The Washington herald., 1912-06-29
NEVSOFALRXANDRIA
Motor Boat Association Gives Run
to Marshall Han-Big Re-
gatta Planned.

'Alexandria. Va. June 2s.-Ths AIexan-
dria Motor Boat Association gave its
first run Of the season tonight TO Mar
shall Hall. About twenty boat owners
participated The party left Prince
Street dock shortly after o'clock and re-
turned to this city shortly after II o'clock
The feet Of boats was In command Of
Commodore Harry Fleischmann in the
Edna Earle.
Plans are being completed for a regetta
July %. Prizes will be awarded the sue
cessful competitors. Considerable inter-
est Is being manifested in the AFFAIR,
and It is expected that q majority Of the
members Of the club will participate.
The attorneys representing this city,
Alexandra and Fairfax counties. In the
annexation fight instituted by the city
Of Alexandria to obtain a part Of these
respective counties have reached an
agreement whereby the preliminary mo-
tons in reference to the suit will be
heard either July II, IS or 19. The exact
date will be determined by A. ]. Mon
tague on his return from Richmond, and
Gov. Mann will be requested to appoint
Judge TO SIT IN the case at the time
designated.
In the event an agreement Is reached
In case the preliminary motions are over
ruled at that time, the hearing will then
take place the third week IN September,
II Is announced.
Following recent recommendation
made by a grand jury IN the Corporation
Court, which were to the effect that the
vagrancy laws be more rigidly enforced,
the police have become active and are
now engaged in waging a crusade against
all loafers without visible means Of sup
port. As result Of the net spread last
night, James Diggs, Frank Jackson. Her
bert Willis, and Lawrence Baker, all
COlored. were arraigned in the Police
Court this morning for vagrancy by Po-
licemen Roland, Kerns, and Nicholson.
A denial OF the charge was made by all
q the accused, but a fine Of IS was i'm
posed in each case.
Louis n. Dufrey, for the last eight
years a deputy clerk in the Corporation
Court under N. s. Greenaway. clerk OF
that court, was one OF the successful
applicants TO pass the examination to
practice law in this State in the exami-
nation held yesterday in Roanoke. va.
Out OF class OF u2 there were but
50 successful.
the George Washington University. ana
It is announced he will shortly take up
the practice in this city.
Members OF Alexandria Canton. No.
l, Odd Fellows, will, on July IL next,
act as escort to the members or 20
tOmac and Sarepta Lodge Of Odd Eel
lows. who will attend the installation
OF the recently elected officers OF Fails
Church Lodge, which will take place at
Falls Church. The members OF the Can
ton, accompanied by the other lodges,
will leave here at O'Clock that evening
on q special train. Members Of the Can
ton will be uniformed
When the case Of John Wilson, colored.
who was arraigned in the Police Court
to-day with a white man answering TO
the name OF Henry KofIenbsrger, was
called, Warden Gambler. OF tho city Jail.
recognized Wilson as the man who re-
Gently escaped from the chain gang.
He had his case continued until to-mor-
NOR and KofIenberger was acquitted.
Both were charged with trespassing on
the Property OF the Washington-Nirgtnia
Railway Company.
The annual picnic OF First Baptist
Church Sunday School held to-day at the
Dyke. several miles south OF this city,
was largely attended
Many Alexandrians this afternoon went
over to Baltimore and attended the con-
vention. among them being number OF
local politicians.
George Washington Lodge Of Perfeo-
ton. Scottish Rite NIasons. held busi-
ness meeting tonight at Masonic Tenn