The Washington herald., 1918-09-08
ALEXANDRIA
THE HERALD BUREAU.
A $. bOuIphan,
727 kirs Street.

sT KiEe Street.
The work Of issuing PERMITS to chill
drcn to attend the public schools will
be commenced at $50 o'clock Monday
morning at Lee School building by
Gilbert J. Cox. clerk of the city school
board. who will be assisted by &.
William Ramsay.
The clerk viii on Monday and Tues
day issue permits to children to at
tend the High School. Lee and WASH
inEtou Schools. and on Wednesday TO
children to attend the W&t End
School.
Permits TO coIorcd children will he
issued Thu 5day and Friday. The
schools VIII reopen for studies Sep
tcmber II.
Th" city school board has elected
Brandon TrussvU principal of tho
High School. and r. &. Hayden also
has been elected teacher in that
school
Mrs. Cora Kelly has been chosen
assistant principal of Washington
School for boys.
The board has selected other teach
crs as follows: Misses Clara richards,
Josephine Spindle. Ruth 81. Clair.
Vivian Hurket. Mrs. W. l.. Silver and
Mrs. Helen Martin. Ruth Whiting
boss has been elected teacher in
IalIowcll School for colored girls.
The marriage of Miss Grace Hig-
gins. Of Joplin. Mo. and Lieut.. Jay
\. MacMaStCr. Quartcrmastcr
corps. now stationed at Boston
Depot, Boston. Mass. took place at
S o'clock tonight in Christ p. f.
Church. Rev. W. J. Morton. d. d,
rector. officiating. The bride wore
white satin embroidered with pearls
and full length veil with band OF
orange blossoms. She carried II
shower hOquet of bride roses and
lilies Of the valley The bride and
groom will leave tomorrow for Bos-
ton.
Mrs. MaCMaster recently has been
tho guest of her sister. Mrs. Scott.
wife Of Lieut.. Arthur Scott, 424
North Columbus street.
Judge Samuel G. Brent will hold
his first court as judge of the courts
in the Sixteenth Judicial Circuit in
this city at 10 o'clock Monday
Judge Brent was only a few DAYS
ago appointed to the bench by
Governor Westmoreland Davis to fill
the vacancy caused by the resigna-
tion Of Judge J. B. T. Thornton. At
II o'clock Judge L. c. Barley will
preside over the corporation court
when the docket will be called and
cases set for trial
Joseph w. Hardy. an old resident
died late last night at his home
323 Commerce street. For the past
thirty years he had been foreman
at the planning mill of H. K. Field
and Company. He Is survived by
his wife. Mrs. Marietta Hardy and
one daughter, Mrs. Ella OWENS
The deceased was a member OF
Alexandria Council. No. 5. Order OF
Fratcrnal Americans and Carpen-
ters and Joiners' Local No. 1865
His funeral will take place at :
o'clock Monday afternoon from his
late residence and will be conduct
ed by Rev. L. V. REGISTER. D. D.
pastor of the NJ. E. Church South.
W. H. LuCkett. this city, has been
appointed assistant auditor of the
Southern Railway Company at its
general offices in Washington and
+. y. Pollard. also of this city ha.
been appointed auditor of disburse
ments.
A big army truck early this morn.
ing collided with the public drinking
fountain at Cameron and Royal
streets and knocked the fountain
out of position. Otherwise the
fountain was not damaged.
John Joseph Leake, S months old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil r. Leake
died this morning at his parents resi-.
dence. lOl6 Duke street The funera
will take place at II o'clock Monday
morning from his parents residence
and services will be conducted BY
Rev. l. F. Kelly, assistant pastor of
st. Mary's Catholic Church.
w. E. Gladstone Peters has sold tc
Ethel T. Jones house and lot, IS;
South Fairfax street.