Evening star., 1916-01-02
A[BANDR|AAFFA|RS
New High School Will Open To-
morrow for 255 Pupils.
ROOM FOR 10 CLASSES
Building Has Also a Large Assembly
Hall and a Campus of Sew
eral Acres.
special Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA,, Va, January ALEX
andria's new high school building.
Cameron and West streets, will be
opened for the first time Monday with
the reopening of the public schools
after the annual Christmas holidays.
Monday morning 255 high school pupils
will enter the new building and later
in the week Conrad johnson, principal
of the school, expects that there will
be 200 more students placed in the
building. all boys, from the third and
fourth grades, now quartered in Wash
ington School on South Washington
street.
Thirteen classrooms are in the new
building and thirteen teachers will be
employed in teaching in this school.
This school building in addition to
its thirteen classrooms has a large
assembly hall. 1t is situated on an
elevation surrounded by several acres.
1t is planned greatly to beautify the
grounds surrounding it early in the
spring. The students also have ample
Fairgrounds. The cost of construction
of the building was about $4,000.
Gun Club Tournament.
The Alexandra Gun Club today held
its second handicap tournament at the
place of G. B. Willis, Duke street ex-
tended. Fifteen members of the club
participated in the tournament
The prizes were awarded as follows:
First prize, D. N. Hulfish, a turkey,
with forty breaks out of fifty shots );
with thirty-four out of fifty. and third
prize to G. B. Willis, a cartridge belt
and box, with thirty-three out of fifty.
c. Raymond Simpson of this city. and
Miss Fannie B. Chauncey. formerly of
this city, now of Washington: were
Church of the Ascension. Washington,
by Rev. Edgar Carpenter, rector of
Grace P. E. Church. this city. They
were attended by Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
messed the ceremony. Mr.. and Mrs.
Simpson left on the Norfolk steamer
for a southern bridal trip. Upon their
return they will reside here.
Athletic Club Meeting.
The Cardinal Athletic Club will hold
a meeting Tuesday night at o'clock at
the residence of Sylvester A. Breen, its
president, at which time arrangements
will be made for its annual banquet in
honor of Clark Griffith. 1t is expected
that the banquet will be held the lat
ter part of this month. In addition a
number Of other matters of Importance
will be up for consideration.
William Knowles Cooper, secretary
of the Young Mems Christian Associa-
tion, Washington, will deliver an ad-
which will be held at 2:30 o'clock to-
morrow afternoon in the Richmond
Theater.
Charles C. Glover died early tonight
at an advanced age at his home. 420
South Washington street Mr.. Glover
had been in failing health for a long
time. A son. Harry C. Glover, survives
him. Mr.. Glover was carpenter by
trade, but for many years past had
been employed in the quartermaster's
member of Alexandria, Washin g ton
Lodge of Masons. The funeral arrange
ments have not yet been completed.
Dance at Elks' Home. ....
Practically all business was suspended
here at noon today. The rain kept many
indoors. Comparatively few kept open
house this New Year. The Alexandria
Assembly gave its New Year dance to-
night in the auditorium of the EIks'
home. 1t was largely attended. Among
those present were a number of guests
from out of the city.
Week of prayer service will be opened
Monday night at o'clock in the First
Baptist Church. at which time a sermon
will be preached by Rev. Edward T.
kirkley, pastor of the Methodist Prot
estant Church. ''.''.'''-r'
r. Gordon Finney. we'll known attor-
ney OF Alexandria county. and police
justice of that county. has just received
an appointment as national bank exam
iner. Mr.. Finnev has been assigned to
the Richmond district. and will report
for duty Monday. The position pays a
salary of $4,500 year.
The funeral of Alexander c. Dean will
take place at 3 o'clock Monday afternoon
from his late residence at Braddock,
Alexandria county. Services will be
conducted by Rev. W. J. Morton, rector
of Christ Protestant Episcopal Church.
Frank Ainsworth was struck by a rail-
road train in Alexandria county today
and taken to the Alexandria Hospital
and treated for "a lacerated finger. and
bruises by DR.. M. D. Delaney