The Washington herald., 1919-03-15
ALEXANDRIA
THE HERALD BUREAU,
A s. Duuiphap.
II King Street


Alexandria, Va. March 1.-THE
Chamber OF Commerce at its annual
meeting tonight in the auditorium
of the Enlisted Mems Club, adopted
resolutions to the effect that neces-
sary steps be taken toward holding
an election for deciding whether or
not Alexandria shall have a change
in its city form of government from
the present city council to a COM
mission manager form of govern
ment.
This action was taken after an
nual reports made by Robert L.
Payne, president; r. Stuart Roger,
business manager and J. T. Preston,
secretary and treasurer of the
chamber.
Col. Leroy Hodges. secretary to
Gov. Davis, delivered an address on
business management of cities.
which proved highly interesting. He
showed explanatory charts on the
subject.
Afterward Col. Livingstone. pres
ident OF the Virginia Shipbulding
Corporation; Judge Samuel G.. Brent
and Julian Y. Williams were elected
directors.
The first step for the new form of
government for the city will be to
circulate petitions, to secure the sig
natures of at least 10 per cent of the
voters qualified to vote at the last
election for mayor or councilmen, Pc
titioning the judge of the Circuit
Court to call an election for change
in government.
The court can call the election in
from thirty to ninety days OF the
time petition Is presented.
President Payne in his report rec
commended a definite plan should be
adopted and he added ''Or in a few
years we will find ourselves in a
position where We will have to tear
down and reorganize in order to build
a model city. which is going to be
a necessity. IL we are to keep abreast
Of other cities with which We are
competing"
With the withdrawal OF Col. z.
B. White from the fight for Con-
gress from the Eighth Congress
sional district. the only avowed
candidate left in the field for the
office is r. Walton Moore. an at
torney of Fairfax County.
1t is expected that the Eighth dis
trict committee will hold a meet
ing in Alexandria during the COM
ing week and fix upon a time limit
for candidates to submit their
names. The Republicans, however,
propose to place candidate in
the field.
The police have in custody two
white lads charged with burglariz-
ing the store of r. E. knight and
Son on two occasions and also sus-
pected of robbing other stores. The
lads were arrested in Washington.
and according to the police have
confessed. They will be arraigned
before Justice Thompson in court
tomorrow.
The funeral of Thomas Burroughs
took place this morning from st.
Mary's Catholic Church. Services
were conducted by Rev. Louis Smet,
pastor, assisted by Rev. Father O'Con-
nell, pastor of St Joseph's Catholic
Church. Washington. Burial was in
Piles Cured in to II Days.
Druggists refund money IL PAzO OINTMENT
fails to cure Itching. Blind. Bleeding or Pro
trudins Piles. Stops Irritation; soothes sno
Heals. You can get restful sleep after the first
supication. Price Soc.-Ldr.
st. Mary's Cemetery. A delegation
Of members of Burnside Post, G. A.
R., washington, attended.
Pallbearers were James r. Cation,
Lewis Nick. Bell, Egbert Thompson,
]. Peter Laphen, NJ. B. Harlow,
Thomas E. Dyson.
The Young Mems Sodality Lyceum
has elected these officer to serve for
the year: Rev. Louis Smet, honorary
president and chaplain; NJ. ]. McFar-
land. president; Thomas z. Dyson,
vice president; w. - DeVaughan, Sec
retary; r. L. Carne, treasurer.
f. F. Marbury has sold his half in
terest in the MacNair Apartment, 5l4
Cameron street to Mrs. Fannie Mon
roe.
Robbed Of Gold Tooth.