The Washington herald., 1914-12-09
ALEXANDRIANS HEAR
GLASS ON CURRENCY
Chairman of Banking Committee
Speaker at Banquet-Dr. E. A.
German Reelected.

Alexandria, Va, Dec. S-"For the las
hfty years this country has been operat
ing under a crude and barbarous cur
rency SYSTEM" declared Representative
Carter Glass, chairman of the Banking
and Currency Committee. In an address
tonight at the get together" banquet
OF Post F, Travellers Protective Assocta'
ton, in the Westminster Building oi
Second Presbyterian Church.
Julian Y. Williams, president Of Pos'
F. was toastmaster. Representative An
drew Jackson Montague. former governor
OF Virginia, made a short address. Rep
resentative Charles c. Carlln. Of this city
spoke on behalf OF Post F. Addresses
also were made by Robert D. Davis
president Of Virginia Division, T. P. A.
Norfolk, and Harvey L. Harwood, secre-
tary OF Virginia Division, T. p. A. Rich.
mond. The banquet was attended by IL
guests.
DR.. Edward A German, city health
ofiicer, tonight was reelected to that
office at a joint session of the City
Council over DR.. T NJ. Jones, his only
opponent. by a vote of 13 to 9 DR.. Cor
man received a bare majority Of ons
vote, thirteen being necessary to elect.
The first ballot resulted in DR.. German
receiving twelve votes and DR. Jones ten.
Those voting on the first ballot for DR..
German were: --arbury, Burke. Lead
beater. Wattles, Bales. Monroe, Harm
son. Lawler. Hill, Brill, Robinson and
Fitzgerald. Those for DR.. Jones were:
Brumback, Desmond. Brockett, Bryan.
Bendheim, Smith, Ballenger. Field, VIII
kins, Summers. On the second ballot
Councilman Desmond switched TO DR..
German, and this gave DR.. German the
necessary majority.
The semi-annual report Of ]. B. Wal
Ter, clerk of gas, showed the value Of
gas sold for six months ending Novem-
ber 30 to be S27.5O5.lS an increase OF
s., ,922ls over the Corresponding six
months last year.
Petition OF Myers Bros. to be reim-
bursed to the extent of Sl26H for paw
ing on North Pitt street was reported
on adversely by the committee on finance
and streets. and its report was adopted.
burglar at an early hour this morn
ing entered the residence OF Judge J. X.
NJ Norton. 6l6 Prince street, stole some
fancy plates and fruit, and made his es-
cape.
An attempt was made by a burglar last
night to rob a house on the east side Of
Columbus street, between OronoCo and
Pendleton Streets.
readjIstment OF dues will be con-
sidered by the Retail Merchants Asso-
citation al a meeting tomorrow night at
the Office of HRrrie White. secretary.
Graham & Ogden. real estate dealers,
report the sale for William r. Pearson.
of South Carolina. OF five building lots on
Lloyd avenue, Braddock Heights, Alex
andria County, to St. Elmo Davis.
Mrs. Kate Waller Barrett will speak
on "Uniforming School Girls" at $50
O'Clock tomorrow afternoon at Lee school
before the high school auxiliary of the
Parent Teachers Association.
The concert given tonight at the
parish hall OF Christ p. L. Church by
the choir was attended largely. The
choir was assisted by Miss Mary Sher-
rier. soprano; ]. F. VI. Bowie. tenor. and
James E. Bagley. baritone, of Washing
ton.
The Bull Run Manufacturing Com
pany, incorporated. OF Manassas. with
a capital stock of from $4,000 to S5o.OO0,
has been granted a charter by the State
Commission.
4 bazaar will be opened tomorrow
night in the parish hall of St Rita
Catholic Church at Mount Ida. Aexan-
dria County. and will be continued
three nights.
4 euchre will be held at 8 o'clock
Thursday night in the auditorium OF
the Elks' Home for the Elks' charity
Christmas fund.