The Washington herald., 1922-05-02
ALEXANDRIA ''Y'
DRIVE IS OPENED
WITH BIG DINNER
Senator Spencer Among
Noted Speakers to
Attend.
TEAMS OUT TO-DAY
Goal of $4,000, With $50, 500
Pledged, Expected to Be
Reached This Week.
THE HERALD BUREAU.
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p. III King street.
ALEXANDRIA. Va, May 1.-The
citizens. dinner conference tonight
in the auditorium OF the chamber
of commerce in the interest of the
campaign to be launched here to-
morrow to raise $4,000 for a Y. NJ.
c. A. building was attended by abort
200 guests.
Capt. c. Keith Carlin, commander
in chief of the drive. presided. Be-
fore inner an address was given
by Senator Seldom p. Spencer, Of
Missouri.
After dinner speakers were: For
mer Congressman Charles c. Carlin.
Robert Cochran. c. c. Lamond. Kirk
L. Wallace, local secretary of the
Y. NJ. c. A; Rev. James Shera Mont
gomery, ID. D.. chaplain of the House
of Representatives. and Mimms w.
Lee. State secretary and campaign
director.
The names of $3.50 prospects"
were obtained from cards placed on
the wall by the $50 solicitors who
tomorrow afternoon will begin CAN
vassing. Luncheon will be served
the workers at 1890 o'clock every
afternoon.
Already s30.5oo has been sub
scribed for the project. Beginning
Friday the city will be wide open
to all the solicitors. but until that
item the csnvassers must confine
Themselves TO the names on the
cards given them.
The board of police commission
ers at a meeting held tonight in
the office of Mayor ]. NJ. Duncan
elected James II. Beach a member
of the police force to fill the va
cancy caused by resignation of
Policeman Clarence r. Morris. Rus
sell Thompson, who was recently
elected a member Of the force. was
sworn in. On application of d. L.
Bayliss. Charles Thompson was
given police powers to watch the
building being erected for the
Bryant Fertilizer Company.
Alderman Maurice wilkins and
Robert F. Green announce they will
be candidates for council in the
election to be held June l3 when
five councilmen will be chosen to
serve under the council manager
form of government. This makes
nine candidates to date. Five 9TH
ers will be announced later by the
W Va hhAOh
Nine new deacons have been
elected by the congregation OF the
First Baptist Church. as follows:
A. N. Shuman. w. A. Barnett, c. II.
Brawn. C. II. Shelton. J. c. Bowie.
G. c. Griffin. A. L. Lloyd, J. W.
Reeves and A. S. Mankin.
Gardner Arnold and Jesse Gil
martin ware badly injured early
Sunday morning while in the vi
cinity of Four-Mile Run when the
machine driven by Arnold collided
with the rear end of a carnival
wagon. DIR. Powell treated Arnold
at his home at New Alexandra.
Two women from Washington who
were in the machine escaped with
slight bruises.
A colored soldier giving the name
of Hayes Bailey of Camp Humph-
reys. Fairfax County. today was
sentenced to serve twelve months
and fined 500 by Justice of the
Peace F. w. Troth, of Fairfax
County on a charge of reckless
driving while under the influence
of liquor.
Motorrhan W. L. Irby of the
Washington-Virgin Railway was
fined S25 and costs today in the
Police Court for exceeding the
speed limit. The electric train of
which he was motorman early
Saturday morning. it was testified,
struck a bus of the Alexandria Mo-
tor Bus Line driven eiford Aylor,
and according to Attorney H. Noel
Garner. representing the bus COM
pany. the bus was damaged to the
extent of about $4,000.
a get together" banquet will
be given at 7:30 p. m. tomorrow
in the Westminster Building by
Alexandria Post No. 25. American
Legion. 1t is expected that 200
guests will attend. Among those
expected to make addresses are
Representative Hamilton Fish of
New York: State Commander Col
Junius F. Lynch, Norfolk; Depart
ment Adjutant W. l.. Price. Rich
mond: II. w. Raeggie National
Legislative Committeeman, and Dr.
Oscar Lee Owens of the Speakers
| Bureau of the Legion. The ladies'
of the American Legion will be
| special guests and the members Of
the Welcome Home Committee.