The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-09-01
ALEXANDRIA HAS
NEW MAYOR TODAY
He and City COuncilmen
Sworn Into Office.
CEREMONY Is HELD AT NOON
F. ]. Paff, Native of the Town, Passes
Through Lower Grades to
Highest Office.
CEREMONY is HELD AT NOON

ALEXANDRIA. Va, Sept Alex
andria now has a new mayor and city
council.
The ceremonies of their induction into
office occurred at the City Hall, in North
Royal Street. at noon today
Shortly after y o'clock, Clerk Thomp-
son, in the aldermen, and Clerk STAINS
bury, in the common council, called
their respective boards to order.
In the common council Hubert Snow
den, who hes served a number Of years
as president of that body. but who was
defeated by f. ]. Pan four years ago.
was elected president; L. Z. Uhler was
elected vice president. d. r. Stansbury,
clerk. and William Craven. messenger
In the boar3 of aldermen, John T.
Sweeney was reelected president, J. r
n. Curtin. vice president: l. II. ThOmp-
son, clerk, and George Schaffer, messen-
ger.
After the election OF officers, Justice
Beach administered the oaths Of office
to the presidents of the different boards,
who in turn administered it to the men,
bers Of the council.
The New Council.
The new council is composed as fol-
lows:
Board of aldermen. First ward J. M.
Hill and n. p. T. Burke; Second ward.
f r NIarbury and w. w Bailenger;
Third ward, J. r. n Curtin and S P
Fisher. Fourth ward. J. T. Sweeney
and w. II. Sweeney.
Common council-First ward, II. r.
Burke. Hubert Snowden, E. s. Lead
beaten, and Thomas l.. Rishein. Sec
ond ward Louis Brill Henry Strauss.
VILLA
Third ward, j. T Harrison, James Pat
terson. y! W Hellmuth, and T. 3.
Cochran Fourth ward, L. (. Uhler, AL
bert Bryan, E. c. Spinks. jr.. and c. B.
Marshall
Immediately after the swearing in Of
he me- .nbers the board Of aldermen
went over TO the council chamber. The
new ms yOr the Hon. f. J. Pan. entered
the room and the oath Of Office was adj
ministerial TO him by Justice Beach. Mr..
Pah theB-peaivered his inaugural ad-
dress calling attention 70 several needed
reforms, particularly the definition Of
the duties OF municipal officers and the
codihcatiOn Of the ordinances.
The New Mayor.
Fred ]. PafT. who becomes mayor OF
Alexandria today passing through the
gradations of councilman and president
of tie common council to the mayoralty,
comes Of the best Alexandria stock.
His father. the late Frederick Paff left
his bench and entered the Seventeenth
Virginia Regiment, c. S. A, and served
through the war. He was not only a
brave soldier. but one of the most use
ful men in the regiment When, in the
hard times pf the Confederacy, shoes
failed his comrades. and a steer was
killed. Mr. PATS shoe knife was called
into recuisftiOn
The barefooted boy put his foot in the
warm hide, while Paff with his shoe
knife. deity cut the skin. with the hair
outside. in such way that by turn
over here and a lift up there. and a
press on one side a mOccasin fitted to
the foot, and then, with some thongs
from the same hide. serviceable shoe
vas produced. The other foot being
.reated In the same manner the sol
der was shod. This improvised foot
wear was Paffs own invention. and
served many of his comrades in good
stead.
Born in 1867.
The present mayor was born in Alex
andria on the 18th Of January. 1861, and
educated at the old St. Johns Academy,
which has sent into useful life many
thousands of Alexandria citizens. He en-
gagged with his father in the business
of manufacturing shoes until the latter
died short time ago. and since then
Mr.. Paff and his brother have been lead
ers in the shoe manufacturing business
of Alexandria. PATS Shoe Factory. a
fine fOur-stOry building on the corner
of Washington and Gibbon Streets. is
one OF the latest and best appointed
manufactures in Alexandria, and gives
employment TO much labor.
Mr.. Pam has been active IN all mat
ters Of public concern, always in the
front for public improvements, and yet
so conservative as to give him the con-
ndence Of those Of the old citizens who
are disposed TO look before they leap"
A most useful administration of the
mayors Office is expected from his
hands.
First Official Business.
This afternoon at o'clock meeting
Of the board Of police commissioners.
with Mayor Pah presiding, viii be held
at the police station.
The members Of the police department
have been summoned 20 appear before
the board. when the new mayor will ad-
dress them and instruct them as 10 how
he wishes the department 20 be con-
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