The Washington herald., 1920-06-20
Alexandria,.
THE HERALD BUREAU.
A. 8. Doniphan.
127 King Street.


727 King street.
Alexandria, Va, June 19.-St.
Mary's Academy, conducted by the
Sisters of the Holy Cross. tonight
held class night exercises in the
auditorium of that institution. A
musical program was given by the
pupils and at its conclusion there
was an address by Rev. Thomas l.
Gasson. S. j., of Georgetown Univer-
sity
Finals of the academy will be
held tomorrow AFTERNOON. when di-
plcmas will be conferred on a class
of seven.
The Very Rev. Thomas f. Shields.
Ph. D., of the Catholic University.
will deliver the baccalaureate SER
mon to the graduates tomorrow aft
ernoon.
Graduates-Academ department,
Miss Ora Robitaille. Tulsa, Okla.
Commercial department - Misses
Beatrice Ayers. Alexandria; Joseph
inc Butler. Del Ray. Arlington
County; Amelia v. Ernst, Chicago;
Blanche e Ernt st. Chicago; Cathe-
-ine A. Pocre. Washington, D. c.,
and Ilah H. Reed. Alexandria.
Public schools for colored children
closed today with the awarding OF
certificates Of distinction to pupils
in the various grades by Capt
w. H. Sweeney. superintendent OF
schools, and Gilbert ]. Cox, clerk
D. the school board.
At the Parker-Gray School, the
new building for colored children.
exercises of Hallowell School for
Girls were held.
Special mention was made OF
jamie Ross, Ellen Carter, Kathleen
White, Catherine Bentley, and Flor
ence Stewart
The prize given by Mrs. A. NJ.
Tancil was awarded Kathleen White
for studious habits. Supt. Sweeney
and others addressed the schools.
Music was under the direction of
Prof Richard II. Brooks.
Snowden School for Boys. r. d.
Lyles, teacher, promotions follow:
To eighth grade-Patrick H.
Lumpkins. willrowe Martin, Ebert
Norton, and Samuel Shanklin.
To seventh grade - Griffin l..
Brooks, Llewellyn Butler, Thomas
. Bell, -. " lllldUl
dis. C. Norris Hopkins, George
Jones, Charles Lucas. z. Edgar Nc
Gee, James Redd, Richard Strange,
Wallace Strange. and Ernest Turner.
To sixth grade-Charles Blue,
Samuel Corbin, William Dogans,
Frederick Howard. Osary Martin,
Charles Roberts, Charles Stokes
Creel West, and Moses Williams.
For attendance-Elbert Norton,
Wallace Strange Samuel Shanklin,
and Ilewellyn> Butler.
For excellence in studies-Elbert
Norton, willrowe Martin. Patrick
II. Lumpkins, Creel West. Samuel
Shanklin. Edgar MCGEE. Llewelfyn
Butler, Charles Lucas, and c. Will
lam Ellis.
Elbert Norton was awarded the
prize given by Mrs. Mollie A. Tan
Gil to the pupil making the highest
average during the year.
The store of Frederick G. Ayers,
324 King street. was entered by
burglar early this morning, who
stole articles worth several hun
dred dollars. A straight stem pipe
is the only clew left by the robber.
Entrance was effected through a
rear window.
with-a membership of so the old
Light Infantry, reorgan-
lied, will hold its first drill Monday
night in the armory. An Officer
from Richmond is expected here
soon to muster the men into the
State militia. All of the officers |
chosen saw service overseas.
Company officers are: Louis N.
captain; James Z. Ludlow,
first lieutenant; r. NJ. Hancock, Sec
,nd lieutenant; John b. Arnold, first |
sergeant.
According to Mayor Fisher a to-
al of 665 automobile licenses, 667 /
licenses and 262 mer- I
chants licenses have been reported
BY the commissioners of revenue
.hus far. The mayor says a large
lumber of persons have failed to
,ay their licenses. After July 1 all |
persons who have failed to pay will /
,e summoned into the Police Court.
Property sales recorded in the
,ffice of the clerk of the court fol-
ow. Horace w. woolf to z. L.
lot in northwest AL
C. J.. w. Summers to J. C. +,
house and lot. 903
Duke street: General Realty Cor
'oration to Mrs. Elizabeth Maccai-
um Lot No. 4, block %. section 4.
sosemont
Members of the graduating class
4 the Alexandria High School to-
morrow will attend services in the
'irst Baptist Church. The bacca-
aureate sermon will be delivered. +,
" the Rev. e. B. Jackson, ID. D., ]