The Washington herald., 1914-09-03
DELEGATES ARE NAMED
BY ALEXANDRIA G. OIL
Selection of Candidates for Congress.
to Be Made at Convention
September 9.
HIBERNIANS TO MEET TUESDAY

Alexandria, Va, Sept. TWENTY-FIVE
Republicans assembled at 8 o'clock to-
night in Odd Fellows Hall, North Colum-
bus street, and elected fourteen deleaBtes
to attend the district Republican Con-
Rressional convention which will be held
in Alexandria at noon September . for
the purpose OF electlng candidate for
Congress from the eighth district In
addition 20 'electing delegates, the meet
ing also selected a city chairman, sec
retary, and eight city committeeman.
Delegates chosen by wards are as fol-
lows: D. z. Robey. Charles Dean, r. z.
Grover, ad Charles Mander, First ward:
Charles Hancock. Spencer A Forrest R
A. whftestone, Second ward; Josepa
Ewald, Joseph L Crupper, A. Schvarz-
mann, James Herrick. Third ward; w.
II. p. Kelley. James Callan. and Charles
Downey, Fourth ward.
Harry b. Quinn was reelected city
chairman and w. H. P. Kelley was chosen
as secretary.
The following committeeman were
elected: Charles Dean and r. E Grover.
First ward: Charles Hancock and Spencer
A. Forrest, Second ward; Joseph Ewald
and A. ]. beavers, Third Ward: James
Callan and Charles Downey. Fourth
ward.
w. H. p Kelley announced that steps
will shortly be taken TO organize a Re-
publican club in this city.
At the conclusion of the election Joseph
L Crupper, whose name has been men
toned as a possible candidate for the Re
publican nomination for Congress, made
short address, in which he advocated the
organization Of q club.
With a solemn high mass at o'clock
Tuesday morning in st. Mary's Catholic
Church, of which Rev. Father Donog-
hue, state chaplain, win be the celebrant,
the state convention OF the Ancient Order
Of Hibernians, which will be in session
here Tuesday and Wednesday, will be
opened. Rt Rev. D. J. O'Connell. blsh-
op OF the diocese OF Richmond, will de-
liver a sermon. II is expected that about
200 will attend the two conventions.
Practically all arrangements have been
completed for the convention. Business
sessions will be held in the Young Mems
Sodality Lyceum Hall and will be presi-
ded over by John J. Blake, state presi-
dent.
Following the mass there will be an
open session Of the convention and ad-
dresses will be made by John ]. Blake,
state president OF the Ladies' Auxiliary
and others.
Responses will be made by Bishop
O'ConneIl, F. T. Quinn, county president,
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the local division.
Sessions of the Ladies' Auxiliary Of
the Ancient Order of Hibernians will be
held in the Elks Home at the same
time.
1t is planned to have a ball Tuesday
night in the auditorium Of the Elks
Home.
On Tuesday afternoon the visitors win
be conveyed in automobiles to points Of
interest in and around the city.
Wednesday, the last day of the con-
vention sessions will be given over en-
tirely to business.
Bids have been asked for by the joint
committee on public property and schools,
of the city council. for the erection OF
q new high school building. Bids, It
is announced, will be received until 7:30
o'clock September "a at the ONCE Of the
city engineer.
Miss Lola Pearl Hoffman. daughter Of
Mrs. Elizabeth Hoffman. and DR..
Vaughan Bishop, of HoIlins College, Va,
were quietly married at 5 o'clock this
afternoon at the home of the brides
mother, Rosemont, Alexandria County.
The ceremony was performed by Rev.
DR.. W. F. Watson, pastor of the First
Baptist Church. Only the immediate
relatives attended.
H. X. Field, president of the board Of
aldermen, who was only elected TO that
Ofice yesterday, is now acting as mayor
Of the city for several weeks, owing 10
the absence OF Mayor Fisher.
Gov. Stuart has named Mrs. ]. Stewart
Jameson. Of this city, and Mrs. John s.
Barbour, of Fairfax County, representing
the Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton, as delegates to the Star SpanEIed
Banner celebration in Baltimore next
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