The Washington herald., 1912-04-03

g. Appich.
Announcement Is made that the Lo-
zano Dry Goods Company has leased
from John @. Cockey the latter's store.
known as $50 King street, and expects
to take possession this summer or early
fall.
Preston o. Cockey, who now operates
the store for his father. intend to
to transfer his confectionery store to
] the new store building directly east Of
the present store. now occupied by the
Singer Sewing Machine Company.
A handsome new front and other inn
provements are contemplated at the
store occupied by Miss Kate Maupin.
41s King street. owned by Mrs. Lily
Reid.
The Democratic executive committee
OF Alexandria County held a meeting
this morning at the Alexandria County
courthouse and organized with the
election of Walter u. varney as chair
man and Frank Rall as secretary and
treasurer.
The members of the committee in at
tendance follows: r. C. L. Moncure and
Capt. Crandal Mackey. Washington
district; Z. F. Thompson and Frank
Ball. Arlington district: George w.
Zachary. and Walter u. Varney, Jeffer-
son district.
The committee issued a call for a
convention to be held In each district
In the county on May 7 for the purpose
of eIecting delegates TO the State con-
vention, which will be held In Norfolk.
All persons desiring to be candidates
must notify the committee of their In
tention, and each notification must be
accompanied by a check for 50.
ARRANGEMENTS are being made by r.
f. Lee Camp. Confederate veterans, for
the annual observance OF Confederate
memorial day. May "a next. The cere-
monies will include speaking az the Con-
federate monument at Washington and
Prince streets, followed by the strewing
Of flowers on the mound at the Christ
Church Cemetery, where are buried the
remains OF a number Of unknown Con-
federate dead. Earlier In the day the
graves of the veterans In the cemeteries
around Alexandria will be decorated.
The committee Of arrangements is COM
posed of the following: G. William
Ramsay. Jesse Murray. r. J. Davidson.
]. c. Milburn. P. F. German. z. c. era
ham, John NJ. johnson, r. n. Roland, ]. o.
Adams, ]. r. Zimmerman. Alexander
LyIes, r. W. Ballenger. r. n. Crook. r.
F. Knox.
The other committees follows: Edgar
Warfield, ST., and G. William Ramsay. to
procure speakers: Edgar Warfield, ST..
d. II. Appich, and W. p. Mcknight. TO
assist women at the monument; p. F.
German. r. NJ. Latham. and Levi Hurdle. |
to decorate graves OF veterans In st. |
Mary's Cemetery; Col. Arthur Herbert, |
George Wise. L. NJ. Blackford. 20 deco |
rate graves OF veterans in Ivy Hill Gem |
terry; ]. w. Hammond. Z. e. Graham. |
Booker c. Hall, John NJ. johnson, |
Samuel Boush. John r. Zimmerman. W. |
IT Nafa Il 10 fa
graves OF veterans in cemeteries near |
city.
Lee Camp has also elected these Of |
ficers TO serve for the ensuing year: W. !
A. Smoot, commander; ]. w. Hammond. |
first lieutenant commander: Jesse Muir /
Booker c. Hall. third lieutenant COM
mander; Edgar Warfield, sr.. adjutant;
R. NJ. Latham. quartermaster: E. c. Gra-
ham. treasurer; g. William Ramsay. Of
ficer of the day; James B. Spicer. vidette:
Edgar Warfield. ST, G. William Ram
say, and F. J. Davidson. executive COM
nittee.
There will be a meeting of the city |
Democratic committee at y O'Clock Mon
day night next at the Hotel RammeI for
the purpose OF arranging for the primary
which will be held April y next The
cost for the candidates will be deter
mined upon. call for the meeting was
issued to-day by City Chairman Charles
Bendheim.
Stones Mercantile Agency. Incorporate
ed. of Rosslyn, Alexandria County. has
been granted a charter by the State cor
poration commission with a maximum
capital stock OF $1,000 and a minimum
OF s., ,Oo0 The objects are to operate a
agency. Oficers and incor-
porators are: William r. Stone. presi-
dent; w. H. whestley, NJ. Grasty, secre-
tary and treasurer. all of Washington.
James Lucas was sentenced in the Po-
lice Court this morning to serve six
months in jail for carrying a razor. He
was arrested by Policemen Rawlett, Bell,
and Talbot. on complaint of Wallace
Dean, coloFed, who claimed he had
robbed him of 81 This charge was not
sustained and Lucas was sentenced on the
foregoing. a razor being found in his
pocket when he was arrested.
Alexandria Canton, Patrlarchs Militant.
S just now busIly engaged in compIet-
ng arrangements for its bazaar, which
VIII be held April 1914 next at Odd Eel
ows Hall. On the opening night April
10, a voting contest will be opened for
he prettiest lady at the fair. A suitable {