The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-09-13
ALEXANDRIA PREPARING.
TO Vote ITSELF WET"
City Electoral Board to Meet This
Week to Arrange for Prohibition
Election September n.
'DRYS" PUT UP LOSING FIGHT

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Alexandria, Va. Sept I2-The city
electoral board will meet next week and
complete plans for the Statewide pro-
hibition election. which will be held
September - The electoral board will
appoint judges and-elerks and make
other necessary arrangements
| The saloons here will close at 6 o'clock
Monday evening, September n, and re-
main closed until the morning Of Septem-
Der 2, in accordance with the provisions
Of the Byrd liquor law.
The election is arousing intense interest
In this city and there Is every indication
that an unusually large vote will be
poIled.
Alexandria will vote wet" by a large
majority. This is recognized by the
'drys." The "drys." however. are con-
Quoting a most energetic campaign and
in addition to pubic speaking they are
printing a small paper called Statewide"
There will be no speechmaking by the
vets" Their campaign is being con-
Quoted from Richmond. which is the
headquarters OF the Virginia Association
for Local Self Government.
The following statement was given out
today by J. Frank Myers and T. N.
| Erwin. OF the committee on schoolhouses
and furniture of the city school board,
relative to the offer OF the Robert Port
ner Brewing Comany to furnish free
| water and free casks to the public
schools:
owing to the many misleading state
ments regarding the recent action of the
city school board in the matter Of sup
plying water to the schools the under
signed committee desires to make the fol-
lowing statement:
Capt. W. II. Sweeney, superintendent
| Of schools. presented q proposition as
coming from Peter W. Van Westlaken,
of the Robert Portner Brewing Com
| pany. stating that they would furnish
free OF cost to the city school board a
suficient number Of casks, shaIlaced in
side, and also the water.
ANY and all other statements which
have been made. adding to the PROPOSE
ton such items as free Spigots, drinking
| cups, fee and hauling water to the schools
are absolutely false and were not Of
fered to the school board nor to this
\ committee. At the same time, however
another proposition was offered the
board which this committee found would
! cost the city just $40 more than the
other. and in order to eliminate every
semblance OF politics from our school
| board matters. We decided to accept the
latter proposition
Among the distinguished guests ex-
pected to attend the bazaar to be Civ
en- here October 12-2 under the auspices
Of Virginia Lodge, No. 1915 Loyal Order
OF Moose. is Vice President Marshall
Others expected to attend during the
progress Of the AFFAIR are Representa-
tlyes Barchfeld and Woody Carr, Of
nj ~
| ing States attorney. Baltimore.
Delegations Of Moose from Washington,
Baltimore. Philadelphia, Camden. VIII
mington and other points. will attend
Mrs Herman Friedlander, chairman of
the ladies' committe OF arrangements
has named a committee to have charge
Of the various booths.
Monday will be a busy day in the
Alexandria courts. as both the Corpora
ton Court. Judge L. c. Barley. presid-
ing. and the Circuit Court. Judge ]. B.
T. Thornton, presiding. will be in ses-
sion. The Circuit will convene at 10
O'Clock and the Corporation Court at II
o'clock. There will be but little business
in the Corporation Court Monday, al
though It is expected at this term a
special grand jury will be called to con-
slider a number Of criminal cases now
pending.
With the election OF Alderman James
B. Fitzgerald as chairman, the light COM
mittee OF the city council. named last
Tuesday night, has organized. Other
members Of this committee are Alderman
Jacob Brill and Councilmen c. w. Wat
ties, r. L. Monroe, and Nicholas ]. Law
Ter.
The other newly appointed committees
of city council will organize at meet
ings next week.
A Catholic church for coIored people
will be erected shortly in this city. Eff
forts along this line have been in prog
ress for several months and today sew
eral lots were purchased. on which the
edifce will be erected. They were pur-
chased from Laurence Stabler and wife
and others, and are located on the east
side Of Columbus street between Wythe
and Madison streets.
DR.. Charles T Lindsey, who has been
critically Ill at his home in South Column
bus street, Is rapidly recovering.
Mayor T. A. Fisher has returned from
New York, where he spent a week.
Mr. and Mrs. Justus Schneider. who
have been spending the summer in Ger
many, sailed today from Liverpool for
home. They viii reach home the latter
part OF next week.
The members of Alva Aerie, No. s7l,
Fraternal Order Of Eagles, at a meeting
tonight adopted resolutions OF respect 10
the memory Of Wilbert II. Underwood and
also made arrangements to attend his
funeral, which will take place at o'clock
tomorrow afternoon from Trinity NJ. E
Church.