Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-17
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
League of Virginia Municipal
tiles in Session.
OPENING Meeting TODAY
Resolution Adopted Demanding
Local Rule in Cities-Pro.
gTessives Organize.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

| ALEXANDRIA, Va, September II. 1912
With welcoming addresses by f. F.
Marbury. president of the board of alder
men. and Carroll Pierce, vice president
OF the chamber of commerce, the seventh
| annual convention of the League of Vir-
| E1nla municipalities convened shortly
after IL o'clock this morning in the Young
| Peoples building of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church South. Response to these
| addresses was made by Mayor George
4Ainslie of Richmond.
The convention was called to order by
| A. d. Brockett, president. who is presd-
| ing. and an invocation was pronounced by
Rev. Fl. NJ. Cantcr. pastor of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church South. The roll
call of cities and towns followed, which
showed about sixty delegates in attend
ance. representing nearly all the cities
and towns in the state which are identi
| fled with the league.
The report of the Secretary-trea surer,
| ]. G. BriSon. showed that during the
year the receipts were $514.32, while the
expenses We're sflO.74, leaving a balance
on hand of s1O3.5S.
| The Introduction of resolutions by
several of the delegates followed. One of
the most important and one which pre-
| ciptated considerable debate was that
offered by Lieut.. G. p. Shaw, Norfolk.
| This resolution follows: BE it resolved
| by the League of Virginia municipalities.
That the electors of the state be urged
as a patriotic duty. at the coming election
| in November. to vote against the ratifica-
| ton of the proposed constitutional amend
ment: and further to vote for no man for
| the legislature, when candidates for that
| body are next to be selected, who shall
not pledge himself to work and vote for
/ Is A. Sfr,tio of hn
| state which shall give the cities the right
| of local government. and the opportunity
of adopting the genuine form Of commits
sion charter, including as essentially
fundamental features the provision that
the commissioners shall be the only city
officers elected by popular vote, and that
| they shall have the power of appointing
and removing. for cause, all of their adj
ministrative subordinates whether or not
such subordinates such as city treasurer.
| commissioner of revenue. city sergeant
and commonwealth attorney have state
as well as municipal duties to perform
A luncheon was served by a committee
of ladies of the Second Presbyterian
Church on the lower floor of. the build
ing, instead of at Lee Camp Hall. as
originally planned. This was followed
by round table talks by the members.
Members of the convention will at J
o'clock this afternoon make trolley trip
to Arlington.
Lecture on City Planning.
| city Planning and Civic Spirit will
| be the subject of an illustrated lecture
| which will be delivered by John Nolen.
Cambridge. Mass, at a meeting which
will be held tonight in the Young Peoples
building. which will be public.
| The session will be concluded tomor-
row night with illustrated lecture at
I'D l,x-
Richard B. Watrous. American Civic AS
ISOLATION, Washington.
In the morning and afternoon there will
be addresses on various subjects by sew
eral, and at 3:45 o'clock the members
will take trolley trip to Mount Vernon.
Prior to adjourning the business seS-
sion in the afternoon officers will be
elected and q place for the next annual
convention will be decided upon.
| The convention was a little late in
opening this morning, owing to the late.
ness of the Richmond delegation in ar.
irving, its train having been delayed.
| Progressive in Congressional Race.
At a meeting of the progressive con-
vention held here yesterday afternoon
Frank r. Evans of this city was nomi-
mated as a candidate for Congress.
Charles Dearborn of this city was chosen
presidential elector. Members Of the
| state committee We're chosen, as follows:
James E. Johnston, Alexandria; w. W.
Wright, Alexandria county: w. II. Nell
| son, Orange county; A. H. Dadmun, Alex
andria county; w. E. Cunningham, Louisa
county. permanent organization was
| effected with the election of these officers:
| A. S. Woodland, chairman, Alexandria
county; William E. Cunningham, secre-
tary, Louisa
Committees were named as follows:
Resolutions-Charles Dearborn. Alex
andria; A. H. Dadmun. Alexandria coun-
ty; l.. l.. Freeman, Fairfax; William E.
Cunningham, Louisa; W. H. Nelson,
Orange.
| Observation-Disclosures T. Evans. Alex
andria; w. w. Wright. Alexandria coun-
| ty: James Allen, Fairfax; William f.
Cunningham, Louisa; James W. Dawson,
Orange.
Chairman Woodland afterward named
/. l.. Winston, Winston. Va. and DR.. ].
B. Gould. Falls Church. on the advisory
committee.
Frank Holden. member of the ma
tional committee. made an address on
the principles of the party.
The committee on resolutions reported,
indorsing the. national and state plat
forms of the party, and especially ap-
proving the planks in the state platform
calling for the adjustment of the pres
ent government systems and the be-
stowal of larger measure of home rule
upon the counties.
fifty people, most of whom We're from
this city. Four colored citizens attended
and there was one woman in the audience.
Hoof Case Continued.
n continuance until the second day Of
| the November term Of the corporation
court was granted this morning in the
! case of Lewis Hooff, former secretary
and general manager of the Mercantile
Railway Building and Loan Associa-
ton. Hooff renewed his bond in the
sum of $4,000 for his appearance in
court at that time. His surety is his
wife and sister, the latter Miss Carrie
Hooff
Several indictments are pending
| against Hooff in connection with the
failure Of the loan association men
toned. These indictments were re-
turned by grand jury in the corpora
ton court several months after the
collapse of the concern.