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AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA

ALEXANDRIA. May 2s-Memorial
day exercises will be held at 4 o'clock
Wednesday afternoon at the National
cemetery, this city.
The program will be as follows: As
sembly (bugle calD. Miss Dora Varney;
calling Of assemblage to order, Gurnon
r. Scott, S. ", who will preside: music.
America" by volunteer choir under
the direction of J. 7. Preston. leader:
invocation, Rev. A. E. Speilman, pastor
Of Trinity NJ. L. Church; music. Lead.
Kindly Light" by volunteer choir; read
ing, Lincoln's Gettysburg address. Silas
c. Robb. past commander MARYLAND
Sons of Veterans; music, ABIDE with
Me-" volunteer choir; address. Col. John
Of Potomac, G. A. R.; music, How Firm
a Foundation" volunteer choir; address,
Rev Edgar Carpenter. rector OF Grace
P. f. Church. this city: music. p. Al
Camp. Sons of Veterans: EXPRESSION Of
thanks. presiding officer. Gurnon X
Scott: taps (bugle), Miss Dora Varney;
benediction, Rev. A. E. Speilman; firing
Of salute. Company 6; n. 1st virginia raIraa 3
Johnson.
Early Memorial day the graves of the
1856 soldiers buried in this cemetery
will be decorated with flowers and
tiny American flag will be placed over
each grave.
The seventy-eighth annual com, com
School Of Virginia will be held at
1890 o'clock Tuesday. June 5. in Lig--
on six young men.
All is ready for the registration in
Alexandria county June D. The fol-
lowing registrars will serve at Jeffer-
Carpenter. Walter U. varney and w.
H. Duncan
Rev. r. D. Garland, evangelist, to-
morrow night will open his second
week of evangelistic services. Evan
gelistic services also will be opened
tomorrow night at the Second Baptist
Church by Rev. G. H. Wiley.
An automobile driven by Roscoe
Smith. colored, belonging to A. J.
eight years old. daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. William Cowhig. s13 King street.
She was only slightly injured. The
driver was cited to appear in the police
court Monday.
The funeral of Mrs. Minerva Clark
widow of Thomas w. Clark, a former
resident, who died last night in Wash
ington, will take place at II o'clock
Monday from Wheatleys chapel. Serv-
ices will be conducted by Rev. DR.. E. "
REGISTER, pastor of the NJ. E. Church
South.
Thompson Wilburn, sixty-seven years
old, died early this morning at his
home in Wilkes street. Several chill
dren survive. The funeral will take
place at 9 o'clock Monday from Wheat
ley's chapel Services will be conduct
ed by Rev. w. J. Morton, rector OF
Christ P. E. Church.
The funeral of Robert B. Davies will
take place at 5 o'clock Monday after
noon from his residence in Fairfax
county. Services will be conducted b,
Rev. E. B. Jackson, pastor of the First
Baptist Church.
Branch No. 6S, Green Bottle Blowers
Association. tonight elected President
Clarence w. Ale to represent the local
association at the unveiling of a mon.
ument to the memory of National Sec.
retary William Launer, Salem, N. J..
May 80.
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versity. It Is to be raised by q detail
of soldiers. following which the regi-
ment will formally salute 1T.
Then the academic procession is to
march into the grove amphitheater.
where the convocation exercises are to
be held. Senator Hiram W. johnson Of
California and Representative Joseph
G. Cannon of Illinois. former Speaker
of the House. are to deliver addresses.
Charles Ernest and daughters are to
furnish instrumental music. and Rev.
Harry D. Mitchell is to lead in the
singing of patriotic hymns. A feature
Of this part of the program is to be
the singing Of THE American Univer-
sity Hymn" words and music of which
have been written by DR.. Samuel J. Nc
Waters.
The exercises are to be open to the
public. All persons attending are re-
quested to carry small American
flag.
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AND COUNTY,


