Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-12-22
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by persons who want office for them
selves or their close friends. The ap
pIications are on file by the hundred
there being more than will be re
auired to be named by him during the
entire four years that he will direct
the affairs of the Old Dominion. He
has declared that it will be impossible
for him to comply with the demands
the only thing following being the re.
plies that have to be sent and thus de-
laying him in the work that he will
have to dc, before he is inaugurated
The legislature will arrange for an
elaborate inaugural ceremony for the
new governor. He has not yet an
nounced his staff appointments.
Winchester.-A chapter Of the Chill
dren of American Revolution is about
to be organized under the direction
OF Miss Katharine R. Glass, regent
of Fort Loudoun Chapter. D. A. K,
who recently was designated as or
ganizing president. Boys and girls
whose mothers are members of the
Daughters Of the American Revolu-
ton are eligible to membership, and
it is expected over 100 will be enrolled
as charter members. Mrs. j. F.. +.
Cassell of Staunton, is state director
and Miss Mary Miller of Winchester,
is chairman Of the organizing conf
mittee.
Richmond.-Joseph p. Brady, clerk
of the federal district court, received
letter Monday from Attorney Gen
eral Daugherty calling his attention
to the fact that the statutes prohibits
the holding of public meetings in fed
eral court rooms. Complaint, it was
indicated had come from Postmaster
Hay T. Thornton, custodian OF the
federal building here. As Il matter
of courtesy, Mr.. Brady has been per-
hitting members of the Richmond bar
occasionally to meet in the district
court room. Recently, he extended
the privilege to the Richmond alumni
of the University of Virginia, when
they recommended radical changes in
the athletic policies of that instltu-
ton. Mr.. Thornton, in his complaint,
voiced the view that the court room
was not the proper place for such
meetings. Mr.. Brady forwarded the
attorney generals letter to District
Judge Groner, at Norfolk, for his
perusal.
Richmond.-The fee commission,
which is now preparing its report to
the legislature, it is understood here,
has agreed to make the maximum flat
salary for officers, $4,000 year. This
applies to court clerks, treasurcrs,
sergeants, commissioners Of the rev.
enue and all others. The commission
will work out plan whereby the
compensation Of each officer will be
fixed, but the minimum pay is yet to
be determined.
Richmond.-Col w. Med. Lee, the
new fisheries commissioner, announc-
ed today that departments of game
and inland fisheries will be maintain
ed at Roanoke and Richmond, and that
headquarters for shellfish and deep
water fisheries would be established
at Newport News, lrvington and Rich
mond Applications for appointment
must be filed with the heads of de-
partments and not with the governor.
Staunton.-If the Virginia general
assembly, which convcnes in Rich
mond next month, acts favorably upon
the recommendation made by the
board of visitors of the Virginia school
for the Deaf and Blind, there will
be, some time in the future, two state
institutions located in Staunton for
the Old Dominion's deaf, dumb and
! blind, instead Of the one now in cx-
istence here In session last week
at V. E. D. B., the board of visitors
adopted resolutions calling upon the
state to provide separate educational
facilities for the deaf and the blind,
and recommended that both institu-
tions be located here. In the resolu-
tions the board further stated that
now only about half of the children
deaf and blind, who should be in
school, can be accommodated at the
present plant here.
Richmond.-Thc names Of Park p.
Deans, of Isle of Wight; Benjam P.
| Owen, of South Richmond, and Good
rich w. Lineweaver, of Norfolk, arc
mentioned as three from which the
new secretary to the governor will
be chosen. Col. Leroy Hodges, aide
to Governor Davis, will become dircc-
tor Of the budget under the Trinkle
administration. Mr.. Deans is for
mer conSnonwcaltE's attorney and
now a member Of the house Of dele
gates Mr.. Owen was secretary to
! Governors Swanson and Mann, and
was manager of the Trinkle head
quarters in Richmond. Mr.. Lincweav-
er is citv editor of the Norfolk Ledger.
Dispatch and is executive secretary Of
! the Hampton Roads port commission.
| Rchmond.-The name of Judge
Jesse F. West, OF the Third judicial
district, will be presented to the
Democratic caucus of the 1922 session
Of the Virginia state legislature, when
! it convenes here January II, as can
didate To succeed the late Judge Ed