U C V Memorial Services Sunday
Veterans who bore arms for the Confederacy will hold memorial services at Arlington Cemetery next Sunday at 3 p.m. Representative R Walton Moore of Virginia will speak. Camp No. 171 and Camp No. 305 organize, with flowers on graves and the tomb of Gen. Joe Wheeler. President Wilson may attend.
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Arlington Cemetery
Jefferson Davis
R Walton Moore
Virginia
Sons of Confederate Veterans
Joe Wheeler
Arlington
Gustave Werber
M. S. Thompson
John M. Hickey
Lee Crandall
Stonewall” Jackson
Wilson
Washington County and Rockville Hold Dual Graduation Day
Seventy five students received diplomas at the Washington County Male and Female High School joint commencement in Hagerstown with salutatorian Louise Grove and valedictorian Edgar Wolfle. In Smithsburg ten graduates were recognized at the third annual ceremony as Mary Frending and Kathryn Monday read essays. Rockville primary school exercises featured Rev. Barnes and John Kingdon with diplomas and awards presented by Prof. Erwin W Broome. Montgomery County Social Service League elected officers with Rev James Kirkpatrick as president and Dr. Kirkpatrick presiding.
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Washington Post
Hagerstown
Washington County
Maryland
Louise Grove
Edgar F
Rockville
R. Mitten Hall
O. C Barnes
The
Christian Church
John Kingdon
Kathryne Monday
Nellie Stottiemeyer
Ruby Trail
Mary Frending
Euwin W Broome
Dorothy L. Clagett
M. Virginia Karn
Tarenle A. Lamar
Modesta Ganning
Tathryne O. Monday
Marvy Reading
Neilie M. Stottlemeyer
Finbey B. Trail
Tockfle
Social Service League
Montgomery County
Presbyterian Church
Darnestown
James Kirkpatrick
Bethesda
John &. Henderson
Caroline Henterson
Milton Bancroft
Sandy Spring
Kirkpatrick
David R
Maryland and the Virginias 280 at Annapolis Today
The last dress parade of June week at the Academy highlighted the fifteenth company winning the regimental colors for top yearly performance in the military and professional branches. Joseph W. Hodes received the colors from Miss Jane Gregory of Lexington Kentucky. Other events included artillery drills, battle exercises, and a garden party for graduates as the 280 class members prepare to receive diplomas from Secretary of the Navy Jane Tongue.
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Washington Post
Annapolis
Academy
Iniis
Joseph W. Hodes
Jane Gregory
Lexington
Hodes
Secretary of the Navy
Uanteia
Funeral for W F Hallam in Harpers Ferry
Funeral services for W F Hallam, drowned at St Peters burg, Fla., last Saturday, will be held at his summer home in Harpers Ferry at 8:30 p m Thursday conducted by Rev Snedigar of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Burial in Lutheran Cemetery. Masonic ritual at sundown by Washington Noyes lodge. Hallam, a capitalist with offices in Washington, was developing Florida properties.
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Washington Post
Harpers Ferry
W. Va
W. F. Hallam
St. Petersburg
Fla
Snedigar
Methodist Episcopal Church
Masonic Temple-Noyes Lodge
Washingtone C
Hallam
Washington
Florida
William A. J. Clark
Prince Street
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Mary Irene Wagner
William S. Clark
St. John's Academy
Fitzgerald Council
Knights of Columbus
The
Holy Name ‘Society of St. Mary
Shot in Self Defense in Hastings Court Trial
John J. Guinan, former Petersburg detective, testifies in Hastings Court about the April 30 shooting of R. H. Brown. He says Brown signaled to meet him, threatened his life, and moved as if to draw a gun before Guinan fired. Mrs. R. H. Brown identifies clothing shown as worn by Brown. Trial likely to reach the jury by Friday night.
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Washington Post
Petersburg
John J. Guinan
Hastings Court
R. H. Brown
Sycamore Street
Brown
Guinan
Beating, arrests follow brawl at Vimy Cafe in Cumberland
Cumberland Maryland June 2 reports say Elmer Dunmire proprietor of the Vimy Cafe was arrested after a fight inside the establishment that left Geano Preandis a Spaniard and Mrs Dunmire's friend badly beaten. Dunmire, bartender Jacob Pugh and two other employees were later detained as police seized alcohol including two stills four gallons of whisky six barrels of mash syrup and tincture of ginger during a raid. Special to The Washington Post. Also noted Mills Armour & Co manager died suddenly in Cumberland aged 44 about to move to Piedmont to organize Mills & Co wholesale produce house. he leaves wife and three children. In Glen Easton six year old ee Coe killed by a train while crossing near his home. In Thomas Wa Lewis Zellar died from wounds after an attempted home invasion by Tony Gasper. Bosic seriously wounded. In Charlottesville Miss Ruth Marian Eades married to Lee Ridenour at High Street Baptist Church.