Special Correspondence Of The Star.
ROCKVILLE. Nd. May 26-Rev.
Thomas Windiate Of Nashville, Tenn:
has accepted call to the reetorate OF
this county, and will enter upon his
duties June l. The church has been
without rector since the resignation
Of Rev. William E. Calender several
months ago.
A license was issued by the clerk OF
the circuit court here today for the
marriage of Howard s. Taylor OF co.
lumbus. N. J.. and Miss Carrie v: Holt
of Sington, Pa. The marriage will take
place at the home of friends Of the
couple at Chevy Chase.
The congregations of st. Johns Cath
olic Church at Forest Glen, this coun-
deemer at Kensington will unite for
the annual May procession. which VIII
be held at o'clock tomorrow after
noon at st. Johns Church. Rev. Father
Burg will preach the sermon. and Rev
Charles O.. Rosensteel. pastor of St
Johns. will give the benediction.
A license has been issued by the clerk
of the circuit court here for the mar
riage Of Charles Alexander Robertson
thirty-two years old. and Miss Hen
rietta Griffith Jones, aged twenty.
three. both Of Boston. Mass.
Community memorial services will be
held in the Sunday school building Of
ton tomorrow morning. There will b<
a sermon by Rev. Charles T. Weede
pastor of st. PauIs Methodist Church
Kensington who is Confederate vet
eran, and a memorial address will bt
delivered by W. S. Armstrong. a mem
ber of the G. A. r. The music will
be furnished by q choir of forty voices
Janet Montgomery Chapter, Daugh
ters of the American Revolution, o.
this county will shortly issue an ap
peal for a fitting celebration of th'
Fourth of July throughout this coun
ty. The people will be urged to gather
at the community centers, hear thu
Declaration of independence read, sint
patriotic songs and have other appro
pirate exercises.
S. H. Montgomery, a motorman on tn,
Washington and Rockville electri,
road. was painfully hurt near Alts
Vista, this county, early last evening
when he was struck by a stone thrown
by a negro, who had just been eject
ed from the car Montgomery was op
Grating. The negro was put off th'
car because of trouble over paying
his fare. Before Montgomery couli
start the car the negro hurled thu
stone, which struck the motorman neal
the temple, cutting an ugly cash
Upon reaching Rockville Montgomery
injury was dressed by DR.. C. A. Man
mar and he was able to make the re
turn trip with his car. The negro ha
not been arrested.
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SCHOOL ATHLETIC MEET.
Third Annual Track and Field Con-
tests at Upper Marlboro.

UPPER MARLBORO. Md. May 26.-
The third annual track and field meet
of the public schools of Prince Georges
county was held yesterday afternoon at
the fair grounds here. the athletic
events being leading feature Of the
annual rally of the schools The meet
was under the auspices of the public
athletic league of the state, DR.. William
Burdick. director. Despite the buster
ing weather. nearly $500 pupils of the
schools. parents and friends attended
the ceremonies. Although some splen-
did records were made in the athletic
contests. the sprinting features were
marred by a heavy gale of wind that
swept the track. causing the runners to
combat the clouds of dust.
Hundreds of automobiles brought the
children from all over the county
while a special train. in charge Of Miss
Walker. principal OF the Capitol
Heights graded school, brought hun
dreds from the upper sections. The fes-
tivities began with a parade of the
pupils around the half-mile race track
the line covering practically the entire
distance.
The historical pageant, each feature
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FOR SERVICE ON POTOMAC.
Steamers Volunteer and William M
Davis TInderpoinp Renairs

To be made ready for service on the
route out of this city to landings as far
as Mattawoman creek, the steamer Vol
unteer has been launched from the ma
rine railway at Alexandria and brought
up to this city. Recently she underwent
her annual inspection at the hands of the
United States steamboat inspection serv-
ice, and after some minor work is done
to her boiler she will be ready for serv-
ice. 1t is probable she will go into COM
mission in the coming week.
According to report, the steamer Will
liam NJ. Davis, which is being rebuilt at
the wharf foot Of 9Th street southwest,
when ready for service, will be placed on
q route between this city and Nomini
creek landings. e. Madison Hall is the
managing owner Of the Davis. and, report
says, will head the company that viii
operate her.
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CONvOCATION EXERCISES
OF PATRIOTIC CHARACTER
University Program, May
81, to Emphasize Institutions
Contribution to War Facilities.

