The Washington herald., 1918-06-03
Pc. SCHOOL ANNUAL
EXERCISES This WEEK
Prominent Clergy to Attend from
Many Cities.
The HERALD BUREAU,
K. T.. Knight & Son,
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Alexandria. Va. June 2.-The AN
nual baccalaureate sermon to the
graduates of the Episcopal High
School and the Episcopal Theological
Seminary of Virginia. both of which
are located in Fairfax County. sew
eraI miles west of this city, was de-
! livered tonight in the chapel Of the
seminary by the Rev. W. Page Dame.
( of Baltimore.
! The Episcopal High School of Vir-
ginia will hold its annual seventy
ninth annual commencement exercises
at II O'Clock Tuesday morning in
LiSSett Hall OF that institution. and
at o'clock tomorrow night the an
nual joint debate between the Fairfax
and Blackford Literary societies will
be held in the same hall
The ninety-fifth annual commence
ment exercises of the Episcopal The
OlOGiCal Seminary of Virginia will
take place Thursday and Friday in
the chapel OF that institution.
Exercises on Thursday will take
place beginning at 10 o'clock. at which
! time the centennial celebration of the
Protestant Educational Society of
Virginia will be held. The meeting
will I've presided over by Bishop James
X. Winchester, of Arkansas. An his
tOriCal address will be given by J.
IiOldsworth Gordon. of Georgetown.
d. c. Rev. James W. Morris. D. D.,
of Richmond. Va, will read the an
nual essay. This will be followed by
the alumni banquet and an address
on The Relation of the Church to
| the Great War and the Participants
! from the Seminary Therein"
DanIN1rh II
Washington. will he toastmaster, and
there will be addresses by a number
of prominent clergymen.
Friday will be ordination day and
a number of candidates from the do
Ceses of Virginia West Virginia. and
! East Carolina will be ordained that
morning.
Among the distinguished cIergymen
expected to be present are Rt. Rev.
r. A. Gibson, d. D.. Bishop of the
diocese of Virginia. and president of
the seminary: the Rt. Rev. William
Loyal Gravatt. ID. D., OF West Vir-
ginia; the Rt Rev Beverley d.
| Tucker. n. D. of Southern virginia:
the Ri. Rev. Thomas c. Darst. Bishop
! Of Fast Carolina: the Rt. Rev James
T. Winchester. y. u. of Arkansas;
the Rev. Arthur {. Thomson, ID. n,
suffra gan bishop of Southern Vir-
sinia.
Because OF the war there will be no
! formal commencement exercises this
%ear at st. Mary's Academy, conduct
ed by the Sisters of the Holy Cross.
At this institution. however, the
| present scholastic session will end
June 13 with the awarding of diplo-
mas. During the latter part of this
, week field day exercises will be held
on the campus of the institution, and
Wednesday evening at o'clock there
will he Red Cross demonstration by
twenty-siX students. under the direc-
| ton of DR.. E. A. German.
! Public schools of the city will hold
their commencement exercises in
their respective schools Jun. Il.
! Arthur Boiling. colored. about 30
years old. this afternoon shot ]. T.
Rlackman, colored. about % years
/ old. while at Gum Springs. Fairfax
| County. four miles south of this city.
| BlaCkman was rushed to the Alexan-
| dria Hospital and died a few minutes
after reaching that institution.
Boiling at once came to Alexandria