The Washington herald., 1916-10-14
HODGES RESIGNS FROM
ALEXANDRIA SCHOOLS
Superintendent Will Take State In
structon Position.
THE HERALD BUREAU,
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E1S3 King Street.
Alexandria Va, Oct D-Prof. william
7. Hodges, superintendent Of the public
schools Of Alexandria County, has ten
dsred his resignation to become effective
October l. Prof. Hodges resigns to ac-
cent the position Of assistant superin-
tendent Of public instruction Of the State
George W. Zachary, a member of t>e
board Of school trustees, has been elected
temporary superintendent OF the schools
Of that county pending the selection OF q
superintendent by the State board Of edu-
cation
The term Of Prof Hodges will not ex-
pIrs until July / The State board meets
In March. and 1t Is expected that at that
time they will select a successor to Prof.
Hodges. His successor will serve for a
term Of four years.
Prof. Hodges has served as superin-
tsndent Of schools Of Alexandria for the
past seven years. having come to that
county from Farmville, Va, where he
was engaged in school work.
Gilbert j. Cox. a member Of the city
school board from the First ward has
been elected clerk of that board Mr..
Cox takes the place Of H. D. Kirk as
clark.
At the last meeting OF the school board
CAPT H H Sweeney, superintendent OF
schools, was nominated for the clerkship
Of the board. The question as to his
eligibility arose, and Commonwealth's
Attorney s. G. Brent sent an opinion to
the board declaring he did not think
Capt. Sweeney eligible for the position.
as he thought his being superintendent
and clerk might conflict
The evangeIistic meetings being con-
ducted IN the old First Presbyterian
Church on South Fairfax street by Rev.
R. W. stancin, Of Washington will con-
tinue all next week. Services will be
held every night except Saturday and
every Sunday there VIII be preaching at
$50 o'clock IN the afternoon. His sub
ject Sunday will be THE Church OF
Christ"
The new Church Of Christ Is to be or
EanIzed in the near future here, and 1t
Is planned to purchase lot and build
a suitabls edifce. Since the evangelist
began the meetings several persons have
expressed themselves as desiring to be-
como charter members.
A musical and literary entertainment
was given tonight in the auditorium OF
the Alexandria High School by the High
School Literary Society. There was a
musical and literary program given, af-
W. H. Sweeney, superintendent Of
schools. and Prof. S. T. Ryan, teacher Of
English in the school.
The tenth, eleventh, twelfth, thirteenth
and fourteenth degrees Of the order were
tonight conferred on class Of candidates
by Washington Memorial Lodge of Per
fsction, No. 7, Scottish Rite Masons. Par
tidpants in the degree work included the
following: Arthur A Paul William
Lewis Allen, Percy e. Gift, H. Noel
Garner, Frank W. Latham, Boyd J.
Richards, J. William May and Llewellyn
P. Chauncey.
Coleman c. Batcheller is having the
three-story brick building at 7o4 Kine
street completely remodeled. Mr.. Batch
eIler will have the first floor converted
into a modern lunchroom. The upper
floors viii be used for residential pur-
poses. The back buildings are being
raZed q ID n
Two new first aid classes Of the Alex
andria Chapter Of the American Red
Cross are now being organized. Each
class will have a membership Of twenty
It's members will be given Instructions
By DR.. E. A German. city health Of
hcer. At present there is one first aid
class with a membership Of fifteen.
At a meeting of Mount Vernon Council,
Daughters OF America, held tonight re-
ports were made by Mrs !. H. Mansfield
national representative to the national
council, on the convention held recently
IN Wheeling. W. Va.
Judge L c. Barley, Of the Corporation
Court, tonight addressed a mems meet
ing held in the Young Peoples building
Of the NJ. E. Church South. His sub
ject was Character Building"
Commander c. T. Jewell, Q. S. N, su-
periutendent Of st. Margaret's P. E.
Church Sunday School, Washington, will
Tuesday night deliver an address at St.
Paurs Church, taking for his subject
Holding the Sunday School Pupil"
An orchestra under the direction OF
Miss Dora Varney, Of Del Ray, tonight
furnished the music at the Masonic
bazaar this being Grotto night