The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-06-19
Two Fined Five Dollars Each
for Sunday vioIation-AlI
Others Dismissed.
APPEAL FROM SENTENCES
High School Commencement
viii Take Place Tonight In
New Auditorium.

ALEXANDRIA. June IGNORE than
100 persons were brought into the
police court here today on charges of
having violated the Sunday blue
laws.
In all but two cases the charges were
dismissed In short order by Police
Justice Luther II. Thompson.
Little evidence was heard, and the
cases were heard in groups. the vari-
Gus merchants, such as milk dealers,
news dealers, garage proprietors, and
Zoe men. being tried collectively.
J. Reese Cation for selling ice cream,
and Mrs. Martin Burba for the same
offense. Cation noted an appeal to the
corporation court. Mrs Burba paid
her fine.
In the other cases Justice Thompson
held the work performed by the de-
PENDANTS to be activity OF a necessary
character on Sunday and all other days.
The fourth annual commencement Of
the Alexandria high school will take
place tonight at o'clock In the audi
torium of the new high school. The
address to the graduating class will be
made by Hon. Samuel @. Brent. Com.
,monwealth's attorney. and the high
school chorus will sing several sciec-
tions.
Invocation by the Rev ]. W. .)uffey,
pastor Of the NJ. e, Church. south, will
Bryan will deliver the salutatory ad-
dress. Prizes and distinctions will be
awarded to the graduates By Con-.
I rad johnson: principal of the high
%i mako kS0T hs address shf MI to Ns the
graduates. Ashby E. Bladen Is the
valedictorian. and following the fare.
well speech the audience and chorus
and the Rev. John Lee Allison, pastor
of the Second Presbyterian Church.
will close the exercises by pronounc,n5
benediction. Betw cen each number the
school chorus will sing selections;
city school board and former teachers
and graduates. admission to the exer-
cises will be by card only.
Officers of the graduating class are
Ashby Edward Baden. president: James
Judson Goodwin. jr., vice president
and Willard Roland Gaines. secretary
treasurer. Besides these three. ten or
twelve others compose the class.
Pupils of the first, second, and third
years will report to the high school
tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock for
certificates Of promotion. A medal will
be presented to Adrian KatZ. who won
Of the cadet corns. and last night at
Trinity Church, the baccalaureate ser
mon was preached to the graduates by
the Rev. L. NJ. Ferguson.
As a result OF injuries received last
Friday, when he was run over by a
switch engine In the Southern Railway
freight yards. where he had employment
as a car repairer. o. Christian Bredup,
a native of Norway died yesterday at
noon at the Alexandria Hospital. where
he had been taken for treatment after
the accident. Bredup was seventy-two
years old and unmarried and Ia sur
vived by two sisters in Milwaukee. ILL.,.
and one nephew, whose residence Is
Richmond. "a. In which city the body
probably Will be buried.
Funeral services for James NJ. Reed.
n former resident OF this city. whose
death occurred Saturday at his home In
Washington. were held at II o'clock this
morning at Demaine's undertaking
chapel The deceased was sixty-seven
years old. and Is survived by three
dauGhters-Mrs. Helen d. Hoknman, of
Chicago Misc DAISY A. peed and
Miss Mary Agnes Reed. Of Washington
and by one son-James F. Reed, OF
Washington.
Children's Day exercises were held at
Trinity Church yesterday morning and
Mt. the Second Presbyterian Church last
night.
Mrs. Harry s. Brown, wife of the
Southern Railway engineer, died last
night at her home, 1913 King street.