The Washington times., 1916-01-14
ALEXANDRIA SCHOOL
HONORS SLAYMAKER
Named Superintendent Of Sec
ond Presbyterian Institute.
Charles Davis Assistant.

ALEXANDRIA. Jan. 14-At tho an
nual meeting Of the Sunday School OF
the Second Presbyterian Church last
night in tho Westminster building the
following officers were elected to serve
for the present year. Frank L. Stay
maker, superintendent Charles Davis
assistant superintendent; George E.
Markell treasurer; Edward Markell,
secretary; Harry w. Rudd. assistant
secretary; Charles Haynes, superin-
tendent of supplies; Mr. Piser. librarian,
and Miss Edith Rotchford. organist.
The Sunday school has three Bible
classes, two for men and one for wom-
en-. The teachers of the former are
Luther IL. Thompson and Frank l..
Slaymaker, and for the latter William
Campbell. The infants department Is
In charge Of Miss Mary Moore and five
assistants. Mrs. Alfred Thomson has
charge Of the beginners department,
and Mrs. William Campbell of the home
department.
Reports of the officers showed the
Sunday school was III Il excellent con-
dition with increased membership and
strong financial support.
The meeting arranged for Sunday af-
ternoon, which was to have been adj
dressed by Lord and Lazy Aberdeen.
has been postponed until Monday night
on account of a change in the plans
Of the two speakers.
The Fourth. Fifth, Sixth. and Ninth
degrees of Scottish Rite Masonry viii
be conferred tonight by the officers Of
lection, No. IA, which will meet IN Ma
sonic Temple at 80 O'Clock.
Announcement is made of the engage
ment of Miss Elton Bowling, supeI1n-
tendent of the Alexandria Hospital. ana
Il. w. Saum, of the grocery hrm or
Leachman & Saum The wedding will
take place in Alexandria after feD-
been definitely fixed. AT yesterday 5
meeting of the lady board of managers
OF the hospital Miss Bowling presented
her resignation, to take effect on rep
ruary 10. Miss Bowling has been the
superintendent of the hospital for the
past eight months, succeeding Miss
Naomi Simmonds, who resigned to ne
come the bride of DR.. George 7. Kip
stein.
The forty-seventh annual meeting OF
the stockholders of the German Co.
operative Building and Loan Associa-
ton was held last night. r.. r.. Down
ham was reelected president, and JUS
tus Schneider reelected secretary ana
treasurer Thomas Hoy and =. r. COR
man were elected directors for three
years, and p. NJ. Bradshaw and John
~. Normoyle trustees.
The Bull line steamer Dean loaded
with fertilizer, arrived last night from
Boca Grande, Fla. The cargo was
consigned TO the Alexandria Fertilizer
and Chemical Company. The steamer
was three days overdue on account OF
the weather conditions.
Three divorces, as follows. We're grant
ed yesterday in the corporation court
on the ground of desertion: Esielle
May Mason from her husband, clyde
T.. Mason Margaret l.. petteys from
her husband. Vernon c. Petteys; ana
William O. Harvey from his wife. iGa
V. Harvey. In the first the plaintif
was represented by Attorney X. h.
W ashington; I'M the second by Attorney
+. =. Russell; and in the third b. At
torney IL. Noel Garner
The annual meeting of the Bar Asso-
citation OF the Sixteenth Judicial Circuit
of Virginia will be held tomorrow at
noon in the Llks' Auditorium. John 5.
Barbour, OF Fairfax county, president
of the association, Will preside and de-
liver his annual address. The election
OF officers Cor the present year will take
place, after which the members will re-
pair to the Hotel Rammel, where the
annual dinner Of the association Will be
observed.
The Relief Hook and Lader Company
will hold its annual meeting at the truck
house tonight and elect officers for the
present year.
Mrs. Mary G. Dorsey died Yesterday
afternoon at her home, 526 Queen street.
She is survived by two daughters Mrs.
James a. Long, and Mrs. Florence
Wheat.
The recently elected officers of Semi
mole Tribe of Red Men were installed
last night by II. I'll. Newton, deputy
great sachem. The officers follow:
Bedford Glascock, sachem; c. c. Batch
elor, senior sycamore: y. L. William
son. prophet; +. G. Glasgow. collector
of wampum; +. l.. Finks, keeper OF
wampum; y. Worth Stanton. chief of
records; d. w. Richards keeper of
council house; Walter S. Nicklin, trus-
tee.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. l.. Blum, OF Bati-
more; MIR. and Mrs. s. Diencr and
If Culpepcr. and DIR. Nelson
Diencr. OF Baltimore, are the guests OF