The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-05-19
BOY MAYOR OF
ALEXANDRIA
ELECTED
Lindsey Schwarzman Will Be
Head of City Government
for Day

ALEXANDRIA, May 19-Lindsey
Schwarzman, fifteen years old, will
be the Mayor" of Alexandria
Thursday. He was elected to this
post last night by five other Boy
Scouts, one from each of the five
troops of the city, who previously
had been chosen as the "City Coun-
ell" by the members of their re-
spective troops. The young mayor
elect, is a member of Troop No.
126, Of this city, and is first
class scout. He was elected ION
merit as the boys were instructed
to vote for the one possessed OF
the qualities best calculated to fit
him for the responsibilities of the
office.
In addition to the mayor and
his Council" who will sit with the
city council at its regular meeting
Thursday, other scouts have been
elected to fill the twenty most i'm
portant positions under the city
government.
In addition to running the city
for one day the boys, as a part Of
Boy Scout Week, beginning tomor-
row and lasting through Sunday,
will maintain a model camp of six-
teen tents on the 1900 block of
King street. Each of the five
troops will be in camp for a night
and a day. The camp will be open
for inspection to the public. At
public meeting, to be held Thurs
day night in the Young Peoples
building. Houston Thompson, hon
orary president of the Boy Scouts
of America, will be the principal
speaker. Robert South Barrett, of
this city, president of the National
Florence Crittenton Home, will
preside.
The boys who will hold office
Thursday, as the result of their
election" last night, will hold Do.
sitions as follows:
Mayor, Lindsey Schwarzman; city
council, Frank Williams, George
Bartlett, Martin Cohen and Kirk
Lindsey; city manager, Charles
Yeager; director of public safety.
Donald King; city treasurer, Ken
meth Lyons; city engineer, John
Strauss; city auditor, Frank Buck
ley; public health officer, Howard
Lanham; public health nurse. Law
renee Brawner1 chamber OF com.
meree secretary, William Moore.
Judge of police court, Curran Nc.
Ghee; clerk IF the police courr
julian Penn; commissioner of reye.
nue., Howard James; clerk of CDR.
poratlon court, Erwin Brooks: Judge
OF corporation court, Robert WooIf:
oesK sergeant Of police court, Thur.
man Smith; superintendent of public
schools. Richard Parker; collector
OF taxes. James Lindsey: common
Wealtn attorney. Burdge Cation; cor
poratIon attorney, Robert Nugcnt.
Meyer.
Charles Molten, fifty years old, of
police yesterday as missing from
ms nome here, was finally located
at soldiers Home, by Police Can.
tain Campbell and was brought
wife. '''-eO OS ms
Molten, a retired soldier, started
out Tor Washington yesterday, de.
caring he was going to Walter
heed Hospital for treatment. Later
IN the day, according to Mrs. Mot
ten, a strange man knocked at her
door and told her that her husband
nao gone away, but that he would
arrange for his return if paid $40.
Under pretext of getting the money.
mrs. Molten telephoned to the DO
ice, but the stranger evidently he
came suspicious and left. His iden-
tity is unknown
Those who have not registered to
vote IN the coming primaries and
general elections will be given a
last chance TO do so today. Reg
lstrars of the four wards Will be at
their homes or places of business
until O'Clock tonight to take care
or the last-minute rush. The places
OF registration, by wards, are as
follows:
First ward, w. E. Moore, 419
South Lee street; Second ward,
George A. Harlow, 401 Cameron
street; Third ward. Francis Monroe,
4Z9 North Columbus street; Fourth
ward Thomas Chauncey, 315 South
Alfred street.
The Alexandria delegation of the
local Chamber of Commerce. mum.
bering about seventy-five. which
will be entertained in Washington
tonight at the Willard Hotel as
guests of the Washington Chamber
of Commerce, will assemble in front
OF the local Chamber Of Commerce
building not later than-7 o'clock. |
The trip to Washington will be
made by automobile. Kenneth |
Ogden, president Of the local body |
will respond to the address of well |
come. The Alexandrians will park |
their cars on the f street side of
the hotel between Fourteenth ana |
Fifteenth streets.