The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-01-28
SENATORS GUESTS
OF ALEXANDRIANS
Deliver Addresses At Big
Banquet of Chamber of
Commerce.

7 am very much at a loss as TO q
subject on which 10 talk to you tonight,
but 7 am quite certain there is one sub
ject that I viii not allude to. and that
Is Statewide prohibition declared Sen
ator Thomas S. Martin OF Virginia. at
the second annual banquet Of the Cham
Der Of Commerce in Alexandria last
evening The remark brought forth
much laughter, Il being weIl-knOwn
what Senator Martins views on
Statewide prohibition are Continuing.
Senator Martin delivered an inter
esting address. IN which he took oc-
casion TO congratulate the chamber of
commerce on its work
More than three hundred persons sat
down TO the banquet, which was held
at the armoTy- The han was tastefUIIy
decorated With flags. greens, cut flowers
and electric lights. and presented a
pretty scene.
Promptly At $50 O'Clock the disttn-
gUished guests marched into the hail,
and before they sat down an invocation
was pronounced by Right Rev. Arthur
Seldom lloyd. bishop coadjUtor Of Vir-
GINA When the inner man had been
satisfied President John T Johnson
raped for order, and IN q brief address
introduced " T. Dabney, business man
aEer OF the Richmond chamber Of COM
merce- Mr.. Da5Rey urged all the re-
tail merchants Of Alexandria TO Join the
chamber Of commerce and give It their
fun support He also called upon the
citizens generally to talk up Alexan-
dria" and not cry It down, as had been
done by many. Talk I'D Your city
declared the speaker. and you VIII get
others 10 talk II up
The next speaker vas Representative
Charles c CaTlin Of Alexandra Mr.
CaTltn paid a compliment to the cham
Der Of commerce ard then took up the
question OF ratrOceSsiCa-
paid this city q visit last April, a con-
troversy arose over the legality Of the
act Of retrOCessiOn," he said
He then explained two bills that are
now before Congress, and asserted that
one Of the bills had been referred to a
subcommittee OF five Of the Judiciary
Committee. and that he was one of the
nve, and was --On the Id" He assured
his listeners that the subcommittee would
never report the bill
"a short time ago." he said, 'the
people OF Washington were urging
change in the form OF government from
a t1ree-heaCed public mOnstrOSlJy' TO
Sfngle-headeo form OF government. and
vet they want the people Of Alexandra
10 come and live under this mon
sCrOsity-''
Senator L. D. Money of Mississippi
paid a high tribute 20 the sons Of Vir-
GINA. and recalled many acts Of heTOiSm
done bv them during the war
There IS no other spot under heaven
n which a man can stand and be near
the homes Of three such great men as
in Alexandra A few miles south OF
this city is Mt. Vernon. the home OF
Washington A little farther on lies
Gunston Hall. the home Of George Ma
north of Us Is Arlington. the home Of
Robert z. Lee and Senator Joseph ".
BAILEY OF Texas
Senator Bailey also urged his hearers
70 watch out for socialism, which he
declared was rampant in the country.
Do you knob what IS the difference
between monopoly and socialism ne
asked I monopoly controls the cOun-
Try, few G.en VIII have everything,
but Il Socialism controls it. no one viii
have anything
The last speaker was Henry L. West,
former District Commissioner M
West stated that there was no quarrel
as TO TeJTOcessiOn as there never had
been any danger Of a bill being enacted
giving Alexandra back 70 the District
Of Columbia
The invited guests were: Senator H.
D. Money Of Mississippi, Senator JO-
seph ". Bailey Of Texas Senator
Thomas s Martin OF Virginia. Repre-
sentative G . Carlin, OF Alexandra,
" T Dabney. business manager Rich
mond Chamber OF Commerce. Ri Rev.
A. y Lloyd. H g Ansley. treasurer
Southern railway W D. Duke R ".
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and Mt Vernon railway; D. J. Gala
han, manager Norfolk and Washington
Steamboat Company Senator R c
Thornton, Mayor r J Paf, Frank n
Treat, L W Page, c. II. Hoyt. Edward
Duncan and W s CCrbett, supervisors
OF Alexandra county George E Gar
Tett, county supervisor Henry L. West.
Hubert SnOWden. L h Thompson, NJ
T Dryer. G. Fred Cook. W " Rich
ardsonr James T. Peyton, Guy Finney,
and P L Came.
The officers of the Chamber OF Com
merce are: J. T Johnson president: A
D. Brockett- vice president and J T
Preston, secretary treasurer.