The Washington herald., 1920-02-05
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Alexandria, va, Feb. L-The time
limit for candidates desiring to enter
the mayoralty and counciImanic pri-
mary which will be held April ex-
pires Friday and candidates who have
not hled notice on or before Friday
VIII be unable to participate in that
primary. Few candidates thus far
have filed their intention and Just
now 1t does not look as IL the candi-
dates for city council will have much
opposition.
There are three candidates in the
field for the Office OF mayor. They
are Capt Albert Bryan James N.
Duncan and William F.. McCaffrey.
All candidates desiring to enter the
primary must file notice with Charles
Bendheim, chairman Of the city
Democratic committee. Each cahdi-
date must accompany his notice with
petition signed by fifty voters, each
signature to be witnessed by and at
tested by affidavit.
The candidates also must file with
their notices the receipt of the city
treasurer showing payment Of the re-
quired entrance fee.
AS heretofore stated Mayor T. A.
Flasher will not again be q candidate
for reelection.
Terms OF the following aldermen
and councilmen by wards expire:
First ward, Alderman r. +. Marbury
and Councilmen J. ID. Matter and e.
F. Ticer: Second ward, Alderman W.
w. Ballenger and Councilmen Joseph
NJ. Armstrong and Jerome Kaufmanfi;
Third ward. Alderman John T. Har-
rison and Councilmen H. II. Burke
and A. ]. Pohi: Fourth ward, Alder
man c. c. Batcheller and Council
men s. beavers and Clinton s. Bal
lenger.
A noneQuipment branch Of the
Young Mems Christian Association
has been organized here. An organ
ization was affected with the cleo
! tion of these officers at a meeting
. held last night: c. c. Lamond. pres
ident; Judge J. X. NJ. Norton. vice
president: Samuel W. Pitts. secre-
tary; Carroll Pierce, treasurer.
Eighteen directors were chosen
as follows from nine Protestant
Churches in the city: Urban s. Lam
! bert. ]. X. X. Norton, Gardner L.
/ Boothe. c. c. Lamond, Clarenc e
n. Moore. Charles J. Deahl. James
r. eaton. Newell S. Greenaway. SAM
uel w. Pitts, Carroll Pierce. w. s.
Risdon, Norman Roberts, c. f..
Pierpolnt and r r. Knight. J. A.
Hulfish. George X. Bender. II. Noel
! Garner and William Campbell.
Walter Hanson was chosen field
secretary for Alexandria and he al
ready has assumed charge of the
work. For the past two years he
has been an executive secretary for
the Y. NJ C. A. and was stationed
in Atlanta, Ca, doing army and
navy work.
A woman's auxiliary will. be e.
tablished by the secretary. A rls-
ing vote of thanks was rendered
Judge Norton for promoting the Or
ganization in this city.
The annual meeting OF Group No.
;. of the Virginia Bankers Associa-
tion. will be held in this city Mon
day, February %. in the Westmin-
ster building. 1t is expected that
about forty delegates will attend.
In this association, composed
mainly of bankers in Northexn vir-
ginia, fifty-two banking institu-
tions are members.
The meeting will be presided over
who is president of the association.
The local arrangements are in the
hands OF a committee headed by
r. NJ. Green OF the Citizens Nation
al Bank. who is vice chairman OF
the association. This association
held a meeting here in 1916.
Following the reading OF reports
and other business the delegates
to the convention will be enter
tained at dinner in the westmin-
ster building. after which they will
inspect the plant of the Virginia
shipbuIlding Corporation and the
Naval Torpedo Station, here. 1t is
expected that they wilbbe rendered
a theater party in Washington at
night.
Alexandria is having a time get
ting assessors. Three out of the
four assessors recently named by
Judge l.. c. Barley of the Corpora
ton Court have declined the job.
They are Charles L. Cox and James
Bayne. who were named as asses
sors, and Joseph +. Rogers. one of
the deputy assessors. The only
man who did not decline is Charles
49, VIM 10 dlsO q utpuly
and will serve as clerk to the
board.
1t is expected that Judge Barley
Will name others within the next
few days.
The State corporation commission
has granted a charter to the Acme
Auto Top Company, Inc. Alexan-
dFip with a ms nj
of $4,000. and a minimum of $3.50.
Purposes are to deal in automobiles
and automobile accessories. Officers
and incorporators are: Edwin c.
Jones. president: James A. Purcell.
secretary; Joseph A. Kerney and
Simon d. Bronson. A charter also
has been granted by the commission
to Kraemer and Duehring, Inc.
Alexandria, with a maximum capi-
tai stock of $4,000. and a minimum
of $4,000. Purposes are a general
hardware business.
Frank Rebac. 20 years old. died
last Tuesday night at his home, 32S
South Lee street. His funeral will
take place at o'clock Friday morn
ing from st. Mary's Catholic Church.
L.
"OTu mas Uecn received IN this
city of the death of George Hend-
ley Smoot, eldest son of the late
Allegheny Smoot. who died Febru-
ary 2, at Boise, Idaho. He was a
brother of Mrs. Barley. wife of
Judge l. c. Barley. of the corpora
tion court of this city.
1t is announced that owing to the
flu situation throughout the state
the health authorities in Harrison
burg on Monday called off the State
Sunday School convention to have
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