Evening star., 1909-02-19
HAPPENINGS IN ALEXANDRIA
FIFTEEN THOUSAND TAGS DIS
TRIBUTED FOR MoNDAY.c
To Be Sold by Teachers and Scholars
for Playground Fund-Educators'
Meeting-Bronze Memorial.
pecial Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, February 10. 1909
Fifteen thousand tags were distributed
this morning among the teachers of the
boys and girls public schools for the Tag
day observance Monday next. The tags
were given to the scholars at noon for
disposition. They are printed on manila
cardboard and bear the following inscrip-
tion In red: You are tagged for chill
dren's playground. February S2.. Each
tag will be sold for the. minimum price
Of 10 cents. A committee headed by J. Y.
Williams, president OF the George Wash
ington Birthday Association, assisted the
committee in distributing the tags.
A committee of ladies, Of which Miss
Mary Cariin is chairman, visited today
the various stores throughout the city and
sold tags for window display and also
for wagons. It Is reported that they met
with considerable success. The minimum
mum price for wagon tags Is IS cents.
|. Two prizes Of S In gold each will be
awarded to the boy and the girl selling
the highest number of tags. 10 the boy
or girl selling ten or more tags button
will be awarded indicating that they are
members of the Children's Playground
Association
The Fairgrounds will be located on
Shooters Hill, west of this city, adjoin-
ing the George Washington Park. The
committee In charge feel assured that a
sufficient sum will be realized TO warrant
placing a number OF amusements therein
for the children.
Bronze Tablet Memorial.
Announcement is made that a handsome
bronze tablet bearing the names Of those
who served as pallbearers for Washington
will be unveiled at Christ P. .E. Church
some time during the month of April un-
der the auspices OF Mount Vernon Chap
ter, Daughters OF the American Revolu-
ton. An order for the tablet has already
been placed with northern firm, and it
is expected that il will reach here shortly.
1t will be placed at the south door OF the
historic edifice.
1t is planned to have a number Of promi-
nent speakers here who will take part in
the ceremonies incident to the unveiling Of
the tablet. Funds for the erection Of the
tablet were secured largely through con-
tributions received from the direct de-
scendants Of Washington. who responded
generously to the movement which was
fostered by the Daughters Of the Ameri-
can Revolution.
Superintendent *. keniper. of the public
schools has called for a meeting Of pub
lie school teachers to be held tomorrow
morning at Lee school for the purpose Of
considering the advisability Of having
tho seventh and eighth district school
teachers meet in this city March % and
- next Should it be decided to invite
them to hold their sessions in Alexandra
there would be more than 900 teachers
in attendance, together with d number OF
visitors.
At these meetings school problems
would be discussed and addresses made
by prominent educators. Last year the
seventh district met in Winchester and
the eighth In Culpeper. 1t is: however.
the desire Of both districts to hold
joint session this time.
The school board will be expected to
pay a small sum for ordinary expenses.
to furnish one big hall for meetings. and
several other places for committee meet
ings and see that the delegates secure
quarters at 81 per day. Following the
meeting j. D. Harris. principal Of the
Warrenton public school. will be told of
the result Mr.. Harris came here Mon
day last and laid the matter before the
school board, but owing to the absence
of a quorum no action was taken. in the
matter.