Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-10
ANDRIA AFFAIRS
CLOSING EXERCISES OF SCHOOL
FOR GIRLS.
Base Ball Game Between Lawyers and
Mt Vernon Club Team
General Matters.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence OF The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, June g. 1906.
The closing exercises for the School fol
Girls. OF which Mrs. Frances Barbour
Ewing is principal were held last night a
the school building on Prince streets. Rev
Harry B. Lee of Baltimore awarded the
prizes. Among those receiving prizes wers
Misses Leslie Baggett and Daisy Howell
in the class in drawing; Miss Marion Ken
nedy for good lessons in spelling; Misses
Lillian barley and Matilda Rowland for
general improvement, and Miss Leslie Bag
gett for general excellence. Misses Leslie
Baggett and Daisy Howell also received
prizes for regular attendance and goot
behavior. A prize was awarded In tn,
intermediate department to Miss Ros,
Peake for improvement in her studies. ant
in the academic department to Miss Fannie
Peverill for improvement In her studies.
A gold medal was awarded to Miss Mar
Baker for Improvement in all her studies
and a medal to Miss Katherine Brickley fol
improvement In music. Miss Daisy Howell
received the sunshine" prize. The exercise.
were brought to a close by well acted
humorous play.
Mount Vernon Ahead.
The game OF base ball played this after.
noon by team composed of Alexandra
lawyers against the Mount Vernon club OF
Fairfax county was brought to close In
the fourth inning by the heavy downpou,
of rain and hail which passed over Alex.
andria about o'clock. At the close of the
fourth inning the score stood to / in
favor of the Mount Vernons.
The feature Of the game was the playing
of Police Justice Harry B. Cation who
held down first base for the Alexandria
team He figured in a fast double play
and made pretty catch of low line
drive.
The lineup OF the Alexandria team fol.
lows: I'll. B. Cation, first base; II. OBJ
Cooper, second base; w. Snowden short.
stop: j. S. Douglas jr. third base; ]. Ran
dali Cation, jr., left field; Paul Hulfsh cen
ter field; Noel Garner, right field; Lewis
Duffy, catcher. and p. German. pitcher
For the Mount vernons. Rice at first
base, played good game, and Richardson
who pitched for the winning team struck
out four men and kept the few hits scat
tered.
Funeral of Howard Cary.
Funeral services over the remains of How
ard Cary a son of Mr.. Clarence Cary OF
New York, but formerly of this city, wers
held this morning at Ivy Hill cemetery
near Alexandria. Rev. p. p. Phillips, ths
pastor OF st. Paul's Episcopal Church con.
Quoted the services. The deceased was re.
Gently found dead in his room In London
1t being supposed he accidentally shot him.
self. The remains were shipped from Lon
don to New York and thence to his former
home in this city
City Councilmen to Be Elected.
The general election for the members OF
the board of aldermen and common council
will be held in Alexandria next Tuesday
One alderman and two members of coun-
ell Will be elected in each ward In only
one ward-the fourth-has republican can
didate been put forward to oppose the reg
ular democratic nominee, and in that ward
Mr.. Frank Evans Will oppose Messrs. AL
bert Bryan and L. E. Uhler for seat in
the common council. Mr.. Bryan is at pres
ent chairman of the committee on finance
and Mr.. Uhler is chairman of the commit
tee on light.
General Matters.
Rev. Charles d. Bulla. the pastor of the
Methodist Episcopal Church South, left this
afternoon for Ashland, Va. where he will
tomorrow preach the baccalaureate sermon
at the commencement exercises of Ran
dolph- Macon College.
John H Moore was this morning before
Justice Triplett of Fairfax county on a
warrant charging him with felonious as
sault with intent to kill, but the case was
dismissed. the complainant withdrawing
the charge against him.
In the corporation court today, with Judge
L. c. Barley presiding. in the case of w. H.
Hoeke against Miietns j. Wines admins
traitors. final decree was entered.
The funeral of John T. Harrison was held
at 8 o'clock this afternoon from his late
residence on North Columbus street. Rev.
J. A. Jeffers. the pastor of Trinity Meth
odfst Episcopal Church. conducted the serv-
Ices. and the interment was In Bethel GEM
etery.
The preachers of Washington district OF
the Methodist Episcopal Church VIII hold
their last meeting of the summer In Trinity
Church on Monday. June II. at 1880 O'Clock.
Rev. DIR. 8. r.. Murray of Washington VIII
preach the sermon
The grand jury which win meet Monday
and which. among other cases. viii inves-
ttrate the murder of George r.. Curtin. Is
composed of Messrs. l.. Nick Bell. John
ezfibeater. E. C. Graham, J. D. Normoyle.
Henry Baader. John W. May. r. j. Pollard.
a. X. Field, George ID. Hopkins. +. s. Har-
per h e Robertson and n. p. T. Burke.
In the absence of Rev. Charles ID. Bulia,
the pastor of the Methodist Episcopal
Church Soutb. the pulpit OF that church
win be occupied tomorrow at both morning
and evening seryices by Rev- w H. Balien-
ger. Rev. r. e. o. Lawson will preach at
both services - the SECOND Prssbyterian
Church
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