Evening star., 1911-06-05
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Closing Exercises of Arlington
Institute.
CALL FOR A new PASTOR
Rev. U. D. Mooney Invited by Sec
ond Presbyterian Church to
Fill Pulpit.
CALL FOR A NEW PASTOR
Special Corresp, . lence of The Star.

Special Corresp' lence Of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA. Va. June ), 1911.
The annual closing exercises of Ar
lington Institute. an institute for young
ladies, will be held at that school this
afternoon. when diplomas OF graduation
will be conferred upon Misses Harriet
Spofford. Latino Reynolds, Margaret
Spinks and Rebecca Iddings. A musi
cal and literary program will be given.
st. Mary's Academy will hold it's
annual commencement exercises at
3 o'clock Friday afternoon, at the opera
house, when a musical and literary
program will be given and diplomas
conferred.
The annual closing of the public
schools will begin June 10. Practically
all of the schools in the city will be
closed by the middle of the month with
the exception Of the public schools.
All arrangements have been completed
for the reception tonight at Lee Camp
Hall. under the auspices OF the 18th Vir-
ginia Regiment Chapter. United Daugh-
ters of the Confederacy. Members OF
r. Z. Lee Camp, Confederate Veterans:
NJ D. Corse Camp. Sons Of Confederate
Veterans, and the various women's
chapters will attend.
Birmingham Clergyman Called.
The congregation Of the Second Pres
byterian Church yesterday morning
adopted call to Rev. U. D. Mooney of
Birmingham. Ala, and it was sent to him
by mail. Prior to the meeting there
were short devotional exercises which
were conducted by Elder A. G. Uhler.
The congregation OF Bethany Methodist
Protestant Church last night united with
the congregation OF the Second Presby-
cred by Rev. w. NJ Poisal. pastor Of
Bethany NJ. P. Church.
Cases in the Police Court.
Henry Schlichting was arraigned in the
police court this morning to answer a
charge of conducting a gambling house,
on complaint OF James Wilkins. The
court acquitted the accused.
Thomas Field, colored, who is employed
on schooner now anchored at one of the
wharves. was charged with an assault on
T.. r. Childress, who is also employed on
| the schooner. The captain OF the vessel
| was present in court, and he said his
schooner would leave this port today.
The court discharged the accused.
| John Green. colored, Saturday got a
dollar from Joseph Fair to buy a half
| pint of gin. Fair waited in vain for both
| gin and change. The court disposed Of
| the case by making Green return the dol
lar after which Green was acquitted.
| Other cases disposed of follow: H. Furr
and z. Furr. drunk on the street, fined
s. each; John Moore, colored, disorderly
conduct forfeited s. collateral; Nellie
Dixon and Edward Lindsey, both colored,
disorderly conduct, forfeited S. collateral
| EACH Pauline Grigsby, coiored. disorderly
conduct, forfeited S. collateral: Charles
Adams colored, disorderly conduct, for
feited s. collateral: Clara Price and
Blanche Robinson, colored, disorderly con-
duct-the former forfeited S. collateral
and the latter fined s..
Morris Snow, soldier at Fort Myer, a
died at the fort Saturday. Snow was
native Of Connecticut. His funeral
took place this afternoon. Burial was
made at the fort.
Charles Jackson, colored, a fisherman,
who lived in Alexandria county just north
of the city limits, died last night.
Alexandria Notes.
A musical and literary program with
recitations by many Of the Sunday schoo,
pupils was given last night at the chill
dren's day celebration at the Methodist
Protestant Church.
Announcement was made at st. Mary's s
Catholic Church yesterday morning that
beginning next Sunday during the sum-
brated at 10 o'clock instead Of 1880
o'clock.
The congregation of the First Baptist
Church yesterday held services in the
remodeled lecture room of that church.
A concert will be given at S:15 o'clock
tomorrow night under the auspices of the
choir of Grace P. e. Church.