The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-06-18
HAPPENINGS IN THE
CAPTTAL'SSUBURBS
TWeny-fOur to Graduate at
Alexandra Tonight.
LARGEST CLASS IN HISTORY
Congressman Carlin to Speak at
High School Exercises.

ALEXANDRIA, June 1s.-The larg-
est class in the history OF the Alex
sndria High School will receive
diplomas at the sixth annual COM
mencement exercises this evening at
s o'clock. There will be twenty-four
graduates as follows: Misses Willie
Fairfax, Eva Smith, Louise Abbott,
Carolina Yates, Louise Adams, Mazda
Foster, Edith Garrett, Katherine
Henderson, Alice Bladen. Ruth Le-
Hew, Anna Haslett, Louise Schwarz-
mann, Marie Casson, Marion Green
away, and Jennie Rosenberg, and
Robert Hancock, William Meeks, Reg
inald Dyson, Earl Trigger, John Cur
tin, Francis Summers, Aubrey Bar
nett, Waller Barrett. and Russell
Travers. An address will be delivered
by Congressman Charles c. CaTlin and
the diplomas will be presented by
superintendent william H. Sweeney.
The sermon to the graduating class
was preached by the Rev. E. V. Reg
ester, at the Methodist Church South,
last night.
Certificates Of promotion were
awarded at the high school building
this morning to undergraduates pass
ing to the higher grades, and cards
were presented to those finishing the
FIRST year in the commercial depart
ment as follows: Misses Mary Reed.
Catherine Hoy, Laura Taylor, Marion
Otis, and Frances McDermott, and
Frederick Schwab, Leon Eddington,
and Leon Brawner. Officers for the
cadet corps for next year were named
as follows: Captains, Wesley T. Bitz-
er, Herbert o. Allen; first lieutenant
and adjutant, Willard Blewett; first
lieutenants, George Rice, Harold ouig-
ley; second lieutenants, Adrian Katz,
William J. Morton, jr.: first sergeants,
Everett Pohl, Purvis Downham: color
bearer sergeant, Leonard Dean, Her
bert O'Meara, John Schwarzmann, Will
liam r. Remington, George Smith,
Norman Simpson, William Cradlin, and
Edgar Dare; corporals, Frederick
West, Jack Dinwiddie, Davis Jackson,
Earl Manson, Milton Stonnell, Emmett
Lawler, Janney Yates, Magnus Bales,
Harry Meeks. and Homer Bowie.
Honorable mention for scholarship
in the undergraduate classes was
given to Hugh Murphy, 9s; Byron Her
ring, 81; William ]. Morton, jr.. 90:
Caroline West, 96.6; Virginia Smith,
sc; Hilda Schneider, 95, for third
DN6dA DaANH w. AhOAllAH htll1V
95: Charles Davis, ga; William era
ven, "a: Irene Marley, 90: Brook How
ard, %; Leonard Deane, 90; Rebo
O'Neal, 81; George Smith, OIL, for sec
ond year. Thomas Murphy, %: Edna
McCauley, 95; Virginia Schwab, e5;
Mary Petit, o.; Jennie Yates, %:
Linda Carver, 81; Margaret Cation, %;
Cecilia Cox, "a; Caroline WattIes, %;
Elizabeth Boothe, 93.5; John Dinwid-
die, 93.3; Charles Elliott, %; Mary
Faunteleroy, %; Davis Jackson, 90;
Frederick West, 90: Elizabeth Bryant,
81; Laura Peverill, 90; Elizabeth
Schneider, 90, for first year.
Thomas L. wattles, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. c. William Wattles, left today
for Annapolis, Nd, where he will take
the physical examination for entrance
into the United States Naval Acad-
envy.
A large number of student officers
from the Fort Myer reserve officers
training camp attended, the second OF
the subscription dances at the Old
Dominion Boat Club Saturday even
ing.
]. T. Tuck. OF Richmond. was fined
$50 in police court this morning on
a charge Of carrying concealed
weapons.
Luther Hettland, OF this city. re-
Gently transferred from the naval
training station at Newport, r. l.. to
the training ship Franklin. at Nor
folk, is here for a brief visit.
At meeting OF the members Of the
Second Baptist Church yesterday a
unanimous call was extended to the
Rev. Owen T. Lloyd, of Tye River, Va
TO become pastor OF the church.