Evening star., 1925-10-13
ALEXANDRIA.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. October l5.-
City Manager Paul Morton left last
night for Winchester, where he will
represent Alexandria at the annual
convention OF the League Of Virginia
municipalities. The leagues member
ship includes practically every fncor.
porated city and town in Virginia.
One Of the major subjects to be
discussed will be the proposed increase
In telephone rates as proposed by the
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone
Co. of Virginia
The Alexandria Booster Club meet
ing last night decided to hold in abey-
ance the question Of issuing booster
tickets, and in the meantime there
will be no booster campaign. The
members were unable to reach an
agreement as to the proper solution OF
the problem. and the subject Will be
taken up again at a later meeting.
Owing to the interest in the world
series. the Alexandria Chamber of
Commerce was unable TO get a quorum
Of its members yesterday. and the
election Of a president to succeed Ken
meth W. Odgen was carried over until
this afternoon.
The Business and Professional
Women's Club will hold its monthly
meeting and banquet tonight in ths
rooms Of the chamber Of commerce.
Many to Attend Meet.
4 Number Of Alexa ndrians left for
Centerville today to attend the first
Northern Virginia Field Trial Associa
tton meet, which begins today and
continues for three days. DIR. F. NJ.
Dillars, Alexandria, is president OF the
association.
The seventh annual convention of
the Virginia Chapter. International
Federation of Catholic Alumnae.
which has been in session here since
last Friday night. selected Richmond
as the convention city for 1925, elect
cd officers for the year and adjourned
after attending a banquet at Rausch-
ers' in Washington.
These officers were elected:
Miss Marie L. Rankin, Richmond,
governor; Miss Loretta Mocca- Rich.
mond, fret vice governor; Mrs. Lee
Creamer, Richmond. second vice gov.
ernor;; Miss Mary Angelo Pesce, Nor
folk, third vice governor: Miss Lima
Mary Lawrence, Portsmouth, record
ing secretary: Miss Julia Catogni.
Richmond. corresponding secretary:
Mrs. Frank E. Beall. Alexandria,
trea surer.
Mrs. J. s. Neill Of Washington eN-
tonQe0 an 1nV1tdllOfl 10 IuC uclced dtcS
to attend the National Catholic Wom-
ems Council. to be held in Washing
ton November 16 to IS. The alumnae
adopted resolutions of thanks to the
sisters Of the Holy Cross st. MaIy's 8
Alumnae.
Women's Union to Meet.
A meeting of Group of the Wom.
ems Missionary Union of the Potomac
Baptist Association will be held at the
Baptist Temple Wednesday morning.
Alexandria Lodge Of Elks led the is
lodges in Virginia in social and COM
munity work, according to q report
just issued by the local lodge.
Local merchants are showing keen
interest in the meeting of the Retail
Merchants Institute, to be held here
October 26 and continuing for Ave
days.
Arrangements are being completed
for the card party to be given tomor-
row night in Lee Camp Hall by the
local post. American Legion Auxil-
iary. Mrs. T. Marshall Jones is presi-
dent.
Willie Miller, colored. who was shot
in the leg by Officer w. G.. Shoots
when he resisted arrest, il conva-
lescing, and Capt. w. w. Campbell of
the Police Department said today that
he expected to move tho colored man
TO the city tall within a week.