Evening star., 1914-01-26
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
President May Join in Wash
ington's Birthday Celebration.
ASKED TO REVIEW PARADE
Secretary Garrison and Other High
Government Officials Have Ac-
cepted Invitations.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

| Special Correspondence Of / he Star.
ALEXANDRIA. Va, January % 1914.
| President Wilson today was invited to
come to Alexandria February % and wit
| ness the military parade to be held here
that day under the auspices of the George
Washington Birthday Association. The
| invitation was extended by committee
| of members of that association headed by
, Representative c. c. Carlin.
| The President told the members of the
committee that he had promised the
| Union League Club of Chicago to address
that body on Washington's birthday If
| he had anything to talk about. but that
| if he does not go to Chicago he will join
| the association in its celebration
The committee afterward invited Secre-
| tary of War Garrison and he accepted an
invitation to attend.
| Gen. Henry T Allen. chief of staff L.
S. A, also accepted the invitation to be
chief marshal of the parade.
Assurances Were given the committee
that troops from Fort Washington. Fort
Hunt, Fort Myer and Washington bar
racks would be sent here on that occa-
sion
Assistant Secretary of Navy Roosevelt
also accepted an invitation to attend, but
Secretary Daniels will be unable to be
present.
Boy Scouts to Participate.
Several battalions of marines and a
number of companies of sailors will at
tend. as will the United States Marine
Band and the Annapolis Band.
Scoutmaster Martin of the District of
Columbia gave assurances that a num-
ber of Boy Scouts will take part
Chief Wagner of the District fire de-
partment also promised that the fire de-
partment will be represented. will the
Washington High School Cadets and the
Uniformed Rank of Maccabees.
Invitation was extended TO the District
Commissioners to attend.
Gov.-elect Stuart of Virginia and staff
will be invited, and it is regarded as prob
able that the Richmond Light Infantry
Blues will act as his escort in case he
accepts.
The committee which waited on the
President and others included o. II. Kirk
president of the association: f. L. Down
ham. J. Y. Williams. A. D. Brockett. H. X.
Field. w. w. Ballenger, Fl. l.. Reed, F. L.
Slaymaker and J. William May.
To Fix Date of Primaries.
1t is expected that meeting of the
city democratic committee will be called
shortly for the purpose of setting a date
for the spring primary to nominate eight
members of the common council and four
members of the board of aldermen, which
is one-half of the representation in the
two branches of the city council.
1t is understood that number of the
candidates will have opposition at the
coming primary, although no names have
been mentioned up to the present time
1t is also reported that some of the in
cumbents will not again be candidates.
1t is more than likely that the primary
will be held early in April. In that event
vii t1 iE fh..iy
names with the committee before the
middle of February. The Byrd primary
law provides that persons taking part in
a primary must file notice OF their can
The. following is list of the aldermen
whose terms expire: JACOB BHil, hrst
ward: +. f. Marbury. second ward: n
w ogden. third ward; G. J. w. Sum-
mers, fourth ward.
Members of common council whose
terms expire are: John Leadbeater and
Urban S. Lambert, first ward; Robert NJ
Graham and j. Y. Williams, second ward;
\. d. Brockett and Charles Sullivan
third ward; Thomas Chauncey and d.
,.oxley Low fourth ward.
Falls Church to incorporate.
bill has been introduced in the state
legislature to incorporate the town of
Falls Church, in the counties of Alexan-
dria and Fairfax. 1t was introduced in
the lower branch of the Legislature by
Delegate ]. Fred Brrell and in the senate
by State Senator r. Ewell Thornton.
A bill has also been introduced by Mr..
Birrell providing for an assessor for and
the method to be employed for said as
sessment in the town of Falls Church
Dallas Peyton. sixty-three years old.
died at 4 o'clock this morning at his
home 20S Duke street, after long Ill
ness. Mr.. Peyton for MANY years past
had been employed by Charles King x
Son Company as d foreman Besides his
His funeral Will take place from his
late home at 3 O'Clock Wednesday after
noon Members of the Friendship
Veteran Fire Association, of which he
was a member. will attend the funeral.
Funeral of John n. Ward.
Funeral services for John II. Ward,
who died yesterday morning at the Alex
andria Hospital, following d stroke of
paralysis, will be held at o'clock to-
morrow afternoon at his parents home,
322 North Patrick street. They will be
conducted by Rev. c. r. Strausburg.
pastor of the Methodist Protestant
Church. He was a son of Mr.. and Mrs.
William II. Ward and was twenty-three
years old and unmarried. He was an
employe of the opera house and men,
Der of the Alexandria Light Infantry.
The funeral of Miss Eva Fairfax Crup-
per, who died Saturday at her parents
residence. Mr.. and Mrs. Winter 2. Crup-
per. took place at 2:S0 o'clock this
afternoon from her parents home, 720
North Columbus street. Services We're
conducted by Rev. DIR. w. f Watson
pastor of the First Baptist Church She
was ten years old.
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