The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-04-21
ALEXANDRIA OFFICERS
TOBE NAMED TUESDAY
Police Commissioners, Members Of the
School Board and Gas Super
intendent Elected.
KEEN INTEREST FELT IN FIGHT

Alexandria, Va. April 20-1nterest is
just now centered i'm the meeting Of City
Council which will be held Tuesday next
in view of the fact that 1t is thought a
joint session may be held to elect three
members of the board of police commits
sioners and four members of the school
board, and a superintendent of gas.
The outcome of the election of police
commissioners is arousing interest in view
of the fact that all of the members of
the former board have resigned, being
elected to other city Offices. with the ex-
ception of Commissioner August Oehlert
of the Third Ward. For the vacancies on
the school board the incumbents
whose terms have expired, will again be
candidates. Whether they will have op-
position is unknown.
Frank w Latham, who for many years
past, has been serving in the capacity of
superintendent of gas. will be elected
without opposition, it is thought
The school trustees whose terms have
expired are follows: Oscar w. Phil
lips; First Ward: r. NJ. Erwin, Second
Ward; DIR. w. NJ. Smith, Third Ward;
J. Frank Myers, Fourth Ward.
At the last meeting of the Common
Council a resolution was adopted that
joint session of the two bodies of coun-
ell be held Tuesday night next for the
purpose of electing the foregoing city
officials
The city has been without a board of
police commissioners for a long time.
The school trustees whose terms have
expired are, however, still serving.
mass meeting was held this after
noon at the First Baptist Church in the
interest of the conservation of childhood.
A number of noted speakers made ad-
dresses on that subject. United States
Commissioner of Education p. p. Clax-
ton spoke on the Conservation of Child
hood" What Fraternal Organizations
Mean to the Home" was the subject of
an address delivered by DIR. Emma
Bower, of Port Huron, Mich. and Mrs.
Kate Waller Barrett, of this city, also
made an address on Conservation of
Childhood
The meeting was presided over by
Judge Charles F. Nicol, and was OPEN
ed with invocation by Rev. DIR. w. F.
Watson, pastor of the First Baptist
Church, and benediction was pronounced
by Rev. DR.. John Lee Allison pastor
of the Second Presbyterian Church. A
solo was given by Miss Lucy Graves.
Among those i'm attendance Were a
number of delegates who have been at
tending the meetings of the National
Council of Women.
DHt VI TIE congregations OIL
men that ever attended a mission serv-
ice at St Mary's Catholic Church was
in attendance tonight.
At the conclusion of the services the
papal benedictfGn, or the blessing of the
sovereign pontiff, which the missionary
is empowered to give on the occasion
of mission, was given.
There will be a special mass at
O'Clock tomorrow morning, which will
ha off rad off af fhn mis- in, oria
for the deceased relatives and friends
of those who have made the mission a
success. An appropriate sermon on the
suffering souls in purgatory will be
preached on this occasion.
There will be double funeral serv-
ice held at o'clock Tuesday after
noon at the residence of John II. Trim
yer, Braddock, Alexandria County,
when services will be said for Asher
n. Travis and his grandson, Charles A.
Travis. The deaths occurred exactly
six hours apart Saturday afternoon.
The services will be conducted by Rev.
:. r. Strausburg, pastor of the Meth
odist Protestant Church.
This is the third death in the same
family within period of two months,
the first being that of Earl Travis,
four-year-old grandson of Mr.. Travis,
who met death by Delng run DOWN py
an auto truck delivery wagon while
playing in front of his parents home.
Henderson, j. IT. Preston, and James
l.. Foster.
The April terms of the Circuit Court
FOR Alexandria County, Judge ]. p. T.
Thornton presiding. will convene Mon
day morning. The docket will be called
and cases set for trial.
In the place of the regular Sunday
evening services at the First Baptist
Church tonight the choir sang zion"
, Scripture oratorio cantata, by ]. s.
Fearis. The solo parts were taken