The Washington herald., 1911-06-16


Alexandria, Va, June 15.-Commence-
ment exercises incident to the close OF
the eighty-fifth session of the Episcopal
Theological Seminary took place this
morning. The president. Bishop Gibson,
and the professors, vested in their aca-
demic gowns, and hoods, together with
the students and members of the alumni,
marched from Prayer Hall to the chapel
where the exercises were held. The fol-
lowing received diplomas:
Edward Ryant Dyer. A. B., of Texas;
Horace Dwight Martin, of Kentucky
Robert Theodore Phillips, B. A., Of At
lanta, Ca; Clarence Herbert Reese, OF
Washington; Robert Edward Lee Strider.
NJ A, Of West Virginia; Joseph Edmund
Thompson. A. B., Of Lexington, KY, and
Haywood Lewis Winter. of Texas.
The degree of bachelor of divinity was
conferred upon Rev. Karl Morgan Block,
A. B., OF Washington, chaplain of Wood
mund ]. Lee, NJ A., OF Auking. China;
Rev. Thomas K. Nelson, NJ. A., Of st.
Johns College, Shanghai, China. and
Rev. William NJ. NJ. Thomas, B. A, of
Brazil.
The following graduates, having at
tanned the required standard in their
studies. were recommended for the de-
gree Of bachelor OF divinity: Robert T.
Phillips, B. A.; Clarence Herbert Reese,
Robert E. Lee Strider, NJ. A, and Hay
wood Lewis Winter. These gentlemen
will receive their degrees after writing an
approved thesis and on their ordination
to the priesthood
An excellent address was delivered by
Rev. H. B. Lee of Charlottesville, Va.
The exercises will be brought to a close
at II o'clock tomorrow with ordination
ceremonies.
After hearing argument to-day in the
Corporation Court to tho exceptions filed
to the report Of John ". johnson, spe-
cial commissioner in the case of T. ].
Fannon and others against the defunct
Virginia Safe Deposit and Trust Cor
poration, Judge Barley entered a decree
ordering certain parties in Lovingston,
Nelson County, Va, who had withdrawn
their deposits from the branch OF the
corporation after that institution had
passed into the hands of receivers, to
refund the same within ten days. Should
they fail to do so. the clerk was directed
to issue a rule against them for con-
tempt.
Mrs Melissa A. Wood, a well-known
resident, died this morning at her home.
s17 South Washington street, after lin
gering illness. She was seventy-two
years old and was the widow of Robert
L. Wood and the daughter of the late
Capt. Samuel B. Hussey. Two daugh-
ters survive. They are Mrs. Ida NJ. Hill
and Mrs. ]. Clinton Smoot. The funeral
will take place from her late residence
at o. clock Saturday afternoon.
The Old Dominion Boat Club has ap-
propriated 5000 for the. Improvement OF
it's boathouse- The work will be begun
within the next thirty days.
DR.. E. German had his nose broken this
afternoon at Alexandria baseball park by
being struck by a foul ball before the
game between the Alexandria baseball
club and Willard Hotel team, of Wash
ington. DR.. German was assisted to
Alexandria Hospital, where his injuries
were dressed.
Sadie Ross, a negro, indicted for forg-
ing the name of DR.. George T. Kipstein
TO a check for 500. entered a plea of
guilty In the corporation court this morn
ing and was sentenced to serve a term
OF two years in the penitentiary.