The Washington times., 1914-06-15
ALEXANDRIA PUPILS
GRADUATE TONIGHT
empIe Memorial Fund Given
Pledge of $1,000 by Iowa
Masonic Fraternity.

ALEXANDRIA. June 15.-Clos!nE ex-
ciSes of the public schools took place
oday. Students completing the course
: the high schools are as follows: Cor
ne Reardon. Helen r. Blake, Made
ne l. Martin, Flora G. and Mabel
.cnderson. Francis E. Johnston, Bar
on Phillips. EIdon Raison, Joseph
,hauncey. Robert E. Knight, jr-, and
toward st. Clair. Promotions from the
nther grades of the high school. in the
snk of their standing: follows:
To fourth year-Marian L. Hayden,
IeIen L. Davis. Marian Dickert, Viii
lam A. Wells. Lucille Dienelt, Herbert
A. Byrne. John Realdon. Con Mullins,
susie Murphy, Cora Nj. Pullman, Nettie
hauncey, Hirst Hayes, John \. Wen
eel. and Laura NJ. Tayior.
To third year-Dolly Callahan, Eliza
Tupper Barrett Albert Bryan, Mildred
Calaban. Ruth St. Clair. Ashby
Bladen, James Goodwin, Anna Hook.
louise Bender, Francis Nugent and
clyde Smith.
To second year-WiIlie Fairfax. Edith
Leadbeater. Clifton Waller Barrett,
Weston Atkinson. William Meeks. Ell
sic Deyers. Mary Pitzer, A. ]. Pohl,
1r.. Hattie A. Meade. James NJ. Dwyer,
Ellie r: Faulkner. Ruth E. Smith.
Mice Bladen, Caroline Yates, Evtha
Era Uranium, Ruth Nagel. Louise
l.isheill. Ruth LeHew, Ruth B. Deahl,
Anna Haslett, Reginald Dyson, VIII
liam NJ. p. Desmond, Mary K. Hener-
derson. John L Curtin, Aubrey Barnett.
James w. Mills Anita Birrell, Carl
'ppich, Louise DeM"ll. Hugh Williams,
nd Earl W. Trigger.
The commencement exercises will
AXE place tonight in the Westminster
hUilding. The prizes will be awarded
~ Congressman Charles c. CarIir, the
diplomas by Superintendent William H.
sweeney, and the awards by Principal
Conrad Johnson. The Rev. John l..
Allison will deliver the invocation.
An appropriation of 5000 to the fund
% erect a Masonic Temple in Alex
ndria to the memory of George Wash
ngton, the first master of Alexandria
Washington Lodge, has been made by
the Masonic Grand Lodge of Iowa.
Tho action of the Iowa grand lodge
Followed the report of George II.
Schoonover has written to Charles H.
'allahan. chairman of the local me-
~norial committee, that he will secure
ihirty members of the roll Of honor of
The association, each of whom will
contribute the sum of 500.
William L. Higgins, who is charged
ith choking Thelma Walker. the ten
year-old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Samuel Walker, of Gibbon street, was
held for the grand jury by Police JUS
tice eaton this morning.
The cases of S. W. Sullivan and P
Ward, charged with disorderly con-
duct. were in court this morning. Sui
Ivan forfeited collateral of $50, and
Ward was fined 500. James Fletcher.
Colored. charged with breaking into the
~esidence of George Newton, on South
Fairfax street, yesterday. was held for
the grand jury.
The funeral of Capt Frank Roberts.
who died at Pomonkey Greek, Md, will
take place this afternoon. Services will
be conducted by the Rev. G. A. Lut-
trell. pastor of the Trinity Church.
The body of Frank @. Swaine, a for
mer resident. who died in Washington
Saturday night. will be brought here at
80 o'clock tomorrow for interment in
Bethel Cemetery.
c. D. Hughes and W. l. Shepherd, of
Washington, were arrested yesterday on
oharges of demolishing a fence of Ed
ward Duncan, in Poorhouse lane.