The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-06-04
EPISCOPAL CLERGYMEN
ARE GIVEN DIPLOMAS
Bishop Gibson. of Virginia. and His
Coadjutor Conduct Services at
Seminary Near Alexandra.

| Alexandria, Va, June 3.-The ninety
of the Episcopal Theological Seminary of
Virginia. located in Fairfax County, sew
eral miles west of Alexandria, opened
today with graduation and alumni ex-
ercses and will end tomorrow morning
with ordination service. Attending the
t, exercises were a number Of prominent
| Episcopal church digntaries.
| The following received their diplomas:
+ Amber Mason Blackford, of the Diocese
| of Virginia; Floyd s. Cartwright. of the
| Diocese OF North Carolina: Lloyd r..
| Craighill b. A., of the Diocese of South
ern Virginia: Edward A. De Miller.
b. s.. of the Diocese of Mississippi;
Menard boswell. jr.. b. A., of the Do
cese of louisiana; Herbert Nash Tuck
| err. of the Diocese of Southern Virginia.
The exercises were provided over by
| Bishop Gibson of Virginia, who is presI-
dent of the seminary. He, together with
| the professors and students vested in
their academic gowns and hoods, formed
in procession in Prayer Hall and marcn-
ed to the chapel, taking their appointed
seats in the choir.
Bishop Gibson announced that the fol-
lowing students of the junior class of
this session were advanced to the middle
class of. next session: Thomas NJ.
Browne. of the diocese OF Pittsburgh:
Walter NJ. Eastman. r. A.. of the diocese
of Kansas: Frederick Deane Goodwin.
\. NJ, of the diocese of Virginia; John
Lloyd, of the diocese of Virginia: James
r. McAllister. of the diocese OF Southern
Virginia; Gordon NJ. Reese. of the do
ccse of Harrisburg; Winfield Shiers. of
the diocese of Virginia: Theodore Stroup
of the diocese of North Carolina and
Edward Pinkney Wroth, Of the diocese
of Maryland.
Students advanced from the middle to
the senior class are Clarence f. Buxton,
Franklin q. Faber. Howard S. Hartzell
William r. GciGer. Irwin Lenoir Valen-
tine Lee. r. A: Robert Lee Lewis.
Thomas G. Mundy. r. s; Franklin r.
osborne. b. A. William Preston Peyton.
Benjamin J. Rudderow. jr George G.
Shears. and Frank =. Persons
Students who received certificates in
certain departments Of study follow:
William J. Alfriend. Norman S. Bristed,
Edgar n. LIE Blanc, Francis A. Par
sons
Members Of the senior class recon-
mended for the degree of bachelor in
divinity. to be conferred after writing
an approved thesis and their ordina-
tion are Randolph +. Blackford, b. A.;
Lloyd X. Craighill. r. A.; Edward A.
DE Miller. b. S, and Herbert Nash
Tucker.
The degree of doctor of divinity was
conferred on the following clerEymen:
Rev. +. T. Phillips. rector of St. PauIs
church. this city; Profs. Paca Kennedy
nary. and Rev. Arthur c. Thomson, of
Trinity Church. Portsmouth. Va.
Essays were read by Edward A De
Miller &. S. on The Literary Value of
the Bible" and by Herbert Nash Tuck
er on Moral Motive Power"
The exercises were concluded with
an address by Bishop Coadjutor Brown,
after which short service was con-
Quoted by Bishop Gibson.
The annual alumni meeting took
place at noon. Rev. II. p. Philips. D.
d., of this city. was the essayist. read
ing an essay on the life and work of
Rev DIR. Wilmer. a former rector of
st. Paurs Church. this city. who was
instrumental in founding the seminary
The alumni dinner followed in the re-
fectory.
Preliminary plans have been mapped
out by the Retail Merchants Associa-
ton for a shop in Alexandria" cam
raign. This association mas gone on
record as opposed to purchasing adver-
Using space in programs and other
such schemes. President Monroe was in
structed to get the views of other as
soCiations favorinG making Confederate
Memorial Day a State holiday, il being
favored by the local association.
The Pan-American Loan and Construc-
ton Corporation, Alexandria, We. with
a maximum capital stock of 5000 900
and minimum OF slo.Ho has been grant
ed a charter by the State Corporation
Commission. The par value is sloO a
share. Louis Schinger is president and
lgnatz Schlinger, secretary, both of New
York City.
The strawberry festival to have been
held tonight at the parish hall of St
Rita's Catholic Church. Mount Ida.
Alexandria County. has been POSTPONED
until next Wednesday night.