Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-12
County Public Schools Hold
AH-Day Fair and Picnic.
SENATOR KEY PITTMAN
ON TONIGHT's PROGRAM
Washington Masons Visit Lodge and
Confer Degree-Charter Granted.
Club to Present Play.


ALEXANDRIA, Va. June 12-An all
day fair and picnic is being held today
under the auspices of Alexandria county
by the Fifth Cavalry Band Fort Myer
The affair Will end tonight with a musi-
cal and literary program. People from
every section of the county are attend
ing. it being the first annual fair held by
the public schools of the county
The teachers and children assembled
this morning and sang AMERICA and
1.-The Star Spangled Banner" They
were led by Miss Sue v. Hess of the CO.
lumbia School and accompanied by the
band band concert followed
A feature at II o'clock was a spelling
contest by grades. three children repre-
senting each grade from the third to
eighth. inclusive. from each of the eleven
white schools. Luncheon was afterward
served by the women of the Patrons
Leagues. Athletic events followed.
Those serving as officers of the events
Follow: William c. Cloth. field Judge
Frank L. Ball.. timekeeper: Claude O.
Thomas. starter Dallas D. Ball. an
| nouncer. A base ball game between
Clarendon and Mount Vernon schools
was played, with Frank L. Ball, umpire.
ionishts program will be as follows:
Piano solo, Miss Theodore Cooper,
Cherrydale School: address, j. H. Bin
ford, executive secretary Cooperative
Educational Association of Virginia :
music; address. Senator Key Pittman,
Nevada; music: address Dr. j. L. Nc
Brlen. former state superintendent of
Nebraska. specialist in rural education,
United States bureau of education; cor
| net solo, Miss Dora Varney; presentation
| of diplomas to graduates John H
Trimyer. clerk of school board of JEFF
ferson district: singing, America"
Graduates in the various schools are
as follows: Cherrydale, Agnes Cooper.
Theodore Cooper. Susie Free, Leolia
Reid. Melvin Donaldson. Austin Thomp-
son. Herbert Ross; Columbia, Maybelle
Dominee. Alice Van Every, Joseph
EDNA Kerns. Corine Simpson, Mildred
Stoy, Jean Whitman, Lawrence Doug
las. Russell Hendley Daniel Moreland
Robert Meyer Roland Sutton. Robert
Heights. Mildred McShea. Maynard Car
lyle. Mercer Duval. Leonard King
Argyle Mackey, Ralph Magruder: Glen
carlyn. Wallis Jarhoe; Mount Vernon,
Blanche Gaines, Margaret Shuster.
Clara Stunkle, Leo Grammar; Saegmul-
ler Susie Shipman, Walter Elliott, Law
renee Hardy.
Emerson Company Public Sale.
Property of the Emerson Engine Com
pany. Incorporated. is being sold at pub
lie auction today for Gardner l.. Boothe,
Howard W. Smith, c. E. Nicol Samuel G.
Brent. R. D. Brumback. G. Washington
Lewis. John s. Barbour commissioners
of sale. The real estate, which was sold
this morning. may be put up again this
hole
The Pioneer mill property was knocked
down to B. w. Parker of Washington
for s11,5Oo, while three other parcels of
realty went to Carroll Pierce for 5000.
Should the property as whole bring more
in the afternoon it will be sold such.
The machinery is being offered separately
this afternoon. The sale will have to be
| confirmed by the court
| One hundred members of Centennial
Lodge of Masons of Washington paid
| fraternal visit to Alexandria, Washing
ton Lodge of this city last night The
degree team of Centennial Lodge con-
ferred the Master Mason degree. NJ E.
| Church of Falls Church, Va, district
| deputy grand master, paid an official
visit to the lodge.
Following the degree work refresh
| made by Mr.. Church and Leonard P.
Stewart. the latter worshipful master of
Centennial Lodge. The visitors left at
late hour on special train.
Seek Man Who Clicked Girl.
The police have been asked to appre-
| bend William l.. Higgins white. twenty
six years old. who is alleged to have
choked the ten-year-old daughter of Sam
uel Walker, who lives at 1901 Gibbon
street. Complaint was made by the girls
| father. The alleged choking took place
| shortly after I o'clock yesterday after
noon, although it was after O'Clock last
night when a report was made to the po-
| lice.
| The Carter Sales Company. incorpo-
rated. Rosslyn. Alexandria county, has
| been chartered with Il capital stock of
| from 81, 600 to $1,000 officers are: Os-
car A. Reed, president: w. c. Balder-
ston. secretary and treasurer, both of
| Washington.
| The Washington Dramatic Club will
| tonight present ''Tatters' at the opera
house for the benefit of the Alexandria
Hospital building fund. 1t is expected
that large crowd will attend The fund
| today had reached the sum of So. S21. II,
|