The Washington herald., 1922-08-29
new ALEXANDRIA
COUNCIL TAKES
OFFICE FRIDAY
City Manager Not Yet Sc
lected-T -Tweedale
Declines.
G. O. P. BOARD MEETS
Sets Sept. 6 for Mass Meeting
To Elect District Con-
vention Delegates.
3. o. P. BOARD MEETS
THE HERALD BUREAU.
A. 3. Doniphan.
III King 9treet.

ALEXANDRIA,, Va, Aug. 2S.-The
newly elected city council of hve
members which win serve the city
under the council-manager form of
city government will be sworn in
at noon Friday. The oath Of ONCE
will be administered by Judge Sam
uel @. Brent, Of the circuit court for
this city. The meeting will be
called to order by d. r. Stanbury,
clerk of the old council. A COM
munication from the clerk Of the
corporation court will be read. GER
tifying that william Albert Smoot.
Thomas j. Fannon. Arthur H. Bry-
ant. Robert s. Jones and e. F. IT,
Ger were elected In the special elec.
tion held June II.
The council will organize with
the selection Of a chairman, who
will serve as mayor. Selection of a
business manager Is expected soon.
The offer of the position made to
Alonzo Tweedale- for nearly quar-
ter Of century prominently con-
nected with the District Of Column
his government. has been declined.
The city Republican committee
tonight fixed September 6 for a
mass meeting to elect delegates to
the district convention to be held
in this Ncity at o'clock the after
noon of September 12 to nominate
candidate for Congress and also
to name delegates to the State con-
vention at Roanoke on September
Is to nominate a candidate for the
United States Senate.
Six persons sustained injuries
this afternoon on the Camp Humph-
an automobile, said to have been
driven by Brunett Tanner went off
the road and was considerably
damaged There were three men
and three women in the car. The
names of Patrick E. Foley and John
English. of Washington. The names
of the women were not obtained.
Eighteen stitches were taken in
Tanners head at the hospital by
DIR. NJ. d. Delaney and the women
were treated for cuts and bruises.
one sustaining a fractured wrist.
The men were taken in charge by
opCCidl OuiCCA anu
wease and $50 collateral was re-
quired of them for their appear
ance before the FGirfax authorities.
The women left the hospital after
being given medical aid.
On a plea that he was victim
of morphine. Raymond H. Hitte. Of
Washington. arrested Saturday
D-l In
and Policemen Magner and Durrer.
charged with larceny of four pals
of ladies' silk stockings fom Bend
helms store, was held by Acting
Judge Nicol today to see II arrange
ments cannot be made to send him
to the Washington Asylum Hospi-
tai for treatment. A young white
woman. taken into custody at the
same time. was acquitted.
st. Mary's Sunday school Will give
an all day picnic tomorrow to Snow
denis. on the washington-virgin
Railway. The first train will leave
Prince and Royal streets and there
will be single cars every half hour
thereafter.
The funeral Of Mrs David r. Ro-
bey. who died yesterday. will be
held at o'clock Wednesday after
noon at the residence of her mother.
Mrs. Marian Simpson. 430 South Lee
street.
The body of Charles P. Holden.
father of Charles F. Holden. who
died in Philadelphia, was shipped
yesterday 20 Boston. Mass. where
the funeral will be held tomorrow.
The funeral of Harry Zimmerman.
son of Mr.. and Mrs. n. c. thinner
man, of Gum Springs. Fairfax
County. who died Friday. was held
this morning at St. Mary's Cath
olic Church. Burial was In st.
Mary's Cemetery.