Evening star., 1916-05-14
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
! High School Commencement
Will Take Place Friday.
MOTHERS DAY SERVICES
Churches Are to Observe Occasion.
Poll Books in Wards Open Tues
day for Registration.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. May 13.-The
graduation exercises of the Alexandria
night. This Is the day of the closing
OF the white public schools of the city
It is expected that class of sixteen
will graduate, all of whom have COM
pieted the four-year course as pre-
scribed. 1t will also be necessary to
pass the required examination in order
20 receive diplomas of graduation. A
musical and literary program Is being
prepared to be held IN connection with
the exercises. place for holding the
exercises is yet to be determined upon.
representative Charles c. Carlin OF
this city Is being doomed for temporary
chairman of the state democratic con-
vertion. which Will meet in Roanoke,
VI. June ..
The Alexandria delegates to the con-
vention will doubtless urge his election
as temporary chairman. as Will dele
gates from many other places In the
state, 1t Is thought.
Mothers Remembered in Sermons.
Sermons appropriate to the observ-
ence of Mothers day will be delivered
rom many OF tHe pulUItS py lhS "
cc.ating ministers tomorrow.
At the Methodist Episcopal Church
South tomorrow morning Rev. DR.. c. D.
Harris, editor of the Southern Methodist
of Baltimore. will preach. At night Rev.
Dr.. ]. w. Duffey. the pastor, will take for
his subject The Enduring Excellence of
Old d-Fashioned Mothers"
Rev. l. NJ. Ferguson, pastor of Trim
ity NJ E. Church, will take for his
subject tomorrow morning The Mother
of Samuel" At this church Monday
night Rev. J. r. Esaias of Washington
will conduct the evangelistic services.
Rev. E.. T. kirkley. pastor of the
Methodist Protestant Church, will take
for his subject THE Love of Mother"
In the evening his subject will be The
Appointed Day.
Both services at the First Baptist
Church will be conducted by the pas
tor. Rev. DR.. f. B. Jackson.
Rev. DR.. John Lee Allison. pastor of
the Second Presbyterian Church. will
take for his subject at the morning
services Lessons From the Mission
AIRY Conference" At the evening serv-
ices his subject will be The Crown of
Womanhood"
DR.. Paul Johnson of Washington will
speak at IL o'clock tomorrow morning
at Roberts Chapel on The Parental
Care of Babies" At the same place in
the evening Mrs. George Benjamin of
Washington will make an address on
Colored Settlement Work"
Civil Service Examinations.
8 The local board Of civil service exam
iners announced that the following exam
nations will be held in this city June s,
Z. and 13: Cheesemaker, male; medi-
cal inferno. Government Hospital for the
Insane; ship craftsman, male; assistant
epidemologist. male; preparator in ento-
mn N.-N
plant diseases, male; physical metalur-
glst, male; technical assistant male; min
eral technologist, male
Plans are being made by the Alexandria
Hish School players for the presentation
OF comedy in two acts entitled Mr..
Bob, which will be presented the night
of June in the Westminster building of
the Second Presbyterian Church The
Hnalr S, Will De under the auspices of the
literary society of the school
The voting contest for the selec
ZION OF a May queen for the pageant
which will be held by the public school
children May 26 will open Monday and
end Friday. 1t is expected that a large
number of girl students will take part
in the contest.
Poll Books Open Tuesday.
The poll books in the different wards
OF the city will be opened Tuesday for
registrations and also for amending
and correcting same.
Members of the Mount Vernon La
dies Association will attend services
tomorrow at old Pohick Church Rev
DIR. S. A. Wallis of the Episcopal The
illogical Seminary will conduct the
services.
Seminole Tribe of Red Men is ar
ranging for it's annual banquet which
will be held May % at the Young
Peoples building. Among the speak
ers will be Representative c. c. Carlin
of this city.
Fire in a house on Alfred street be-
tween Montgomery and LIST streets
brought out the fire department at
1880 o'clock tonight.