The Washington herald., 1918-08-25
ALEXANDRIA
THE HERALD BUREAU,
A. s. Doniphan.
n King Street.

Alexandria. Va, Aug. 24.-The Re-
publicans from the Eighth Congress
sional district will not put a candi-
date in the field against Representa-
tive c. c. Carlin in the election next
November.
A meeting Of the Eighth Congress
sional Republican district conven-
tion which was to have been held in
this city at noon Monday has been
called on. 1t Is reported that this
action is based largely on the posi-
tion taken by the Democratic COM
mittee of the Ninth District who are
not opposing Representative Slemp.
A total of forty-four men today
registered with the local draft
board. This Is only six less than the
number estimated by the local
board.
A majority of the registrants ap-
peared before the board during the
day. The board. however, had its Of
fices open until 8 o'clock tonight for
the purpose of registering all who
were unable to come during the day.
The local draft board today sum-
moned thirteen men. ten of whom
will go to Camp Greene. N. c., for
special limited military service. The
men will entrain at I'll o'clock next
| Friday evening. Three are alternates.
Those summoned are as follows:
Carol Widell. los North Patrick street;
Samuel c. McSween, 922 King street;
George McKeown, Clarendon; Merrill
c. Bowling. Clarendon; Robert 3.
Lowry, Potomac; Floyd Heatwole,
Ballston; Robert E. Devine, ST South
Lee street; Lawrence Hogeland,
| Cherrydale: William L. Cross. Cherry
dale; James z. Haynes, Jacksonville,
! Fla; Walter NJ. Hogan, Arlington;
Harry Lee Morgan, Cherrydale; Will
lam W. Childs. Cherrydale.
Judge ]. B. T. Thornton, Of the Six
teenth judicial Circuit, was host to-
| day to the members of the Bar As
sociation of this circuit at his home
at Manassas. Judge Thornton will re-
tire from the bench September l. In
recognition Of his services on the
bench he was presented with a hand
some silver service by the members
of the Bar Association. Common
wealth's Attorney c. Vernon Ford.
Fairfax County. made speech of
presentation. to which Judge Thorn
tOn responded
r. A. Hoyer. acting secretary of
the Alexandria War Camp Community
Service. received word today that an
appropriation Of $500 had been made
for work in Alexandria among the.
colored soldiers, and that colored
secretary had been appointed to take
up this important work. The plans
nrnx-iAa fol ha
Elks' Home and the Colored Odd
Fellows home. Both are to be reno
waited and equipped for club purpose.
and committee Is now working out
schedule.
The War Department is particularly
anxious that the coIored soldiers have
some good wholesome recreation dur
ing their hours OF leave.
The new city council will not be
inducted into office until noon. Sep
-tember 8. Ordinarily the induction
would take place September 1. That
day, however, will be Sunday and
the following day, Labor Day. will
be holiday. '.
There is a diversity of opinion
among some as to what day council
should meet for the purpose of or
ganizing. d. r. Stansbury. clerk Of
common council, obtained an opin-
ion from Corporation Attorney H.
Noel Garner that council should
meet on Tuesday In view Of the
foregoing facts.
The funeral of Miss Isabelle Corse
former resident, who died in
Washington. took place at 4 o'clock
this afternoon from Christ p. e.
Church. Services were conducted by
Rev. wallace z. Rollins. of the Epis-
copal Theological Seminary. and
burial was in Ivy Hill Cemetery.
Funeral services for Mrs. Louise
B. Lindner will be held at o'clock
this afternoon al. Demaine's mort
uary chapel
Mr.. and Mrs. J, z. Finnell an
nounce the marriage Of their daugh-
ter. Miss Susie C. Finnell. this city,
and Paul H. Grimm. of Braddock.
which took place last Tuesday at