The Washington herald., 1915-08-13
SCHOOLS reopen
SEPTEMBER l2
Date Is Decided on at Meet
ing of School Board in
Alexandria.
WAR ON UNLICENSEDDOGS
Police Shooting CANNES That Appar-
entity Have No Owners-Meeting
Discusses Foreign Missions.
WAR ON UNLICENSED DOGS

Alexandria, Va, Aug. 12.-Alexan-
dria's public schools will reopen for
studies the week beginning September
Is. This date was fixed upon by the
city school board at a meeting held
tonight in Lee School building.
Work of issuing permits will be
started by Harry D. Kirk, clerk of the
school board, September Z. and on Sep
TENDER and 8 permits will be issued
TO white children and on September 2
to colored children.
All children living west of Hooffs
Bun, in the recently annexed territory,
will obtain permits September 10. they
to be given out at the West End
School building
The question of obtaining suitable
quarters for the overflow pending the
erection of the new high school build
ing was discussed by the board, and
the matter was referred to the COM
mittee on school houses and furniture.
This committee, ii is expected, will ar
range for quarters within a short
time. 1t is stated that the board has
several places under consideration. 1t
will be necessary to obtain temporary
quarters pending the erection of the
new high school building. 1t is hard
ly thought that this structure will be
completed and ready for occupancy
before December /.
At the last session of the schools
the rear end of the Cameron apart
ment house was used by the school
board. several hundred children in the
primary departments being taught
there. Whether the board will be able
to secure this building again is not
known.
A war against unlicensed dogl and
their owners soon will be started by the
police department. A list of those who
have taken out dog licenses from Auditor
Z. F. Price today was furnished the po-
lice, who are looking after delinquent
owners of dogs. All of those who have
not taken out the required license, which
costs $50 viii be cited to appear in the
Police Court and will be subject to the
imposition of a fine. The police
shooting dogs that apparently are with
out owners. Unmuzzled dogs found
roaming the streets are conveyed to the
city pound to await claimants.
A mass meeting in the interest of for
eign missions was held tonight in the
First Baptist Church. under the auspices
of the Potomac Baptist Association.
which convened yesterday in the Del
Ray Baptist Church. A number of prom
inent speakers made addresses Rev. Or
w. F. Watson, pastor. presided.
Among the matters discussed at today's
session of the association were: Laylnen's
movement. temperance, ministers relief,
education and home missions. The asso-
citation will conclude its sessions az noon
tomorrow.
Thomas Syncox, 80 years old. died early
this morning at his home near OCcoquan. !
Va. He had been engaged in farming. |
Mr. Syncox's funeral will take place at
30 o'clock Friday afternoon from the
home.
At the AleXa ndria Hospital tonight it
was stated that the condition of Harvey
Struder. who was found at the Potomac
Railroad yards suffering from conclusion
of the brain and other injuries. was
thought TO be slightly improved. although
Struder is unconscious at times. Owing
to Struder's condition ii has been impos-
sible to get a statement from him as TO
how he was injured.
The degree team of Potomac Lodge of
Odd Fellows has complied arrangements
for comforting the second degree of the
order on a class of eight candidates Fri |
day night.
John r. Edelen has returned from Rich !
mond. where he visited his niece Miss /,
Clothilde Edelen.