The Washington herald., 1920-09-30
Alexandria,.
THE HERALD BUREAU,
A. s. Doniphan.
T27 King street.


Alexandria, Va, Sept. 29.-At a
mass meeting of the Democrats to-
night in the opera house, presided
over by Charles Bendheim, city
chairman, Roosevelt Moore
Club was organized
Officers named are as follows:
Gardner l.. BOOthe, president; Mrs.
Taylor Burke. secretary; Carroll
Pierce, treasurer. Vice presidents
by wards are: First ward, j. Ed
ward Shinn and Mrs. Kate Waller
Barrett; second ward, r. f. Knight
and Mrs. c. William Wattles; third
ward, George Reynolds and Mrs.
Newell S. Greenaway; fourth ward,
Albert Bryan and Mrs. T. Clifton
Howard.
Executive Committee w. H.
Sweeney. \. J. Lawler, +. +. Mar
bury. w. L. SmoOt. Kenneth W. Og-
den, Julian Y. Williams, Harry Ham
mond, Herbert \. Grifhth. J. NJ.
Duncan. Howard W. Smith, c. H.
Callahan, Charles Henry Smith,
Judge J. X. NJ. Norton, James r.
Cation, c. Keith Carlin, Silas Devers.
T. A. Fisher. T. W. Robinson. d.
r. Stansbury, John n. Lawler, Mrs.
T. w. Robinson, Miss Rose MacDon-
aid, Mrs. L. E. Lawler, Miss Cora
Cochran, Mrs. c. f. NicOl, Mrs D.
]. Howell. Miss Mamie Lindsey,
Mrs Charles NJ. Shepperson, Miss
Helen Norris Cummings.
Nominating Committee Mrs.
Thomas NJ. Jones. Mrs. Charles
3endheim. Mrs. b. 3. Smith, Mrs.
Elizabeth Woolls. James NJ. Dun
can, Howard w. Smith, ]. Fred Bir-
rell. r. T. Cook. DR.. W. NJ. Smith
and D. r. Stansbury.
The executive committee will
meet Friday night in the Chamber
OF Commerce.
Bullets Fatal to Negro.
John Abe, colored. 2SOl Duke
street, who was shot last night, fol-
lowing quarrel, by Charles Brown,
| colored, died at o'clock this after
noon at the Alexandria Hospital.
The police have been unable to
find any trace of Brown. An in
quest was held by DIR. T. NJ. Jones'.
city coroner, at WheatIey's Chapel.
and the jury gave a verdict that
Abe came to his death from a gun
shot wound believed to have been
fired by Brown. The jury was COM
posed of T. A. Fisher. foreman
Harry Z. HiRken. James Bailey,
Silas Devers, c. W. Dettor, G.. Nc
Boutz, sr.
MasOns to Entertain.
In honor of the members of Mar
tina Washington Chapter No. 40,
Order Eastern Star. members of An
drew Jackson Lodge of Masons to-
| morrow night will entertain in the
| auditorium of the Elks' Home.
The program will conclude with a
| one-act comedy, entitled "Frivol-
tiles of Andrew Jackson" by George
w. RANDY. o.. ....'
500 Women Pay. Tax.
When the Office off City Treasurer
Thomas w. Robinson closed this
afternoon more than 500 women had
paid their capitation taxes and
many of them had registered. The
ONCE OF Commissioner Callahan and
Treasurer Robinson, will be open to-
morrow night until 9 o'clock.
f. F. III. schwnb Dies.
Frederick H. schwab. 2i<years old,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. c. NJ. Schwab,
N'~N ~ iV'oV u SioCh lHlS morning at
the residence of his parents, 1922
South Washington street, after a
long illness. He was employed in a
clerical capacity in the Department
OF Agriculture He was a member
OF Seminole, Tribe of Red Men. His
funeral will take place at IL o'clock
Friday morning. from the home, the
Rev. o. w. Reynolds officiating.
Real Estate Transfers.
Mrs. Genevieve c.. Anderson has
sold to X. Samuel Luckett. a house
and lot on Prince street. Mrs. Nam
ME d. Ludlow has sold to Ira Ban
ton and wife house and lot 215
North Alfred street. .,.... ...
Odd Fellows, to Initiate.
Twenty-four candidates will re-
ceiye the initiatory degree of the or
der Potomac Lodge of Odd Fellows.
No. 3S, Friday night This lodge
now has a total of 401 members, and
Ia. the second largest in the State.
Fifteen .Autoists Fined.
Fifteen automobile owners were
ordered to appear in the police court
today because they had parked their