The Washington herald., 1921-10-05
ALExANDRIAsV VOTES
COUNCIL-MANACER
CITY GOVERNMENT
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ALEXANDRIA. Va. oct. 49, citi-
sens ,ef Alexandria, by . sweeping ma
terity tedsy, decided % .adopt the
council manager form Of city. govern
ment, The vote Tor the change 70 the
new fern was 1850, 10 3ie against
The majority was exactly. i.lez. or
about IA TO !. A total al i.s0t free
holders, Including six thrown out
voted, eat Of s,s7s qualified voters In
the city,
The vote by wards follows. First
Ward, As for change and - against !;
second, esS for change and o. against |;
Third, sQs for change and 10 against !;
Fourth, 32s for change and 70 against
The new form Of government viii 30
Into epeEatipn September next. Five
councilmen will be elected at large at
an election 70 be held next June, They
win serve ave years with pay. The
eouneilHIen will elect business man
aeer The council. on sssufning Of
nee, will elect chairman. who will
be mayor Of the city
big wooden key filled with tiny In
candeseeRt bulbs flashed q welcome to
the knights Of Pythias at the opening
OF their ffty-third annual session To-
night In the auditorium of the Eiks'
Home as Mayor James M. Duncan
concluded an address Of welcome in
which he told the Pythians the keys
OF the city were theirs.
Col. George c, Cabell, of NoEfolk.
supreme vice chancellor, respvhded
TO the mayors addres. and on be-
half OF the chamber Of commerce
Theodore Harris made an address
Of welcome, which was responded
to by s B. Hammer. Lynchburg.
grand chancellor. Col. Julian Y.
Williams gave the address OF well
come on behalf OF the Kiwanis
Club. which was responded to r. II.
Bell. jr,. staunton. grand keeper of
records and seal. A, response was
also made by Mrs. Elise e. Van
dervort. of washington. supreme
suard Of the Pythian Sisters. B.
A. Rufiin, Richmond. past chancel-
her. made an address in which he
told Of the origin of the order. The
closing remarks were made by John
Fl. Trimyer, member of Oriental
Lodge of Alexandria.
The convention was called to or
der by c. H Pendleton, chancellor
commander OF Oriental Lodge of
Alexandria. Mr.. Trimyer- presided.
Invocation was given by the Rev.
r. B. Jackson! d. D.. pastor Of the
First Baptist Church and selections
were given by q section Of the Citi-
zens' Band.
Following the open meeting the
grand lodge. met and made prepa :
ration for the business session to-
morrow.
Sessions will convene at 3 o'clock
TOMORROW morning in the audito-
rum of the Elk Home and will be
presided over by s. B. Hammer, OF
Lynchburg, grand chancellor. Eiec-
tion Of officers will take place at 4
o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
The Pythian Sisters, with about
seventy-fve delegates in attend
ance. will convene at 10 o'clock to-
morrow morning in the Pythian
Temple on Cameron between Royal
and Fairfax streets and will end
their sessions Thursday. A dance
will be given in their honor at Odd
Fellows Hall tomorrow night.
feature Thursday afternoon
| will be the competitive drill for the
| eaee%e N~eeS NAOPhJ ctNWCth OsCcOld
Lodge, of Roanoke, and Rathbone
Lodge of Norfolk. This will take
place In the Young Peoples Build
ing.
Thursday night the exercises will
be concluded when the rank of
knight will be conferred on a class
of fifteen candidates by Oriental
Lodge, No. 6, Of this city. and Syra-
cusian Lodge. No. 10. OF Washing
| ton. -.
In the Corporation Court today,
Judge Robinson Moncure presiding,
in the case of .Peyton Ballenger,
charged with a violation Of the pro-
hibition, law, was fined 500. ]. c.
Lucy was also found guilty of a
violation of the prohibition law and
was fined sz50. william Jones' ON
a similar charge. vas fined $50 and
sentenced to serve one month in
| jail.
Mrs. Sarah Brager Dies.
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