Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-20
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
COMMENCEMENT OF THE EPIS-
coPAL HIGH SCHOOL.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, June 20, 1905
The sixty-seventh annual commencement
of the Episcopal High School of Virginia
was held at o'clock this afternoon in Lig-
gett Hall In the presence of large audi
ence. The numbers of the program were
interspersed with music by an orchestra
Certificates of graduation were conferred
upon Joseph Hopkinson Bowen Of West
Virginia, William jackson Mann, jr.. OF
Fauquler county, Va; John Yates McDon-
aid of West Virginia; Walter Heron Tay-
lor, ". of Norfolk, Robert Llewellyn Whit
tie of Petersburg and Robert warner wood
of Albemarle county, Va.
The following were presented: The Will
liams classical medal for excellence in
Latin and Greek to William jackson Mann.
jr., of Virginia: the Randolph Fairfax me-
mortal prize medal for excellence In general
scholarship. to Henry Laurie Smith of Eau
Quier county. Va; the Robert Taylor VIII
son prize medal for excellence in English
composition. to Walter Heron Taylor, ~,
of Norfolk; the LleweIlyn Hoxton memorial
prize medal for excellence in mathematics,
to Henry Laurie Smith of Fauquier county,
Va; the William Garrett Bibb prize medal
for excellence in Shakespeare, to Walter
Heron Taylor, w, of Norfolk; the H s.
Liggett memorial junior prize medal for ex-
cellence in general scholarship, to Robert
Kinloch Massie jr.. of Fairfax county, Va.
Robert Taylor, jr. read THE Soul of the
Violin" D. B. Williams acclaimed extracts
from Patrick Henry; A. NJ Blackboard read
How jimmy Eased Her Mind" and r. w.
Wood recited passages from Hamlet
Award Of Prizes.
The following prizes were awarded by the
principal of the school. DR.. L. NJ. Black
ford; For reading at sight second prize, to
Alexander Clarendon Chancellor, jr., of
Georgia; first prize. to Edwin Cobcroft
Doubleday of New York. For reading, sec
ond prize. to Robert Taylor. jr., of Mary
land; first prize, to Amber Mason Black
ford of Episcopal High School. For decla-
nation, second prize. to Douglass Bailey
Williams of West Virginia; first prize, to
Robert Warner Wood of Albemarle county.
For scholarship, Whittle prize to Launcelot
Minor Blackford, jr., of Episcopal High
School, to Frank Loring Dodds, jr, of
United States army, to George Parker Swift
of Georgia. to Carol Davis Taliaferro of
North Carolina, to Walter Heron Taylor,
~, of Norfolk, to Francis Fortescue Whit
tie of Petersburg, to Joseph Miller Wood
of Albemarle county. Johns prize, to Basil
Kiker Conway of Mississippi. to William
Jackson Mann, jr.. of Fauquier county. to
Robert Kinloch Massie, jr., of Fairfax
county. to James Bruce McClelland, jr., of
Texas to Charles Carter Randolph, jr.. Of
Campbell county. to Frank Waters Rogers
Of Surry county, to Henry Laurie Smith of
duqulcT COUNTY, 10 JdilftS 1utuTic w necici
of Kentucky. to Robert Lleweliyn Whittle
of Petersburg. Meade prize, to Claiming
Williams Daniel of Richmond, to John
Yates Mcdonald of West Virginia, to Far
rell Dabney Minor jr, of Texas
Celebration of Literary Societies.
The joint final celebration of the Fairfax
and Blackford literary societies of the
Episcopal High School of Virginia near
Alexandria was held last evening at $50
o'clock at Liggett Hall on the high school
grounds.
The address of welcome was delivered by
H Emmett Bateman, president of the Fair
fax Literary Society. The following were
then presented:
The Blackford Literary Society declaim-
er's medal to Amber NJ. Blackford of Vir-
ginia, the Fairfax Literary Society de-
baters medal to G.. Washington Lewis of
Clarke county, Va; the Blackford Lit
erary Society readers medal to Amber VI.
Plackford the Fairfax Literary Society de-
Chalmers medal to r. Warner Wood OF AL
bemarle county, Va; the Blackford Literary
Society debater's medal to Forrest A.
Brown of West Virginia, the Fairfax Liter
airy Society readers medal to G. Washing
ton Lewis. The trophy presented by the
Fairfax Literary Society for excellence IN
reading debate and defamation was pre-
scented to Francis w. Daniel OF West Fir-
ginia by Douglas 3: Williams, the vice
president of the Fairfax Society. The joint
valedictory address was by Amber M.
Blackford
Coroner Holds Inquest.
DR.. Ashton the coroner of Alexandria
county, and jury consisting of Messrs.
John Gary Fred Morris, John Reed. Henry
Cramer Buck Gravity and John Morgan.
conducted an inquest over the body of AL
fonso Ponrante who was killed Monday
morning at Waterloo station, Alexandra
county, by being struck by an engine while
engaged in working on the railroad at that
place A number of witnesses were exam
ined.
A Brisk Fire.
The department was called out about IL
o'clock last night by the discovery of fire
in the tobacco and sporting goods store or
B. B. Smith on King street. The flames
originated in the stock room on the second
story where a considerable quantity or
fireworks was stored. For time the fire
men were unable to enter the room owing
to the constant explosion or large firecrack-
ers and rockets. The damage was princi-
pally to the stock, upon which there was
no Insurance. The building, which was par
TALLY insured, was damaged only to q
slight extent The total amount of the
damage is estimated at 1920.
The department was called upon to ex-
tfnguish a small fire yesterday afternoon
about $50 o'clock in houses on Union street
between King and Prince streets. The dam
age amounted to several hundred dollars.
Arrested on Suspicion.
Policemen Bell and Carney last night ar
as Temple Bland suspicion that he is Al
Carter, alias Al Rainey, who is wanted in
Ellicott City. Md. for the murder Of Thorn