Convocation exercises of the Ameri-
can University. to be held May 81. are
to assume a patriotic character. in
view of the fact that President Wilson
authorised the acceptance of the offer
made by the trustees of the Institution
of the use of the grounds and build
ings by the government during the war.
The 6th Regiment of Engineers, U. s..
A.. Is now encamped on the grounds.
and one OF the government bureaus
has taken possession of the Mckinley
building.
The regiment is to act as a guard Of
honor when at 2 o'clock Thursday aft
ernoon the academic procession forms
at the foot Of the flagstaff. Mrs. John
B. Hammond Is to present large
Franklin Hamilton of Pittsburgh is to
accept the gift on behalf Of the uni
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the suggestion of the men themselves.
Plenty Of recreation of various sorts
is provided for the men. from the talk
ing machines in the berth decks TO
the evening hour at the movies aft.
Above everything else they are kept
busy. The naval theory is that 1t is
only the idle man who is unhappy.
Anybody on board who Is sour on
the job?" I asked of q rookie one day.
Yep" said he. ''One man. Ever
since he Joined we've been anchored
in the same old place, and he used
to travel with a wild west show and
Joined the navy to see life"
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ATTENTION, MOTORISTS!

Washington motorists are ad-
yised that q seven-passenger
Packard touring car 10 being used
on the Frederick Baltimore high
way to catch those exceeding the
legal speed limit. Last Sunday
two prominent Washington motor
lists were overtaken and forced to
return to Frederick. Md, where
SIS fines were imposed. The car
has a Maryland tag attached.
Advice is to keep within the legal
speed limits at all times. A deputy
sheriff accompanies the car. which
is said to be owned by a Maryland
official.
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Hotel for Interned Germans.

Mountain Park Hotel. at Hot Springs,
N. c.. has been taken by the govern
ment to house some of the 1000 intern
ed Germans, most of them sailors from
the German merchant ships. All who
cannot be cared for there will be taken
to government lands in western North
Carolina as soon as quarters can be
made ready
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ST. JOHNS IN U. S. SERVICE.
River Excursions to Colonial Beach
Will Be DELAYED This Year,

Papers transferring the steamer st.
Johns to the United States naval trans
port service for the period of the war
have been signed. and Tuesday next
she will take up her new work. She
is now at Norfolk receiving q thorough
overhauling. but is under the control
of the naval authorities.
The taking of the st. Johns leaves
the Colonial Beach Company without
a boat for the Colonial Beach service,
and so far the managers of the COM
pany have been unable to secure one
to take up the work. Charles H. st. John,
general manager of the Colonial Beach
Company, announces that this inability
to secure steamer for the service will
delay the opening Of the excursion sea-
son and that no special trips to Co
lonial Beach will be made Decoration
day or in the early part of the season.
Those who wish to visit the resort
can do so on the river line steamers,
but the round trip cannot be made in
one day. The company will continue
its efforts to secure a boat and the
service may be resumed later in the
season. The coming Decoration day
will be the first in many years that
excursions have not been run to Co
lonial Beach from Washington.
r<1o1 OF
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Personal to Riyermen.

Capt. W. F. Taylor is temporarily in
command OF the little tug JEFF, en-
ployed in general towing work on the
river.
Capt. Chapman Slye. formerly first
officer OF the steamer Majestic. is now
IN command Of the steamer on the
Charles Cogswell, formerly engineer
of the yacht Roxana, Is in charge of
the engine room of the steamer Volun-
teer Of the Potomac and Chesapeake
line feet
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portraying an important phase of
Americas history. was given by pupils
of the following schools: Forestville.
Capitol Heights. Camp Springs, Baden
High. Cheltenham. Halls. Ritchie.
Brentwood, Marlboro, Patuxent, Seat
Pleasant. Surrattsville High, Laurel
High and Marlboro High.
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Memoranda,

Schooner Josephine Smith is at a Po-
tomac point to load for this market;
schooner Lewis Worrell is due in Lower
Machodoc creek from this city to load
cord wood to return; schooner Alma
Stubbs is at Baltimore from the Rap
pahannock river with pine lumber;
schooner Eleanor Russell is ready to
sail from Mattawoman creek with wood
for the dealers here; schooner Oscar is
due in Nonnini creek to load pulp wood
to return.
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THINKS us. SHOULD HELP
TO ELIMINATE DISEASE
Representative Sisson, in Address to
Nurses, Advocates Cooperation
of Nation and State.

