The Washington herald., 1922-09-07
ALEXANDRIA 0.P.
! REORGANIZES IT'S
CITY COMMITTEE
Louis L. Whitestone Made
Chairman in Place of
SchwarZmann.
THE HERALD BUREAU.
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A. >. Doniphan.
III King Street.
ALEXANDRIA. Va. Sept. s-The
Republican city committee was reor-
ganized tonight at a meeting In the
nooms of the chamber of commerce
with the selection of the following
officers:
Louis L. whitestone. chairman; Nor
man Jenkins, vice chairman; Kemp
Rush. treasurer; W. H. Rupp. secre-
tary.
Committeeman: First ward-C. A.
Strauss, John Barton Phillips: Mrs.
Charles A. Bell; second ward-M. E.
Greene, David E. Robey. Mrs. Minnie
Baldwin: third ward-p. ]. wolfford,
Charles NJ Stoler. Lewis o. Hardin;
fourth ward-Francis T. Quinn. Ray
nond Gaines. Mrs. C. A. Strauss.
Chairman whitestone takes the
place of John U. Schwarzmann, who
resigned. Mr.. whitestone in an ad-
dress predicted an improvement in the
affairs of the country very shortly
under the guidance of the Republican
party.
Delegates were elected to the dis
trict convention to meet here next
Tuesday afternoon to nominate can
didate for Congress. as follows: G. A.
Strauss. d. ]. wolfford. Mrs. Minnie
Baldwin. NJ E. Greene. Louis L.
whitestone. John Barton Phillips. Mrs.
Charles Bell. Francis T. Quinn, F.
Clinton knight
AIternates. Mrs. c. A. Strauss. David
f Robey. Norman Jenkins, Charles
Downey. Lewis o. Hardin. Everett
Hellmuth, Kemp Rush. Raymond
Gines. Ferdinand Devaughan.
The following were elected delegates
to the State convention at Roanoke
September IS, to nominate a candi
date for U. s. Senator: c. A. Strauss
F. c. knight, d. ]. WolffUrd, Thomas
Bayne. Maury Gaines, Kemp Rush
Mrs Minnie Baldwin. Lewis o. Har-
din. Everett Hellmuth.
AIternates are VI. Z. Greene. AL
bert Schlag. Norman Jenkins
Charles VI. Stoler. c. c. Bur
nett. Ferdinand Devaughan. Claude
Wolfford. Charles Downey anc
William ]. McCaffrey.
Delegates attending either con-
vention were empowered to cast
the entire nine votes at each con-
TentiOn-
The new committee. 1t is stated
will support the State organiza'
ton of which Joseph L. Cruppel
is chairman.
The automobile bureau of tbs
chamber of commerce at its meet
ing last night received a COM
munication from the National Mo-
tOrists Association calling atten'
ton TO short measures at gasoline
supply stations. The bushes:
manager Of the chamber was re-
uuested to bring the matter to tht
attention Of the sealer of weight:
and measures.
Capt George II. Evans, business
manager Of the chamber, reported
that two signs have been erected
for the guidance of automobilists
one at thu corner Of Russell road
and King street. and the other at ths
corner of Washington and Frank
lin streets He also recommended
the placing of signs at the corner
Of King and Washington streets.
Mary n. Pierce. supervisor ot
schools. thanking the bureau fol
the tour Of the city provided fol-
the teachers at their convention
held last spring.
The poles necessary for the con.
strUCtioH of AleXandria's White
wav hare arrived. according to E
4. FeldEeller. manager of the Alex
andria Light and Power Company.
And-rw Jackson Lodge of Ma
sons this afternoon defeated Alex
a-WashinEton Lodge of Ma
sons. 3 to I at the Dreadnaugh
Athletic Park N game for tn,
benefit Of Martha Washington Chap
ter. No. -. Order of Eastern Star
Frank w Latham was manager
for :he winners and Claude w
Fletcher for the losers. Ladies solC
refreshments.
wilder NJ Rich. the City's new
business manager. will address tn,
members Of the Kiwanis Club a
their weekly luncheon tomorrow aft
crnaon i'm the Westminster Build
ing This will he the first publi,
address, NJ the new business man
afer since he assumed Office.
In Police Court today a coloret
girl giving the name of Emma Wal
lace. charged with the theft of 4;
ring from the residence of Mrs
w. n. Molesworth. 504 Primo,
street where she was formerly EN-
ployed. was held for the grand
jury. Mrs. Molesworth claimed sh,
formerly employed the girl and a
the time she lost the ring a bal
pin and another ring also wer.
taken. She also identified the rims
recovered as her property.