Evening star., 1914-06-05
ALEXANDRIA AIRS
Bishop Gibson Ordains Class
at Episcopal Seminary.
MANY CHURCHMEN ATTEND
Two Woman's Missionary Societies
Combine-Merchants Prey to
Bogus Check Man.
pecia1 Correspondence of The Star

| ninety first annual commencement ex-
ercises of that institution. The ordina-
| ton sermon was preached by Rev. W. H
| H. Powers, D. D, Towson. Md AT the
conclusion of the ceremonies holy COM
munion was administered by the bishops
to the ordained clergy and students and
the ceremonies were closed with benedic-
| ton. The exercises were attended by a
large gathering Of prelates of the Epis-
! copal Church, among those present being
the following:
Rt. Rev. Robert A. Gibson, D. D.. of
DirFtnia b Of 81 Southern RsT virginia II MI at Rev
bishop of southern Virginia, and Rt.
| Rev w Loyalf Gravatt. D. D.. bishop
coadiutor of West Virginia.
The following persons were ordained
deacous: Guy Edison Kagey. presented
by Rev Prof S. a. Wallis. D. D.; Giles
Buckner Palmer presented by his uncle
Rev. Giles B. Cooke; Walter u. ParKer'
presented by Rev. Prof Berryman Green,
D. D., and Sidney T. Ruck, presented
by Rev W. D. Smith
Those ordained to the priesthood We're:
Rev. Churchill Gibson Chamberiayne'
Phi D., presented by Rev. Robert Mhlte'
ir.; Rev Churchill Jones Gibson. - A.
presented by his brother. Rev. A. stuart
Gibson; Rev. Conrad H. Goodwin. NJ A.
presented by his uncle, Rev E. L. Good
win. D. D.: Rev. William Taylor Willis
presented by Rev. Prof. s. A Waihs'
D. D.
A.. was ordained to the priesthood ny
Bishop Randolph, being presented pv.
Rev Prof W. c. Bell, D. d.
Former. Priest Admitted to Ministry.
At the close of yesterdays services
Rev. Matthias Madert. a former priest OF
the Catholic church. was admitted 10
the ministry of the Episcopal church by
Rt. Rev. w LOYAL Gravatt, D. D..
coadjutor bishop of West Virginia.
Deacons were assigned as follows: Guy
Edison Kagey. ordained by the Bishop OF
Virginia for Rt. Rev. n. S. Thomas, ~
of the missionary district OF Wyomias, .h =
Is assigned to Dixon and Baggs in that
state: Rev. Walter G. Parker Is assigned
to the chaplaincy of Woodberry Forest
School. Virginia: Rev. Giles b: Paimer'
to Woodstock, Va, and Rev. sidney l..
Ruck. to missionary work alohg 'ne
James river, in Goochland county. Va
The Womans Home Mission Society
and the Woman's Foreign Missionary So
ctety of the Baltimore conference OF the
NJ. E. Church South, in annual session
two societies under the name OF the
Woman's Missionary Society. The ses-
sions were concluded this afternoon with
closing remarks by the president. Devo-
tional services were conducted by Mrs.
W. j. H. Robinson.
Officers were chosen as follows: Mrs.
]. T. Copeland. president: Mrs. w. II.
BaHingee. first vice president; Mrs. John
J. J. Printup. third vice president: Mrs
j. E. Norwood, fourth vice president;
Miss Emma Peppler. corresponding sec
retary. foreign department: Mrs. Henry
department: Mrs. r. G. Mowbary. re-
cording secretary; Mrs. w. P. Johnston.
treasurer. foreign department; Miss Anna
Clements. treasurer, home department.
City Election Next Tuesday.
Eight democratic nominees for the COM
mon council and four for the board of
aldermen, constituting one-half of the
representation of the two respective
branches Of the city council. will come up
for election Tuesday. They were nom
mated in a primary held May IA. The
nominees will be without opposition in
the election Tuesday
De Wilton Aitcheson and T. ]. Fannon,
wood and coal dealers, are out $14 each
as the result of the work of bogus
check game. At each place a stranger
ito be sent to an address on Queen
street. In payment each time he pre-
sented check for $3.50 signed by ~. D.
Knight and made payable to Henry
Baker" Change was promptly given at
each place, and when the dealers started
to deliver the wood they found no such
party lived at the place in question and
soon discovered they had been victimized
Members of Centennial Lodge of Ma
sons. at Washington, will Thursday night
next pay a return visit to Alexandria
Washington Lodge, this city. By special
dispensation they will confer the master
Mason degree At the same time NJ. E.
Church. district deputy grand master. of
Falls Church, Va, will pay an official
visit to the local lodge.
Death of Miss Mamie Hunter.
Miss Mamie Hunter, well known resi-
dent. died at o'clock last night at her
home. 2117k Prince street. after long i'll
ness. The deceased was the third daugh-
ter of the late Mai. Bushrod Washing
| ton Hunter. c. s. A, formerly United
States Navy. and granddaughter of the
late Col. George Blow. Of Tower Hill. Sus-
sex county, Va.
Miss Hunter is survived by three sis.
ters and a brother. Misses Fannie and
Belle Hunter. this city: Mrs. Bowie Gray,
| Fredericksburg, Va. and Alexander Hun
| ter. Washington. D. c. Her funeral will
take place tomorrow afternoon from her
late home. Rev. P. P. Phillips, rector OF
| st. PauPs p. e. Church officiating, Burial
will be in st. Paul's cemetery.
The funeral of George Kicherer will
| take place Sunday afternoon from his
late home. 7O4 South Washington street,
l Rev. Edgar Carpenter, rector of Grace
P. E. Church. officiating
Mrs. George Heads funeral took place
this morning from st. James Catholic
| Church. Falls Church: burial in the
cemetery there.
Mrs. Noah Walker. only sister of
George ". Zachary Of Del Ray, Alexan-
dria county, died yesterday afternoon
at her home in Baltimore. Mrs Walker
is survived by her husband.
| Potomac Citizens to Meet.
There will be a monthly meeting of the
Jefferson District Citizens Association
of Potomac. Alexandria county. tonight
at the Mount Vernon schoolhouse.
]. William May and Hunt Russell leave
tonight for Houston. Tex. as delegates
from Virginia to the national convention
of the T. p. A.
C. A. Crawford Of Richmond. Va, won
the automobile of the T. p. A drawn for
in Richmond. The lucky number was
3,3OO
The Alexandria Hospital building fund
today reached the sum Of, $35 O35. 81
Among the contributions today was one
of $40 from Old Dominion Division, No
400, G. 1. A.
i ENTIRE COURT TO DECIDE.
Justice Day Refers Plea for Injunc.