Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-04

ATTENDANCE OF NONRESIDENT
CHILDREN AT SCHOOLS.
Examinations by Civil Service Com
mission-Cases in Corporation
Court-Other News Matters


| ALEXANDRIA, Va, October T. 1907
The question of whether or not non-resi-
dent children will be allowed to attend the
city public schools will be considered at the
next meeting of the city school board. At
meeting last evening c. r. Yates gave
notice that he will call up the question at
the next meeting. 1t is understood that
several persons residing just beyond the
corporate limits made unsuccessful eff
fort to have their children placed In the
pubic schools here. 1t is pointed out by
city officials that in the event children re-
siding in the suburbs are allowed to enter
the schools it will mean considerable ad-
ditional expenditure and possibly the cree
ton of another school building. resulting in
| an injustice to taxpayers.
Plans for changing the hours for the dairy
closing of the schools at the afternoon ses-
! sion were discussed and the matter was re-
| ferred to the committee studies. Boys
attending the white and colored schools fire.
| quent:y meet on the way from school. 1t is
explained. and it has become common
occurrence to engage in stone battles and
fist fights.
| In the absence of Superintendent Kemper
| Hubert Snowden. clerk of the city school
| board, announced that all the schools had
| been reOpened.
| Announcement was made that the bid for
coal OF T. J. Fannon had been accepted and
| the contract for wood was secured by Dew.
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| were audited and ordered paid.
| Civil Service Examinations
| Government officials here have been noti-
| fed by the civil service commission in
Washington that the commission will soon
commence holding examinations here in
the rooms recently fitted up for that pur-
pose on the second floor Of the post office
| building. 1t is stated an average of about
| 1900 applicants for various positions In
| the government service will be examined
| here every month. Additional coored help
| it is stated, will be employed at the build
| ing In order to keep the offices In good
| condition. Most of the examinations will
| be conducted by the local board of ex-
aminers.
| Rev. c. K. Hobbs of Portsmouth. Va.
has accepted the pastorate of the Baptist
Church of Del Ray. Alexandria county. Sun
| day morning next he is slated to speak at
Beuah. Va. He will conduct his first
| services as pastor Of the Del Ray Church at
! that edifice Sunday evening next. Rev
| Mr.. Hobbs will make his home at Del Ray.
Cases in Corporation Court.
In the Corporation Court the will of the
late Oscar F. Baggett has been admitted
to probate, and his widow, Mrs. Eff1e L.
Baggett, qualified executrix. After pro-
vidng small bequese to the children by his
first wife the testator -bequeaths the residue
of his estate to his wife.
The following cases were disposed OF yes
terday afternoon Stella Lee and others
against William Wesley Allen. decree re-
ferring the case to w. o. Varney, commits
sioner: Selma Wood against w. A. Wood.
colored. final decree for oivorce on the
grounds of desertion; Julia G. Bryant ap-
pointed guardian of her children, Harold
and Carlton Bryant
1t Is announced that those desiring to par
ticipate in the election the first Monday in
November next VIII have to secure their
transfers. providing they have moved from
one ward into another, by tomorrow. All
men who have attained their majority and
who are DESTROYS of participating In the
election will also have to register tomorrow.
Brief Mention.
sell in the Police Court today a charge
of trespassing in the property of the
Southern Railway Company Russell was
arrested on suspicion of having stolen a
| number of driving whips from the railway
company. He stated that he found the whips
in car on the company'S property.
The foot ball season here Will be inaugu-
rated tomorrow afternoon at 4:3O o'clock by
the Junior Alexandria Athletic Association
and the eleven representing the Warwick
Athletic Club. The game will be played on
the old fair grounds on upper King street.
William Entwisle Is captain of the local
team.
in the street. sent to Jail by Justice
Cation, in the Police Court today, for thirty
days. A sentence of twenty days in Jail was
imposed Morriett Wellington, charged
with vagrancy. John Shanks, charged with
VagranCy, was dismissed. I