The Washington herald., 1917-07-20
name CANDIDATES
TO RUN IN PRIMARY
Alexandra Democrats to Declare
Men to Make Race at Meeting.
THE HERALD BUREAU.
4. y. knight Son,
s2iS3 King Street.


THE HERALD BUREAU.
Il. T. knight 4 Son.
s2it3 King Street,
Alexandria, Va. July l9-There will
be a meeting of the City Democratic
Committee at O'Clock tomorrow
afternoon at the office of Howard w.
Smith. for the purpose of declaring
the different local candidates for city
and State Offices, the Democratic
party nominees for the primary to be
held August Z. The time limit for the
candidates filing notice expired June T.
The nominees are:
City treasurer, Thomas w. Robin
son; tax collector, p. y. German; audi
tor. e. F. Price; clerk of gas, ]. B.
Waller: commissioner of revenue, G.
II. Callahan; commemorative attor-
ney, s. @. Brent; corporation attorney,
ii. Noel Garner; city sergeant, R. II.
Cox; inspector of lumber, S. c. Swain;
inspector of wood. Carter H. Smith.
One magistrate and one constable are
to be chosen from each of the four
wards.
Later a joint meeting Of the chair
men Of the city and country commit
tees will be held for the purpose Of de-
claring w. Albert smoot, the party
nominee for the state Legislature. Mr.
Smoot will represent this city and
Alexandria County in that body.
Thirteen hundred and eighty-seven
Of Alexandria's young men are anx'
iously awaiting the result Of the big
lottery tomorrow morning, as well as
the 1,l95 of Alexandria County. which
| 10 embraced in this district, making q
grand total of 3.2s2 who registered.
Just how many men this city will
be required to furnish has not yet
been announced. This, however. IL Il
expected. will be known soon. By some
il is thought that Alexandria may
have already furnished her quota, fol
the first draft.
Already there are six applicants N
the field for the position of city mar
ketmaster to I'LL the vacancy causeC
| by the death of Marketmaster Lam
| bert ID. Lyles. The candidates arr
l Charles p. Waller, George E. Price
Theophilus Ballenger. Henry c. Car
son. James Martin. Harry Lyles. Th'
position pays a salary of $i5 a month
IT will be filled by the commissioner
of the sinking fund which includes
Mayor T. A. Fisher, City Auditor Z
F. Price. City Treasurer Thomas w
Robinson. F. F. Marbury, president o
the board of aldermen and Howard
w. Smith, president of the common
council.
Announcement is made OF the mar
riage of Miss Florence Bouton. daugh
ter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Charles p. Bouton
OF Patterson. n. Y, and Henry Gar
l.. A. Of tbf
city. The bridegroom was ATTENDED
by his brother, George Bryan Pitts
The couple will reside in New York
Mr.. Pitts recently Joined the aviation
corps and expects to go In training
before being sent to France.
Policeman Raymond w. Smith ha
accepted a position as engineer of tn
Columbia fire engine to I'LL the vaCanc
caused by the resignation Of Enginee
Everett Rogers. the latter having &C
eepted a position as electrician Wit
the government at Quantico. Va. II
expected that Mr.. Smith will soon ten
der his resignation as u policeman I
the board of police commissioners
The will Of William p. Taylor. writ
ten in his own handwriting, and date
April 2. 1917. was admitted to prohat
today, in the Circuit Court for thi
J city. in vacation. The will name
Kenneth W. Ogden, as executor an
he qualified as such.
The Salvation Army gave its annus
picnic 10 the Dyke. several miles sout
of Alexandria. More than 100 childre
enjoyed the outing.
A large number of soldiers statione
. ct Camp ST. Asaph. tonight, attende
the musical and literary entertain
ment given at the Mount Vernon Ave
nue. School. Del Ray, by talent frol
this city. The entertainment was ur
der the direction of Sherman b. FoW
Ter. organist of st. Paufs p. L
Church.