The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-09-19
COLONEL JUDsON
CHIEF SPEAKER
Engineer Commissioner of District
of Columbia at Municipali-
ties Convention.
NEWS NOTES OF ALEXANDRIA

Alexandria, Va, Sept lS-With the Sc
lection of Roanoke as the city for the
| next annual convention and the election
OF officers to serve for the ensuing year.
4 the seventh annual convention OF the
League of Virgiia Municipalities, which
| convened here yesterday, was brought TO
| close this afternoon.
The election of officers resulted as fol-
lows: Mayor John w. Woods, president.
| Roanoke; L. c. Brinson, secretary and
treasurer. Portsmouth; Col. w. II. Sar-
| geant. first vice president, Norfolk; /. G.
| Burbage, second vice president. Cape
| Charles City; F. W. Ehart, third vice
pI esident, Blacksburg.
Lieut.. Col. William " Judson, U. S. A,
| Engineer Commissioner, District of CO.
| lumbia, was one of the principal speak
ers this afternoon, delivering an able
address, entitled, Commission Govern
ment" He told of the work accom-
plished in comparison to other forms of
government.
Addresses were made at the morning
session, as follows: "Beautifying the
City" Henry n. Castle. Norfolk. secre-
tary commission on identifying city;
How Business Organizations May Best
Serve Municipalities" w. l.. Shafer.
Roanoke, secretary of the Chamber of
Commerce.
The Construction and Benefit Of Good
Roads, NJ. o. Eldridge. assistant in the
good roads commission. he taking the
place of J. E. Pennybacker. jr.. secre-
tary OF the American Association for
Highway Improvements, of Washington.
D. c.. who was unable to be present;
City Beautiful" F. II. Labaume, Roa
noke. agricultural and industrial agent
for the Norfolk and Western Railroad.
Women Serve Luncheon.
A buffet luncheon was served at noon
in the Young Peoples Building by a |
committee of women. Afterwards, the |
address of Commissioner Judson came. |
and this was followed by a general dis
cussion of Forms of City Government |
the subject being opened by Lieut.. {. 2.
Shaw, Norfolk.
panied by the young ladies who served
the luncheon, made a trolley trip to
Mount Vernon.
Resolutions were passed this morning |
requesting all cities identified with the |
league to pay the expenses Of at least !
two delegates TO the convention. and all |
towns to pay the expenses of at least |
one delegate to the convention. Resolu- |
tons favoring the placing of all water |
companies under the control of the State |
corporation commission were also passed |
by the league.
Richard B. Watrous, American Civic |
Association, Washington. u. c.. tonight
delivered an illustrated lecture entitled
New City under the auspices of she
association at the Young Peoples Build |
ing Among other things, the speaker
said he hoped that the league would
prove one of the most important factors
in building up the State. The work. he
said, should have the active support Of
city officials. The speaker said that 10
Alexandria must be credited a meeting
which is going to do Virginia a vast
amount OF good He paid a tribute to
President A. D. Brockett for the zeal
which he had displayed in the meeting.
and declared it to be an honor to have a
president from this city.
Many attractive slides were shown by
the speaker. among them being places
where wonderful transformations mad
been made by cities as well as individ-
uals in making the cities and their homes
more attractive by the planting Of shrub
berry. flowers. and other adjunCts and
eliminating old conditions. The transfer
nations made in the appearance of
smaller houses by such treatment proved
a revelation to the audience.