Evening star., 1923-05-29
ALEXANDRIA.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. May 90 (Spe-
cial).--A slight increase in the tax
rate for the coming year was fore
Smoot. The rate will be fixed at
meeting Of the city council Thurs
day afternoon.
City Manager Rich has been work
ing for several months on the budget
for the coming year beginning June
/. and the city council has been
meeting almost daily for the last
few weeks working, on the budget.
In connection with real estate trans
fers the mayor stated today that he
had the clerk of the court pick at
random ninety pieces of real estate
transferred in 1922 and the consider
alton totaled s466.3T0. and the as
explained by the mayor that the tax
rate should possibly be lower and
the assessed valuation higher, but
under the law no new assessment Will
ment will not become operative until
1925.
In observance Of Memorial day the
banks and city and government offices
here will be closed all day tomorrow.
Practically all lines of business activ
ity will close for the day. Many from
here will attend the exercises at the
national cemetery, this city. Many
ball games, picnics and motor parties
have been planned for the day.
Annual Memorial day exercises VIII
be held at 4 o'clock in the afternoon
at the national cemetery under the
auspices of William B. Cushing Camp.
No. so. Sons of Veterans, L. S. A. The
program follows: Assembly, bugler
Invocation, Rev. E. NJ. Delaney, pas
tor of the Second Presbyterian
Church; music. quartet, selected
Lincoln's Gettysburg address, Mrs. j.
L. Bateman; patriotic songs, quartet,
nj ad SfanffaT
pastor of the Ninth Street Christian
Church, Washington. d. c.; patriotic
song; America" audience, led by
quartet: salute. firing squad under
command OF Capt Robert Thomas,
Alexandria Light Infantry: taps. bugier;
benediction, Rev E. NJ. Delaney.
The music will be furnished by a
quartet from the Second Presbyterian
Church under the direction of Miss
Lucy Graves. The exercises will be
presided over by John l.. Bateman,
senior vice commander, William B.
Cushing Camp.
The graves of the Union soldiers in
this city will be decorated with a
flag and flowers under the direction OF
Thomas E. Tobin, superintendent OF
the cemetery.
The four candidates who are run
ming for the state senate in the demo, ;,
cratic primary, August next, will
at s o'clock tonight address the mem :
bers of the League of Women Voters
in the rooms of the chamber OF com
merce. The candidates are: Robert
s. Barrett, this city, Walter Tanoil
Oliver, incumbent, Fairfax county
commemorative Attorney Frank L.
Bah of Arlington county and James
Sherier of Fairfax county.
It is expected that a large number
of women will be on hand to hear the
candidates give their views on mat
ters of legislation affecting the
women.
The republicans OF this senatorial
district will hold a meeting this
afternoon at the Hotel Rammel to
consider the nomination OF q candi-
date for the state senate in the gen
The civic and automobile bureau OF
the chamber Of commerce at q meeting
last night appointed committee to
investigate and prepare statement OF
vital statistics for comparison with this
city. covering the various large cities
OF the state. This committee is COM
posed of T. E. Dyson. Mrs. Margaret L.
Horner and G. C. Griffin. Assurances
were received from representatives of
the Washington-Virgini Railway Com
Line that they would be able to handle
the crowd Of Shriners expected here
next week.
Fire Of undetermined origin damaged
the rear part OF the general merchandise
store conducted by A. r. Driscoll. Del
Ray, Arlington county, at 10 o'clock
last night. Soap and other stock was
damaged by the blaze, which was ex-
tinguished by the Alexandria fire de-
partment with chemical extinguishers.
Babe Ruth will journey over to Alex
andria tonight and be a guest at the
lawn fete given on the lawn OF the
Xaverian Brothers school. Washington
and Queen streets, for the benefit of
the st. Mary's Sunday School. It is ex-
pected that q large number Of fans will
be on hand to greet him.
According to a dispatch from Rich
mond. Bishop Henry st. George
Tucker. who yesterday declined the
bishoprfc of Michigan, will take
charge Of the chair OF pastoral the
ology at the Episcopal Theological
Seminary Of Virginia. west Of this
city, next September. DR.. Beverley
cambridge Tucker, brother OF Bishop
Tucker, who Is rector Of St. Paups
Church. Richmond, stated that the
bishop accepted the position some
time ago. and that was the reason for
his brothers refusal to accept the
Michigan call.
DR.. Tucker formerly held the chair
Of pastoral theology at the seminary,
resigning several months ago to ac-
cept the call to st. Paups Church.
"The Endeavors Of 1923" will be re-
peated tonight by the AlexAudrtA
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