The Washington herald., 1915-01-10
BAR ASSOCIATION IN
ANNUAL SESSION
Alexandria Members Entertain Visi-
tors-Judge Thornton Will Be Host
to Spring Meeting.

Alexandria, Va, Jan. 9.-About fifty
members of the Bar Association of the
Sixteenth Judicial circuit, composed o.
attorneys of this city. Alexandria, Fair,
fax, and Prince William Counties. today
attended the annual meeting of that or
ganiZation held in the auditorium of the
Elks' Home. The affairs was followed
by a dinner at the Hotel RammeL J
Randall Cation was toastmaster.
The business meeting was presided
over by Charles T. Jesse. third vice pres
ident. in the absence Of President John
NJ. johnson.
An invitation of Judge ]. B. T. Thorn
ton to hold its spring meeting. the second
Tuesday in June. at his home in Manas-
sas was unanimously accepted
| Officers chosen were John S Barbour.
president. Fairfax; Harry B. Cation, first
vice president. this city; State Senator
r. Ewell Thornton, second vice presi-
dent. Prince William; r. A. Hutchison,
third vice president, Manassas; H Noel
Garner, treasurer; G.. Washington Lewis,
secretary, both of this city.
I Executive committee-C. A. Sinclair,
! Manassas; Eugene B. Taylor, this city !;
W. NJ. Farr, Fairfax; r. Gordon Finney,
Alexandria County.
Attending the dinner from this city
were: Gardner l.. Boothe, r. D. Brum-
back, James r. Cation, Harry B. Cation
J. Randall Cation, Robert H. Cox, Louis
n. Duffey, Walter s. Foster, H. Noel
Garner, Leo P. Harlow, G Washington
Lewis, Robinson Moncure, Judge {. F..
Nicol. Aylett Nicol, Howard w. Smith.
Eugene B. Taylor, Walter U. Varney. and
Richard B. Washington.
From Alexandria County, William VI.
Ellison, r. Gordon Finney, William II.
Gaines, William c. Cloth, -. 7. Jesse,
Frank Lyon, Capt. Crandal Mackey. T.
S l. Moncure. George II. Rucker. ". B.
Settle, Charles l. Simms, and Claude o.
Thomas.
From Prince William County. Halves
Eavies. r. E. Hutchison, c. A. Sinclair.
State Senator r. Ewen Thornton, Judge
J. B. T. Thornton.
L rom Fairfax County, John S. Barbour.
r. r. Farr, and w. NJ. Farr.
Among the invited guests were 9. F.
Ogilby. ]. D. Sullivan. L. C. Williamson,
Washington. and Robert 5. Barrett.
James F. Peyton, and NJ. T. Dwyar
The Automatic Shaft Coupling Com
pany. of Baltimore. will locate here
This concern has leased the machine
shop of the Alexandria Iron Works
About fifteen or twenty skilled mechanics
will be employed.
District Deputy Grand Master Thomas
Hitler. of Falls Church, assisted by
Grand Marshal George W. Hauxhurst
William Burner, Elmer l. Crump. Lester
Burner, Col. ]. D. Payne, Capt. S. II.
Stiles and J. L. Clark. all of Falls
Church Lodge, last night installed the
fOllOwi. z officers of Potomac Lodge this
city: II. c. Clark. noble grand l. S
Groves, vice grand; n. L. Williamson,
recording secretary; W. E. Latham. sr,
financial secretary: George w. Bontz,
treasurer; T!.omas r. Spicer, warden: R.
NJ Watkins. conductor; George s. Smith,
chaplain: Smith Williams, left scene sup
porter; George n. Walters. right scene
supporter: James r. Mansfield, right sup
porter to noble grand; w. r. Cline, left !
to noble grand; Fred W. Eb- |
hardt. right scene supporter to vice !
grand; Grafton C. Treuary. left scene |