Evening star., 1923-09-03
ALEXANDRIA.

Special HDispatch to The Star. -,
ALEXANDRIA, Va, September a.
The work Of issuing permits to~ohfl.
drensto, attend the public schools of
fhe.city will!be begun tomorrow and
be- continGed throughout the week
The schools will reopen for studies
September II.
= White children may obtain permit s.
at the school building Tuesday. We'd
nesday and Thursday from . am.
until pm. Permits to colored chill
dren Will be issued on Friday from
Lee School
The children who attend the West
End School will obtain their permits
at that school Thursday from a m.
Anfi pm. Under the new ruling
each child attending the first grade
.mpsfs brtHF. IN addition to the tax re-
Seipt! thfSbirth certificate from the
lheaSth authorities showing the child
has PassYaa the sixth birth anniver-
'-saty- 'hefofe September /.
Practically everything has been
completed for the reDpening Of the
schools by the new superintendent.
a meeting of air teachers principals
and the superintendent of the schools
will be held al 10 O'Clock Monday,
September 10. when final preparations
will be completed for the resumption
are that a greater num-
Der Of pupils will attend the coming
session than attended last year
AS soon as the children obtain their
permits" they will be assigned =. to
grades. then will report to the school
officials and have their book list
marked in readiness for September
II.
4 gooily part of the city's popula-
tion today is spending Laeer day at
nearby resorts. The exodus of per
sons going to the country, noun
tains and seashere started. >: Sat,ir-
cay and has contiued ever since
From early this morning. there. was
a steady Stream of motorists Wend-
ing their way north and south, citi-
zens going to spend the day at re-
sorts within a radius of 100 miles
fl ON here: '' 80 - = -
There was no public celebration.
of any kind here and labor simply
enjoyed the day in recreation. Bail
games attracted many this morning
and again this afternoon. The all
Gay picnic at old Pohiek: Church.
from this city and Washington. and
most of the parishioners were in at
tendance. Music was furnished by
the. Fort Humphreys Band -and hun
ing on the grounds surrounding tflfs
historic ediflce.
F. Despite the~fact that it was Labor
day, many persons called at the Of
flee of the city tax collector and paid
their city taxes. -.
With practically all other offices
closed for Labor day the office of the
clerk of the courts Is open, as required
by law. Clerks OF courts have only
three days a year in which they can
Christmas. Independence day and
Thanksgiving day
With practically most of the law
ycrs out of the city today officials in
the office had but little to do. but early
in the afternoon couple came in
from Washington and procured
marriage license. -
George ]. Milstead, forty eight years
old. died yesterd ay. at his home on
North Fairfax street extended. The
deceased was employed at the plant
of the Washington Hydraulic Press
Brick Company in Arlington county,
as a bricksetter. His funeral will
take place at 2 o'clock Wednesday
afternoon. from his late residence. land.
services will be conducted by Rev. l..
F. Kelly, assistant pastor of ST. Mary's
Catholic Church. Burial will be in
Bethel cemetery.
Funeral services for Mrs. Hepsie
Fuller widow Of William Fuller, who
died Saturday, Will take place at a
o'clock this afternoon at her late resi-
dence, 821 Duke street. Services will
be conducted by Rev. w. S.sHammond,
D.. D.. pastor off, the NJ. Z. Church
South, and burial will be in the Pres:
byterian cemetery. The deceased was
born. in Upperville,. Fauquier county.
and. is survived by sister, Miss Adj
die Walker.
The Old Dominion Boat Club is
planning a series of entertainments
to be given during the autumn and.
winter months. and 1t is expected that.
the committee in: charge of the ar.
rangements will complete the, pro-.
gram early next rrnonthi The dances
given this summer by this club at it's
new clubhouse have proved attractive,
and have drawn large numbers of
members and their friends. =
Delegates from this, city who left.
this morning for Frederick sburk to
attend the annual state convention of
the Am nericah Legion are C. NJ. Shep-.
person and Milton Glasgow. The con-
vention will be in session. today, Tues
day and Wedne sday. 8?