Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-08

September and permits will be issued
| to colored children. The operation of the
schools last year cost the city the sum
Of 27.651.H.
Vote Kindergarten Room.
A petition was received from the Alex
| andria Free kindergarten asking the
school board to reconsider its determine
| ton to make it vacate Lee School
| building. and a resolution was adopted
agreeing to let the kindergarten have
room in this building as soon as the city
council furnishes 1t with additional room.
Assignment Of Teachers.
Assignment of teachers for the coming
scholastic year follows:
High School-Conrad Johnson, principal;
Stanley q. Blanton, Col. Theodore II.
Ficklin, Miss kroes Ficklin, Miss Pearl
L. Hoffman.
Lee School, grammar school = Miss
Payne, geography, seventh grade, Miss
Rubie J.. Broadus English, sixth grade;
Miss Fannie Smith, arithmetic, fifth
grade; Miss Elizabeth King, history, fifth
| grade; Miss Elizabeth Grehen, fourth
grade; Miss Kathleen Watson. fourth
| grade; Miss Orene Bruce, third grade;
Miss Netue A. Payne, third grade; Miss
Catherine Johnson, second grade; Miss
Julia Domaine. second grade; Miss Nan
ME Davis first grade; Miss Susan Faw-
cett, first grade.
Washington School, grammar school
w. N. Fisher, principal, arithmetic.
seventh grade; Miss Nj. Angela hewitt,
English; sixth grade; Miss Anna Sum-
Mrs. Cora Kelly, geography. fifth grade;
Miss Mary e. Bontz, history, fifth grade:
Miss Mary F. Grigg. fourth grade; Miss
Janet Carter, fourth grade, Miss Leila
Beattie. third grade; Miss Virginia Rox-
bury, second and third grades; Miss
Margaret Bashford. second grade; Miss
Stella Waters, first grade.
Snowden School, grammar school-John
F. Parker, principal; Rozier D. Lyles,
Patrick h. Lumkins, Richard A. Diggs.
Hallowell School, grammar school-Miss
Bessie X. Spriggs, principal; Mrs. Har-
riett Thornton, Mrs. Sarah Gray, Mrs.
| Susie b. Pinn, Miss Ella Adkins, Miss
Laura Dorsey.
zens Of Mount Vernon district Fairfax
county. meet tonight at the Independent
Mutual Fire Insurance Companys Of
| flee to take action on petition to be pre-
| scented to Judge Thornton Of the circuit
court for Fairfax county asking him
| of determining whether or not to bond
that county in the sum Of $4,000 for
| the improvement of three different
roads. Already more than the required
l numDcT OIL SlSHdluIcS nave OcCu OUIdui-
| ed to the petition. and it Is expected
| that definite action will be taken at this
| meeting.
It is regarded as more than probable
! that the question of bonding the county
will be submitted to the freeholders in
the early fan. 1t is proposed to improve
the three roads distance of more than
| thirty miles.
| Police Court Cases.
In default of the payment of fine
of $50 Sonny Barber, colored, will spend
the next three months on the state con
| Wet road for assauIting with a knife
Lewis Baltimore. colored. Baltimore
went to the hospital; where ,sr nine
Jake Brooks and Martha Myers. both
colored. got into an argument last
night and a beer bottle was used on
| the woman's head In the police court
today Brooks was fined $40 and the
| woman sentenced to a term of ninety
days in the workhouse.
Roy Winnie, colored. charged with
disorderly conduct, forfeited 30 coliat-
eral; Jessie Steuart. colored, charged
with disorderly conduct. forfeited IS
collateral.
Twenty members of Alva Aerie, F. o.
E., will go to Baltimore tonight to take
part in the Eagles carnival In that
| city.
Church Gymnasium Opens.
The athletic department Of the West
minister building of the Second Presby-
terrain Church was formally opened last
night and inspected by many. 1t is
thoroughly equipped with modern gym
nasium appliances.
Announcement is made Of the marriage
of Miss Nettie J. Harding and Robert
Thomas Shelton. Wednesday afternoon.
at the parsonage of st. Mary's Catholic
Church. Rev. L. +. Kelly officiating. A
reception followed at the home OF the
brides parents, after which the couple
left for northern bridal trip. They Will
reside in Washington.
Joseph Rumsey, sixty-four years old,
died last night at his home. Del Ray.
Alexandria county. after a long illness.
The deceased is survived by his wife.
Mr.. Rumsey during the civil war served
under Col Mosby. The body VIII be
shipped to Culpeper, Va. tomorrow for
burial.
son ~ Mr. and Mrs Fredie =. Hamfl-
ton died Yesterday at the home of his
Parents. 421 South Lee street. Funeral
occurs at o'clock Sunday afternoon.
ch AN mar r. Taylor died yesterday after
| noon at the home of the parents at
Washington post Office. Fairfax county.
Va. ,, - ~
q. w. Parker Lodge. G. .. Q. q. F.,
Ia nm anniversary celebration last
night with more than 500 In attendanee.
including delegations from Tees Leesn ,l:
DrconuaY1 and other points. Inere were
i sneechmaking and music. a parade
TOOK place in the afternoon.
The August term of the corporation
conrf. Judge Barley presiding. viii con-
vene Monday. A a numpsr OF chancerS
cd 1oward T. Colvin left today for
pi a1w to attend a meeting Of the
Cahtrai Trades Labor Council
plan to Remove Gov. Sulser.