, local surgeon Of the
Southern Railway Company, has returned
from Salisbury, N c., where he was inter-
ested in important litigation concerning the
company.
A house and lot on the northwest corner
Of Gibbon and Fairfax streets have been
purchased by J. D. Matter from B. F.
Stricken.
Chancery cases will comprise the prin-
cfpal business Of the September term Of
the corporation court. (which will open
Monday morning.
Miss Blanche Howdershell is spending
a short time with relatives at Haymarket
Prince William county.