The Washington herald., 1912-05-22

held here june Il next for the purpose
Of electings Mayor and eight members
Of the Common Council. and four menu
bers OF the Board Of Aldermen. two OF
the candidates for the City Council will
have opposition. They are Urban s.
Lambert. IN the First Ward. and Rob-
ert N. Graham, in the Second Ward.
Aspiring for Mr. Lnmbert's seat are
Robert S. Barrett and r. sidney Mankin,
both Of whom this afternoon fled notice
OF their candidacy with the clerk of the
CORPORATION Court. William Desmond
also filed notice of his candidacy with the 4
clerk as candidate for council from the
Second Ward for Mr.. Graham's place
Neither Mr. Lambert or Mr.. Graham
fled any notice. they having been elect
ed by City Council to NIL out the unex-
plred terms of the late Hubert Snowden
and Louis w. Brill
The new candidates take the view that
under a State law passed by the gem
eral assembly IN 1906 the vacancies made
BY the death OF the two foregoing can
ton, and for this reason they are run
Tbe two incumbents think differently
| and with the election OF two new mem
bers the matter viii have to be thrashed
out by the courts before II can be sat
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awaited with considerable interest
Alderman James B. Fitzgerald, Of the
Fourth ward, also filed notice of his
candidacy. Mr.. Fitzgerald was selected
by council to fn the unexpired term OF
Capt william H Sweeney, who resigned
Mr.. Fitzgerald was. however, a eandi-
date in the recent primary, and in the
general election he win be without op-
position, as will others nominated II
was not necessary for either Mr.. Lam
bert or Mr.. Graham to enter the primary.
Suit to recover 5000 from the Mutual
Life Insurance Company, OF New York,
representing the amount of life insur-
ance carried by the late Benjamin Fleet
Board. a business man Of this city. who
met an accidental death IN Wake Forest,
N. c., where he was visiting, was filed
this afternoon in the circuit court for
this city.
The policy taken out by Mr.. Board
was made out in favor Of Mrs. Jessie
Powell Board, his wife
Mr.. Board. while visiting in Wake
Forest, N. c., on March Is last, attempted
to climb to the top OF q water tower for
the purpose Of adjusting the machinery
connected with same and accidentally
fell. resulting in HIS death.
Mrs Board is represented by Attor-
neys @. L Boothe, this city, and Charles
Announcement is made that four
nurses will graduate from the Alexan-
dria Hospital Tuesday night next. APP
propriate commencement exercises VII
be held in the auditorium Of the Elks'
Home. An address will be made by
Representative c. c. Carlin, while the
diplomas Will be awarded by DR.. W. NJ.
Smith and the presentation OF the hos
pital pin and the Florence Nightingale
cath will be made by DR.. George 7.
Knpsteln.
The graduates are as follows: Miss
Sarah Elizabeth Shots, Martinsburg, w.
Va; Miss Olga Dent, Popes Creek, Nd;
Miss Emma Mitchell Giles waynesboro,
Va, and Miss Virginia Bowling, Fair
fax, Va.
At a public meeting of the Alexandria
Free Kindergarten held this evening at
the Young Peoples Building OF the Meth
odIst Episcopal Church South DR.. CIax-
ton, commissioner Of education, of
Washington, delivered an interesting talk
on kindergarten work. Miss Watkins
supervisor Of kindergartens in Washing
ton, also made a talk on kindergarten
work. There was singing and tllustrat-
ed kindergarten songs by Miss Reene
and number Of other teachers from
Washington.
Rev, W. ID. Delaney, former resident
of this city, but now stationed at Ports
mouth, Va, will tomorrow night deliver
an address to the members Of Fitzgerald
Council, No. 45s, Knights Of Columbus, |
which will be held at st. Mary's Hall.
The members of this organization viii |
at this meeting also complete final plans |
for participation in the parade in Wash /
ington June next in connection with |
the unwilling of the Columbus memorial |
statue.
The delegates from Alexandria County |
TO the Norfolk State Democratic con-
veption did not leave tonight as expect |
ed, but will leave here tomorrow night, |
as will also the delegation from this city. |
Both delegations go uninstructed-
James Pearson, about forty-five years |
old, when arraigned in the police court |
to-day to answer a charge Of begging on |
the street, denounced the charge as false, |
and wanted to know who was Judge OF |
the court. He was fined s.
Deeds of conveyance for the following |
property were placed on record to-day in |
the efice of the Clerk OF the Corporation |
Court: Jessie Powell Board TO Arthur |