The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-08-02
ALEXANDRIA CITY
C0UNCILMANDIE
Charles B. Marshall, Promi-
nent Lodge Member, Sue
cumbs to Long Illness.
ELECTION TOMORROW
Fairfax Voters Select County Officers
and Representative to Virginia
Legislature.
TOMORROW

Alexandria, Va. Aug. 1.-Charles B
Marshall, city councilman for more thar
| twelve years, died shortly after 10 o'clock
| tonight at his residence, Sl3 King street
following a long illness. Mr.. Marshall
who was So years old, was a native OF
Fairfax County. He is survived by his
] wife, Mrs. Margaret Marshall. Recently
Mr.. Marshall took over the boot and shoe
business of the late John A Marshall
his brother.
Mr.. Marshall was a postmaster of An
drew Jackson Lodge. F. A. A. NJ: men,
Der of Mount Vernon Chapter. Royal
Arch Masons, and Old Dominion Com
mandery, knights Templars; a Scottish
! Rite Mason, a member OF Acca Temple,
Mystic Shrine, and member Of the AL
exandria Lodge OF Elks. He was an hon.
orary member of the Relief Hook and
Ladder Company and formerly was a
member Of the board Of visitors to Mount
Vernon.
All is in readiness for the Democratic
primary in Fairfax County Tuesday,
when county officers will be chosen and
a representative to the State legislature
elected. That a large vote will be poll
ed seems certain. The primary is equiva-
lent to an election. A final roundup
Of voters will be made tomorrow by
many of the candidates.
The most interesting fight Is for treas
urer. The candidates are George X.
Pickett Claude Wiley, n. F. Huddleson.
John Garrett, n. C. Davis. and Keith
Parrish. For the legislature Walter Tan
Gill Oliver, incumbent, is being opposed
by Franklin Williams. The race for su-
pervisors also is interesting. Two road
commissioners will be chosen from each
of the six districts.
Another meeting of wholesale mer-
chants will be held at o'clock to-
morrow night in the rooms of the
Chamber of Commerce. to decide
whether to join the retailers in their
fight against the payment to Virginia
Of omitted taxes.
some time ago y was decided to test
the law.
Within a short time the police will
start crusade against the owners
Of unlicensed dogs. 1t is estimated
that not more than one-half OF the
dog owners OF the city have taken
linauents. will be hailed into the Police
Court. The dog license is $3.50
year.
Arrangements havo been made by
the Alexandria Light Infantry for its
annual excursion Monday 10 harshal
Hall. Il Is expected the excursion
will be largely attended.
Delegates to the twcnty-ninth annual
convention OF the Virginia State Fire
mems Association In Covington August Is.
Is. q. will be elected by the three fire
companies OF Alexandria during the COM
ing week. It Is expected that seventy-hve
nrernen from this city will attend the
convention
Funeral services for Alexis Smith win
be held at his home, wooloston. Fairfax
County. at 10 O'clock Monday morning.
Services will be conducted by Rev. DR.. S. \
A. Wallis. OF the Episcopal Theological
Seminary. Burial will be in Ivy Hin
Cemetery.
r. E. Lee Camp. Confederate Veterans.
win hold its regular monthly meeting
Monday night In Lee Camp Hail.
Arrangements, are being made by Po-
tomae Lodge OF Odd Fellows for confer
ring the Arst degree of the order on .
class OF eight candidates Friday night Ct
ODD Fsliswsi Han 49,