The Washington herald., 1922-05-23
HOLDS MONCURE'S
NAMING OF. COURT
CLERK IS ILLEGAL
Alexandria Petition Asks
Special Election Be
Called.
TO HONOR WAR DEAD
Patriotic Bodies Will Hold
Memorial Exercises
Tomorrow.
TO HONOR WAR DEAD
THE HERALD BUREAU.

THE HERALD BUREAU.
A. 9. Doniphsu.
TIT King Street.
ALEXANDRIA. Va. May "a
petition has been prepared by the
law frm OF Cation and Cation which
VIII be presented to Judge Robin
son Moncure of the Corporation
Court asking him to call a special
election November to elect
clerk of the cour. to fill the term
OF eight years for which the late
Nevell s. Greenaway was elected.
The petition is being signed b. a
number of qualined voters and IL
was stated today that II will be pre-
sented within the next ten days. n
Judge Moncure fails to order the
election. Mr.. Cation stated the case
will be taken to the State Court
OF Appeals.
On May Judge Moncure ap-
pointed Elliott F. Hoffman To MI
Mr.. Greenaway's unexpired term.
In the meantime he Received from
the State attorney general letter
relating to the appointment. which
was reported as giving the opinion
that the appointment would hold
for both the unexpired term and
for the new term of eight years.
The attorney general in conclud-
ing his letter. says: 81 hesitate to
express an official opinion as, no
doubt. it will finally reach the
courts for adjudication. However.
am very glad to give you these
views as a matter Of courtesy to
you"
r. E. Lee Camp. Confederate
Veterans. will conduct Memorial
Day exercises at 6 O'Clock We'd
nesday afternoon at the Confeder-
ate monument, Washington and
Prince streets
The grafton will be delivered by
Rev. Percy Foster Hail., D. D., rec
tor of st. Pauls Episcopal Church.
There will be selections by a quar-
tet under the direction of James c.
Stockton. .organSt of Christ Epis-
| copal Church, and music by the
Citizens Band. The Boy Scouts and
the local military will take part.
Afterward the veterans will march
to Christ Church yard where exer-
cises will be held and the mound
will be strewn with flowers. A vol
ley will be fired by the military and
sounding of taps will end the eX-
ercises.
Earlier in the day the graves of
the veterans in the various ceme-
teries will be decorated by a com.
mittee of the United Daughters OF
the Confederacy and the mound In
Christ Church yard and the monu-
ment also will be decorated.
Forty members of Friendship Vet
erans' Fire Association and about
twenty-fiv members Of the three
volunteer fire companies will leave
at 3:32 o'clock tomorrow morning
to take part in the parade in Rich
mond in connection with the Vir-
\ ginia historical pageant. The local
military company. composed OF for
ty members,went to Richmond yes
terday by motor truck.
An historic pageant will be given
at 2:30 o'clock tomorrow afternoon
by the graded schools n the campus
of the Alexandria High School. Pu-
pills in Lee and Washington schools
will meet at the Confederate monu-
ment at Washington and Prince
streets and march up King street
to West street to the school.
The program will be as follows:
March. first grade boys. Mrs. Wood
ward; Friendship Fire Engine boys.
second grade, Mrs. Wolf: Indian
scenes, fourth grade, Misses Beattie
and Grigg; Pocahontas and Smith,
fifth grade, Miss A. Adams; Wash
ington and Braddock, fifth, sixth
and seventh grades. Mrs. Cloe:
minuet, sixth and seventh grades,
Mrs. E. Paul Jones; Virginia reel.
fourth and fifth grades, West End
School. Misses Pullman and Nor
man; minute men. third grade. Mrs.
Strauss; Maypole. fourth and fifth
grades, Misses Cox, Reeves and
wingo: chairman. Miss Mayme
Grigg; field manager, r. c. Hayden.
The Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation gymnasium classes. which
had been in continuous session for
thirty weeks, closed this afternoon
at the Westminster Building. When
the association gets into its new
quarters there will be. more room
for this sort OF work.
In the police court today Charles
Veaney, colored. charged with vio'
lating the State prohibition law
was held for the grand jury. Chief
Goods. Sergt. Campbell and Police
man Durrer testified that they
found at veaney's place on Pitt
between Princess and OronocC
streets, over a quart OF corn liquor
Veaney told the court he purchased
the quart from Edward Harrison
Harrison was also held for the
grand jury.
| According to the police, Robert
alias Red" Griffin, colored, passed
a pistol to Veaney and for this he
was fined 500 and the weapon con-
fiscated.
Samuel H. Merchant. a former
resident of this city, died yesterday
at Brandy Station. Va. where n.
had gone for a visit. He is survived
by two children. sara Isabelle an6
Lawrence C. Merchant: two broth
ers, William A. Merchant, of Hav-
ana, Cuba, and George w. Merchant
of New York City. and a sister, Mrs.
Mark r. Norris, of this city. The
body was taken to Wheatley's NOR
tuary chapel. where services will
be held at o'clock tomorrow af'
ternoon. For the past quarter or =
l.