The Washington herald., 1922-08-31
ALEXANDRIA HEARS
WILLIAM A. SMOOT
MAY ACT AS MAYOR
Chairman of Council Will
Also Serve as City
Executive.
MEETS TOMORROW
Bee Buzzing Near Fair Driv-
er's Head Causes Auto
Crash.
THE HERALD BUREAU.

n. .. Duuipuuus
727 King Street.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, Aug. 3o.-
When the new city council. which
will operate under the council man
ager plan form of city government,
is inducted into office at noon Fri-
day. a day for the meetings OF that
body will lie determined. The new
council, IL is stated, will meet once
week In the afternoon at .
o'clock. II Is understood that Will
liam A. Smoot will be chosen chair
man of the new council and as
such will also serve as mayor for
four years.
1t Is said that the new council
will not make any changes in the
personnel of the city employees for
the present, at least. The. newly
selected anager. Wilder NJ. Rich.
OF Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. will ar
rive here Friday.
1t is stated that Mr.. Rich was Sc
| lected from between forty and fifty
applicants The members OF the
council wrote five letters to leading
business managers in various parts
of the United States and three re-
piled, suggesting that Mr.. Rich be
chosen for the position.
Plans are being completed for the
presentation OF historical pag-
cant. which will be staged here Sep
| tember l. and Is, on the grounds Of
the Dreadnaught Athletic Club. Four
scenes will be presented. Frank A.
Steele is stage manager and he has
obtained the services of Miss Mahon.
nj.
superintendent OF the Washington
pap grounds. The Columbian Play
rs, of this city, have offered the
s-Ivices OF many of the players OF
the company. Steele will direct
those who will have speaking parts.
and Miss Mahon will coach those Sc
iected for the minuet. Fire Chief
+. j. McDermott will look after the
IiremeE who participated in the
pageant held in Richmond
Five persons were injured this
morning on the Camp Humphreys
road a few miles south of Alex
dndria when an automobile
crashed into a telegraph pole.
4 he accident was caused by bee
Luzzing around the head OF Mrs.
Charles Valentine, who lost con-
troll OF the machine. The injured
are: John II. Davis. leg broken:
Mrs. q. A. Lynn, head cut; Mrs.
Valentine, four teeth knocked out
Two little children of Mrs. VAL
cntine received minor cuts. Mrs.
Valentine. who lives al III Har-
ward street, and the others were
treated at the Alexandria Hospi-
tai by DIR. NJ. ID. Delaney.
When an automobile from
Washington toppled off the road
last night at IL o'clock. Mrs. W.
+. Robb, giving her address as
70S Virginia avenue southeast,
les to her hand and was treated
at the Alexandria Hospital. The
machine was badly wrecked. Mrs.
Robb was brought to this city
by Richard Stuart. 1t is said
that the driver of the machine
endeavored to get out of the way
of an approaching automobile
| and that this was responsible for
the accident. The machine fell
about feet.
\ lawn fete for the benefit OF
the striking railroad employees is
being held on the lawn at St.
Elmo and will be continued the
remainder of the week.
In the Corporation. Court today
Richard C. Burnett qualified as
executor of the estate of his
mother. Mrs. Margaret Burnett.
Mrs. Minnie p. Kniper, 81. years
old. wife of Truman Kniper, of lis
North Asaph street. died today at
the Alexandria Hospital. The body
was taken to wheatley chapel and
will be shipped Friday to Allen
! town. Pa. for burial.
Miss Elizabeth Lovejoy, a2 years
! old. died this morning at the home