Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-05-28
ALEXANDR|ANs NAMED
who's Who in America" Contains
Names of Seven Residents
of Community

Who in America" the star-ard REFER
ence bookyof notable living men and
women of$the United States has just
been issued from the press, and among
21,459 sketches published Alexandra
has seven representatives who have
been selected by the compiler as per-
sons of national reputation They
are:
Mrs. Kate Waller Barrett, sociolo-
gist.
Dr.. Launcelot NJ. Blackboard, edu-
Gator.
Charles C. Carlin, Congressman.
Rev. DR.. Angus Crawford, theolosian.
Paul Hester, dranlatist.
Charles E. Nicol, lawyer.
Overton W. Price, Forester.
Mrs Barrett was BON in Stafford
county, Va, January "a, 1858. She is
graduate of the Arlington Institute,
| Alexandria, the Medical College Of
Georgia ard the Florence Nightingale
Training School, Lorion. She is
President of the National Council CT
Women of the United States and Pres
ident of the National Florence Critten-
ton Mission. She is one Of the lead
ing women of the world and one Of
the best known public speakers in
America.
DR.. Blackford has died since the
book went to press. His biography
was published in the Gazette few
days ago. He had attained a nation
al reputation as a teacher of boys.
Charles C. Carlin, Congressman
from the Eighth District is one of the
best known men in Congress holding
the ranking position on the Judiciary
Committee of the House. He was born
in this city in 1866 AMI is a graduate
of the National Law University of
Washington.
Rev. DR.. Crawford is the dean of
the faculty of the Theological Semin-
airy of Virginia and one of the best
known theologians in the Episcopal
Church. He was born at Coeburg,
Ontario, Canada, in 1850, and is a
graduate of the University of loren
to Princeton Theological Seminary
and the Episcopal Theological Semin-
airy of Philadelphia. He is an author
Of note.
Paul Kester, who lives at Belmont,
Alexandra, county, is the author of a
large number of plays which have
been presented in the United States
and England He was born in Della
ware, Ohio, in 1870 Among some of
his best known plays are "Sweet
Nell of Old Drury." produced by
Miss Julia Nelson ans Fred Terry;
"The Cavalier" produced by Julia
MARROW; dorothy Vernon" produc-
e. by Bertha Galland; "When Knight
hood Was in Flower" produced by
Julia NARROW; "The Countess Rou-
dine produced by Alexander Sal
vinia "Don Quixote" as produced by
E. H. Southern.
Judge Charles E. Nicol has been
identifie] with arportant litigation in
state and federal courts and in Eu-
rope. He was for twelve years
judge of the Circuit Court of Virginia |
ans was a candidate for United /
States Congress. He is ex-president
of the bar association of the six /
teenth judicial circuit :cs Virginia
and president of the Alexandria Ma
tlonal Bank. He is graduate of .
Richmond College ant the University 4
of Virginia and was born in 1850 at /
BreHtsville, Prince William county. 4
Virginia.
OVerton w. Price who lives IT
Braddock Heights, is now the vice
president of the National Conserya-
ION Association. Formerly he was as /
soclate forester of the Bureau of
Forestry of the Department of Agri- /
culture, where he made national rep i
ltatlon in his line. He is the author of
several books on forestry, among them
The Land We Live In and the
Boys Book of Conservation" He
vas educate. in England. the Episco- /
'al High School, the University of
the University of Munich (
md has had practical work in the {
woods of Europe and the lumber s
amps in the North Woods. He was +
orn in Liverpool, Englan:, in 1878. (
n 1903 he married to Miss Alice Vir- {
.lria Lindsey, of this city. /