The Washington herald., 1922-05-11
FOURTEEN SEEK
COUNCIL SEATS
In ALEXANDRIA
Workmen's M Municip al
league Names Five
Candidates.
ELECTION JUNE 13
Rev. Allison Chosen Grand
Master of Virginia Odd
, Fellows Grand Lodge.
ELECTION JUNE 1s
THE HERALD BUREAU.

TT King Street.
ALEXANDRIA. Va. May 10
The following Ave have been nomi-
mated to run for city council in the
election to be held June 13. the
nominations being made by a COM
mittee Of fve named for that pur-
pose by the, workmen's Municipal
League; W. ]. McCatfrey. william
Desmond. H. C. Aaron. Silas Devers
and James A. Clark.
The committee that nominated
these men was composed of T. H.
Nelson. j. S. Dennis, Charles Dow
ney, Julian. Poss and NJ. B. Thomp-
son. They were named at a mass
meeting held in the armory April
%. Three of the nominees, McCaf-
frey. Desmond and Devers, are al
ready members of the common
council. In the election. which will
be held June 13. five persons are
to be elected to serve under what
is known as the council manager
form of city government. There
are fourteen candidates in the race
for council and others are expected
to enter. The candidates have un-
til Saturday in which to file notice
lpf their candidacy with the clerk
leof the court. The candidates are
las follows: W. A Smoot, Robert S.
/ Jones. Arthur H. Bryant. Thomas ].
Fannon. E F. Ticer. Frank w.
Latham. william Desmond, Maurice
wilkins, Robert F. Green, w. ].
McCaffrey. William Desmond. H. c.
Aaron, Silas Devers and James A.
Clark
The members of the Kiwanis Club
IL - af
1 o'clock tomorrow afternoon at a
radio concert in the Westminster
Building following the weekly
luncheon of that organization The
arrangements for the radio enter
tainment are in the hands of j.
Kent White. of this city. who Is a
member of the Kiwanis Club The
program provides for three solos by
w. d. Kelly. accompanied by B. E.
Gordon. There also will be ten
minute adress by Roe Fulkerson.
of Washington.
Tev. DR.. John Lee Allison, Of. this
city. was elected grand msater of
the grand lodge of Odd Fellows In
Virginia at the annual session OF
the gand lodge in Lynchburg. Va.
Yesterday afternoon Mrs. W. l..
Martin, OF this CITY mas DCcA
chosen grand warden of the Re-
bekah Assembly which also is in
session in that city. DR.. r. Stans-
&ury, of this city initiated class
OF 900 candidates at the session OF
the grand lodge of Odd Fellows.
~The Alexandrians who have been
attending the convention returned
home tonight.
The Business and Professional
women's Club has elected these or
fcers: Lucy Graves, president; FL
eanor watkins, treasurer; Groes
Ficklin vice president; Cora Duff
fey. recording secretary. and Mary
Moore. corresponding secretary The
following new members were elect
ed: Mrs. Clarence c. Leadbeater'
Winnie williams and Mary d.
Pierce. The club plans to fend
delegates to the state convention
to be held this month in Danville.
A slight fire occurred at o'clock
yesterday afternoon at Mount Ver-
non. Va. in a shed on the wharf
The fire department at Mount Yer
non estate extinguished the blaze
with chemicals before any material
damage was done. il is stated. The
origin of the blaze has not been
determined.
Within a short time Councilman