Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-17
ALEXANDR|AAFF AIRS
City Democratic Committee
Will Meet This Week.
WILL FIX PRIMARY DATE
Visiting Bankers Come to Washing
ton to Attend Theater-Entire
Fire Department Called Out.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
| ALEXANDRIA VA, April 16. 1910
A meeting of the city democratic COM
| mfttee will be held one day next week
The date will shortly be decided upon by
City Chairman Charles Bendhem. The
meeting will set date for candidates
who desires to enter the coming primary
to submit their names. The date for a
primary will also be selected. The
primary has heretofore been generally
held the latter part of April, and the
second Tuesday in June is the date on
, which the election is generally held.
AS has already been stated the terms of
eight members of the city council and the
| terms of four members of the board of
aldermen will expire August 81 next and
they will come. up for nomination in the
| coming primary. 1t is stated on good
authority that number of the present
candidates will have opposition in the
coming contest. The names of those
whose terms will expire have already been
published.
The Visiting Bankers.
The visiting bankers attending the an
nual meeting of group three OF the
afternoon, upon their return from Mount
Vernon. rendered a dinner at Lee Camp
Hail. which was served by the ladies of
Mary Gusts Lee Chapter, No. T. United
Daughters of the Confederacy
Besides the delegates to the annual
melting representatives of all of the bank
ing houses In the city were in attendance,
and number of other invited guests
In the course of the afternoon a number
OF the visiting bankers and others made
brief addresses
The menu card represented a bank
book. on the cover of which was the fol-
lowing inscription: Leave your business
Tor pleasure at least once a year The
Bank OF Good Cheer. Alexandria, Va. in
Bankers Association. Julian T. Burge,
chairman. Always make your own selec-
ton. See that the viands agree with your
digestion. See that discretion indorses
al: The menu was headed dividends ="
This evening the visiting bankers at
tended theater in Washington They
were accompanied by a large delegation
of local bankers.
Craven Released on Bail.
John H. Craven was this afternoon ar
raigned before United States Commits
sioner Garnett on a charge of having in
his possession a certain travelling COM
mission issued by the railway mail serv-
Ice of the Post Office Department. The
accused was held for the action of the
grand jury and his case will be heard at
the July term OF the United States court
Tor the eastern district Of Virginia Among
the witnesses examined were Frank r.
Barclay. post Office inspector and NJ L..
Pankey. special agent of the Southern
Railway Company.
Craven was released on $500 bail foc
The accused was represented by Judge c.
~: Nicol and j. r. Hit, the latter of
Washington.
In the case. of Duncan against German.
capt X. +. Knox, auctioneer, at noon to-
day sold at public auction the following
property: Lot of ground with improve
ments thereon, at the northwest corner Of
Duke and Fayette streets, to John Dun
can, for s1:Oo: lot adjoining the above
on the west side. to j. NJ Duncan. for
xl.62o. This property was sold for j. NJ
Johnson. Lewis H. Machen and Howard
B. Smith, special commissioners in the
case.
Claim Against Government.
Dispositions will be taken Monday at
the office of Attorney Frederick P. Rus
sell In the case of J. NJ. L.. and others
against the United States, the claim be-
ing for the alleged destruction of property
by the government while the government
rented the old ST. Asaph Junction race
track. The work will probably consume
several days. Mr.. Hill will be repre-
sented by Attorneys Archibald and King
OF Washington and Frederick P. Russell.
this city Attorney Collins from the At
torney Generals Office will represent
the government.
Arrangements have been made for re-
vival services at the Second Presbyterian
Church beginning Sunday, April ~. The
pastor, Rev. j. X. Sewer, will be assist ed
by Rev. E. I. Williams, Newport News,
Va. and Rev. z. T. Wexford, pastor OF
the FIRST Presbyterian Church, New
port News, Va.
Smoke emanating from the kitchen of
lunchroOm In the rear OF the north
east corner of King and Washington
streets caused an alarm of fire to be
turned In at 1:4O O'Clock tonight The
entire fire department responded, and
large crowd In few minutes collected.
An investigation disclosed the cause of
the alarm and the firemen returned tn
their engine house without going into
service.
The work of laying vitrified brick on
the square on Cameron street between
Royal and Fairfax streets was begun to-
day.
A meeting of the executive committee
OF the Civic Improvement League will he
held Monday night in the rooms of the
chamber of commerce.
Z. s. Pickett OF Fairfax county lost
several hundred cords of wood from
forest fires between Edsalls and Snrinp-
field.
A social will be given by the Westmn-
! ster League Tuesday evening in the lee
ture room OF the Second Presbyterian
Church
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