The Washington herald., 1911-05-03

with the same parties voting for and
against 1t.
When the council convened President
Snowden appointed Councilman Graham
member of the street committee, vice
| the late Louis Brill.
1t Is expected that a large crowd will
| Tomorrow night attend the labor rally
| which will be held at the opera house at
o'clock. under the auspices of the Cen
| trail Trades and Labor Assembly. Mar
tin Lollo will preside and introduce the
speakers. Music will be furnished by the
Alexandria Band, and a rousing time is
expected.
The speakers on the occasion will be:
Representative c. c. Carlin, this city;
Representative William B. Wilson, chair
man Of the House Committee on Labor.
Of Pennsylvania; Representative Henry
George. jr., writer and lecturer on modern
| economics. of New York, and Senator
John Worth Kern, former Democratic
candidate for Vice President. of Indiana,
The invited guests, accompanied by a
committee, will arrive in this city at
7:50 o'clock, on the palace car Mount
Vernon. A large delegation of members
Of the various labor bodies in Washing
ton Is expected to attend.
Mayor Paff will be asked by the Civic
Improvement League to issue proclama-
nation to the citizens Of Alexandria,
urging them to observe May p next as
clean up day under the auspices Of the
| foregoing organization and assist the
league in every way possible in making
the old town "spotless" on that day. The
city engineer will be asked to provide
| extra carts to carry away the refuse to
he v1tyz L.
| into four districts and members Of the
league will be designated to give each
| district their own personal supervision.
Members of the league are gratified over
results from such a movement accom-
plished in former years, and expect this
year will prove a banner one in that
| respect
The league also has under considera-
| ton safe and sane Fourth Of July cele-
bration, and in addition is planning for
an excursion which will be given this
! summer.
The parade. which, in former years,
proved so attractive, will be omitted
from the Confederate memorial celepra-
ton, May "a At the Confederate monu-
ment at Washington and Prince streets,
an address will be made by Col. Arthur
Herbert, of the local camp. There will be
singing by a choir. The veterans will
then march to Christ Church Cemetery,
headed by the Alexandria Light In
fantry
The committee of arrangements named
Is composed of the following: G. WILL
lam Ramsay. Jesse Murray. F. ]. David
son, j. c. Milburn, p. F. German. E. c.
Graham. r. N. Roland, J. o. Adam. J.
r. Zimmerman. j. NJ. Johnson. Alexan-
der Lyles, r. w. Ballenger, and R. N.
Crook.
The committee named to assist the
women In decorating the monument is
composed of the following: Edgar War
field. ST.. ]. c. Milburn, D. H. Appich.
and w. p. Mcknight.
Those named to visit the cemeteries and
decorate graves Of veterans follow: ST.
Mary's, P. F. German, Levi Hurdle, R.
NJ. Latham; Ivy Hill, Col. Arthur Her
bert. George Wise. l. NJ. Blackford:
cemeteries near the city, James w. Ham
mond, E. c. Graham. Booker c. Hall.
John M. johnson, Samuel c. Boush. Nor
gan Davis. John r. Zimmerman, w. H.
Waterman, and E. H. OBrien.
Judge William H. De Lacy. of the Juve-
nile Court. Washington. and William F.