Evening star., 1915-06-03
ALEXANDR|AAFFA|RS
P. E. Theological Seminary
Commencement Held.
ETAIL MERCHANTS MEET
Association Discusses Plans for a
Shop in Alexandria
Campaign.
RETAIL MERCHANTS MEET

/ Spc. a! Correspondence OF Tie Nsar
/ ALEXANDRIA. Va. June lshe
/ commencement exercises incident 10
the close Of the niuety-second sessio'.
Of the Protestant Episcopal Theolog-
! zeal Seminary. near Alexandria. ia
/ Fairfax county. took place At 10 o'clocN
/ this morning IN the chapel of that in
stitGtion ia the pre- esence OF n number
OF dieuitaries Of the Episcopal Church
and friends of the Institution.
! The president OF the seminary, Bishos
/ Gibson, together with the professors
J and students vested in their academis
| gowns and hoods. formed in procession
| in prayer hall and marched to this
chapel. taking their appointed places
! in the choir.
Bishop Gibson after the usual open
! ing service announced that the follow
/ ing students OF the junior class of this
| session were advanced to the middle
/ class Of the next session. Thomas NJ.
! Browne Of the diocese of Pittsburgh;
| Walter NJ Eastman. 3. A, of the do
/ cese of Kansas; Frederick Deane Good
win. a. M. OF the diocese of Virginia:
! John Lloyd of the diocese of Virginia,
| southern Virginia; Gordon NJ. Reese of
| the diocese of Harrisburg: Winfield
Shlers of the diocese of Virginia: Theo-
dore Stroup of the diocese of North
!
of the diocese of Maryland.
Advanced to Senior Glass.
The following students were advanced
| from the middle to the senior class:
! Clarence L. Buxton. Franklin G. Faber,
Howard S. Hartzeu. William R. Geiger
Irwin, Lenoir Valentine Lee, b A.
| Robert Lee Lewis, Thomas G. Mundy.
/ y. s., Franklin T. Osborne, B. A; Will
| liam Preston Peyton, Benjamin J. Rud
| derow, jr.: George c. Shears and Frank
/ 5. Persons.
The following We're declared grad
! uates of the seminary and received
| their diplomas: Amber Mason Black
ford of the diocese of Virginia, Ran
dolph +. Black ford. b. A. of the diocese
of Virginia; Floyd S. Cartwright of the
diocese of North Carolina, Lloyd X.
Craighill. b. a, of the diocese of south
ern Virginia; Edward a. De Miller, b.
S. of the diocese of Mississippi: Mem
ard boswell, ir., b. A, of the diocese of
Louisiana: Herbert Nash Tucker of the
| diocese of southern Virginia
The following students received Ger
study: William J. Alfrend, Norman $.
Bristed, Edgar N lie Blanc and Fran
els y. Parsons.
The following students, members of
the senior class, We're recommended
for the degree OF bachelor in divinity
! to be conferred after writing an ap-
proved thesis and on their ordination
to the priesthood: Randolph F. Black
ford B.A.; Lloyd r Craighill, B.A;
Edward A. De Miller. BIS. and Her
bert Nash Tucker.
ID. Degrees Conferred.
The degree of doctor of divinity was
conferred on the following clergymen:
The Rev. P. p. Phillips. rector Of 81.
Pauls p. E. Church. Alexandria; Profs.
| Kennedy and Rollins of the Theologl
cal Seminary of Virginia and the Rev
| Arthur c Thomson of Trinity Church
Portsmouth.
Essays We're read by Edward 4. De
Miller ES on The Literary Value
of the Bible" and by Herbert Nash
Tucker on Moral Motive Power"
An Interesting address was then civ
en- by Bishop CoadJutor Brown TO the
graduating class, after which the eX-
ercises were brought to a close by a
short service conducted by the presi-
dent
The annual meeting of the alumni
was held at noon. The essay was read
by Rev. p. =. Phillips, ID. D., rector of
st. Paurs Church, this city. after which
the business of the meeting was dis
posed of Many members OF the alumni
Last night the annual missionary
service of the student body was held
lin the chapel. The Rt. Rev. Charles NJ
mon, and the service was read by the
Rev H. F. kloman Of Portland, Me. The
exercises viii be brought to a. close
Tomorrow with ordination. which viii
take place at IL o'clock in the chapel.
Retail Merchants Meet.
The purchase of advertising space in
programs and other such advertising
schemes are to be tabooed by the Re-
tail Merchants Association If its board
of directors acts favorably on the rec
ommendation of the association in the
matter Members of the association
favor making Confederate memorial
day state holiday, and President
Monroe was requested TO take the mat
ter up with the various other associa-
itions of retailers in the state. Prelim-
linary plans We're outlined last night
for a shop in Alexandria" campaign.
The state corpora tion commission has
granted a charter to the Pan-Amerlcan
Loan and Construction Corporation.
Alexandria, Va, with a maximum
capital stock of s2.000.0oo and a mini
mum of $4,000. The par value is sloo
a share. officers are Louis Schlinger.
president. and Ignatz Schlinger, sec
retary, both of New York city.
Seven students of the Alexandria
High School will tonight participate
in a defamation contest which will
be held in the Young Peoples building
of the NJ. T.. Church South
he & RAJ W festival q have heef!