Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-17
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
loint Celebration of Episcopal
School Societies.
PRESENTATION OF MEDALS
Conference Fails to Settle Trouble
With Railway Employees.
ACTIVITY AMONG POLITICIANS
Sunday School Observes Children's
Day-closing of Public Schools.
General News.
ACTIVITY AMONG POLITICIANS
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence OF The Star.
ALEXANDRIA. Va, June II, 1907.
The joint final celebration of the Fairfax
and Blackford Literary societies OF the
Episcopal High School will take place at
SIS o'clock tomorrow night in Liggett Hall
at that institution. The exercises Will be
opened with prayer which will be followed
by an address of welcome by Amber NJ
BIackford of the Episcopal High School,
president of the Blackford society. The
presentation of the Fairfax Literary So
cIety's declaimer's medal will then be made
10 Douglas B. Williams of West Virginia,
taken by John r. Larus, jr., of Baltimore.
The program. which will be interspersed
with music will be as follows: Recitation,
"The Death of the Old Spire;' presentation
of the Blackford Literary Society's debat-
er's medal to Forrest a. Brown of West
Virginia taken by ]. Bruce McClelland jr.,
of Texas; presentation of the Fairfax Lit
erary Societys readers medal to Edwin {.
Doubleday of New York; presentation OF
the Blackford Literary Societys declaim-
er's medal to Amber NJ. Blackford of the
Episcopal High School, taken by Minor {.
Lille of the University of Virginia; decla-
nation. Under Which Flag presentation
of the Fairfax Literary Societys debater S
medal to Basil X. Conway of Mississippi,
taken by ID. b. Williams of West Virginia;
presentation of the Blackboard Literary So
ford OF the Episcopal High School, taken by
Robert Taylor, jr., OF Baltimore
Presentation Of Trophy.
The presentation of the trophy for
superiority in the dual contest May in
reading defamation and debate of the
Fairfax society over the Blackford So
ciety for 1906-1907 will then take place.
Douglas B. Williams of the Fairfax
Literary Society will deliver the joint
valedictory address, and the final disms-
sal OF the audience will be made by the
president of the Fairfax Society, Hedley
NJ Bowen of West Virginia.
The Episcopal High School will give
its final hop of the season at McBurneys
Hall tonight. Music will be rendered by
Prof. Pitts orchestra. Invitations have
been sent to many from this city and vicin-
ity and 1T is expected that the affair will be
largely attended. The committee having
charge of the hop is composed of A. M r.
Charrington. Fl. NJ Bowen. L. c. Wexford,
M. C. Lille. r. Taylor, jr, A. NJ Blackford.
+. A. Brown. c. S. Grant, w. q Gallaher,
F. ID. Minor jr.. and d. b. Williams.
The annual commencement exercises of
the High School will occur at that lnstl-
tuition tomorrow.
Labor Conference Without Results.
The conference of ten members of Alex
. andria and Washington trades councils,
held in Washington at noon yesterday,
with J. Colvin superintendent of the Wash
Electric Railway Company, was reported to
have been without success. A called meet
ing of the local branch of the Amalgamated
Association of Street and Electric Railway
Employees was held last night at the hall or
the local Trades Council to hear the report
As result of the failure a telegram was at
once sent to w. d. Malone of Detroit,
Mich, international president of the organ
ization. asking him to send an organizer
here at once in the effort to settle the
matter.
1t was reported at the meeting last even
ing that Mr.. Colvn told the committee he
was unable to treat upon the matter, and
referred ii 10 the board of directors. He
stated that the directors could be seen at
their annual meeting here in July. 1t was
also stated that Mr.. ColVin declared he
did not discharge the men because of their
afhliation with the union. Members of the
union, however, say they can assign no
other cause for their dismissal. The COM
mittee which waited upon Mr.. Colvin was
composed of J. +. McHugh, F. c. Roberts,
n. G Sprague. John Rigges and j. l..
Feeney, from the Central Labor Union of
Washington, and Messrs. John T. Harrison,
y. Prettyman, Thomas Hulfish, r. S.
Cleveland and Joseph Edwards.
Future Course in Doubt.
1t is not known what course the or
ganizer will pursue upon his arrival
here. 1t is generally believed he will
at once see the superintendent OF the
road and afterward make an effort to
W
take in the matter before announcing
his final decision.
As previously announced the services
of many of the men connected with the
union were dispensed with quickly fol-
lowing their affiliation with it, and it
Is the desire of organized labor to have
all of the men relnstated. Union men
say that yesterdays conference with Mr..
Colvin far from being satisfactory.
The outcome of the situation is awaited
with interest
he me he pdrj.
Trades Council will tonight attend a
meeting OF the Central Labor Union in
Washington, when the matter Will be
thoroughly discussed
Political Activity.
With but practically one more day in
which to round up the democratic voters
for the primary which will be held in this
district Wednesday next for the purpose of
nominating a candidate for Congress from
this district there is considerable ANNA
ton among the leaders of the respective
Candidates in this city, and every effort
possible will be made to bring out full
vote. The leading candidates here will be
Charles c. Carln and Judge Nicol 1t is
generally conceded that Mr.. Carlin will
carry Alexandria by a good majority al
though the friends of Judge Ncol expect
that he will receive larger vote here than
all of the other candidates combined with
the exception Of Mr.. Cariin. BY tonight
the work will cease and then will commence
the struggle. which has been the principal
topic of conversation here for the past ten
days. Friends of both NiCol and Carlin
are each claiming victory, and the impress
sion prevails that the contest will b, a very
close one.
At Judge Nicol's headquarters this morn
ing IL announced that the following
would represent him in the wards at We'd
nesday's primary: First ward, Charles De
Mol; second ward, Robinson Moncure;
third ward, Carroll III. May; fourth ward
Harrie White. Each candidate, according
TO ruling of the democratic committee
will be allowed one representative in each
ward.
Children's Day Observed.
Chidren's day observed at the Meth
odist Episcopal Church South before a
large audience last evening. The program
carried out follows: Professional
song, Onward Christian Soldiers" school;
song, ITO God BE the Glory" school;
prayer. Rev. Charles D. Bulla. pastor: song.
BLESSED Savior. Keep Me Near Thee"
school; recitation, Daisies, Marian Hen
shaw. Salle ]. Adams. Sallie Crump Luz
ellie Dienelt. Eliza beth PIcken. Alice Bla-
den Margaret Grimes Janet RiSheiu and