Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-21
ALEXANDRIA AIRS
Bar Association Elects Off
GERS and Attends Dinner.
TEACHERS GIVE RECEPTION


ALEXANDRIA,. Va, January 20.-The
Bar Association of the Sixteenth Judicial
Circuit, composed of lawyers of this
city, Alexandria, Fairfax and Prince
William counties. held its annual cleo
ton of officers at 6 o'clock this even
ing in the auditorium of the Elks
Home. which was followed by its an
nual dinner at the Hotel Rammel The
officers chosen follow: William c.
Cloth. president, Alexandria county;
Eugene B. Taylor, first vice president,
Alexandria; H. Thornton Davies. sec
ond vice president, Prince William
president. Fairfax county; Claude o.
Thomas. fourth vice president, Alex
andria county; Louis n. Duffey, secre-
tary; Richarad b. Washington, treas
urer. Alexandria: Leo =. Harlow, Alex
andria; c. Vernon Ford. Fairfax;
Charles T. Jesse, Alexandria county,
and Robert A. Hutchinson. Prince Will
Keith Carlin. William p Woolls and
French c. Simpson. all of this city,
were elected to membership. The meet
ing was presided over by Robert T.
Hutchinson. retiring president.
Plans for the next annual meeting
were left to the discretion of the ex-
ecutive committee.
Tribute to Deceased Members.
A committee, composed of Leo P.
Harlow, r. A. Hutchinson and C. YER
non Ford, was appointed to draft suit
able resolutions of respect to the mem
DRY of members of the association who
died during the year.
An elaborate dinner was served at
the Hotel Rammel, following the bust
ness meeting, and Leo P. Harlow was
POSTMASTER
During the evening practically all of
those present made speeches.
Attending the dinner were the fol-
lowing from this city: Gardner L.
Boothe. c. Keith Carlin. James r.
Cation, Harry B. Cation, J. Randall
Cation. Louis n. Duffey, Leo P. Harlow,
Robinson Moncure, Judge C. E. Nicol,
Aylett B. Nicol, Howard w. Smith,
Eugene b. Taylor. Walter L. Varney.
Woolls, members of the association:
James F. Peyton and NJ. T. Dwyer,
guests.
Those from Alexandria county were
William c. Cloth. Charles T. Jesse.
Frank Lyon, r. c. L. Moncure and
Claude o. Thomas. and George H.
Rucker, the latter a guest: those from
Prince William county were H. Thorn
ton Davies and r. A Hutchinsoo
Teachers Hosts at Reception.
The members of the State Teachers
Association. composed of teachers in
Washington. Lee, High and West End
public schools, tonight gave a recep-
ton in Lee Camp Hall in honor of Capt
and Mrs. Conrad Johnson, the occasion
being the return of Capt. johnson, prin-
cipal of the high school, from seven
months of service on the border in COM
mand of Company G, LIST Virginia Regi-
ment, of this city.
Capt. w. II. Sweeney, superintendent
of schools, made an address of welcome
on behalf of the teachers, to which
Capt. Johnson responded. c. A. Burrus
president of the association and a
teacher In the high school, also made an
address.
At the conclusion of the reception
there was buffet luncheon. The hall
was prettily decorated with palms and
ferns for the occasion.
In the receiving lire were Miss Mary
Monroe, school nurse; DIR. Llewellyn
Powell. school physician: Miss Mary
f. Grigg. chairman of the reception
committee: Stanley G. Blanton. acting
principal of the high school: Miss An
gela hewitt, principal of Washington
school, and Miss Fannie Smith prin-
cipal of Lee School
Higher Pay for Police and Firemen.
The salaries of every policeman and