Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-13
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS


Special Correspondents 1t The Star.
ALEXANDRIA. Va. Juno IL. 1905
The thirty-eighth annual commencement
exercises of st. Mary's Academy viii be
held this afternoon at Lannon's Opera
House, at $50 o'clock and will mark the
close Of one Of the most successful years
In the history of the institution. The
members Of the graduating class who will
receive diplomas and the graduating medal
are Misses Mary Isabelle Nugent. Gertrude
bCrilly, Matte Chilly and Ethel Iris McDon-
aid, all Of Alexandra. Miss Mary Isabelle
Nugent IL the valedictorian OF the class. The
program prepared for the occasion fol-
lows:
Chorus. Meadow Song wiegand). vocal
class, accompanied by Misses s. Patterson
J. DAILY; Persian March (de KonskD.
piano A. Misses NJ. Cochran. @. Int. piano
B, Misses A. Gilroy. L. Crilly; poem. And
One Had Love" Miss Ethel Iris Mcdonald:
Polonaise. op. Beethovenl. piano A,
Misses NJ. DAILY. T. Waters; piano B, Misses
b. Nugent, B. Allen; the japanese Fan, ju-
NOR class, accompanied by Misses b. Pull
man, N. Cobb; The Holy City" seniors;
essay. .'shakespeare's Heroines,S Miss Mat
tie Chilly; "Semiramis'' RossinD, piano A,
Misses E. Hill. NJ Cochran; plano B, Misses
F. =, Tinsley. p. Willis: Flower Song. Minims;
Miecoa r not, o.. esA..' ,i rr.o ~, -,
Dominion" Miss Gertrude Crilly; scarf fan
saryn Miss Mary Isahat,s Nnaa.,t ~,
ryantne overture fwahers ni.,o 1.,saa.
= Hin a MnE vSoeg, piano a, MISSES
Willis, N. Cobb; chorus. waltz from
Faust" Gounodl, vocal class. accompanied
by Misses B. Pullman. j. Daily; comforting
graduating gold medals and d;nlomas in
academic course; comforting diplomas and
certificates in business denartment. ward
ing prizes: closing reuarks Rav ~
Cutler -
votes Tor Removal Of Track
ne nieeehe OF the city council last
.a1,ar,, - - sn'.'e' On streets ana
.'.s, i"sofapiy On the reso-
-, e isiuosaA Oh Tue raiiroao
.en on nenry street. which has not been
useo SLICE the estaDilshment of the new
, ullIoh oepot, ana which is said not to be
nbict "a - p,opsa repair. the condition OF
o.,ssn., was prousnt 10 the attention of
tnaa. ~ tne property owners on that
$500, VIM protesteu against It's further con-
th,n "A spriteo oepate was caused by
sne report OF the committee. but 1t was
nhdIiy aaopteo by the vote of 10 to 4, the
negative votes being cast by Messrs. Boothe,
Sno"osn, Harrison and uhler.
Mr.. Snowden said that the railroad COM
pany had acquired the use of the street
upon the condition that 1t should pave six
squares along the track and that the re-
moval of the track would be sure to cause
expensive litigation to the city. Mr.. Pol
lard remarked that he was a properly owner
on Henry street and that he had paid the
city his pro rata share of the cost of the
paving.
~, both boards OF the city council passed
term OF thirty wears RI The e,aotric 1i.r,+
and power franchise In the common coIn-
ell the ordinance was passed over one dis
sh it ~. vo.e' MI; opIhks being opposed to
were two members nrnos ~. "u .neie
Messrs RaIIangar rp'N S,o " 10 pasase,
against n es' FoeHs
Republican Councilman Elected.
Tho a,ao,,o, a., A,,
Al aieAaloria Yesterday TOT
ohe alderman and two members of the
common council in each ward resulted In
the election OF the republican candidate in
the fourth ward-the only one in which the
regular democratic nominees had any OPP
position In that ward the total number of
votes cast was ITO, and of this hummer Mr.
aldermen, received 1903; Mr. L. E. Uhler.
democrat, of the common council, II: Mr..
Frank T. Evans, republican. 68. and Cant
Albert Bryan, democrat, 40.
Capt. Bryan, who was chairman or the
committee on finance, at first declined to be
a candidate for reelection, but was in
duced to allow his name to go before the
voters on account Of several matters of
considerable interest to the city which
were pending before his committee. It Is
said that Capt. Bryan did not make any
fight for the election.
In the other wards the regular demo-
cratic nominees were elected, as there was
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