The Washington herald., 1914-09-02
ALEXANDRIA COUNCIL
SELECTS new OFFICERS
Henry X. Field and Howard W. Smith
Elected to Head Aldermen and
Council. Respectively.
FIFTH TYPHOID FEVER DEATH

Alexandria, Va, Sept 1.-The newly
elected city council was formally incuct'
ed into ofice at noon today, the oath OF
ONCE TO the eight new members Of the
lower branch being administered by May
or Fisher. F. F. Marbury, a member OF
tn common council. administered the
oath OF Office to the newly elected pre-
siding officers of that branch.
Henry X. Field, was unanimously elect
ed president of the board of aldermen.
being nominated by Alderman J. NJ. Hill.
who was elected Vice-president on nomin-
alton by Alderman George H. Robinson.
Luther H. Thompson. was reelected
clerk, and Leonard Chesser messenger.
In the common council Howard w.
Smith, was elected president, Charles B.
Marshall, was elected vice-president.
For clerk OF council Daniel r. Stans-
bury, was reelected over Harries White
by a unanimous vote. Mr.. Stansbury was
nominated by Councilman F. F. Marbury,
and Mr.. White by Councilman William
Desmond William L. Craven was re-
elected messenger.
The resignation of Police Commission
er Nicholas ]. Lawler, who is a new
member of the common council from the
fourth ward, was read and accepted. He
resigned because of his election to coun-
ell.
Council adjourned until Tuesday night
when committees will be announced by
the presidents of the two respective
branches of city council.
In the balloting for president OF coun-
Gil, Councilman Brockett asked to be
excused from voting.
The common council is now made up
as follows: C s. T. Burke. H. r.
Burke. John Leadbeater, F. F. Mar
bury. first ward: Howard W. Smith, c.
w wattles, William Desmond. r. D.
Brumback. second ward; James W.
Bales, A D. Brockett. John T. Harri-
son, r. L Monroe. third ward: Nicholas
J. Lawler. Charles B. Marshall, Albert
Bryan and Charles Bendheim. fourth
ward.
Five deaths mark the typhoid toll in
Alexandria up to today. The latest vic
tim is Herbert Luckett, colored. nineteen
years old. who died today. His brother,
Earl Luckett, is also seriously i'll with
the fever.
In addition to the FIVE deaths. which
have occurred within the past thirty
days, there are sixty people or probably
more down with the fever. One new case
Of typhoid was admitted to the hospital
today 1t is now believed that the num-
ber of typhoid fever cases is far in ex-
cess of seventy.
The authorities are taking every pre-
caution possible to prevent a spread of
the epidemic which seems to have Alex
andria in its clutches and appears to be
on the increase.
Believing that burglars were in his
house in the southwestern section OF the
city at midnight last night. George
Brooks, an elderly white man, began
shooting SO pVomiscuously that he was
arrested by Policeman Rawlett In the
Police Court today he was fined s..
Republicans OF this city will hold a
meeting tomorrow night at Odd Fellows
Hall for the purpose of electing fourteen
delegates and fourteen alternates 10 the
Republican Congressional convention
which will be held in this city at noon.
September ..
During the month of August n. 8.
Greenaway. clerk of the Corporation
Court, issued So marriage licenses Of
which IS were to white and Is to colored
couples. He also recorded q deeds.
Sergt. Of Police B. F. Bettis, who has
been Ill for several weeks, today resumed
his duties at police headquarters.