Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-06
ALEXANDRIA,
Council Committees to Be An
nounced Tuesday Night.
MEETING OF HIBERNlANs
Committee in Charge Of Program Of
Entertainment-City Schools
Soon to Reopen.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence Oh lic S'a''
ALEXANDRIA,, Va, September D.
Considerable interest centers IN the APP
pointment of the committees Of the new
city council which will be announced
Tuesday night by the presidents Of each
branch of the two bodies constituting
the council. Most important of these
committees are those on finance, streets
and general laws and the committee on
light
Inasmuch as the new city council is
made up mostly of new members the
personnel of the committees Will be
almost completely changed.
1t is expected that both branches or
the council will hold a Joint meeting
Tuesday night for the purpose OF elect
ing police commissioner from the
fourth ward to fill the vacancy caused
by the resignation of Commissioner N.
]. Lawler, elected to common council
from the fourth ward, and also to elect
a school trustee to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation of c. w.
Wattles, elected member of COM
mon council from the second ward. The
presiding officers Tuesday evening will
be: Lower branch. Howard W. Smith:
upper branch, Henry X. Field
Hibernians to Meet,
Practically all arrangements have
been completed for the biennial meet
ing of the state convention of the
Ancient Order of Hibernians which will
convene here Tuesday and end it's ses-
sions Wednesday. The committee of
arrangements will hold a meeting to-
morrow and make the final plans.
At the same time the Ladies' Aux
( 30, 8 hn ord hn IN, ,sin
in this city. The Hibernians will hold
their meetings in the Young Mems So
dality Lyceum Hall, and the auxiliary
will meet in the Elks Hall. Both or
mass at o'clock Tuesday morning in
St. Mary's Church. Rev. Father Don
oghue, state chaplain, will be the cele-
brant of the mass, and sermon will
be delivered by Ri. Rev. D. J. OCon-
nell, bishop of the diocese of Rich
mond.
This will be followed by public
session of the convention in the Young
Mems Sodality Lyceum Hall, when ad-
dresses will be made by a number of
session will then open. A ball in the
auditorium of the Elks Home Tues
day night will be feature.
In the afternoon the delegates will
visit the points of interest in automo-
biles.
Sessions Wednesday will be devoted
entirely to business
The local committees Of arrange
ments are: Reception-William Des-
mond. chairman: R. E. Power, NJ. J.
tainment-M. E. Greene, chairman;
William Desmond DR.. NJ D. Delaney,
]. D. Normoyle. J. N. Lawler, NJ. r.
O'Sullivan, G. F. Bradley. Halls and
". T. Sweeney. Dr.. E. A. German.
Press-M. J. Mcfarland. chairman; ]. D.
Normoyle, W. H. Sweeney. Badges
r. E. Power, chairman: ]. Mckenna,
w. H. P: Kelley. Accommodations
F. T. Quinn, chairman; William Des-
mond, James Roche. T. MCGOWAN. Dec
orations-M. J. Mcfarland, chairman;
Clarence Monroe, H. Nugent, Thomas
Priest.
Schools to Resume Sessions.
Both public and private schools. will
reopen early this month. In some in
stances additional teachers have been
added to the faculty and other changes
made.
The public schools will resume studies
September IA. The work of issuing per-
mits for children to attend will be be-
gun Tuesday and continued throughout
the week. Tuesday, Wednesday and
children to obtain permits; Friday and
Saturday have been designated for col
ored children. Permits will be issued at
Armory Hall.
For the accommodation of additional
pupils the school board has rented the
rear rooms of the old Peabody building,
Alfred and King streets, where 125
pupils will be housed.
st. Mary's Academy, conducted by the
Sisters of the Holy Cross, will reopen
Tuesday as will also st. Mary's parochial
school. Pupils must enroll before Sep
TENDER Is in order to compete for class
honors. During the summer months the
school building and grounds surrounding
st. Mary's have been greatly beautified.
The Episcopal High School and the
Episcopal Theological Seminary will re-
open September 16. At both institu-
tons a large attendance is expected.
During the week. of September IA
number of other private schools will re-
sumo.
Red Men to Confer.
A three-day session of a committee on
juvenile branches of the Improved Order