The Washington times., 1913-03-27
WASHINGTON TIMES BUREAU.

With only two days remaining in
which candidates can file notice of their
intention to enter the Democratic pri-
mary to be held May . for city and
State officers. only the present incum-
bents have notified the committee that
they will enter the race, and unless
there is some opposition, the primary
will be omitted and the present office-
holders declared to be the nominees OF
the party The general election will
be held on November 4.
Among the officers who have notified
the committee of their intention to be-
come candidates for reelection are the
following: Thomas w. Robinson, city
treas asurer: Charles H. Callahan. COM
missioner Of revenue; Newell s. Green
away. clerk of courts: Robert II. COX,
city sergeant; Samuel G. Brent. COM
monwealth attorney; Z. F. Price, city
auditor; p. F. German, collector OF
taxes; John B. Waller. clerk of gas;
Samuel p Fisher. corporation attorney:
Charles S. Swain, measurer and in
spector of lumber: c. o. Sipple. Harrie
White, R. B. Washington. Luther h.
Tompson, and Justus Pelton, justice OF
the peace.
Last nights program Of the three
evenings devoted to the opening serv-
of the Second Presbyterian Church was
called congregational evening. and
the services were appropriate to the oc-
casion. The Rev. John Lee Allison.
d. D., pastor of the church. presided,
and made a statement that owing 70
some slight details In the building
which had not been completed the cere-
mony of turning over the keys to the
moderator of the session would be post
poned Addresses were made by the
Rev. Theron H. Rice, of Richmond. and
the Rev. Joseph R. Sewer. of Augusta,
Ga.
At tonight's session the congregations
Of all the other churches In Alexandra
have been invited to be present The
memorial window to Frank 8. Harper
will be unveiled. Addresses will be de-
the First Baptist Church: the Rev. w.
J. Morton. of Christ Church; and c. r..
Strausburg. of the Methodist Prostest-
ant Church. Music will be supplied by
the choirs of st. Paurs. Christ, and the
Washington Street Methodist Churches.
State Deputy Bailey, Of Petersburg.
paid an official visit last night to Fttz-
gerald Council, No. 459, Knights Of CO.
lumbus. At the conclusion Of the busi-
ness meeting a smoker and social ses-
sion was held.
The annual town entertainment Of the
members Of the Collingwood Club will
be held tonight in the Elks' auditorium.
The committee in charge consists Of
William Cleveland. F. Steuart Smith,
and Erving G. Schwarzmann.
An interesting event in fraternal
circles in Alexandria will be the lecture
tomorrow night before the members of
Lone Star Camp, No. 1. American In
dian Guards. in their hall at liz South
Fairfax street. by Police Justice Harry
B. Cation, who will speak on criminology.
and will relate Incidents that have come
under his personal observation during
his long service in the police court OF
Alexandria.
Thomas Houston Walker, twenty-nine
years old, died last night at the home
Of his father. the late A. D. Walker, 21O
Duke street.
Important meetings will be held by
the Scottish Rite Masons of Alexandria
in Masonic Temple tomorrow night.
Randolph Chapter, No. 3, Rose Croix,
will hold the annual election Of officerl