Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-25
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Final Plans for Democratic
Primary Are Made.
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JUDGES ARE ANNOUNCED
Clerks for Polls Also Named-Re-
ception to Be rendered
to New Pastor.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, April %, 1917.
Final plans for the democratic primary.
which will be held Tuesday next for the
purpose OF nominating q mayor, eight
members Of the common council and four
members of the board Of aldermen, were
made last night by the city democratic
committee.
The committee announced that candi-
dates desiring to have representatives
In the voting places must submit names
OF those they want to represent them to
the chairman of the committee, Charles
Bendheim. day prior to the primary.
The list Of judges and clerks follows:
First ward, Wayne Byers, Charles
Waller; Second ward, l.. NJ. Latham,
Lawrence Clark. Conrad Schwab: third
| ward, William Hinken, John G. Graham
and B. F. rem; Fourth ward. John N.
Lawler, Thomas Chauncey and Claude
NJ. Lennon. Another judge will be sup
ward.
The congregation Of the Methodist
Protestant Church will tender a recep-
ton to Rev. c. r. Strasburger Of Green's
boro. Md, the recently chosen pastor of
the church, Monday night at the church
parsonage.
damage suit Is Heard.
In the circuit court for Alexandria
county today the suit of Noah White,
colored. against the Southern
Railway Company is being heard. Dam
ages In the sum Of $4,000 for the loss
of leg while at work at the Armour
plant at the Potomac railroad yards is
asked.
Up to noon today forty-three liquor
dealers in the city had renemewd their
applications for licenses There are fifty
nine dealers in the city.
Thieves last night entered the store of
Hibbs "a Giddings, Manassas, Va, and
stole three pair of trousers. This Is the
fourth time in year that the store has
been robbed.
Miss May Studs. daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. David A. Studs, Alexandra county,
and James e. Dodd, Fairfax county, were
married at II o'clock yesterday at Christ
p E. Church by Rev. w. j Morton. Fol-
loving . bridal trip through the north
Alexandria county, after May 1.
Miss Helen c.. Crawford and James
Weech were married yesterday at the
parsonage Of Trinity NJ. E. Church by
Rev. A. Luttrell, pastor.
The Poured House Construction Com
pany, incorporated, this city, with a
maximum capital stock Of $4,000 and a
minimum Of $4,000 has been granted a
cn6rter Oy the state corporation commas
sion. Real estate business will be con-
Quoted.
Daughters Elect Officers.
Officers chosen by the Seventeenth Vir-
ginia Regiment Chapter, United Daugh-
tiers Of the Confederacy, at it's annual
meeting last night, follow: Mrs. Wilbur
Reid, president: Mrs. william Ogden,
first vice president; Mrs. George L. Simp
son, second vice president: Mrs. c. w.
Howell. third vice president: Mrs, WAL
ter McCaffrey, secretary; Mrs. George
w. Mays, corresponding secretary; Mrs.
India Henderson, treasurer; Mrs. Will
liam A. Smoot, historian; Mrs. Kelley,
registrar.
Fitzgerald Council, Knights of Column
bus, at meeting last night made plans
for attending the unwilling Of the Column
bus statue in Washington June 8.
A decree of divorce on the ground of
desertion has been given to Annie NJ.
Bartsch Didszoneit against Philip Dds
Zoneit.
Bertram Seaton of Washington, who
recently entered a plea of guilty to hold
ing up and robbing George Pappas, an at
tache OF a lunchroom, and who was SEN
fenced to eight years in the pententiary.
today was taken to that institution by q
guard from Richmond.
Mrs. William A.. Moore's funeral will
take place at 4 o'clock this afternoon
from Grace p. E. Church, Rev. Edgar
Carpenter. rector. officiating. Burial will
be In Bethel cemetery.