Evening star., 1916-08-04
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Public Schools Will Reopen
Monday, September II.
TOMORROW is TAG DAY
Holy Cross Sisters Are Left So, 200
and St. Mary's Church by
Mary Theresa Duggan.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA. Va, August A.
Alexandria's public schools will reopen
for studies Monday morning. Septem-
ber Il. This date was decided upon by
the city school board at its meeting
held last night
The work of issuing permits Will be
begun the morning of September by
H. D. Kirk. clerk of the city school
board Permits for white children will
be issued September 5. s and I, and to
colored children September s.
In view o< the fact th-t 49, than
2,200 children attended the schools at
the last session, it is believed that the
attendance at the coming session will
be close to 1900.
1t was also decided by the school
board 10 close the schools next year be-
ginning June Is
Miss Josephine Wayte of Del Ray.
Alexandria county, was elected a
teacher in the schools to fill the va
cancy caused by the declination of Miss
Florence Buford of Edenton, Va; who
declined the position. she being elected
by the board at its last meeting.
The sum OF $3.50 was appropriated
FOR the purpose of making certain re-
pairs to the old Howell building on
South Washington street. which build
ing will be used for boys in the primary
departments.
Tomorrow Boy Scouts Tag Day.
Members of Troop No l, Boy Scouts.
are going to have a tag day observance
tomorrow. Practically every member
of the troop will sell tags on the
streets tomorrow, and the funds de-
lived from the sale of the tags will be
Lee Memorial Home for the Aged. The
boys ho?s eAat the public will make
a generous response to the cause.
The Will of Mary Theresa Duggan.
this city was admitted to probate in
the circuit court for this city in va
cation yesterday afternoon. Testatrix
bequeaths the sun of $4,000 - the
Cross. Washington. and $500 to Rev
L. F. Kelly. assistant pastor of St.
Mary's Catholic Church. this city. She
directs that Rev. Father Kelly dispose
may see fit.
TestatriX names Rev. Father Kelly
and DR.. E. \. German as administrators
and they qualified as such.
Lead pipe thieves have recently en-
tered number of unoccupied houses
in the city and stolen pipe. according
to reports made to the police. The
police are investigating several of the
cases reported ana nope TO De dbie TO
shortly apprehend the thieves
Medical Society Elects Officers.
Before adjourning yesterday after
noon the Fairfax County Medical So
ciety. which met at the Hotel Rammel,
elected the following officers to serve
for the ensuing year; Dr.. R. L. Will
kins, president, Alexandria; DIR. C. l..
Starkweather, first vice president. Oc-
coquan; DR.. J. c. Blackston, second
vice president, Washington; DR.. T. C.
Quick, secretary, Falls Church, and Dr.
+. VI. Brooks, treasurer, Fairfax.
J. c. Dunn, Quantico, Va, has tele-
graphed the police that a large black
horse was stolen from him at that
place last night.
]. T. Preston. secretary and treas
urer of the chamber of commerce, has
returned from a camping trip on the
Maryland side of the river.
W S. Nicklin. past grand sachem of
Virginia. expects to attend the annual
meeting of the Grand Council of the
United States Improved Order of Red
Men. which Will be held in Wildwood
y. j., beginning September IL.
Mrs George Gordon Asher has re-
turned after spending several days as
the guest of Mrs Milton at the latter's
ca mn house al Chesznaake Reach Md