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.

II am very much at = loss as to a
subject on which 70 talk TO you tonight.
but I am quite certain there is one sub
ject that 7 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, It being weII-knOwn
what Senator Martins views on
Statewide prohibition are Continuing.
Senator Martin delivered an inter
esting address. In which he took oc-
easion to congratulate the chamber of
commerce on its work
More than three hundred persons sat
down TO the banquet, which was held
az the armory- The han was tastefuIIy
decorated with flags. greens, cut flowers.
and electric lights. and presented a
pretty scene.
Promptly AT $50 o'clock the distin-
guished guests marched INTO the hall,
and before they sat down an invocation
was pronounced by Plight Rev, Arthur
Seldom Lloyd, bishop coadtuto.s Of Vir-
GINA When the inner MN had been
satisfied President John T. Johnson
raped for order, and IN a brief address
introduced W T Dabney. business man
agsT Of the Richmond chamber OF com
merCe. Mr., Da5ney urged all the re-
lan merchants Of Alexandra TO Join the
chamber Of commerce and give il their
fun support He also called upon the
citizens generally to talk up AIexan-
dria" and rot CRY it down. as had been
done ny many Talk up your city
declared the speaker, and YOU VIII get
others 10 talk II up
The next speaker vas Representative
Charles C Carlsn Of Alexandra 1Tr
Carlin paid q compliment to the cham
Der OF commerce. and then took up the
question o. rslfOcrSSlcn-
From the moment President Taft
paid this city q visit last April, a con
CTOversy arose over the legality OF the
act OF retrOcessiOn,' he said
be then explained two bills that are
now beIOre congress and asserted that
one Of the bills had been referred 20 a
subcommittee OF five Of the judiciary
Committee. and that he was one OF the
i've, and was ''On the lid" He assured
MS listeners that the subcommittee would
never report the bill
"a short time ago" he said. the
people OF Washington were urging a
change IN the form Of government from
q three headed public mOnstrOsity' to a
single-headed form of government. and
Vet they want the people Of Alexandra
70 come and live under this mon
StCOsIty-"
Senator H D Money Of Mississippi
paid q high tribute 10 the sons Of Vir-
Einia, and recalled many acts Of heroism
done by them during the war
There IS no other spot under heaven
In 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
CTunstOn Hall, the home Of George Ma
son. and on the crest OF q hill to the
4yLtn o. Us Is AEll5ls toli, tIle nome o.
Robert z Lee ana Senator Joseph X.
Eaiiev OF Texas
Senator Bailey also urged his hearers
10 watch out for socialism, which he
declared was rampant in the country
DO YOU know what is the difference
between monopoly and socialism he
Try rev men VIII have everything
put II socialism controls It. no one viii
have anything
The last spec ker was Henry I West.
former District Commissioner Mr..
west stated that there was no quarrel
as TO TetrOcesEiGn- as there never had
oeen any Danger OF a BIN being enacted
giving Alexandra back TO the District
OF Columbia
The invited guests were: Senator Il.
d Money OF MISSISSIPPI Senator Jo-
Thomas s Martin Of Virginia. Repre-
sentative c = Carlin- OF Alexandria,
w T. DabneJ- business manager Rich
mond Chamber Of Commerce. Ri Rev
A. \ Lloyd. Il g. AnsIey- treasurer
Southern railway W. y. Duke p "
King president Washington. Alexandra.
--AAA "a S4-itA ar1At way H. a.. tdltd-
han. manager Norfolk and Washington
Steamboat Company. Senator r G.
Thornton. Mayor r J PAR Frank n
Treat, L v. Page, g H H0yt. Edward
Duncan. and W s COToett. supervisors
OF Alexandra county George E Gar
rett. county supervisor Henry I. West
Hubert SnOwden. L H Thompson. "
T Dwyer. O. Fred Cook W " Rich
ardsCn, James F. PeyJOn, Guy F'fnney.
and r L Came.
The officers of the Chamber OF Com
D. BrOcSett, vice president and J. T.
Preston. secretary-t surer.