Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-06-19
ALEXANDRIA

ALEXANDRIA, va, june i''
night exercises were held last night
by the students of the Alexandra
High School in the audi torium OF that
school. with special program. Inc
affair ended with a dance.
Herbert O. Allen, member OF tne
senior class. delivered an address OF
welcome, and the sepior class poem
was read by Emmett f. LAWYER, the
class history by J. M. Stonnell anu
class prophecy by Miss Hi1aa NoUha ~
sweeney. superintendent of schools;
G. NJ. Ray, principal of the hgn
school. and K. Z. Wallace, secretary
of the Y NJ. c. A. an,
The Alexandria High school VIII
hold its GRADUATING ing, e school Monday
night at o'clock. when diplomas OF
graduation will be conferred on
large class The graduates Will atteho
services at o'clock tomorro" nien,;
when the baccalaureate sermon Will
he delivered by Rev. DR.. E. B. jack
son. ,xoo
REPRESENTATIVE r. Walton Moore
will deliver the address to the grad
yates at the exercises Monday night
Public schools for coiored chiidren
closed today and the girls school neio
exercises in the auditorium OF the new
building for colored pupils. Supt-
Sweeney and Clerk Cox made the
awards. A special program was gwen.
At Snowden School for boys, Il -.
Lyles. teacher, those promoiso 70 one
eighth grade were Patrick h. Lump
kins, Willrowe Martin, Ebert Norton
and Samuel Shankllm.
Those promoted to the seventh
grade: Griffin L. Brooks. LleWeiiyn
Butler, Thomas Gs5als Bell { So Miilam aokin s
e Eeslse J Gaao Charles Lucas, B Edgar
MCGEE, James Redd. Richard Strange,
Wallace Strange and Ernest Turner
Promoted to sixth grade: Charies
Blue, Samuel Corbin. William Dogans'
Frederick Howard. osary Martin;
Charles Roberts, Charles STOKES Creei
West, Moses Williams.
A special prize for the highest
average during the session. and also
for department, was AWARDED 10
Ebert Norton.
For excellence in studies diplomas
were given Ebert Norton, Willrow
Martin. Patrick H Lumpkins. Creel
West, Samuel Shanklin. Edgar MCGEE,
Llewellyn Butler, Charles Lucas and
c. William Ellis.
For attendance: Ebert Norton. wal
lace Strange, Samuel Shanklin,
Llewellyn Butler.
Thieves last night entered the store
and looted the place of one boys
and a number of other articles. in
GLIDING several that had been LETT to
be repaired. Entrance to the place
was effected through a rear windo oS:
The robbery was discovered by the
police about o'clock this morning
and Mr.. Ayers notified.
The only clue left by the burglars
is a straight stem pipe, which was
left behind the counter beside some
pistols In the opinion of Mr.. Ayers
the hureIars were scared Off They
overlooked many valuable new pis-
tolls and other articles which they
had placed on the floor preparatory to
moving them. including several boxes
of cartridges. The bicycle stolen is
valued at $5252. The total value OF
the articles stolen was placed at sew
eral hundred dollars.
Mayor Fisher stated today that
while 665 automobile. 667 miscellan-
eous and 262 merchants licenses had
been issued and reported by the com
missioner of revenue, large number
of parsons thus far have failed TO
pay the required license.
The mayor states that under the law
all persons who fail to come forward
and pay by July / will be liable to
summons to appear in the Police
Court and answer charge Of doing
business without a license. The law
will be enforced after July l.
The ministerial association OF the
city has reelected officers to serve
for the year, as follows: Rev. DR.. Z.
b Jackson, pastor OF the First bap-
fist Church. president: Rev. DIR. e. v.
Register. pastor of the M. r. Church
South, vice president: Rev. q. J. Hill.
pastor Of the Methodist Protestant
Church. secretary -treasurer. Rev. O.
W. Reynolds. pastor of the Trinity M
E. Church. was elected . member OF
the conference.