Evening star., 1923-06-05
ALEXANDRIA.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, June 5.-The
eighty-fourth annual commencement
of the Episcopal High School of Vir-
ginia took place this morning at 1880
o'clock in Liggett Hall. and were at
tended by the students and faculty.
Certificates of graduation were con-
ferred upon the following: Edmund
George Laird; Delaware: LeWeiiyn dlyr,
Morton, Ga; Morris Plncsney, Rich
mond, Va: Abel Alexander Shuford. jr:.
North Carolina; George Tazwell
Thomas. Maryland. Presentations
were made as follows: For sa reading peoa at
mond: Morton Morris Pinckney'
Richmond: for reading. Lawrence Ay-
lette Daffan Gilmer, Texas; Middleton
Elliott Randolph. Warrenton; Tor
Alexandria; Lawrence Angelette Da1an
Gilmer. Texas; for scholarship. Russell
Buxton. Newport News: Edward Gasson'
Alexandria, Joseph Forney Johnston.
Washington. D: C.; innad Edmund aantIsS GeTfse
Page. Washington. D. G.: Albert
Rhett Stuart. South Carolina; Jonn
Poe Tyler, Florida. ,,,va
n5ofbs Johns eraedra p,i5e Harfson Leigh
Buck, New York; Lawrence Aylette
Daffan Gilmer. Texas: Douglas Deane
Hall. Washington, d. c.: Southgate
Leigh, ir.. Norfolk; Hunter Holmes
Moss. West Virginia; Walter HERON
Taylor. Norfolk; John Addison Will
lett. Newport News.
Meade prize. Archer Anderson Will
liams. Richmond.
Laird prize Lawrence Aylette Daft
fan Gilmer. Texas.
Papin prize Armistead Lloyd Boothe.
Alexandria. Va.
IgnnSaValf 2.
James Walter Thomas. Brazil.
Presentation of medals follows:
Theodore Roosevelt. good citizenship
medal. for essay on patriotism,
George Tazewell Thomas. Maryland
Lancelot Minor Blackford medal. for
excellence in Latin, Lawrence Aye
lette Daffan, Gilmer. Tex: Joseph
Bryan memorial medal, for excellence
in English, Lawrence Ayelette Dat-
fan. Gilmer. Tex: Randolph Fairfax
general scholarship. Edmund George
Laird, pelaware; william Henry
Laird medal, for excellence in Eng
lish composition. Douglas Deane Hail.
Washington. d. c.: Lewellyn Hoxton
memorial medal, for excellence in
mathematics. Thomas John Hall. Tap
nell. N j.: William Garrett Bibb
medal. for excellence in Shakespeare.
Lawrence Ayelette Daffan, Gtlmer'
Tex: H. S. Liggett memorial junior
medal. for excellence IN genera, sTi,,on
Bryan, Richmond. 49,
The Joint final celebration of the
Fairfax, Blackford and Wilmer so,
cieties of the Episcopal High School
we're held last night. The program m
follows: Address Of welcome. Wat H.
TyIor. North Dakota. president OF the
Biackford Society: presentation OF the
Fairfax Lise1aEy Socisty S,oh deciaimsrs Gaanrg,s
defamation, Parrhaslus and the cap,
tive: presentation OF the BlackfOrd
Literars s2eisty debatHrs medal, SHe.
lsnaaefoT1 OF sseond place EissLf ford
Poyntz Tylor. jr.. North Dakota
presentation of Fairfax Literary So
ciety readers medal. NJ Elliott. Ran
dolph. Warrenton. Va; presentation
of Blackford Literary Society de-
claimers medal, Armistead L. Boothe,
Bed of Benedict Arnold: presentation
of Fairfax Literary Society debater's s
medal. NJ. Morris Pinckney. Rich
mond; presentation of second place
Fairfax Literary Society debaters
medal L. A. Daffan Gilmer. Texas;
Society readers medal. John Nichols
Hampton, Va. Presentation of trophy
for superiority in the dual contest
May 25. on reading. declamation and
OoDdIe OIL Ine oNcI the
ford Society for 1922-1s23.
prizes, W. D. staples, reading; B
Harrison, defamation. n H. 0rrick
debating. Joint valedictory address,
G9Eg Mfson nRai airfn aisrnI1tsI httsFarS eS
the audience by Ernest L. Woodward
Nebraska, president of the Fairfax
Society.
This city was practically depopu-
\.
in Washington. Outgoing trains and
busses and private cars carried ca
pacity crowds. All city officers were
closed. the public schools were closed
and many stores closed for the day In
order that their employees might have
a holiday and see the big parade.
The Pullman city at the Southern
and Potomac yards appeared desert
ed shortly after 8 o'clock this morn
ing. the several thousand inha bitants
Of those places leaving early In the
morning for Washington.
Local Shriners also left early this
morning, and are represented in the
parade they being identified with
Acca Temple. Notwithstanding the
parade. many Shriners passed through
Mount Vernon, and also this after.
noon.
The lodge room Of Alexandria.
Washington Lodge of Masons has
been packed with visitors since yes
terday, and the attendants at this
place are kept busy from the open
ing until the closing Of the lodge
room showing the visiting Shriners the
Washington relics.
Many also visited the site OF the
temple being erected at a cost OF
81, 600, 900 by the George Washington
Masonic National Memorial Association
At a meeting of the Euaranttrs OF
the Alexandria Swarthmore Chau-
tauoua, held last night In the rooms
of the chamber Of commerce, officers
A. Gwinn, general chairman; Charles
T. Nicholson. assistant general
chairman: Mrs. M. H. Troth. chair.
man OF the ticket committee; Mrs
E. E. Carver. hospitality; w. Cam
eron Roberts and T. Mack Cragg
grounds: Miss Leslie Cox, junior
work: Miss Linda Carver. assistant
J. Frank Myers. light committee and
Sunday service.
Meetings of the guarantors will
be held each Monday night until
June 23. when the chautauqua will
open here. and 1t will be continued
from that time until July 10. This
year the Chautauaua will be located
facing the Alexandria High School.
Robert s. Barrett last night deliv-
| cred an address at Lee Camp Hal
at the celebration Of the birthday
of Jefferson Davis under the auspices
of the United Daughters of the Con.
federacy. During the evening voca
selections were given by Miss Els.
ing and Mrs. Sherman B. Fowler.
/ The state corporation commission
has granted a charter to the Brandy
Mining Corporation, Mclean. Va Th,