Evening star., 1915-03-02
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Delay in State Assessments
Under New Tax Law.
WAITING ON LEGISLATION
Hibernians to Honor Their National
President-Proceedings of Circuit
and Corporation Courts.
Special Correspondence OF The star.


ALEXANDRIA. Va, March 2.-Alexan-
dria's assessment of state taxes Will
not be made until after the legislature
meets this month to act on the tax
law. This will mean delay of at least
sixty days in making the state assess
ment and will also mean that the city
tax bills will i'll all probability be de-
layed. as the city taxes are due and
payable July ].
charles Fl. Callahan. commissioner Of
the revenue. today received notice
from e. Lee Moore state auditor of
public accounts. directing him not to
begin the work or assessing until after
the Legislature meets. The complete
new system of taxation which will be
put into operation this year will add
to the delay incident to making the
assessment on. the part of the COM
missioner Of revenue, for the reason
that il will take him some time to be-
come acquainted with the new system.
Ordinarily the work of making the
state assessment is begun about Feb
ruary l. The work this year will
hardly be started lefore the middle or
probably the latter part of March.
Under the new system the taxpayers
will not only have to give in intan-
gible property. but also viii have to
itenize it for taxation. All of the
work of the commissioner of revenue
will hereafter be reviewed by the eX-
aminer of records.
A. o. n. to Honor National President
Alexandria Division, No. /. Ancient
Order of Hibernians. will tender a re-
ception the evening of March IL to
John c. O'Laughlin of Philadelphia,
national president of the order. This
affair will be held instead of the an
nual st. Patrick's day observance
March IL.
The program calls for a musical
and literary entertainment in the
Young Mems Sodality Lyceu1n Hall. A
prize will be awarded by the Hiberni-
ans for the best essay on some Irish
subject Competitors will be pupils of
st. Mary's Academy.
Mr. OLaughlin will arrive here the
afternoon of March II and, escorted
by a committee of members of the
local division, will go to Mount Yer
Court Proceedings.
In the circuit court yesterday after
noon, in the suit of Enoch l.. White
against the New Washington Brick
Company, a decree was entered allow
ing certain firms to file their petitions.
In the suit of Laura B. Agnew and
others against the New Washington
Brick Company a decree was entered
submitting cause to judge for final de-
clslon and decree in vacation.
Final decrees for divorce on the
ground of desertion were given in the
cases of Ala Reppert Snead against
William c. Snead. the plaintiff being
represented by Attorneys James R
and H. b. Cation, and in the case of
Dorothy E. Chambers against Robert
NJ. Chambers, plaintiff being represent
ed by Attorney Ball.
In the corporation court, in the suit
OF Harriet E. Beander against Rachel
:: beander, decree was entered refer
ring cause to Harry B. Cation, commits
sIoner in chancery, for report.
Fraternal Visitations,
A delegation of forty-five members
from Seminole and Osceola tribes of
Red Men of this city will tonight go
to Herndon, Va, where the degrees of
the order will be conferred on a class
of candidates by the degree team of
Seminole Tribe. The Alexandrians will
o'clock
Members of Old Dominion Command
cry. No. II. Knights Templar, last
Au6At pdiu a. 1TdtcIudl VlSlG TO orient
Commandery of Washington Among
those present was Right Eminent Sir
Charles T. Lindsey. The visitors were
rendered banquet. Aong those who
made speeches were W. B. Davis. emf
nent commander: Julian Y. Williams
and j. William May, all of this city
Brief Mention.
According to dispatch from Nor
folk, Va. State Senator George Latham
Fletcher of Warrenton, Va, is prepar-
ing to announce himself a candidate
for lieutenant governor. Senator
Fletcher has been member of the
upper branch of the legislature for the
past eight years.
James r. Cation of this city, formerly
a member of the house of delegates,
MAY also be a candidate for the office,
although he has not yet formally an
nounced his candidacy.
Union services for the Episcopal
churches will be held tonight in Grace
Church and will be conducted by Rev.
DIR. Bell of the Episcopal Theological
Seminary.
r. T. Lee Camp. Confederate Vet
Grams. at a meeting last night decided
to become identified with the United
Confederate Veterans.