Where Congress will appropriate mil
lions Of dollars for the prosecution of
a war in defense of humanity, 1t will
not appropriate $250.000 to be expended
in cooperation with state governments
for the elimination of disease which
would preserve the lives of thousands.
So declared Representative Thomas U.
Sisson of Mississippi In addressing the
Homeopathic Hospital School for
Nurses at the exercises held on the
lawn of the hospital at Kirby and Nor
gan streets northwest yesterday after
noon.
The nation, he said, loses millions of
dollars annually in physical deficiency
not only through the sick in beds. but
in the people to look after them. The
proper thing to do Is to eliminate the
great diseases which annually carry
OF thousands and to provide proper
sanitary methods to prevent them.
Advice to Nurses.
He told the nurses that they could
do much toward creating q sentiment
on the part Of the people that would
make them demand appropriations for
he expressed the hope that he had made
missionaries out Of all of them He
said he needed every bit Of help he
could get In his effort to effect a change
In conditions. and told them that they
right here in the District Of Columbia
Mr.. Sisson paid a tribute to the
French people during the present war.
Where. he said. the British, the Rus
SLAMS and others had complained, not a
word had been heard from the French,
who had suffered more than any
others.
If the French should fail to keep the
Germans in check and Russia makes
q separate peace. the United States
will have q gigantic task on ats hands
he said. calling for the expenditure Of
every bit Of force at Its command. The
work OF the young woman nurses is
to take care Of the men wounded in
battle and to nurse them carefully and
may return to the fighting line.
Says There Is Room of Service.
DIR. ]. H. Branson, in giving a brief
history of the work of the nurses who
had been graduated from the school
since its organization. said that each
one has added something to the worlds
thing that has helped herself by help
ing others. And, he continued, you
need have no fear that there may be
too many nurses, for there are de-
mands for ten now where there was
call for one a few years ago.
The diplomas were presented by T.
Janney Brown, president of the board
of trustees of the hospital. Accom-
panying each diploma was a large
bouquet of American beauty roses and
large United States flag. The cere-
monies closed with the singing Of 1.-THE
Star Spangled Banner by the audience.
| Following the formal ceremonies, there
was a reception in the nurses home.
Rev. ]. Henning Nelms pronounced the
| invocation.
The graduating class last night gave
a dance in the home.
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Valuation Hearing Is Postponed.

The hearing set by the public utili-
termine a rate of return on the fair
value of the Potomac Electric. Power
company has been postponed until
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Officers Kind to the Men.

The reason for this happy state was
in the attitude of the officers toward
the men-an attitude which I am as
sured, and which my observation leads
me to believe, is shared by the Amerf-
can naval officers as a body. Naval
discipline isn't the sort that military
discipline is In Europe, or even that 1t
has been in the United States Army. It
managed business office. The inferior
in station shows q proper respect to his
superior. but without servtlity. The su-
perior maintains his place without de-
ignoranse most Of the youngsters have
of the new rules is taken into account
One day the first lieutenant and the
paymaster were sitting in the ward
occur to him to take OF his hat. He did
not salute or come to attention.
Say" said he, where can find the
chaplain?"
him Of his breach of manners. In reply
to a comment the first lieutenant said:
He doesn't know. By and by he will
learn by watching others. To call him
down now would make him unhappy"
Nevertheless, when a little later a
boy who had seen enough service to
come to attention and salute in ad-
dressing an officer failed to take of his
cap in the wardroom. he was told to do
so. The process of education is slow
but continuous one. 1t is worth COM
menting. too. that he was told" rather
than ordered"
Rockies Ask Questions.
There is the most perfect freedom
of intercourse between the men and
the officers. If a man has q complaint
he can go right to the captain with
1t IL he wishes, and his complaint is
looked into. If he Is in the right the
trouble is corrected. The men do not
hesitate to ask questions of the Of
dcers. and their questions are courte-
ously and fully answered. Suggestions
they make are as quickly adopted II
they are worth while as il an admiral
had made them.
'sWhy do we do it that way?" asked
a man in a gun crew of the officer in
command one day during drill. Drill
stopped while explanation was given.
One asked If it would not be better
to do this particular thing in a diff
ferent way. The officer and the crew
thereupon worked out the suggestion
practically. 1t was decided by common
consent that the old way was the BET
ter. Yet several improvements had
been made in the drill of that crew at
Evening star., 1917-05-27

Henry Reuterdahl. marine artist and
writer on naval subjects, has been en-
rolled in the naval reserves In New
York, with the rank of lieutenant
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Departures.

Schooner s. T. White, light, for
Maryland point to load cord wood to
return: schooner Crockett, light, for the
lower river after lumber or wood for
the market: schooner Madeline Smith.
light. for the Whitehouse to load cord
wood for dealers here; schooner c. A.
Pryor. light, for Potomac shore to
load.
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ALONG THE RIVER FRONT.
Arrivals.

