The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-06-07
ALEXANDRIA THEATER
MEN TO FACE TRIAL
Police Court Hearing Ordered on
Alleged Failure to Obey Clos
ins. Order. !.

ALEXANDRIA. Va. June PRO
prietors Of moving picture theaters
which opened their doris last night in
spite Of orders of the health commit
tee Of Alexandria, will be tried this
afternoon at 4 O'Clock in police court
on the charge Of violating these
orders.
A warrant was issued this morn
Ing on request OF Samuel q. Brent,
commonwealth attorney. at tho insti-
cation Of Police Sergeant Roberts.
who informed the attorney that tho
city law relative 70 closing theaters
during the so. called rcarlet fever cpl
demic was being violated. Mr.. Brent
| applied for state warrant as the
state law governs In cases of viola
ton Of city health laws and regula-
lions. Mr.. Brent stated this morning
that he had not been requested to
act by the health committee or city
Acting. Police Justice Luther H.
Thompson will hear the cases. The
Alexandria Amusement Co. win be rep
resented by Attorneys James r. and ii.
Gann sadsf s Brent en- S SRs HI
the Commonwealth.
Picture theater performance last
night were attended by large audiences.
No attempt was made by the police to
modest the management or employees.
Commencement exercises OF the Bpis-
copal High School Of Virginia were
held this morning at 1880 o'clock in
hEssts Hell ds ssdths high school Gsr
| upon Staige Davis Blaekford. of Uni
versity. Va; Landon Carter Catlett, tr.,
of Gloucester. Va; John Beauregard
fS Sss rs IF M' sosnsg sShn ps Mas
Joseph Wood, Of Birdwood.
| Prize winners were: For reading at
sight. A. L. Kinsolving. of Maryland.
for reading. tandon C. Catie{t. jr.. OF
Gloucester, first; John X. Strubing. jr..
OF Philadelphia. second; for declama-
ton, Arthur L. Kinsolvtng, Of Mary.
Gloucester. second; for scholarship.
whittle prize, John Amber. OF Japan;
Landon c; Carter, tr.. q Gloucester:
dSnn B. CANAL %be kasa Mis:i1 sSIIp
NJ. Harding, jr.. Of Mississippi; william.
Nick. jenkins. OF Norfolk; Arthur l..
Kinsolving. of Maryland; johnson Nc
CURE. of Alexandria; 8. Scollay Moore.
speer. of Maryland; Calvert Rogers
Toy. Of orth Carolina. For scholar
chip. Johns prize. Richard w. Byrd.
Of Norfolk: Virginius Dabney. Of uni
ysrssy 5ean ssks Ray Gf aa
Vile; Homer Lenoir Ferguson. jr, of
Newport News: Eastwood d. Herbert.
of Norfolk; Edmund Myers Preston.
Of Richmond; Hollis Rinehart. .1r.. OF
Albemarle county: Cary Stewart
Shield, Of Richmond. For scholars lip.
Laird prize. Wilson Elliott Driver. tr.,
of Norfolk; John Bryan medal. Tor
excellence in English, Homer l.. Fer
guson. jr;. of Newport News; Black
and Greek. Landon c. Catlett. jr., OF
gloucester. Fairfa. medal for e.-
wood ID. Herbert, of Norfolk. Wilson
medal. for excellence IN Engiish com;
| Newport News. Hoxton medal for ex-
cellence in mathematics. Cary b.
Shield. Of Richmond; Bib medal. for
| excellence In Shakespeare; Arthur Lee
Kinsoiving, of Maryland. and the Lig;;
gett medal, for excellence in general
scholarship. to s. Scollay Moore. jr.,
of West Virginia
Funeral services for Thomas L. Finks
who died Monday. will be held tomorrow
at $3.50 o'clock from his late residence,
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