Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-07
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Indications Are for Large Vote
at Today's Election.
700 BALLOTS IN AT NOON
Special Dispatch to The Star.

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| ALEXANDRIA. Va, November T.
With ideal weather conditions prevail
ing a good sized vote is being polled
here today. More than 790 votes had
been cast up to noon, and it is thought
total of about 1.4O0 will be.in the box
by the time the polls close at SOC this
| afternoon.
| majority of the persons employed
in places outside the city cast their
ballots before going to work this morn
| ing Others, however. who were COM
PEELED to leave on early trains have ar
ranged to vote on returning from work
this afternoon.
| A large number of persons who still
maintain their residence here, but who
are employed elsewhere, are in the
city today to exercise the voting privf-
lege.
Representatives of the democratic nom-
ineeS are in force about the polls in the
| four different wards, and everything pos
! sible is being done to bring out the full
democratic strength.
Automobiles Kept Busy.
| Automobiles are to be had in every
ward for prospective voters and during
the early hours of the day they were
| kept busy.
| Representative Carlins friends predict
a large majority throughout the district
| for him. Wilson and Marshall will roll
up the usual democratic majority in this
city.
Reports received here from Alexandria
county are to the effect that a large vote
is also being polled there.
The aspirants for Congress from this
district are: Charles c. Carlin, demo-
cratic incumbent Joseph l.. Crupper, re-
publican nominee. and William H. Ham
ilton. independent republican
A large delegation of boosters" for
Wilson. Marshall and Carlin from Cherry
city last night in automobiles bearing
banners inscribed Wilson. Marshall and
Carlin." The visitors carried horns and
made things lively. They were met at the
rathskeller OF the Elks' Home by Repre-
sentative Carlin, who made short adj
dress.
Candidate Without Opposition.
H. Noel Garner, candidate for corpor
alton attorney in the place of Samuel
P. Fisher, is without opposition. He
will fill out the unexpired term of
Mr.. Fisher, which will be until De-
cember 81. 1917.
A goodly portion of Alexandria's
population has arranged to go to
Washington tonight to hear the cleo
ton returns. The electric railway
company will maintain a fifteen minute
schedule, and the last car for Alexan-
3 O'Clock tomorrow morning. and at
the same hour for Falls Church. ON
the Falls Church division the car leav-
ing Washington at 1915 am, will go
through to Fairfax.
Representative c. c. Carlin will re-
ceive the election returns at the Ma
tional Press Club in Washington.
Plan Road Building.
At a meeting of residents of the
Mount Vernon district. Fairfax county
held at Sherwood Hall last night. it
was decided to construct about seven
Fights of a mile of roadway from Holl-
in Hall farm to connect with the river
road and Mount Vernon boulevard.
The proposed improvement will cost
about 81 900, and half of the cost win
be borne by Fairfax county and the re-,
mainder by property owners in that
section.
r. E. Lee Camp, Confederate Vete-
rams, at it's meeting last night decided
to observe Gen. Lees birthday, January
10 net. with banquet, which will be
held in Lee Camp Hall. committee
composed of G.. William Ramsay, Ed
gar Warfield and j. w. Hammond was
appointed for the purpose of complet-
ing the arrangements for the affair.
Entertainment Program.
Arrangements have been completed
for the musical and literary entertain
~. h.
night in the Young Mems Sodality
Lyceum Hall, under the auspices of
Miss Mamie hewitt and Miss Ella Hill.
Participants in the program will be:
Holy Name Band, selections; Miss Vir-
ginia Downey, piano selection; Miss
Winifred Bayne, violin selection; Mrs.
Harrie White. vocal solo; Miss Emma
Hubbard, recitation; George H. OCon-
nor. Washington, vocal solo; A. G.
Hopkins, vocal solo; Miss Ella Hill, ac-
companist; dramatic Club of St Mary's,
sketch.
Accused of Violating DRY Law.
Four persons were arraigned in the
police court today on charges of vio-
lating the provisions of the new pro-
hibition laws. Thomas S. Thomas, a
nonresident, charged with being drunk
on the street, who admitted to the
court he took drinks while in an auto
mobile coming over the road from
Washington, was ordered to be turned
over to the authorities of Alexandria
county; Ernest Weems, colored, also
nonresident, was charged with having
given a drink away at the home of
woman in the northeastern section of
the city, where he was visiting, and he
was held for the grand jury.
John Dewitt, who it was alleged gave
a drink to William Whalen from
bottle while in the street, was held
for court, as was Whalen.
Briefs.
The Willard w. c. T. U. will hold
meeting at o'clock tomorrow after
noon at Trinity NJ. E. Church.
Tho funeral of Mrs. Margaretta E.
Hanrahan will take place at $50
o'clock tomorrow morning from ST
Mary's Catholic Church.
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