The Washington herald., 1909-08-13

The movement having for its object
the construction Of a permanent highway
! between Alexandria and Washington.
took definite form at a mass meeting Of
citizens held last night in the Young
Peoples Building OF the NJ. E. Church
South.
The meeting was attended by 800 per-
sons, including residents Of Alexandra
and Washington. together with delega-
tions from Alexandria and Fairfax coun-
ties.
Prior to the meeting there was a band
concert given IN front Of the building by
the Soldiers Home Band, Of Washington.
Speeches we're made by the following:
President Tufts. Of North Carolina. Of
the National Good Roads Association:
state Senator Lasslter. OF Norfolk: Dis
trict Commissioner H B. +. Macfarland
Charles n. Hoyt, F.. Pennybacker Of the
United States good roads department:
/ District Commissioner II. !. West. and
II. A. Coleman. the latter OF Washington.
Those occupying seats on the stage were
the following: Mayor Paff. District Com
nissioners Macfasland and West. Sena-
tor Lassiter, J. f. Pennybacker, c. II.
Hoyt. H l. HarwoOd, secretary and
treasurer OF the Good Roads Associa-
ZION. Richmond, Va. and President Tufts.
OF the National Good Roads Association.
The meeting was presided over by May
or Pan, who introduced the speakers.
n. = Eolman, of Washington, said
that tais movement was the beginning
Of one for a roadway between Washing
tor and Richmond Mr Coleman also
said that ten companies engaged in the
manufacture Of material used for road
building had slgnifed their intention of
laying 1,oo0 feet each as a sample Of the
work done By them, and that some viii
in addition thereto pay for the cost in
volved In the construction.
J. Clinton Sm0ot offered a resolution
that the Good Roads Association adopt
ways and means for a substantial inn
provement of the road known as the
Washington turnpike leading from the
corporate limits of the city 10 the high
way bridge that the association be
named the Alexandria - Washington
Greater Highway association" and that
the meeting now elect officers. that the
officers consist Of one president. fifteen
vice presidents, secretary and treas
urer. a finance committee OF fifteen mem
hers, committee on engineering Of I'VE
members. and a committee on road build
ing material of five members.
A nominating committee OF seven con-
slstins Of the following was then ap-
pointed. J. r. Johnson. w. A Smoot jr..
r S Jones, II. A. Coleman, J. J. Weller,
and Robert Hume
Officers Chosen.
The foregoing committee al once re-
ported upon the election OF the follow
ing officers who were unanimously
chosen for a period Of one year:
J. Y. Williams. president, C. c. Carlin.
Walter Roberts. Crandan Mackey. Ira
Bennett. J. T. Johnson, John H. HoI-
brook. J. St George Bryan. w. B. Smoot.
E. L. Daingerfeld, H l. West. DR.. D.
\. Rust. J. J. Weller. r J. Pan.
c. Jones RiNey, J. T. Burke. Hubert
Snowien, ", T. Walker, MT Guide
J. +. Preston, Carol Pierce. a.
D. Brockett. r. s. Leadbeater. r. l.
Risheil. G. II. Bucker. G. w. Zachary.
Frank Hume, J. n. Willis Curtis era
ham, G. L. Boothe, William Corby. s.
Kann. William West, G. W. Carter. ".
Il. Galliher and James F Oyster. finance
committee; G. F. Garrett, Edward Dun
can. Crandall Mackey. Robert Elliott. and
+. ;. Corbett, engineering committee; Ira
F. Bennett a. D. Marks. H. 4. Coleman.
C. o. Mason. and J. Y Williams, road
building material committee.
Following the election Of officers. Presi-
dent Williams made a brief speech Of
thanks. in which he asked the cO-opera-
tion Of his fellow-otiicers, promising to
use his best efforts in the interest Of the
movement
W. F. Downey. Of Washington. who
maintains a summer home in Fairfax
County, arose and said that he would
start subscription list with 500 for the
proposed highway. At the close OF the
meeting number OF those present pre-
sented their names 20 the secretary 70
join the state Good Roads Association.