The Washington herald., 1914-02-01
POSTOFFICE NOW IS IN
DR.. SMITHS charge
Alexandra Physician Succeeds ]
Armistead Essborn. Appointed
in March, 1910.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN MEETS

Alexandria, Va, Jan. 31-The postof-
fee in this city tonight was turned over
TO DR.. William NJ. Smith. Democrat, who
| recently was appointed postmas ster to
succeed J. Armstead Eggborn.
The formal transfer was without cere-
| mony. taking place shortly after S
o'clock, when Mr.. Eggborn turned over
the affairs of the Office to DR.. Smith.
| There will be no changes in the Office
force. the employees including Donald l.
Aitcheson, assistant postmaster, being
under civil service laws
Dr. Smith. is president OF the State
| soard of health and also president of
the local board of school trustees. He is
well-known practicing physician.
! Mr.. Eggborn was appointed postmaster
of this city by President Taft, March
10, 1910.
An adjourned meeting of the board Of
] aldermen was held at noon today. when
I that body referred the matter of the
appropriation of $500 for the purchase of
the Black property to the finance COM
| mittee.
| This property is on the west side Of
| West street, between Cameron and Queen
streets, adjoining the land already pur-
chased by the city for high school pur-
poses.
A resolution directing the corporation
attorney to prepare a deed for this prop
| erty and also make an examination Of
the title was passed.
| According to a bill passed TODAY nv
! the State legislatude the auditor of pub-
| lie accounts is authorized to pay White
stone & Rammel, hotel proprietors, this
city, sls2 for warrants cashed by them
for jurors brought here to try a criminal
L ~. aW1t h.
| otthe warrants was refused by the State
auditor, he holding that the amount ives
in excess of that allowed by law.
| The marriage of Mrs. Edna Clay Davis
daughter OF Mrs. Julia Joyce, and Charles
Robert Craddock, both of this city, took
place this morning at the home of the
brides mother, the Cameron apartments
The ceremony was performed by Rev. DR..
w. F. Watson. pastor of the First Bap-
tist Church. Following the wedding Mr..
and Mrs. Craddock left for Florida
where they will spend their honeymoon.
Upon their return they will reside at
Rosemont.
Miss Eva Dean, daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs Charles A. Dean, and Elmer j.
Mcintosh. both of this city, were mar
ried last night at the rectory Of st.
Paurs Episcopal Church by Rev. p. p.
Phillips, rector.
| Miss Elizabeth NJ. Flaherty and Louis
NJ James were married Thursday night
at the parsonage of the First BaptIst
Church by Rev. W. F. Watson. pastor
| THE Trial of Christ from the View.
point Of Lawyer will be the subject
| OF an address to be delivered by Ren.
resentative Timothy Ansberry. of Ohio
at the Westminster Building of the Sec.
ond Presbyterian Church at $50 O'Clock
tomorrow afternoon. :
| The funeral OF Charles NJ. wilburn
will take place at 3 o'clock tomorrow
afternoon from his home, IA4 Duke
street. Services will be conducted by
Rev. Edgar Carpenter. rector of Grace
Episcopal Church, and burial will be in
Bethel Cemetery.
The funeral Of John Dix, who died
Yesterday, will take place at . o'clock
Monday afternoon from wheatley's un-
dertaking chapel. Services will be con-
| Quoted by Rev. DR.. John Lee Allison.
pastor Of the Second Presbyterian
Church.