Evening star., 1926-06-12
ALEXANDRIA.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, June I2 (Sne.
ciaD.-More than 300 persons last
night attended the final closing exer-
cises of the Alexandria High School
held in the auditorium Of the Elks
Home. There We're 54 graduates, "a
girls and 90 boys. The graduates
were addressed by DR.. Charles Cal
vert Ellis, dean department of edu.
cation, Juniata College. Huntington,
Pa, whose subject was What E,du-
cation Can Do for Me-"
The exercises were presided over
by r. c. Bowton, superintendent of
schools, and the diplomas were pre-
sented by Urban S. Lambert, presi-
dent of the school board The salu.
tatory was delivered by Miss Eliza
beth Nicholson and the valedictory
by Miss Adelaide Risdon. Invocation
was given by the Rev. Ryland F..
Dodge, pastor of the Baptist Temple,
and benediction by the Rev. II. l..
Schlincke, pastor Of the Methodist
Protestant Church.
Special prizes were awarded by II.
T. Moncure. principal of the AleXan-
dria High School. as follows: A years
course in George Washington Uni
versity, for excellence in scholarship.
school athletics and activities. to
George Hoeft. president Of the senior
class; years course in William and
Mary College, to one of the three
highest in scholarship in the school,
to Maurice d. Rosenberg; complete
course in Strayers Business College.
Washington, d. c., based on result
Of competitive examination in which
IL students participated, to John
Harwood Abraham; course at Stew
ards Business College, Washington,
D. c.. for excellence in the CONNER
cial department, to Miss Margaret
Tomlin.
On behalf of the Kiwanis Club,
medals We're presented to Miss Eliza
beth Nicholson and Miss Adelaide
Risdon, valedictorian and salutato-
rian, respectively. A speech of pres
entation was made by Rev. Ernest NJ.
Delaney, pastor of the Second Pres
byterian Church.
Members of Post F., American Let
gion, at o'clock this afternoon will
begin the work of clearing the old
First Presbyterian Church Cemetery
on the west side of Fairfax between
Duke and Wolfe streets. Headed by
F. Clinton Knight, local commander,
the war veterans will don oVeralls
and jumpers and move all the weeds
and debris from the old churchyard
stones in the yard. There are few
persons buried in this halloWed
ground of Revolutionary fame. Whlle
the legion members are at work the
women of the auxiliary will serve
fruit punch. City cars will be on
hand to remove the refuse to the city
dump pile.
A deed conveying from the trus-
foes of the Young Mems Christian AS
socdation, Inc, to the City Council or
Alexandra, 3.42 acres of land, togeth-
er with the incompleted building or
the Y. M. C. A., was placed on record
Yesterday afternoon in the once OIL
the clerk of the Corporation Court.
The cost was $4,000 and also $500,
which represented accrued interest.
The city soon will place on the
ground a modern swimming pool,
which has been offered free OF cost
by Leopold Ruben. City Manager
Morton says he hopes to have the
plans ready by Thursday in order
that City Council may take final &C
ton in the matter.
Potomac Lodge. No. 3S, Odd Eel
lows, at its annual meeting, held last
night, elected these officers to serve
for the year: E. c.. Mawyer, noble
grand; w. Fl. Scott, vice grand; Ell
more Mudd. secretary; E. P. Thomas
son, financial secretary; George w.
Bontz, treasurer. The newly elected
officers will be installed next month,
at which time the appointive officers
will be named.
Archie Feeney, colored, 80 years
old, who lived on Seminary Hill, west
of this city, was buried alive yester-
day when a gravel bank on the farm
formerly owned by Courtland H.
Smith, under which he was working,
caved in. His skull was crushed and
both legs broken. His funeral will
take place at 2:30 o'clock tomorrow
afternoon from the Seminary Church.
on Seminary HILL