Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-23
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Fairfax and BIackford Liter
airy Societies Celebrate.
MUSIC CLASS GIVES RECITAL
Funeral of George Penn Held Today.
James A. Tomlin and Wife
Sell Lot.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence OF The Star.
ALEX ANDRIA, Va. June %. 1911
The joint final celebration of the Fair
fax and Blackford Literary societies of
the Episcopal High School of Virginia
will take place in Liggett Hall. on the
high school grounds. this evening at s:15
o'clock. The program will open with
prayer, which will be followed by an adj
dress of welcome by the president of the
Blackford society. Levitte Lawrence Phil
lips of Arkansas. After music the Fair
fax Literary Society declaimer's medal
will be presented to Harrison NJ Rob-
ertson of Danville.
Following the presentation there will be
music: defamation. The Black Horse
and Its Rider. presentation of Blackford
Literary Society debater's medal to Jul
liam II. Addison of Lynchburg; presenta-
ton of Fairfax Literary Society reader
medal to Donald NJ. Faulkner of Boyd
ton: presentation of Backford Literary
Society declaimer'S medal 10 George G..
Wallace, jr., of Kentucky: defamation,
Hamlet and His Mother; presentation
of Fairfax Literary Society debater' S
medal to Robert h. Massie, ir, of Fair
FAX county: presentation of Blackford
Literary Society readers medal TO Laun-
celot VI. Blackboard, jr., of the Episcopal
High School. presentation OF the trophy
for superiority in the dual contest in
Blackford Society: Joint valedictory adj
dress by Donald N. Faulkner of Boyd
ton; final dismissal of the audience by
the president of the Fairfax society.
Music Class Recital.
The pupils of the Misses Rotchford' S
music class gave a recital at the opera
house here last evening. The following
program was rendered: Overture. Prof.
Padgetts archestra. duet, .'Galop de
Concert Misses Beatrice Ayers and
Edna McCauley; solo. yellow Jonquils. :
Miss Dorothy Plaskett; chorus by the
class; duet, In the Wildwood" Masters
Carl Dreifus and Harry Wilkinson; duet.
Misses Agnes Trumble and Elsie Devers,
vocal solo, The Two Grenadiers,' Ran
dolph Solomon. trio, THE Old Folks at
Home Misses Hilda Wolf, Elsie Corn
well and Pearl TIGER. solo. Loves Ca
price" Miss Caroline Emerson; NayPole
dance, by the miuimS; solo. Caprice
Brillante." Miss Anna Schwarzmann
duet, .'Nergismeinicht, Misses Aoble
Brown and b. Rotchford. duet. Land
ler," Misses Margaret and Caroline EN-
erson; NO Pedders,'' Master Donald
Davis Robert Mcdonald, Josie Chauncey
Misses Mary and Nettie Chauncey, duet,
The Sleigh Ride Misses May Melon
aid and Mildred Studs, solo, Martha. !"
Miss Minnie Jaffa; vocal trio, Some
where" Misses Gertrude Newton, b.
Rotchford and Pearl TIGER. vocal solo,
Miss Blanche Rotchford. duet, Home
ward" Misses Sallie Reagan ami h.
Rotchford. solo, The Whispering Wind,
Miss Agnes Plaskett; distribution Of
medals. chorus. Heroes by the class.
Funeral of George Penn.
The funeral Of George Penn took place
from his home, 210 South Payne street,
this morning at 10 o'clock. The funeral
services were conducted by the Rev. ".
+. Watson Of the First Baptist Church
and the burial was in the Union ceme-
terry.
The funeral of the late Miss Mary A.
Dwyer will take place from st. Mary S
Catholic Church tomorrow morning at
$3.50 O'Clock, when a requiem mass Will
be sung Burial Will be in St. Mary 5
cemetery.
James a. Tomlin and Wife have sold to
John l.. Peed lot OF ground III the court
bounded by Washington, Columbus, orr
conveying this property Was placed Oh
record III the clerk office OF the corpora
ton court this murnlns.
Potomac Lodge of odd Fellows, Will
hold a meeting at Its hail, on North CO.
lumbus street. this evening, when the first
degree of the order will he exemplItied 10
three candidates..
j. William May has returned from
visit to New York and Philadelphia.