The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-07-02
|bIRRELE CHOSEN !.
PARTY NOMINEE
Alexandra Democrats Select
Him as Candidate for the
House of Delegates.
THORNTON FOR SENATE
City Auditor Price Rounds Out Thirty
Years of Service in that
Capacity.

O., July -. TtC
Birrell has been declared the Demo.
cratic nominee for the house of dele.
gates to represent this city and Alex.
andria County in the State legislature
by the joint committees of this city
and Alexandria County. Notification
to this effect was today mailed to B
o. James. secretary of the common.
wealth. by Charles Bendheim. chair.
man of the joint committee. and Walter
U. Varney. its secretary. Mr.. Birrel
will be elected in November. So fal
as Lnown. he will be without opposi.
ton.
Mr.. Birrell is now holding a tempo.
riry Federal position in Richmond in
the internal revenue department. from
which he will not resign before the
next session of the legislature. His
friends are not alarmed over Richmond
reports that he has lost out because
of accepting this position. The legis-
lature is not now in session and before
its next session Mr.. Birrell will again
be qualified for the position as repre-
sentative in the legislature.
State Senator r. Ewell Thornton.
representing the Fourteenth Senatorial
district. will also be declared the
Del ocratic nominee, he being without
opposition.
| lily n uuitoI TTlcc tOtdS WdS Tie
| recipient of numerous congratulations on
the celebration of his thirtieth ami
| versary as city auditor.
T. Gray Haddon, State vice councillor
| of Richmond, and State Council Secre-
| tary E. p. Hazleton. Of Washington, to-
| night delivered the principal addresses at
the celebration Of James w. jackson
Council, Junior Order of United Ameri-
Mechanics ~ ho nicfr ~
Of Columbia executive board and State
executive board attended.
lengthy meeting Of a subcommittee
of trustees of the Alexandria Hospital
was held tonight in the rooms of the
Chamber of Commerce. when the plans
for the proposed new hospital were gone
over by Waddy B. Wood. architect These
plans will be submitted to the full board
of trustees within q short time.
Because Of a delay in the new system
of State taxation, the city tax bills were
not ready for payment today and Alex
andrians will not have to pay their taxes
until August /. This is the first time in
more than a quarter of a century that
Alexandria's tax bills have been delayed.
1t is due to the passage of the State
segregation act. which delayed Commits
sioner of Revenue Callahan in preparing
the books. The bills are being prepared
by D. r. Stansbury, clerk of the common
council.
James L. wilmeth. chief clerk Of the
Treasury Department, tonight delivered
an address before the members of Alex
andria Council. No. 5, order of Fraternal
Americans. on his trip aboard the
money ship to the American refugees
in Europe last August.
Four Alexandria concerns have been
granted charters as follows:
Rammel Manufacturing Company. in
corporated. maximum capital stock. ST.. 900,
and minimum of 81 900; par value of 800
share; objects. bottling ginger ale. etc
Augusta Rammel, president: Edward j.
Fleming, vice president: William L. RAM
mel, secretary and treasurer, all Of this
city.
Art Products Company incorporated.
ma ximum capital stock. So, 900: minimum.
S, 900; par value. SO a share. Courtney
P. Winter, president; Frank r. Heley.
treasurer; James A. Purcell. secretary,
all of Washington.
Columbia Development Corporation.
capital stock, 5000; par value. IS a share
objects, real estate business N. s. Fau-
cett, president; L. N. Faucet, vice presi-
dent; E. W. Holland. secretary. all Of
Washington.
Nuglo Company, incorporated, with a
maximum capital stock Of $780, and
minimum of $4,000; par value, SO a
share; object, oil business; Harry H.
Juelg, president and treasurer; Charles
F. Bradley. vice president; E. T. Layton.
secretary. all of Washington.
Supplemental articles of association
have been granted the Warrenton and
Fairfax Turnpike Company, Warrenton.
increasing the capital stock from $4,000
to sl50,000 and reducing the minimum
from $4,000 to 5000 and reducing par
value from 800 to SO per share.
Miss Clara Belle Henderson, this city,
and Jonathan NJ. Lengal, of Wayne, Pa,
were married Wednesday night at the
parsonage of the First Baptist Church
by Rev. DR.. W. E. Watson, pastor. They
will reside in WAYNE Pa.