Powerboat Daisy. at Alexandria from
Pennington. Nd, with farm produce
for the market; schooner Carrie L., at
Alexandra with oyster shells from Ca
ters creek: schooner John p Robinson,
with cord wood: schooner Earl Biscoe,
light, from Alexandra.
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MR.. WILLIAM N. DRIVER
Manager of the Hotel Hillman

long experience and fine ability this will
be one of the most attractive innova-
tions.
I'VE want to make the hotel political
headquarters" Mr. Driver said, land as
someone observed few evenings ago, it
looks as if we had started in the right
direction, as we had three candidates for
governor as our guests that evening.
Also, we want the Hotel Hillman to be
a rendezvous for meetings and conven-
tons; several business clubs have made
headquarters with us, and we mean to
make the place attractive for such gath
eringa, cordial, wholesome and entirely
theirs.
when I started out in the hotel BUSH
ness" Mr.. Driver said, 'it was as ho-
tel clerk at the old Royal hotel in
Opelika. Then l acquired the same po-
stion with the Estes hotel in Columbus
Ga. Later 1 managed the two hotels
then went to Gulfport, where l was
made chief clerk of the Great South
ern; later I occupied the same position
with another hotel under the same man
agement at Hattiesburg, Miss. After a
short time was made general manager
of the two hotels, which position l filled
for five years, later being connected with
the Tutwiler hotel of this city. In all
my experience, l have never lived in a
mere attractive city than Birmingham
and I have been more than gratified
with the splendid reception | have had
and the cordial cooperation I've en-
countered from every source. feel that
in taking charge of the Hotel Hillman I
am in a position to do a great deal for
B1rming CHAM; the owners have asked me
to surround myself with an efficient or
ganlzation so that all detail work may
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be eliminated as far as I am concerned
so that | can give my time largely TO
GREETING business; that means If l am
instrumental In bringing a convention
here, a meeting of any sort, I am doing
something for Birmingham, as well as
for my hotel Birmingham needs diff
ferent kinds of hotels; it is big enough
to support them, and in the old days
when the Hotel Hillman was the center
of all social as well as business affairs
it established a reputation which has
chung to 1t, and which will mean a great
deal to me in soliciting business
Asked what he regarded as the great
est asset toward successful hotel man
agement, Mr. Driver said:
Service; if a guest is satisfied with
the small things of a hotel (the big
things always take care of themselves),
the little courtesies that make him feel
at home and welcome; he is sure to
patronize that hotel / would like to
have everybody who comes to the Hotel
Hillman feel like one OF big family;
that the privileges and the home com
forts are theirs as well as mine. The
owners of the hotel have shown in every
way the splendid spirit of cooperation
along every line I've suggested, and that
makes me feel very happy that I have
their good will and support in trying to
put the Hotel Hillman on the map, and
make it big asset to Birmingham.
That Mr. Driver will accomplish what
h, has set out to do, none who know
him can doubt, for his pluck and en-
ergy, his wholesome personality and ire
mendcus gift for making friends will IN
doubtedly declare big dividend in the
new position to which fortune has called
him.
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Announcements
At the Lyric

One of the most original, clever and
wholesome comedy sketches presented
here this season is offered at the Lyric
Holman and company, entitled adam
attraction. The witty and unusual say
ings of members of the company pleased
immensely and big hit was scored. The
act is not the least STACEY" but has
the features which make it seem like the
regular daily routine of life.
The remainder of the bill is far above
the average, and song, comedy, music and
specialtes are pleasantly mingled. HUFF
ford and Chain received a warm reception
on their return here and scored de-
cided hit with their original songs, pa
rades and burlesque. The act is bririiful
of nonsense and kept the audience con-
tinually in an uproar.
The Adanca trio have a snappy musical
act, presenting popular numbers on va
rious Instruments Their work is artists
and very entertaining.
Emma and Ettie elliott, in popular
songs and dances present their Oliver
tisement De Luxe aceptably.
The feats accomplished by the Kita-
mura Japs are marvellous and while equil-
ibristic and acrobatic acts are many, this
one stands out as having few equals. The
work of the entire troupe is sensational
and the act is one of the big features
of the bill
The Pathe news pictures have an un-
usual interest as pictures of Pershng and
his men in France are shown and also
the current military events of the world
1t is a great bill and was thoroughly en-
soyed by the capacity audiences last
night