Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-15
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Commencement Exercises at
Episcopal High School.
MANY PRIZES AWARDED
Report on Electric Lighting in the
City Sent Back to Committee
for Further Consideration.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. June Is. 1910
The seventy-first annual commencement
exercises Of the Episcopal High School
Of Virginia were held this afternoon. The
following received certificates Of gradua-
ton: Norborne Berkeley, Danville, Va;
Eustace Conway, Mississippi; Robert Kin
loch Massie. jr.. Fairfax county, Va
Walter Joseph Suthon, jr.. Louisiana;
William Nicholas Wood. Albemarle
county, Va, and Pichegru voolfolk.
Richmond.
Prizes were awarded as follows: For
reading at sight--First prize, Cuthbert
Tunstall, Norfolk: second prize. Robert
X. Massie, jr., Fairfax county. Va. For
reading-First prize. George c. Wallace,
jr., Kentucky; second prize. Donald NJ
Faulkner, Mecklenburg county. For dec
lamation-Norborne Berkeley, Danville.
Va.
For acknowledgements prize. Nor
borne Berkeley, Danville; Charles Gran
vile Craddock, jr.. Lynchburg: Emmett
Reid Dunn, Alexandria; Robert Vivian
Funston, Idaho; Harold Grant Hathaway,
Norfolk; William Whann Mackall. jr.,
Georgia; Henri Charbonn!er MCGOWAN,
Georgia; Francis Oliver Roller, West Vir-
ginia.
Johns prize-Launcelot Minor Blackford,
jr.. Fairfax county; Harrison Marshall
Robertson. Danville; Mason Romano, jr.,
Petersburg; Kennel Claiborne Royal.
North Carolina; Walter Joseph Suthon,
jr.. louisiana
Meade prize-Donald Mackenzie Faux
ner, Mecklenburg county: Donald Wayles
Powers. Maryland; Archibald Magill Su-
thon, Louisiana.
Laird prize-Walter Joseph suthon, jr..
Louisiana.
Donald M. Faulkner read Mark Twain
at Niagara; Norborne Berkeley de-
claimed "Catiline's Defiance; George C.
Wallace, jr., read Sam Weller's Valen-
tine"
Medals were presented as follows: Jo-
seph Bryan memorial prize medal, for ex-
cellence in English. to Donald Wayles
Powers. Maryland; Williams classical prize
medal. for excellence in Latin and Greek
to Donald Wayles Powers, Maryland;
Randolph Fairfax memorial prize medal
for excellence in general scholarship. to
Donad Wayles Powers, Maryland; Robert
Taylor Wilson prize medal. for excellence
In English composition. to Norborne
Berkeley. Danville: Llewellyn Hoxton
memorial prize medal. for excellence In
ner. Mecklenburg county; William Garrett
Bibb prize medal. for excellence In
Shakespeare. to Donald Wayles Powers.
Maryland: H. s. Liggett memorial junior
prize medal, for excellence In general
scholarship. to Emmett Reid Dunn. Alex
andria.
The closing exercises Of the Episco-
pal Theological Seminary Of Virginia
will begin in the chapel at that insti-
tuition this evening. Rev: Ernest N;
Missionary Society. Tomorrow will be
graduating and alumni day. The serv-
ices will begin at 10 o'clock. Essays
will be read by the graduating class.
which will then receive diplomas At
The essayist will be Rev. ]. J. Gravatt.
D. D. At 30 o'clock the annual alumni
dinner will take place. The exercises
will end Friday morning with ordina-
ton ceremonies in the chapel.
The Electric Light Service.
After hearing the report of the special
committee appointed to investigate the
city's contract with the Alexandria Elec-
trio Light Company, city council last
evening after striking out two para
graphs recommitted the report. The COM
mittee will at once take up the matter
with the electric light company. The
paragraphs eliminated were in the nature
of recommendations. One was that the
city auditor be instructed to withhold
80 per cent of the monthly amount, which
would otherwise be paid to the company
because OF its alleged failure to comply
with certain conditions Of its contract:
The other recommended that steps be
taken to recover the amount alleged to
be due to the city, owing to the COM
pany's alleged failure to comply with the
terms and conditions Of the contract.
The board of aldermen after long de-
bate struck out the two paragraphs In
council some wanted the paragraphs to
remain, but the majority. claiming that
the electric company had not been heard.
thought it would be unfair to take dras-
tic action without a hearing.
The report sets forth that the commit
tee believes that the company is not
carrying out all the requirements Of its
contract of August Q. 1905, and that the
service might be improved.
Action by City Council.
resolution carrying an appropriation
Of 5000 for continuing the trunk sewer
on Henry street was referred by council.
The joint committee on streets and gen.
eral laws reported adversely on the prop
osition of the Washington. Alexandria
and Mount Vernon Railway Company to
remove tenders from its trains while in
the city. and the report was adopted. An
appropriation of $50 was made. for gut
tering on Princess street.
The sum of $50 was appropriated for
curbing and guttering in front of Lee
Camp Hall on Prince street. A resolution
appropriating $40 for repaving with
cobble stones Pitt street 100 feet south Of
King street was referred. A resolution
carrying an appropriation of 500 to grade
and lay cutters and resurface Oronoco
street between Alfred and Patrick streets
was referred.
The Alexandria Free Kindergarten's re-
quest for an appropriation OF $500 for
maintaining the kindergarten was re-
ferred. petition Of Chief George W.
Pettey Of the fire department asking for
an increase in salary to 1920 per year was
referred.
A resolution appropriating SEQ to paint
the woodwork and tower of the Columbia
ton for an electric light on the Strand
near Irwins alley was also referred.
Petitions for improvements were made
by the following and referred to the street
committee: Mrs. Murphy, for reshingling
3O7 800 North Pitt street; Samuel j. Smith,
to reshingle house on south side OF Queen
street between Payne and West streets;
Charles L, Ewald. to erect frame dwelling
at 423 North st. Asaph street; Mrs. Edna
c. Davis to erect frame addition to rear
of All North Columbus street: G. j. Cum
minEs, to make improvements to AIS
Queen street.
Election in Potomac.
The election in Potomac. Alexandra
county, resulted in many changes yes
terday, including the election Of four out
of six new councilmen. The contest for
80 the toun nroyed most exc;finr