Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-01
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
NEW MAYOR OF CITY TAKES THE
OATH OF OFFICE.
Council Chosen at Recent Election Also
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of Militia
Ohicer-Briefs.

council, which will transact the legislative
affairs of Alexandria for the next -FOUR
years, was installed in the city hal at
noon today. The board of aldermen ana
the common council organized in their re-
spective chambers with the election of OH
GERS who were duly sworn in by Justice Jo-
seph Beach. A joint session of the two
boards was then held in the chamber OF
the common council when Mayor Frederick
j. Paf was indicted into office. Justice
Beach administered the oath of office. The
ceremonies were witnessed by large gath
ering of citizens, who filled the space IN the
chambers reserved for spectators Brlillant
bouquets of flowers. presented by admlrlng
friends adorned the desks OF many VI 'ie
members.
The common council elected Mr.. Huper'
Snowden of the first ward president TO sue
coed Mr.. F. J. Paff. In former years W., W.,
Srowden served several terms as presiding
officer of the lower body, discharging lne
duties of the position with general satls1ac
ton. The board of aldermen reelected
President J. T. Sweerey or the 1oul.h ~a .hs
who has represented that section OF the
town in council for many years, ana VIM
has served with credit as president OF .ne
MINER board The election of vice presl-
dent in both bodies which is an innovation
nrovided for under the new constitution.
resulted in the board of aldermen IN the
choice of Mr.. ]. r. N. Curtin OF me .lird
ward Mr.. L. E. Uhler of the 1ourtn Waau
was elected vice president of the common
council. Mr. Luther III. Thompson was re-
elected clerk in the board of aldermen, anu
MT, Daniel Stansbury in the common couh-
Gill;.
Members of Council.
The following is the personnel OF the ne"
b.dy: First ward-Board OF. aloerinen
Messrs. N. P T. Burke and ). M. fiiii'
common council. Messrs. ii. Il. BURKE,
Hubert Snowden, E. S. Leadoeater anu
Thomas Reisheill. Second ward-boafu VI
aldermen. Messrs. w. w. Ballenser ana r.
F. Marbury: common eouncil, Earv
Ragder and Louis Brill. Third ward
Board of aldermen Messrs j. II. N. IN
tin and S. P. Fisher; common Iod Nj
Messrs John 7. Harrison. Nliliam n ~
n,utb Thomas B. Cochran and James fdl-
terson. Fourth ward-Board OF aideflleiI'
Messrs j. T. Sweeney and Wliiiam a. -.
Sweeney; common council. Messrs: A!Ds:l
Bryan. Frank c. Spinks. Lycurgus T.: go, .i,,
and Charles B. Marshall. The returns
members of the common councii are
Messrs ]. D. Normoyle, William desmond
s B. Fisher. James McCuen. Freusl .>. D.
Paff, J. T. Johnson and John II. ,innsar
Messrs Thomas CLARK and L. BalleliS1l
are the retiring members of the poard oi
aldermen. Mr.. Ballenser. after many
wears of service is succeeded by Ms syn
and Mr. Clark is succeeded by MI ,.,o;i
sre: Messrs. John T Harrison. VINO ser
ed in council several years ago; Wlll.all Villain
H Hellmuth. Thomas b. COCHRAN Jate
Patterson. Charles B. Marsnail s,., rhe an,
Strauss, formerly mayor OF the CITY "N
Julian Y. Williams.
The Retiring Mayor.
Mayor Paff succeeds Mayor George L.
Simpson, who has been chief executive VI
Alexandria for three successive terms. Tic
period during which the retiring mayor mas
been at the head of the clty's aHalrs has
been marked by good government ana gem
eral municipal prosperity. His firm admin
istration commanded general respect, and
he retires to private life with the pest
wishes of the citizens. Mayor Fan Is
successful business man who mas ADMINS
tered the affairs of the common council
while presiding officer of that body. with
much credit He enters upon the discharge
of his higher duties with the general sup
port of the townSpeople.
Capt. King Promoted.
The election of Capt. James E. King OF
this city in Richmond last night as major
of the Sd Battalion, 10th Virginia Regl-
ment. has occasioned much pleasure to his
friends in Alexandria. Major King takes
the position on the regimental stan maze
vacant by the resignation of Major Will
lam M. Smith Major King, though a
Young officer, has been connected with the
state militia for several years. He was
member of the Alexandria Light Infantry
at the outbreak of the Spanish American
war and served with the company at camp
Alger At the reorganization or the state
volunteers after the war ne was electeu
captain of the Alexandria Light Infantry,
which became Company G. The Light In
fantry being the first in the state to effect
an organization, Capt. King became the
ranking company commander
While at the head of the local militia
Capt King has kept the company well up
to the military standard. The command
has often been called upon by the COVER
nor for the performance OF important du-
ties at various points in the state. During
the notable Richmond street car strike the
company served with credit in the zone Of
rioting. Major King resides on Payne
street He is son Of Capt. William NJ
King, a conductor on the Southern rail-
road The companies concerned in the
election of Major King were Company c
of Richmond Company D of Charlottes-
vile, Company G of Alexandra and Com
PAW / of Fredericksburg.
This election leaves a vacancy in the
captaincy of the Alexandra Light Infan-
try. Lieut.. Thomas B. Cochran has called
a meeting of the company for tomorrow
| evening for the election. Lieut. Cochran is
| first lieutenant and Lieut.. Frank L. Stay
maker is second lieutenant.
Surprises His Friends.
The announcement that Maj William
M. Smith of the 10th Virginia Regiment
| had resigned his commission, as stated in
| The Star yesterday afternoon, was re-
ceived here with much surprise. Maj.
Smiths untiring activity and interest in
| the affairs of the state militia and es-
| pecially of the 10th Regiment, and his
long connection with the service were
| among the reasols which made his action
unexpected by the public. 1t was owing
| to the refusal of the military authorities
at Richmond to grant him brief leave
| of absence that Maj. Smith decided to
| tender his resignation. After being or
! dered to report with the regiment for the
| maneuvers near Manassas he notified Col
| Anderson that it would be inadvisable
| for him to leave several seriously i'll pa
| tients in this city and asked for the leave
| Of absence of thirty days, with the privi-
lege of joining his regiment at any time
during that period when his professional
| duties would permit. The request was re-
| fused and DIR. Smith was ordered to re-
port with his regiment. His resignation
| at once followed
General Matters.
Mrs. olivia Taylor died yesterday at the
residence of her son-in-law, Mr.. F. l.
| Entwisle on South Fairfax street. She