The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-11

BARBOUR PRESIDENT
HAVE AN ELABORATE DINNER,
CHILDREN START FIRE--CHAM-
BER OF COMMERCE WILL
TALK ON TAXATION.

Alexandria, Va. Jan lo.-lhe ~"
nual meeting of the Bar Association OF
the Sixteenth Judicial Circuit. COM
posed Of lawyers OF this city. Aiexan-
dria and Fairfax and Prince William
Counties, was held yesterday In the
auditorium of the Elks Home. In the
AAbsence Of the president John M
|. johnson, Charles T. Jesse. Of Alexan-
dria County, third vice-president. oc-
rupied the chair Nearly nifty lawyers
attended. officers we're elected and the
Invitation of Judge J. b. T. Thornton
TO hold its annual spring meeting at
his home In Manassas the second week
In June was unanimously accepted.
The officers elected were: John s
Barbour, OF Fairfax, president; ii. f.
eaton. of this city, first vice -prcsi-
dent: state Senator K. Eweli Thorn
ton. of Prince William second vice.
president: n. A. Hutchinson, of Manas-
sas, third viee-president. III. Noel Gard
ner, treasurer. and c. Washington
Nevis, secretary, both OF this city
members of the executive committee;
C. A. Sinclair. Manassas: Eugene b.
Taylor. this city; w NJ. Farr. Fairfax,
and r. Gordon Finney. Alexandria
County.
Have banquet.
The election of officers was followed
by all elaborate dinner served at the
iotel Rammel J. Randall Cation was
astmaster. and during the afternoon
st OF those present were called upon
speeches
Those present from this city were
rdner L. Boothe. X. Il. Brumhack
mes r. Cation, Harry II. Cation, J.
andail Cation, Robert VI. Cox, Louis
n. Dufsyt Walter G. Foster, II, Noel
Garner. Leo r. Harlow. q. Washington
uMN J9fHpa q
NieoI. Aylett H. Nicol. Howard w
smith Eugene Il Taylor. walter L.
NArney and Richard p. Washington
From Alexandria County william
NJ Ellison r, Gordon Finney. William
H. Gaines William {. Cloth. &. r, Jesse
Frank t.ron, Captain Crandal Machey
T. e. L. Moueure. George II Rucker. W
II settle, Charles l. simma and Claude
G, Thomas
From, Prince william county~-uawes
Dawes r. r. Hutchinson, c. A. Sin
clair state Senator r. Ewell Thornton.
and judge J. b r Thornton.
As From Fairfax count3s--john :. Bar
bunr. r. r. FAIR and W, Nj. Farr
| Invited guests attending were g F..
/ Cgilhy. J. p sullivan, l.. c. Williamson.
Il washington. and Robert 8. barrett
i Jarnea r. Peyton and NJ. T. Dwyer. this
city
Su4Hfftta
Il Children playing with matches are
supposed La have been responsible for
"A Are which at ! so o'clock this after
uoon partially destroyed three small
frmrn. tenements. occupied. located on
the. south side of Wythe Street between
Henry and Fayette Streets. The occu-
PANTS lost most of their effects in the
are.
Ata meeting Of, the Chamber OF Com
might in It's rooms the committee APP
pointed for the purpose OF presenting
The Views of that organization to the
Finance Committee of the Legislature
on the partial plan of tax segregation
will make Its report. IL Is expected
that the meeting will be largely at
tended.
Many matters of Importance will be
up for consideration at a meeting of
she ctty Council which win he held
Tuesday night The lower branch will
discontinue the sale of gas stoves
which has already passed the other
branch.
ID. 4. II. Chapter Delegates
Mount Vernon Chapter, Daughters Of
the American Revolution, has elected
the following delegates to represent
the chapter n, the congress uf rhe So
eiety. to be held in Washington In
April: Mrs. W J. Morton and Mrs
William A. Smoot
The following were elected alter
mates. Miss Caroline Stribltng Mrs j
II. Foster, Mrs. T. ". Robinson, Mrs
J. Stewart Jameson, Mrs. Eleanor s.
w. Howard. Mrs. r. c, Powell. Mrs
Robert Reese, Mrs samuel l.. Monroe,
Mrs. George Thler, Miss Mamie Nor
ton.
In the Circuit Court today, Judge j.
~. T.. Thornton presiding, fnsl de-
cree for divorce on the ground of de-
sertion was given In the case OF Rose
u. Huenaveuture against Vincent Bue
adventure.
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