Evening star., 1926-06-13
ALEXANDRIA NEWS NOTES

after So years Of service with that
| company, was last night presented
| with handsome silver loving
cup. The presentation was made on
| behalf Of Arlington Lodge, No. S98,
of the Brotherhood of Railroad Train
men, Potomac Yards, and George
Washington Lodge, No. 651, Brother
hood of Railroad Trainmen, Rich
mond.
commemorative Attorney William
p. Woolls has been appointed by Gov.
mittee which will serve with the bu
reau of municipal research. New
York. in surveying the State and local
government of Virginia.
Nine cases will be presented to the
grand jury which will meet at 10
o'clock in the Corporation Court. Mon
day, Judge Howard w. Smith presid-
ing. Serft. r. H. Cox today sum
moned the following for jury duty
Harry W. Wade, Thomas F. Dyson,
Walter c. Drury,' J. M. Reed, William
Bladder, Claude w. Fletcher r. E.
Knight, DIR. J. S. Garvey. John ID.
Normoyle and B. We'll.
The board of directors of the Cham
Der of Commerce will hold a meeting
at o'clock Monday afternoon, which
probably will be the last of the season.
Russell road at Walnut street will
be closed Monday from 8 am. to 4
nm in order that necessary repairs
may be made and traffic will have to
detour by way of Alexandria avenue
over Potomac yard railroad bridge.
Commencement To Be Friday.
The annual commencement exer-
cises of st. Mary's Academy, con
Quoted by the Sisters of the Holy
Cross, will be held at O'Clock tomor-
row afternoon in the convent chapel.
The address to the graduates and
comforting of medals and diplomas
followed by benediction of the blessed
sacrament will be by the Rev. Louis
Smet, pastor of st. Mary's Church.
The following is list Of the gradu-
ates in the academic course: Misses
Mary Louise Aitcheson. Rosemont,
Alexandria,, Va: Julia Agnes Armour,
Goddard. Kans.; Edna Loretta Ar
mour, Goddard, kans.: Elveria Alice
Glare Hoy, Washington; Minnie
Adelia Jenkins. Alexandria; Anna
Agnes Mess. Braddock Heights: Kath-
ryne Dolores Bower, Alexandria,; Lor-
etto Catherine Richardson, Norfolk;
Mary Martha Shay, Elkins. W. Va;
Ruth Teresa Vogel. Del Ray.
hose RECEIVING COIIi1ilSTCldl I'll
plomas of graduation are Misses Eliz-
abeth Dorcas Divine. Ballston. Va;
Dorothy Alice Hayden, Washington;
Jean Lowry. Washington: Evelyn
Lulu Park, Alexandria.
Commercial certificates are award.
ed the following: Misses Mary Vir-
ginia Baish. Sharon, Pa. Lucy Cath
crime Beall, Ballston, Va; Lucy
knight Cleveland. Theological Semi
nary, Va; Martha Rita Dyson. Alex
andria, Va: Virginia Ann Bugent.
Alexandria. Va.
Members Of the kiwanis Club, fol
lowing its weekly luncheon held
Thursday afternoon at the George
Mason Hotel. inspected the workings
Of the telephone office Of the Chesa-
peake and Potomac Telephone Co. at
105 North Alfred street. Hugh Clark
son, local manager. a member of the
kiwanis. was host TO the visitors.
This week the telephone company
celebrated it's golden anniversary.
Robert T. Lucas. for the past SO
years an employe of the city post.
office. celebrated the occasion Friday
Of this week In point of service he
is the oldest man employed at the
office. He at present is a clerk and
for many years was employed as
letter carrier.
j. Randall Cation. past president of
the local KiwaniS Club and past dis
trict president. has been named a
trusteee at the annual meeting OF