Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-25
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Business Before the District
Teachers Association.
RECEPTION TO VISITORS
Good Friday Observance in City
Churches-Recent .Deaths-Light
Infantry Inspection.
Special Correspondence OF The Star


ALEXANDRIA. Va, March 25 1910
The business session of the Eighth Con-
gressional District Teachers Association
at the Young Peoples building. which was
formally opened last night, convened at
10 o'clock this morning with large dele
cation Of teachers, superintendent and
others in attendance. From . until 10
O'Clock many of the teachers visited the
Lee School building for girls, where prac-
teal demonstrations in kindergarten work
were given by Miss Barrett. and demon
strations in primary work by Misses Da-
Wis and King, teachers of the first, second
and third grades, respectively.
lively.
Papers on education and upon efficiency
in the schools were read as follows:
Needed Changes in the Course of Study
for Rural Schools" Charles G. Maphis.
state examiner; Manual Training for
Country Schools" Miss Edith Thompson,
Falls Church; 1.-The Problem of Agricul-
tural Instruction. Q. B. Martin, Depart
ment of Agriculture. Washington. d. c.;
Industrial Education for Virginia
Schools" DIR. Julian A. Burruss, president
of the Harrisonburg State Normal and In
dustrial School
Afternoon and Evening.
Shortly after noon an adjournment was
taker for luncheon. The educators again
assembled in the hall at o'clock The
program for the afternoon is: Address,
Elmer E. Brown. commissioner of edu-
cation, Washington. D. c.; How to
Rsssne W t. Hodges %
tendent of Rural School," Mrs. M. S.
Moffat. supervisor of Manassas schools,
Manassas, Va; School Fairs J. 8.
Thomas, state supervisor of rural schools;
How and What to Teach in the Grades"
j. II. Rollins. Mount Vernon School, Del
Ray. Va: address. George o. Ferguson,
College of William and Mary, Williams
burg, Va.
The program as announced for tonight
will begin at 7:30 O'Clock. sopra mo solo
will be given by Mrs. Pickett This will
be followed by an illustrated lecture on
hygiene by Lee F. Hammer. Russell Sage
Foundation. New oYrk city: A vocal
duet by the Misses Vierkorn will follow,
and there will be an address by r. l..
Blanton, editor Of the Virginia Journal OF
Education. The exercises will be brought
to close with recitation by Miss Caro-
line West.
The reception planned for tonight will
be held in Lee Camp Hall. beginning at
$3.50 o'clock. instead of at the Young
Peoples building. 1t will be for the
teachers only. During the evening re-
freshments will be served.
The program heretofore published for
tomorrow will he carried out with the ex-
ception that the papers to be read by w.
III. Heck, department of education Uni
versity of Virginia, and Frank T. West,
division superintendent, Louisa, Va, will
be omitted, owing to their inability to be
present. The session will be concluded
about noon tomorrow, and during the
afternoon the teachers will be shown the
points of interest around the city.
Opening Exercises Last Night.
The opening session was held last
| night at which time an address OF well
come was delivered by j. r. n. Curtin.
president of the board of aldermen who
acted in place of Mayor Paff A fitting
response was made by State Examiner
T. B. Russell. An address along educa-
tional lines was also delivered by Charles
g. Maphis, state examiner. The meet
ing was presided over by E. F.. Birch
head. president of the association. Rep
resentative Carlin, Mayor Paff and J.. R.
Cation. who were expected to make ad-
dresses, were unable to attend.
The musical program given was as
| follows: Chorus, Dixie" pupils Of Lee
School; soprano solo, Mrs. De DER; con-
| tralto solo, Miss Graves; baritone solo,
E. Forrest Birrell; contralto solo, Mrs.
T. A. Hulfish.
| The affair was attended by a large
gathering of teachers and others inter-
| many people OF this city.
Good Friday Observance.
/ Services in observance Of Good Friday
were held today in the Catholic, Episco-
pal and Lutheran. churches. At all OF
the churches the services were well at
| tended. At St. Mary's Catholic Church
there was mass of the presanctified at 8
o'clock. During the progress of the mass
there was the usual procession of little
children. dressed in white and carrying
| flowers. who marched through the church.
There will be holy way of the cross at !,
O'Clock and also at o'clock this even
/ ing.
!, Services were held at Christ p. q.
Church at and IL o'clock. At St. Paul's
P. E. Church services were also held at
| IL o'clock, and at Grace p e. Church
| services were held as follows: 1890 8. nm.
IL m. to pm. and there will also be
services at 7:SO pm. The services at I'm
manuel Lutheran Church will be held at
| s o'clock tonight.
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