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Washington Post
Cumberland
Elmer Dunmire
Vimy
Jacob Pugh
Dunmire
Geano Preandis
Claude Reed
James Gohner
Washington Poat
Harry A. Mills
Armour & Co
Piedmont and Elkins
W. Va
Piedmont
Mills & Co
Glen Easton
Ee Coe
C. EL Coe
Baltimore and Ohio
Thomas
Lewis Zellar
Frank Bosic
Tony Gasper
Gasper
Zettar
Bosic
Charlottesville
Lee Ridenour
Baltimore
Ruth Marian Eades
William M. Eades
High Street Baptist Church
Henry W. Battle
Bass
Stearns
Woodridge
Bass Waas
Albemarle County
Mary Crenshaw
W. Bass
Scottsville
C. P. Bass
G. A. Bass
J. M. Rhodes
Stearne
Obadiah Bass
Danville
R. B. Bass
Maryland, Tenn
George Black
Barboursville
Nannie Burch
Buena Vista
University of Maryland confers law degree at annual exercises
Doctor of laws conferred upon Shim yesterday at the University of Maryland commencement in Ly Theater after addressing 175 graduates. The degree was awarded by former Judge Henry D. Harlan and presented by Dr. Thomas H. Fell, university provost.
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Shim
University of Maryland
Henry D. Harlan
Thomas H. Fell
Rail yard strike ties up clerk work in North Carolina
About 200 members of the Order of Railway Clerks in Salisbury and Spencer quit this morning in protest of the wage scale and in sympathy with Central of Georgia strike clerks. At Wilmington the Atlantic Coast Line manager warned replacements may be used if workers do not return by tomorrow. In Lynchburg two marriages were reported and obituaries noted for W B Bass of Stearns and Nannie Burch of Buena Vista.
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Salsbury
N. C
Order of
Southern Railway
Spencer
Central of Georgia Railroad
Rocky Mount
P. R. Albright
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Wilmington
Episcopal Seminary of Virginia Begins Ninety Sixth Annual Session
News from Alexandria reports the start of the ninety sixth annual session of the Episcopal Theological Seminary of Virginia with a sermon by Rev Arthur Lloyd and morning commencement activities. Notable attendees include trustees Col Robert E Lee and C S Towler Burke. Funeral services for William A J Clark are scheduled at St Mary's Church. Alexandria's school census stands at 5 721, up from prior years.
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South Hoyal Street
Alexandria
Episcopal Theological Seminary of Virginia
Students’ Missionary Society
Arthur
Lloyd
William E. de Vries
Pr. D
Theodore Patrick, Jr
Noble Crilley Powell
Francis Bland Tucker
Protestant Episcopal Education Society
Episcopal Theological Seminary
Episcopal High School of
Virginia
Col
Robert E. Lee
Ravensworth
C. S. Towler Burke
Census Count Serves City Schools and Property Deals
The last school census shows 4 109 white and 1 812 colored between ages 7 and 20, under Capt. W H Sweeney and Gil bert J Cox. Property transfers report George B Carlin selling two houses on St Asaph and Fayette streets. Mrs Sarah Murdock dies, funeral set at 4 p m from 1012 Duke Street. Judge Robinson Moncure fills a vacancy on the corporation court after serving on the tax review board.
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C. M. Ray
Alexandria
R. 8. Hayden
Capt. W. H. Sweeney
Gilbert J. Cox
George B. Carlin
Corinne M. Milburn
Liera E. Milburn
St. Asaph Street
Duke and Wolfe Streets
Samuel L. Arneil
William P.hutchison
Fayette Street
Prince and Duke Streets
Sarah Murdock
Ida Zimmerman
Duke Street
Robinson Moncure
Board of Tax Review
Corporation Court
Ieee Eel
Fraternal orders install at Alva Aerie office quarters
Special to The Washington Poet Petersburg Va June 2 Capt Robert Gilliam Jr commander A P Hill Rifles Petersburg receives letter from State adjutant general informing his company disbanded from May 27 and that formal orders will follow H V Parham Petersburg Guards also receives similar notice Airplane contest entries filed by seven young ladies for National Opera Society W B Westlake Opera committee chair First contestant Monica D Woodell flight Poli theater to present "Plitafo re" a lively naval tale with musicTonight at Poli s Theater
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Petersburg
Robert Gilliam, Jr
A. P. Hill Rifles
Jo Lane Stern
State
H. V. Parham
National Opera Society
Young Indies
W. B Westlake
Monica D. Woodell
Sixteenth Street Northwest
Plitiafore
Opera Society
Poli
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News of Alexandria
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Evening Star
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Washington Loan and Trust Company
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Moncure
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Reid
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