Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-02
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Laboring Men Urged to Take
Interest in Elections.
WAY TO GAIN RECOGNITION
Resumption Of Glass Industry-Ty
Swatters Get Cash Prizes.
General Items.
WAY TO GAIN RECOGNITION
special Correspondence Of The Star.

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You cannot expect labor to secure
| recognition II the men at the head of 1t
pay no respect to its cause; how can you
| expect others to do SOP This remark
was made at the opening of the speech
before the Alexandria Trades Council by
j. Fred Birrell. member of the city coun-
Gil and democratic nominee for the house
of delegates from this city and county,
before the assemblage at the Dyke yes
terday afternoon under the auspices of
the Alexandria Trades Council. Mr.. Biz
rell referred to the Indifference of the
labor people to the experimenting. While
he attempted to deliver his address on
The Day We Celebrate from an i'm
provised platform, the majority of the
men present were in other parts of the
grounds, and the children, who had as
sembled near the speakers stand, were
| quite noisy.
Continuing, Mr.. Birrell said: IF the
/ labOring man expects to do anything
he has got to realize that he is a
| factor in this government"
Ballot Best Arbiter.
He declared the ballot is the .arbiter
| of all trouble and no man is a good
| citizen unless he is qualified to vote.
A tribute to labor was also paid by tine
| speaker.
| The Indifferent attitude of the assem-
blage toward the speaker was char
acteriZed as very regrettable by How
ard T. Colvin of this city. secretary of
made a few remarks after Mr.. Birrell
had concluded his address.
1.-The time has arrived where crystal
liked labor must carry its fight to the
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bitration." he said. He called upon
laboring men to pay their poll taxes
and register, SO they could call them
selves citizens. No man, he said. can
call himself citizen who Is not quail
fled to vote.
The meeting was presided over by
j. W. Collins president of the Alex
andria Trades Council, who introduced
the speakers.
Representative Carter Glass of Lynch
burg, who was scheduled to make an
address, was unable to be present.
Program of Entertainment.
A program Of athletic events proved
a feature Of the day as follows:
Base ball game between Machinists and
Glassblowers, won by Glassblowers by a
score of 9 to 3; fifty-yard dash for girls
under sixteen years, May Mander, first
yard dash for boys under sixteen. won by
Edgar Pullman; 1O0-yard dash, open to
all, won by Edward Hayden; fifty-yard
dash. open to all. won by Kemp Cockrell;
sack race for boys. won by l. Deeton;
Cardinals against all-star team, for low
ing cup. won by Cardinals by a score OF
Is to 2; catching creased pig. won by
Melvin Jones; boys shoe race, won by
Preston Merchant: fifty-yard dash Tor
girls. Lelola Cockrell. first prize; Rosie
Wilkins, second prize; married woman
race, won by Mrs. Rosie Smith.
The last event was the climbing of the
creased pole. A dollar bill was placed at
the top OF the pole and more than two
dozen lads made futile efforts to win the
prize but none succeeded in getting more
than half way to the top. and they gave
up in despair when darkness set in.
The celebration was attended by an UNI
usually large throng and proved big
success 1t was late at night before most
Of the pleasure seekers returned home.
Music was furnished by string orches-
ira and there was dancing.
Glass Plant Reopens.
The resumption of work this worning at
the plant of the Old Dominion Glass
Company marked the opening Of the glass
business here for the season after the
annual summer close-down. Work will
be resumed Monday next at the plant OF
the Alexandria Glass Company. under
new management. The Virginia glass
works, located in West End. will reopen
for work September Is.
At all of the plants extensive improve
ments have been made. and 1t Is stated
that the coming season promises 10 De
most successful one.
Awards to Fly Swatters.
The awarding of cash prizes today
by Dr. E. A. German, city health officer.
to the three leaders In the fiy-sWatting
contests for the month of August, brought
this contest, inaugurated early this sum-
mer, to a close. The health officials are
well satisfied over the outcome, more
than three millions OF the pests having
been exterminated by the participants.
The three leaders in the contest for
August and the number Of flies to their
credit follow: Naomi Massey, 10000;
Isabel Cockrell, AZ, 400. and Alton Dodd,
| 3S. 400
To Attend Great Council.
| Lone Star Camp, No. 1, American In
| dian Guards, at a meeting held last night
completed plans for participating in the
sixty-sixth annual session of the Great
| Council Of the United States, Improved
Order Of Red Men, which will open Mon
| day night at the New Willard Hotel,
Washington. The members Of this band
| will go to Washington Tuesday night to
participate in the memorial services and
will play in the lobby Of the New Will
| lard Hotel. One hundred members from
| the two tribes Of Red Men will also go
over.
Rev. Edgar Carpenter OF this city Mon
day morning, will deliver the opening
prayer at the session. He Is chaplain of
Seminole Tribe, this city.
The guards also arranged for new uni
FORMS which they expect to receive
shortly before Christmas.
Delegates to q. c. v. Convention.
r. E. Lee Camp, Confederate Veterans.
at its meeting last night elected the fol-
| lowing delegates to the state convention
which will be held in Roanoke, Septem-
Der 17-19: F. j. Davidson, Booker c.
Hall and James Spicer. w. A. Smoot,
commander together with all past COM
/ manders of the camp. are also delegates.
| The camp also elected one new member
| and transacted considerable routine bust
| ness.
| John r. Howard Dead.
John r. Howard did shortly after s
o'clock this morning at his home on Sem.
mary Hill. Fairfax county. at the age