Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-03


provided with all modern Jail conven-
fences. together with a tier of steel cells.
The work will cost approximately $500
Primaries for Three Wards.
The city democratic committee. at a
meeting last evening, decided to hold
primaries in the second. third and
fourth wards to nominate members for
council from noon until pm. May IL
There being no opposition in the first
ward, all candidates were declared nomi-
nees. They are Jacob Brill, alderman;
Hubert Snowden and c. R. Yates. for
city council.
Unopposed aldermen in the other three
wards were also declared nominees.
They are F. F. Marbury. second ward:
Kenneth w. Ogden, third ward; c. j. w.
Summers. fourth ward.
Mr.. Ogden is the only new nominee.
He takes the place of j. r. N. Curtin.
The latter refused to be a candidate be-
cause he is now living in Alexandra
county.
In the second. third and fourth wards
there Is opposition for council. Three can
didates are in the field from each ward
with two to be nominated from each
ward. They are: Second ward. ]. Y. Will
liams, Louis Brill and Henry Baader:
third ward. A. d. Brockett. w. H. He'll
muth and J. F.. Birrell: fourth ward. L.
Swan.
The new candidates for council are ].
Y. Williams, A. D. BrOckett, c. B. Swan
and Thomas Chauncey. Mr.. Yates Is also
nominee. as was Mr.. Ogden for aldermen
from the third ward.
The cost of the primary was estimated
at so. Each candidate. whether he has
opposition or not, will be required to
contribute 81 to help to defray the ex-
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Charles Bendheim chairman, on or be-
fore noon May 8. The date for the pri-
mary as originally set was May 10.
Confederate Day Exercises.
Representative c. r. Thomas of North
Carolina will deliver the annual memorial
address at the Confederate day exercises
which will be held here May a. This
announcement was made last evening at
the monthly meeting of r. e. Lee Camp,
Confederate Veterans.
The general committee on ARRANGEMENTS
for that DAY Is as follows: G. William
Ramsay. p. F. German, Jesse Murray A.
G. Wycon, Alexander Lyles and r. NJ
Latham.
The following were appointed a COM
mittee to assist the ladies in decorating
the monument at Washington and Prince
st ceeS vi tiidl Jay c<dSar Warneld, Sr.
j. c. Milburn and F. J. Davidson.
The following were appointed to dec
crate the graves of deceased members In
the various cemeteries in the city: James
W. Hammond. W. VI. Waterman J. r
Zimmerman. ]. s. Blackburn, c. 8. Tax<
lor. E. c. Graham. J. P. Woody, ]. H
Wiltshire.
ST. Mary's cemetery-P F.. German, R.
M. Latham and Levi Hurdle.
Ivy Hill cemetery-Col. Arthur Herbert,
George Wise, L. NJ. Blackboard and Ell
Janney.
The Sons Of Confederate Veterans were
requested to appoint auxiliary commit
tees to cooperate with the foregoing
committees in the work OF decorate y
the graves.
Committees were appointed to prepare
members Of the camp, who have died
within the past month: George w. Fran
els, William H. May, Maj. Beverly K.
Mason and John w. Sutherland.
Two Charters Granted.
The Retail Merchants Association, in
corporated. this city, has been granted a
charter by the state corporation commits
sion. with capital stock of 5000. The
object is a merchants association. The
following are named as officers: r. e.
knight. president L. Ruben. vice pres
ident; j. I. Preston, secretary and treas
urer. all of this city.
A charter has been granted to the Re-
stone Company, Incorporated, this city.
with a maximum capital stock Of 500,
600. and minimum of $1,000. The OBJ
ject is to manufacture a brick restone.
The following are named as omcers: A.
jackson. president: Y. Burgess, VICE