Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-20
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Republicans Will Choose Chi
cago Delegates Tuesday.
TO SELECT ELEcToR ALSO
Masons Will Hold Washington's
Birthday Banquet at Elks' Hall
and Visit Mount Vernon.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, February IS
A republican congressional district
convention will be- held here at
o'clock Tuesday afternoon. A call for
the convention has been issued by II.
p. Dodge. chairman. Delegates from
Alexandria city and the following
counties are expected to attend: Alex
andria, culpeper. Fairfax. Fauquier. King
George, Loudoun. Louisa. Orange, Prince
William and Stafford. this city and the
above-named counties being in the
eighth congressional district.
The object Of this convention is to
elect one delegate and one alternate to
the national convention to be held
in Chicago June Z selecting one presi-
Dental elector, q member of the state
executive committee. nominating a can
didate for Congress, selecting fve
members Of the state committee and a
chairman Of the congressional district
committee.
This district is entitled to a total
Of 100 delegates to the convention
which includes ten from this city
Delegates chosen to the convention
from this city at a meeting held last
Saturday night are as follows: John U.
Schwarzmann, Charles Dean, David E.
Robey. J. A. Eggborn, Clinton Knight.
Fountain Beattie. Thomas Bayne and
Roy P. Henderson.
Masons to Give Banquet.
There will be no public celebration
here in observance Of washington's
birthday on Tuesday. The schools.
banks and city offices will be closed all
day. The only observance will be that
Of Alexandria Washington Lodge of
Masons. which Organization will hold
banquet at O'Clock at night in the
auditorium Of the Elks' home.
The members OF the George WASH
ington Birthday Association will place
wreath on .Washington's tomb that
day. as will the delegates attending
the convention of the George WASH
ington Masonic National Memorial
Several of the delegates who will at
tend the sixth annual convention of the
George Washington Masonic National
Memorial Association arrived here to-
night. Many others will arrive tomor-
row. The association will be In session
Monday and Tuesday. The visitors Will
be rendered an informal reception to-
D. R. Stansbury. clerk of the common
council. today received a letter from
State Senator r. Ewell Thornton. in
which Senator Thornton stated he
out the wishes of the city council to
kill senate bill 273. 1t was pointed out
at a recent meeting of council by Coun-
Gilman Albert Bryan that the passage
Of this bill would mean a loss Of $l4.-
900 in taxes to the city Of Alexandria
annually. The city council adopted q
resolution requesting Senator Thornton
and State Delegate J. Fred Birrell Of
this city to use their best endeavors to
kill the bill
To Call Warrenton Pastor.
A meeting OF the congregation of the
First Baptist Church will be held ut
II O'Clock tomorrow morning. at which
time. it is expected. a call will be a.
tended to Rev. E. B. jackson Of War
renton. Va, to assume the pastorate Of
that church.
r. F. Knox. auctioneer. sold at pub
lie auction today a lot OF ground. with
improvements thereon, situated on the
west side Of Union street between King
and Prince streets. and also a lot Of
ground. with improvements, in the
square bounded by King, Prince, Lee
and Union streets. to Robert H. Cox.
for $3.50.
The Equal Suffrage League has ar
ranged for a card party and social.
which will be given at o'clock Tues
day afternoon at Lee Camp Hall. The
committee of arrangements includes
Miss Rose M. Macdonald, president;
Mrs. Kate Waller Barrett. Mrs. c. s.
Taylor Burke. Mrs. Charles e. Nicol,
Miss Fanny Dixon and Miss Esther
Burke.
The February term of the circuit
court for Alexandria county. Judge ].
Monday morning, when a number of
cases Of Importance will come up for
consideration.
Topper Barrett will represent the
annual interscholastic defamation con-
test of Virginia secondary schools,
which will be held at Richmond Col
lege auditorium Tuesday night at
o'clock.