Evening star., 1909-06-15
HAPPENINGS IN ALEXANDRIA
PUPILS OF LEE PUBLIC SCHOOL
HOLD CLOSING EXERCISES.
Miss Ruth Ashton and DR.. Level
lyn Powell Married-General
and Personal News.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.


ALEXANDRIA. Va. June Is. 1909.
The closing exercises of Lee public
school. for white girls. were held
this morning In the principals room.
conducted by Miss " A. Grigg, teacher
of the eighth and ninth grades, the Carne
memorial medal was awarded to Miss
Fannie Hasson. The program was as fol-
lows: Salutatory, Miss Florence Appich:
Flowers school: class history. Miss
Margaret Finks; Vision of Sir Launfal."
school: class poem. Miss Janet Gronau:
veledictory, Miss Fannie Hasson
Certificates and prizes for studies and
| attendance were given to Florence APP
pich. Juia Cudden Janet Gronau. Re-
becca Germond. Ellen Nagel. Edith Pull
man. Ida Zibberman. Helen Bowman,
Dorothy Sullivan. Mary Sutton. Esther
Stoutenburgh. Kathleen Watson, Fannie
Hasson and Margaret Finks.
| In room No. ., the seventh grade,
taught by Miss r. L. Broadus. honors
were awarded as follows: First prizes.
Elizabeth Ramey and Agnes Plaskett:
second. Nellie Goodwin and Flora Glas-
gov; third. Lena Treger and Blanche Bit
tie; fourth, Marian Wenzel and Minnie
Barnett.
Sixth and Seventh Grades.
| In the sixth and seventh grades taught
ti1cates of distinction were Elizabeth
Bond. Mamie Brown. Julia Duncan. Fan
ME Fairfax. Rubie Hammersley. Dorothy
Johnson, Ruth Muench, Katherine Petty,
Maude Winston, Ruth Yates, Marguerite
Crump. Cornne Reardon. Margaret Rose.
Bessie Edmonds, Gertrude Taylor. Jen-
nings Walker. Emma Metser. Rose Cree
gan, Louise Butts Helen Blake. Carrie
Beach. Lillian Dove. Irma 1den. Helen
Hockman, Madeline Martin. Mamie Ayers.
Carson Mcintosh, Ada Allison. Isabelle
Dodson and Laura Taylor.
| In the fifth and sixth grades taught by
Miss Mary Bontz certificates in the sixth
crime Few. Virginia Heath. Mary kell.
Estelle kidwell. Laura Klaus, Mary
Moore, Pearl Nolan, Ethel Penn. Hattie
Sutton and Kate Strobel.
Those in the fifth grade receiving GER
| tiicates were Elizabeth Chauncey, Anna
Davis, Helen Davis, Bessie Higgins. Rosie
Hicks, Mary Mcdonald, Katherine Phil
| lips and Pearl Ticer.
For Excellence in Studies.
/ Prizes for excellence in studies were
given according to the percentage made
in Miss Bontz's room as follows: Helen
Davis. 9S7s; Mary Moore. 95as: Mary Nc
Donald, 92h; Emma Cronk, 924.
| Those receiving certificates of distinc-
ton in the fifth grade taught by MISS L.
P. Hoffman were as follows: susie Pui-
man, Anna Schwarzman, Eula 0. Wood,
| Evelyn Padgett, Marguerite Davis. Cora
Pullman, Amelia Reif, Nellie Sullivan
/ and Mary Schlag.
In the fourth grade taught by Miss
Fannie B. Smith special prizes We're
/ awarded as follows: Perfect attendance.
Mary Schafe and Grace Goodwin; best
final examination. Jennie Cook: excel
/ lence in studies. Ruth Nagel. Edna Mar
ders, Mary Schafe. Ruth Smith. Helen
Moore, Grace Goodwin and Hattie Tyler
| Certificates Of distinction in the same
room were given to A. Arnell. Louise
Bender. Jennie Cook, Hanora CroWley'
Goodwin. Lucille Johnson, Sadie Jones,
Tthel McCuen, Helen Moore. Edna Mar
ders. Ruth Nagel. Edith Potter, Mary
Schafe, Ruth Smith, Anna Schrfner,
Hattie Tyler and Mabel Wood.
Ashton-Powell Wedding.
| The marriage of Miss Ruth Ashton,
daughter of Horace Ashton, and DR..
Llewellyn Powell. both of this city. oc-
Cured at IL o'clock this morning In
Christ Episcopal Church. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. William l. Nor
/ ton. rector. The bride was unattended,
and was attired in a gray travelling gown.
The groom had for his best man DR.. Will
liam Syme of Washington. The ushers
were William G. Chapman. William 6.
Leadbeater DR.. Edgar Snowden of
Washington and John Thornton ashton
brother of the groom. Immediately fol-
lowing the ceremony, DR.. and Mrs.
| Powell left for Boston by sea.
Alexandria Lodge Of Eiks last evening
held Flag day exercises. musical and
literary program was rendered and ad-
dresses were made by Representative
| Carlin Past Exalted Ruler Jacob Brill
and Samuel P. Fisher.
| The annual joint debate between the
Fairfax and Blackford literary societies
10 tho EniScOnal High School will be held
in Liggett Hall, on the grounds OF that
institution, this evening. The High School
will hold it's closing exercises In the same
hall tomorrow, when the award OF ol-
plomas will be in order. Last night the
school held its final dance Of the season
in McBurney's Hall.
Brief Mention.
At a meeting of the Chamber OF Com
merce last evening an organization was
perfected under the charter recently
granted with the reelection OF the Old
officers. Recess was taken until the sec
ond Monday In September.
The funeral Of Mrs. Hattie G. Davis,
wife OF William ]. Davis. who died yes
terday, will be held at 10 o'clock tomor-
row morning from Grace P E. Church.
The services will be conducted by Kew.
| Edgar Carpenter, rector.
| Considerable business OF routine ma
ture was disposed of last evening at a
meeting of NJ. D. Corse Camp. Sons OF
| Confederate Veterans. In Lee Camp Hall.
| Gov. Swanson has issued a requisition
for George McWilliams. wanted by the
authorities Of Alexandra county on
charge of larceny. The requisition is ad-
dressed to the Chief Justice Of the Su-
| preme Court OF the District of Columbia.
In the police court today Sophie Toll
son. colored. was fined S. on charge OF
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