The Washington herald., 1907-06-19
DecIaimers Win Medals.

from the District.
DISCLAIMERS WIN Medals.
A large audience gathered in Liggett
Hall this evening az the joint final cele-
bration Of the Fairfax and Biackford
Literary societies of the Episcopal High
School After the opening prayer the ad-
dress Of welcome was delivered by Am
bier N. Blacklord, president of the Black
ford Society. The presentation of the
Fairfax Society declaimer's medal was
made to Douglas B. Williams. Of West
Virginia. The B.aCkford Society medal
for debate was presented to Forrest A.
Brown, Of West Virginia, and the Fair
fax Society readers medal to Edwin c..
Doubleday. of New York Amber NJ
Blac,ltoId received the Blackford Society
decIaimer's medal The medal for the
debate. given hy the Fairfax Society. was
awarded 90 Basil x. Conway. Of Nlissis-
sippi. and the BlaCkford Society readers
medal went 20 Amber NJ Bl8Ckford The
joint final valedictOry address was made
by Douglas p. Williams, Of the Fairfax
Society, and the address dismissing the
audience was made by Hedley H. Bowen,
of West Virginia, president Of the Fair
fax Society.
The commencement exercises Of the
High School viii take place tomorrow
afternoon at o'clock in Ligget Hail.
Must Answer for Shooting.
Myrle c. Loomls. a young man residing
in Alexandria County, will be given
heariag before Justice Of the Peace
George ". Donaldson at the county court
house next Friday morning on the charge
OF shooting a negro named Saymius Crew,
who Is now being treated in q Washington
hospital for three bullet wounds in the
Shoulder and arms. 1t is charged that
LOOMS shot three times at the negro yes
terday morning near the Chain bridge, in
Alexandra County. each Of the shots TAX
ing effect. Mr.. LOOmis claims that the
negro had offered some affront 20 a mem
Der OF the formers family on several oc-
casions, and had been apprehended Sun
day morning In a repetition of the Offense.
Lee school Closes.
At the annual closing exercises Of Lee
School for Girls, held this morning in the
Peabody School building, prizes and GER
tificates were presented to a large num-
Der Of students by Supt. X. Kemper and
Clerk Snowden The superintendent
medal. presented in the room Of the prin-
clpal. Miss Ada Y. Grlgg, was awarded 10
Miss Ka.Srvn Bales. This was for hay
ing attained the highest average in her
class. The Carne memorial medal was
voted By her classmates to Miss Jessie
Callahan. The following were declared
10 be equally entitled 10 q special medal
offered TO the student who excclled in
thoughtfI.ness TO others. department. and
studies. Misses Kittie Adcock, Bessie
Marks Evelyn McCuen, Marion Negley.
Katie Eaton. Fannie HassOn, Madeline
Byrnes. The latter received the medal.
The following received prizes for attend
ance: Misses katherine Bales. Bessie
Marks, Marion Neglcy. Fannie Hasson. |
Esther Kuhn, and Sarah Schafe.
Freight Car Jumps Tracks.
A car attached 10 a north-bound freight
train on the Richmond. Fredericksburg
and Potomac Railway jumped the track
about o'clock this evening at PowelTs
Creek and blocked both tracks. delaying
traffic for about three hours. No one was
injured, but the car side-Ti2ed the tele-
graph Office at that point and the opera /
tor barely escaped being caught in the /
wreckase. A wreck.ng crew sent cut
from Washington cleared the tracks.
The annual conference of Catholic /
priests Of Northern Virginia was held to-
day at the parsonage Of St AIary's /
Church. in this city, and was presided I
over by Rev. Father Il. J. Cutler. pastor /
of 81. Nary's. The following clergymen /
attended. Fathers Tearaey, Donohoe. /
Walsh, Payne, Collins. O'Hara Lackey. |
Kelliher, and Curron.
The funeral Of Jacob Seiders. who died /
Saturday night, was held this afternoon |
from his late home, 32l South Patrick /
street, and was attended By Andrew
jackson Lodge Of Nasons in a body. Rev.
Edgar Carpenter conducted the services.
and the interment. which was with Ma
sonic rites, was made in st. Paurs Gene
terry.
McKaiE Will Filed.
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