The Washington herald., 1913-10-22
VIRGINIA DEMOCRATS
Seek TO get OUT VOTE
Alexandra City Committee Holds
Meeting, and Fund viii Be
Raised for Campaign.
BENDHEIM is NAMED CHAIRMAN

Alexandria, Va, Oct 21.-Plans for
bringing out a large vote election day,
November 4 next, were discussed tonight
by the city Democratic committee at i
meeting held at the Hotel Rammel. None
of the Democratic nominees for office viii
have opposition in the election, but II
Is the desire of the committee TO get
out as large a vote as possible.
The number of delegates to the next
State Presidential convention will be
governed by the number of votes cast In
this election. The representation given
is one delegate for each 100 votes or frac-
ton thereof.
With a view OF obtaining funds in
order TO conduct the coming election,
Chairman Bendheim appointed COM
mittee consisting of S. P. Fisher, Frank
NJ. Hill, Oscar Phillips, and Howard w.
Smith to solicit contributions
The committee was organized for the
ensuing two years with the reelection
of Charles Bendheim AS chairman and
r. 7. Cock as secretary. Chairman
Bendheim thanked the committee for the
honor bestowed upon him by his re-elec-
ton. He said II was about fifteen years
ago when he first assumed the position,
and during that time he had endeavored
to discharge the duties to the best OF
his ability.
Messrs Charles Bendheim. r. T. Cock,
Albert Bryan, F. NJ. Hill, Oscar Phil
lips, S. II. Fisher, and Howard w.
Smith,
Annual memorial services will be held
by Alexandria Council, No. ., Order OF
Fraternal Americans, at 7:S0 o'clock Sun
day night at Trinity NJ. Z. Church. Ad-
dresses will be made by o. II. Daniels,
ha I.mttnrpll
pastor of the church, and J. II. Trimyer,
past president. The members of the or
der will march to the church in bcdy.
There will be 4 special musical pro-
gram.
An entertainment and dance was
given tonight at st. Asaph for the
benefit of the st. Rita Catholic Church
building fund.
Charles Lewis and Annie Freeman.
colored, sentenced to serve a year in
the Richmond penitentiary were con-
veyed to that Institution this afternoon
by a guard from Richmond. Lewis was
convicted of robbery, while the Free
man woman was convicted Of larceny.
Alexander johnson, in charge Of the
new extension department of the
Training School for Feeble Minded.
Vineland, n. J., who is making a tour
Of lectures through the State, will de-
liver an illustrated lecture here the
night of November so, at the Young
People Building.
Mrs. Harriet l.. Bowling, seventy
six years old, died last night at her
home at Franconia. Fairfax County.
Her funeral will take place at o'clock
tomorrow afternoon from the Beulah
Baptist Church.
A musical entertainment at the
bazaar at Armory Hall tonight for the
benefit of the Alexandria Hospital
Building fund was given by the NJ. L.
Church South.
At a meeting of Martha Washington
Chapter, Order of Eastern Star. held
tonight at the Masonic Temple, re-
ception was held and a special musical
program was given.
William E. Hammersley has pur-
chased from the Real Estate and In
vestment Corporation of Virginia, five
lots in the square bounded by Princess.
Oronoco, Fayette, and Payne Streets.
Alexandria Council, No. 5. Order OF
Fraternal Americans, will pay a fra
ternal visit to Mount Vernon Council.
of Washington, the night of October %.
Mrs. Amy c. weech, of this city. will
leave tomorrow on the White Ribbon
Special for Brooklyn. n. Y to attend
the annual meeting of the national
of the women's Christian
Union. Mrs. Weech is one
of the delegates chosen to represent
Virginia.