The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-05-02
ALEXANDRIA CADETS
TO Be GIVEN FLAG
Corps Of High School Will Re-
ceive Banner From Daugh-
ters Of Confederacy.

ALEXANDRIA. May 1.-The recently
organised cadet corps Of the Alexandria
High school will be presented with q
silk Virginia flag by the Junior Dsugh-
tiers Urinary Cystic Lee Chapter. United
Daughters of the Confederscy. tomor-
rot afternoon.
rhc presentation will take place at Q
o'clock In front OF Lee Camp Hall In
Prince street. near the corner of WASH
inxton. and will be the occasion OF q
big turn out OF patriotic societies.
The cadets. who will make their first
appearance with their guns. will form a
lin. In front Of Lee Hail. The presenta-
ton will be made by Miss Emily John
son. and the flag will be accepted on
behalf OF the corps by staff Capt. Con-
rad johnson. principal OF the Alexandria
High School
X. E. Lee Camp OF Confederate Vet
Grams will be present In uniform as
we'll as the members of the Seventeenth
Virginia Regiment, U. ID. c.. and Mary
Custic Chapter.
Samuel q. Brent. Commonwealth at
tornev OF Alexandria City. has accepted
the invitation Of II. f.. Lee Camp of
confederate Veterans to deliver the ad-
dress at the annual Memorial Day exer-
cises OF the camp. which will take
lace Nav n.
The exercises will take place at WASH
insto.. and Prince streets. fronting the
/ statue to the Lost Cause. A choir OF
children under direction Of Miss Blanche
Gotchford will sing patriotic selections.
Following the exercises at the monu-
ment the veterans will march to Christ
hurch yard where the Alexandria
J over the grave where rest a number Of
| Confederate soldiers.
Blk divorces were granted by Judge j.
B. 7. Thornton in the circuit court yes
from Leoia Patterson plaintiff repre-
scented by Attorneys F. L. Ball and
David Wolf; Annie Robertson Bridges
from P; Nelson Bridges. plaintiff rep
resented by Attorneys Robson Moncure
and W. p. Woolls; John w. Jackson
from Eolla Dick Jackson, pla intiff rep
resented by Attorney Robinson Mon
cure; Rolf Cecil Creyke from Anna
by Attorneys d. T. Wright and T. NJ.
| wnmpler: Helen @. Tarbell from Fred
@. Tarbell. plaintiff represented by At
torney r. L. Ball; Louise Hennige
represented by Attorney Robinson
Moncure. In all Of these cases deser-
ton was given as the cause. The cir
cult court adjourned until Thursday.
An important meeting Of the Alex
andria branch OF the War Relief So
ciety OF Virginia will be held tomorrow
morning at 1880 o'clock in the rooms
OF the chamber of commerce. The MEM
work OF the branch during the heated
term.
Announcement is made that the Civil
Service Commission will hold an exam
nation for clerk-carrier for the Alex
andria postoffice at the postoffice build
Ing on May "a.
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last night by the school board for the
closing Of the city schools The closing
exercises will be held In the new Alex
andris High School. It was decided to
May 30. Confederate Memorial Day and
Decoration Day. respectively: PERMITS
sion was granted for the holding OF the
annual May pageant Of the schools. A
bred colored residents requesting the
board to erect u new school building
for the colored school children. The
petition was referred to the COMMITTEES
on school houses
At a called meeting OF the board OF
police commissioners held last night
Heber j. Thompson was elected pri-
force. The work OF revising the rules
governing the police department was
commenced and as soon as completed
will be printed. At last nights meeting
Mayor FlSher presided ana IOIIlHilbSioll-
ers Knight. Shinn. Sweeney, and
Schwarzmann were present.
Governor Stuart has appointed James
In. Cation, OF this city. formerly a mem
Der OF the house OF delegates. a member
of the commission for uniformity oi
legislation. He also has named City
Councilman A. d. Brockett a member
OF the board of visitors to Mt. Vernon
White. Thomas s. Winston and Franz
ID. Miller, OF Richmond. and A. b
Chandler, IT., of Fredericksburg.