The Washington herald., 1922-06-10
ALEXANDRIA FIRM
REVIEWS PLEA FOR
SPECIAL ELECTION
Cation and Cation Writ AL,
leges Judge Moncure
Ignores Law.
CLERKsHIP AT ISSUE
Ordination Exercises and
Theological Sem az
Commencement.
CLERKsHIP AT ISSUE
THE HERALD BUREAU,
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ALEXANDRIA, Va. June s.-The
law firm of Cation and Cation will
present to Judge Robinson Moncure
in the Corporation Court at 10
o'clock tomorrow morning a petit
tion concerning the opinion handed
down recently by Judge Moncure re-
fusing to act favorably on their
former petition for special cleo
tion November to fill the eight
year term of clerk of the courts for
which the late Newell s. Greenaway
was elected.
The new petition states that the
judge in denying the former petition
used the following words: "Locai
public sentiment seems to be in
thorough accord with the general
law and sentiment Of the State
at large. as evidenced by the fact
that out of 1900 people only 80
signed the petition. The cours
deems that. even IL 1t so desired. IL
is beyond its jurisdiction to order
an election"
The new petition states that the
question Is one to be determined by
Law and not by referendum. that
the court knows no effort was maze
to circulate the petition widely ana
that single petitioner can raise
this question as well as thou
sand; that had the matter been re-
ferred to a referendum at least 90
per cent of the qualified voters of
the city would have signed the peti-
tion.'
Ordination ceremonies at the
Episcopal Theological Seminary of
Virginia brought the ninety-n' nth
annual commencement exercises to
a close today. The services were
attended by many high church Dig
nitaries from various parts of the
country. The following were or
dained priests: Rev. Charles L.
Monroe, Louisa. Va. and Rev.
Douglass w. Ness, Gloucester. Va.
Those ordained deacons. were: Den
mis- Whittle, Irwin Hugh Wood and
Norvell E. Wicker, Virginia, and
Frank Cox and Harold w. weigel.
of Pennsylvania. The ceremony was
conducted by Rt. Rev. William Ca
bell Brown, bishop of the diocese
of Virginia. assistd by Rt. Rev.
Arthur C. Thomson, bishop-coadju-
tor OF Southern Virginia. and
Rt. Rev. Robert Jett. bishop of
Southwestern Virginia. The SER
mon was preached by Rt. Rev. will
son b. Stearley. bishop coadjutor
of Newark, N. ].
A delegation of members of the
Chamber of Commerce last night at
tended a meeting of the Fort Foote
Community Center, Fort Foote, Md.
and spoke of the advantages farmers
would derive from the building Of
road of about a mile and an eighth
from point in Prince Georges
County, Maryland. to the river, to
connect with Fox's ferry, where the
business men of the city contemplate
having a ferry. Those who spoke
were Theodore Harris, editor of the
Alexandria Gazette; Robert e. Knight.
president Of the Chamber of Com
merce; Irwin Diener, president of the
Ad Club, and Capt. George H. Evans.
business manager of the Chamber of
Commerce. Residents OF the center
will consider the plan next Thursday.
Announcement is made of the mar
riage of Miss Rose d. Stouffer, of
Del Ray and E. J. Bennett, of WASH
ington. on Monday afternoon at the
South. Rev. E. v. REGISTER, D. D..
pastor. officiating. The couple. fol-
lowing bridal trip. will reside in
Mount Ida.
Rev. John Lee Allison, d. D., will
preach the commencement sermon
to the high school graduates as
Strasburg Sunday.
DR.. Allison as grand master of the
Odd Fellows in Virginia will also
make an official visit to Edinburs.
Front Royal and adjacent lodges
A majority of auto owners hav.
not yet paid their city automobile
license taxes, according to Mayor
]. NJ. Duncan. The tax is now past
due. The mayor advises all who
have not paid to call at his once
in North Pitt street at once. Mem
bers of the police department have
been assigned to the task of COL
lecting the licenses in order to ex-
pedite the work.
Following a plea of guilty of vio-
lating the State prohibition law,
Harry f. Barton was held in Police
Court today for action of the grand
| jury. Chief Goods and Sergt. Camp
| bell testified that they recovered
thirteen pints of whisky. Barton's
Packard automobile was seized
The fund of $4,000 which the vol
unteer firemen of the city are en-
deavoring to raise now amounts to
s2,344.50, leaving s655.50 needed to
| complete the fund.
! The girls sewing classes Of the
Y. NJ. c. A Ladies' Auxiliary will
meet at Q o'clock tomorrow after
noon in the rooms of the Chamber
of Commerce, when a silver thimble
will be awarded to the one who has
done the best work during the year.
Four Wox,,on C6nnnoro