Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-31
tendent of the Washing ton Virginia
railway
Short addresses were made by A. l..
Howard. r. T. Baker. W. c. Lewis and
H. A. Griffith of this city.

howard, X. L.. Baker. W. T. Lewis ana
H. A. Griffith of this city.
Schools Ready to Close.
Closing exercises in school are now in
order, and programs have about been
completed by all of them. At some elab-
crate exercises have been planned. Final
examinations are now being held in a
number of schools. others completed
them this week
The Episcopal High School will hold its
finals at that institution Tuesday morn
ing at 1870 o'clock.
The finals of the Episcopal Theological
seminary of Virginia, located west of
Alexandria in Fairfax county will be
begun Wednesday night at o'clock
Kew Floyd w. Tomkins. D. D.. of Phila
oelphla Will deliver the annual address
before the members of the Students Mis-
sionary Society. Graduation and alumni
VIII begin at 10 O'Clock. Essays will be
read by the members of the graduating
class and diplomas will be presented.
he annual alumni meeting will take
pace at noon and the essayist will be
Kew. w. A. r. Goodwin of Rochester,
n. y The alumni dinner will be served
at 80 O'Clock in the afternoon.
EXERCISES will be concluded Friday
WIN ordination ceremonies held in the
chape' and which will be under the di-
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u ese exercises will begin at II o'clock
that morning
me annual commencement exercises of
ST. Mary's Academy. conducted by the
sisters OF the Holy Cross. will be held
at = O'Clock the afternoon of June II at
Lannons Opera House. concert will
oe given June in the evening at the
assembly hall of the academy by the
pupils of that institution
me paroch1al school of ST. Mary's will
Losing exercises in the public schools
OF this city will be held June 10. Special
programs have been prepared for the
occasion Awards will be made by the
supe[intendent and clerk of the school
board: who will visit all of the rooms and
award the cards of honor.
Civil Service Examinations.
'iV1i service examinations announced to
pc heid here during June and July follow -.
immigrant inspector. male: aid coast and
geodetic survey. male: senior highway on
Sheer male: highway engineer male
structural engineer and craftsman male:
plaTt pathologist in potato Investigations.
NAE. law assistant male: timber scaler.
iidie. assistant mining engineer male
assistant epidemiologist male: assistant
hiochemst, male
ne pubic property committee of the
city council is arranging to paint the
Several
members of that committee today looked
over the proposed work An appropriation
Tor the work was made some time ago
by the city council
There will be a joint convention of the
Womans Foreign Missionary Society and
the W omans Home Missionary Society
OF the baltimore conference NJ T. Church
south. beginning Tuesday night and end
ing Friday. in the NJ. e Church South
mere. 1t Will be attended by 125 dele
BY invitation of the Alexandria
water Company the members of the
city council. other city o...cials and
representatives of the press will Mon
day afternoon next inspect the new
dam belne constructed by the Alexan-
fax county. The party will leave here
at . O'Clock in automobiles
Hospital Fund Increased.
The hospital building fund late this
afternoon was again increased with adj
ditional contributions. bringing the
total up to $33.532.OS. Among the
larger contributions in the afternoon
were the following: F. S Harper, in
corporated, $50: William Barnett. s25:
Frank Warfield. $50: c. R. Yates. 80
by the city, makes the grand total of
s3S.o32.OS, Eli Sheets of Washington
also contributed 500 today through
Preston o. Cockey.
thlldrens day exercises will he held
tomorrow morning by the children of
the Second Presbyterian Church Sunday
school IN the Westminster building of
the Second Presbyterian Church There
will be an offering for missions in China
Hail as large as cherries fell for fif-
teen minutes this afternoon in the vi
cinity of Accotink. Fairfax county. dur
ing rainstorrn. 1t is thought the hail
damaged the crops. The rainstorm in
that section was unusually heavy and
lasted about half an hour.
Brief Mention.
Capt. F. L. Slaymaker of the Alexan-
for F'redericks burg to attend the officers
camp of instruction. which will last the
entire week
Work of digging the foundation for the
erection of a new house for the Relief
Hook and Ladder Company is in progress
A large throng from this city this after
noon attended the memorial exercises at
the national cemetery.
The funeral of William Randolph Spit
tie will take place at o'clock tomorrow
afternoon from Wheatleys undertaking
chapel, instead of from $40 South Pitt
street. as first ANNOUNCED
Miss Margaret f. Normoyle is the guest
of Mrs. George r. House of Baltimore
Red Cross Ready to Aid.