The Washington herald., 1922-06-11
ALEXANDRIA CITY
ELECTION OCCURS
ON NEXT TUESDAY
Five Councilmen Will Be
Named Under City
Manager Plan.
FOURTEEN IN RACE
Aldermen Hold Adjourned
Meeting on Unfinished
Business.
FOURTEEN IN RACE
THE HERALD BUREAU,

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for the election which will be held
Tuesday in this city. At this cleo
tion five councilmen will be chosen
to serve for a period of four years
from September 1 next.
Fourteen candidates are in the
race. There are about 1000 quali-
fed voters and il is expected that
about 5000 votes will be polled.
Many women are expected to vote.
rne candidates are William Al
bert Smoot, Robert S. Jones. Thomas
]. Fannon. Arthur H. Bryant. Ed
mund r. Ticer. who were nomI-
mated at a mass meeting held in
the armory April 20 by the Citizens
League: william Desmond, w. j.
-scCaffrey. Silas Devers. H C.
Aaron and James Clark, nominated
by the workmen's Municipal League
at a meeting held in the armory
May 10; Aldermen Robert F. Green
and Maurice r. wilkins. Frank W.
Latham and Councilman Clinton S.
I3allenger.
The polls will open at sunrise
and close at sunset The voting
places Will be as follows: First
ward. Armory Hall. South Royal
street; second ward. l1O North
Royal street: third ward. Odd Fell
lows Hall, North Columbus street:
fourth ward. Friendship engine
house. South Alfred street.
The following have been chosen
judres and clerks Of the election:
First ward-J. Edward Shinn.
commissioner judge: T. A Moore
and CHARLES sherwood. Judges: NJ.
5. Grim and Louis Poss. clerks; sec
ond ward. c. NJ. Schwab. commits
s:oner judge: $. u. Forbes and
Robert Tomilin, judges: George A.
Harlow and Kenneth Aitcheson,
clerks: third ward Francis Monroe.
commissioner Judge: o. II. Daniels
and Douglas Lindsey. judges; ]. l..
Lash. jr.. and Carter II. smith.
clerks: fourth ward Thomas
tnauncey. commissioner Judge;
Inester \. Gwinn and Jonn 4.
Downey. judges; George Keegan
and Howard Arnold. clerks.
An adjourned meeting of the
board of aldermen was held late
this afternoon. the aldermen con-
curing in the action of common
council in adopting the following
measures: Making of temporary
loan Of ss5,O0O for new school
building; granting permission for
SChawb, rear Of 322 and 324 South
Washington street: Henry L. Che
shire. rear of 21s North Fairfax
street. and o. II. Daniels. in rear Of
81 North St Asaph street. and per-
mission TO George S. Finch to re-
shin-le house at 317 Queen street.
The sentence Of A. ]. Payne game
warden "t Camp Humphreys. who
was found guilty by a Fairfax jury
NJ shooting William Simms. a youth
and sentenced to serve twelve
months in the penitentiary. has
been commuted by Gov z. Lee
TrinlSle to six months in Jail. Payne
slreadv has begun to serve his SEN
t"nCe- The governor states that he
docs this because PAYNE is an aged
mar. his health is not good. he
seems To have been a faithful serv-
art and he has a wife to support.
With services ct 3 o'clock tomor-
row afternoon at st. Mary's Catholic
Church the mems mission. which
has been in progress for the past
week. will come to a close. There
will he sermon and a renewal of
hsptismal vows by the men attend
ing
The thirty-seven members Of the
graduating class OF the Alexandria
High School will attend services at
Christ EDisCoDaI Church at o'clock
tomorrow night. The baccaleau-
reate sermon will be preached by
Rev. William 7. Morton. n. d. rec
tor. \ musical program will be
given.
J. Parker Milburn. who for sew
eral years has been examiner of
records for the sixteenth judicial
circuit. has rendered his resignation
to c. Lee Moore. State auditor. ef-
fective July Is. 1t is understood
that George 1. Robey. Of Fairfax.
will be appointed to fill the va
cancy.
judge Robinson Moncure. OF the
Corporation Court. today received
the petition presented by the law
firm Of Cation and Cation. objecting
10 certain language used in his
opinion given few days ago, IN
which he denied their application
for calling a special election No
Vember ] TO elect a clerk of the
court for a term of eight years. to
I'll the vacancy caused by the death
Of y. s. Greenaway.
Miss Katie Theresa Corbett dieo
at . o'clock last night at her resi-
dence. 1924 Cameron street. after a
brief Illness. She is survived by
her sister. Miss Annie f. Corbett: a
half brother, Edward II. Dunn. o:
Phi adelphia; two nephews. Law
renee and Charles Corbett. of this
city. and a niece, Mrs. c. Z. Gooc.
wyn. OF Laredo, Tex. The funeral
will be held at $50 o'clock Monday
morning at st. Mary's Catholic
Church and burial will be in st
Msry's Cemetery.
Mrs. Emma S. Purcell, wife OF
John f. Purcell. died this mornins
at her residence, 1870 King street
She had been i'll for the past three
' seks. She Is .urvived by her hus.
band. three daughters. Mrs. James
]. Kelley. Mrs Henry W. Tripp and
Mrs. James a. Tomlin, and a son
Clarence E Purcell.
Mrs. Emma ". Davis. "a years
old. widow of Charles E. Davis. died
last mig at her residence. POI