Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-04
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Schools Closed on Account OF
Scarlet Fever Epidemic.

Special Correspondence of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA. Va, June 3.-The
health committee of the city council at
a meeting in the board of aldermen's
chamber. after hearing the opinions
expressed by seven physicians regard
ing the scarlet fever epidemic said to
exist in the city, decided to adhere to
it's action of yesterday afternoon in or
dering the public and private schools,
Sunday schools, moving picture estab-
lishments and theaters closed. The
committee, however. decided to let the
churches remain open tomorrow, and
the police were instructed to notify the
pastors of all churches, and also the
superintendent of Sunday schools, that
no Sunday school will be allowed to
open tomorrow.
DIR. E. A. German, city health officer.
stated that officially twenty-eiEht cases
had been reported to him thus far and
according to the physicians present.
from the number of cases they stated
they are treating, there are forty-three
cases under treatment by those who
attended the meeting.
Movie Men Are Hit Hard.
Representatives of moving picture
establishments appeared before the
committee in the afternoon and claimed
their closing will mean a loss of 500 a
day to them. although they added that
they wanted to cooperate with the
health department In preventing a
spread of the disease.
DR.. German at tonight's meeting de-
in the city, some of which are typical
cases of scarlet fever. He added that
this afternoon he went to the homes
of several places where it exists with
a surgeon from the United States Ma
rine Hospital and the surgeon had made
the same diagnosis.
DIR. Powell told the committee that
there are an unusual number of cases
of sore throat in the city showing
symptoms of scarlet fever. He thought
II wise to close all places where chill
dren congregate. To close down
places where grown people congregate
he thought would prove a hardship.
Train Kills D. M. Kite.
D. Miller Kite, about sixty years old,
a travelling salesman for a Baltimore
drug firm. who formerly lived in Alex
andria, was struck and instantly killed
By northbound Florida special South
ern railway train No. SO at Nokes-
VILE. Prince William county, thirty
nine miles south of Alexandria, at 10
O'Clock this afternoon.
Mr. Kite was awaiting train No. 10,
which was to follow the train that
struck him, and was crossing the
track when he was struck by the pilot
Of the engine.
jefferson Davis Lauded.
In honor of the birthday of jefferson
Davis celebration was given the
members of r Z. Lee Camp. Confed-
crate Veterans. tonight in Lee Camp
Hall under the auspices of the women
of the nth Virginia Regiment Chapter,
United Daughters of the Confederacy.
AT the conclusion Of the musical and
literary program refreshments were
served.
An address was delivered by Rev DR..
j. W Dufey. pastor of the NJ E
Church South.
Southern songs were sung by a quar-
tet composed Of Mrs. Harrie White. Mrs.
sherman b Fowler, Kenneth w. Og-
den and Wilmer J. Waller, with S. 3.
Fowler as aCcompanist
Violin and piano selections were
given by Miss Caroline Kast and Mrs
George <. Warfield, and there was a
vocal solo by VI. E. Greene, with Mrs
William Woolls accompanist
Seminary Commencement.
The annual commencement exercises
Of the Episcopal Theological Seminary
of Virginia will be held Wednesday
Thursday and Friday.
Rev. DIR. William Russell Bowie. rec
tor Of st. Paurs Church, Richmond
Will deliver the missionary sermon
Wednesday night in the chapel at the
seminary.
Exercises on Thursday will be held
beginning at 10 O'Clock. Bishop Gibson
! Of Virginia. president Of the seminary
will preside
The following will graduate: Clar.
| ence r. Buxton, William K. Geiger Ir
win Franklin T. Osborn. Benjamin
Janney Rudderow, lr. The address &c
| the graduates and others to be or.
| dained VIII be delivered by Rev. Mel
| son +. Dame, evangelist of the diocese
| OF Virginia.
| The annual meeting of the alumni OF
| the seminary will be held Thursday a.
| the close Of the commencement exer.
| cises The alumni essay will be read BY
| Rev DR. Randolph II. McKim, rector
| Of the Church of the Epiphany. Wash
ington. The ordination service viii
take place at IL o'clock Friday, in the
chapel of the seminary. The preacher