The Washington herald., 1913-08-28
PLANS FOR LABOR DAY
have Been Completed
Speechmaking, Sports, and Dancing
Will Be Feature of Celebration
at Alexandra.
DEATH OF MRS. EVA PEAKE

Alexandria, Va, Aug. 27-In addition
to speechmaking there will be an elabo-
rate program of sports, dancing. and
music at the Labor Day celebration, to
be held next Monday at the Dyke, two
miles south Of here, under the auspices
Of the Alexandria Trades Council.
The speechmaking will begin at 4
o'clock in the afternoon. Addresses will
be made by Representative Carter Glass
| OF Lynchburg, Va, and ]. Fred Birrell,
| of this city. the latter being the Demo-
cratic nominee for the House Of Dele
gates from Alexandria, city and county.
The exercises will begin at 10 o'clock
in the morning with a game of ball be-
tween the machinists and glassbIowers.
Other events slated are: r:3O a m, So
yard dash for girls urder sixteen, and
5-yard dash for boys under sixteen:
p. m, 1o0-yard dash, open to all; 1:31
p. m, fat mems race and sack race for
men: p. m, baseball game, Cardinals.
champions of the city, against an all
star team for cup: 4 p. m, speaking: )
p. m, catching creased pig, climbing
creased pole, boys shoe race; D. m,
married women's race; p. m, waltzing
contest.
The following will be the lineup Of the
-All-'Ndl team " Iltl VIII play Ile CaTQl-
mails: SmOot or Jones. catcher; Itner
pitcher: Wells. first base; Mccarthy, sec
ond base; Hicks or Cox, shortstop; V.
Hicks, third base; Scrivener, left field;
Lynch, center field; Murphy, right field;
Hayden, Nails, and Beach. substitutes
The following are the officers Of the
Trades Council: J. W. Collins, president;
L. r. Studds, vice president; T. r Zones,
secretary; H T. Colvin. financial secre-
tary-treasurer; F. W. Denton. jr.. ser
geant-at-arms; F. W. Deeton, G. NJ.
Cragg, and A Lucas. trustees
st. Mary's Academy. conducted by
the Sisters of the Holy Cross. will re-
open September .. Practically all of
the former pupils have already en-
rolled for the coming session, and IT
is expected that many more students
will be enrolled, probably bringing the
total number this year up to 500. The
attendance last year was ESQ.
This school was established in 1859.
In addition to an academic course,
there is a commercial course. The lat
ter covers two years, and embraces
typewriting. bookkeeping, commercial
arithmetic. spelling. commercial law,
punctuation. and penmanship.
Five Of the teachers at St Mary's
have just returned from Notre Dame,
Ind. where they attended a summer
school.
Mrs. Eva Peake, wife Of Nevelle Peake,
died at S:30 o'clock tonight at the homo
of her sister. Mrs. James Galloway,
Falls Church, Va, after a comparatively
short illness. She was the daughter Of
Mrs. Thomas Taylor, of Del Ray, Alex
sndria County. The arrangements for
the funeral have not yet been completed.
Hereafter school children under ten
years of age, when accompanied by
guardians or teachers. will be admitted
free to the grounds at Mount Vernon
This decision was reached recently by
the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association.
The superintendent of Mount Vernon.
Harrison II. Dodge, must, however, be
communicated with in advance.
A colored man yesterday afternoon en-
tered the yard of the residence Of James
Johnston. at st. Asaph and Prince
Streets. and stole a bicycle belonging to
Mr.. Johnston's son. A report OF the
theft has been made to the police.
Miss Elizabeth NJ Nugent and Cecil R
Leake. both of this city, were married
Monday last in Washington. The cere-
mony was performed by the Rev. J. A.
Smyth. Mr.. and Mrs. Leake will reside
in this city.