Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-29
VARNEY IS IN CITY
FOR NOTIFICATION
Prohibition Presidential Nom
inee to Attend Exercises
for Edgerton.

William r VarneV, Candldate tOr tne
presidency on the Prohibition ticket
and other leaders of the Prohibition
party arrived here today to attend the
official notification of James A. Edger-
ton, of this city and Fort Lyon, Va, of
his nomination to the vice presidency
on the party ticket.
The notification ceremony will take
place at 7 O'Clock tonight at Mr. Edger-
ons home two miles southwest OF Alex
andria, Va His notification and accept
ance speech will be broadcast by Station
WRC from the station in the National
Press Building at 1890 o'clock tonight
An informal meeting of members of
the national committee of the party
was on this afternoon in the office of
Mr. Edgerton In the National Press
Building to discuss the future course to
be taken by the party in connection
with the coming campaign. Whether the
party ticket will be withdrawn In favor
of Herbert Hoover or will be kept in the
field in certain of the Southern States
for its moral effect was to be discussed.
Dr. d. Leigh Colvin national commit
tee chairman, is presiding
Greeted by Edgerton.
Mr.. Varney arrived at Union Station
from his home in New York at noon
He was met at the station by Mr.. Ed
gerton and other party leaders. Mr..
Varncy and members of the national
committee were the guests of Mr. Edger-
ton at luncheon in the National Press
Club.
B. e P Prugh, former national COM
mittee chairman of the party and now
member Of the national executive
committee and chairman of the Penn
Syvania State committee, arrived here
from Harrisburg Pa. shortly after noon.
Other members of the party expected
early this afternoon include Will 1.
Martin. national executive committee
State chairman for New Jersey and
Michael O'Brien. former candidate for
the governorship of Connecticut on the
party ticket.
Tonight'S notification ceremony will
be preceded by an automobile parade
from Washington to Fort Lyon, under
the leadership of Edward II. Young,
grand marshal Approximately 100
automobiles are expected to be in the
column. The procession will be formed
at Seventeenth and K streets, under
direction of Mr. Young. Led by the
Independent Boys Band of the Sons of
Jonadab, a temperance organization.
the parade will move eastward on K
street to Fourteenth street and south
to Highway Bridge.
Given Police Escorts.
A detail of motor cycle policemen
Will escort the column to the south end
of the bridge. where il will be met by
Virginia motor cycle policemen and
escorted to Alexandria by way of the
lower road Entering Alexandria by
way of Washington street. the column
will go 10 the Office of the Alexandria
Gazette. which will be serenaded by the
band
In Alexandria the column is to be-
Joined by automobiles from Alexandria.
Falls Church, Clarendon and Potomac,
Va, The procession then will move
west on King street to the Fairfax
highway and will turn south a mile
west of Alexandria on Telegraph road
toward Pohiek Church Fort Lyon, the
site of one Of the Civil War forts which
surrounded the National Capital Is
mile south of the Fairfax road.
The notification Is to take place IN
the garden in the rear of Mr. Edger-
tons home. This garden formerly wa
the parade ground Of the fort and Is
surrounded by the high earthworks of
the old military stronghold. forming a
natural amphitheater 1t is expected
that between 400 and 500 persons will
attend the ceremony,
Rev. Thomas T. Boorde Of the Tenn
pie Baptist Church of this city will act
as chairman of the proceedings. He
will introduce DR. Colvin, who will de-
liver the notification speech Mr. Edger-
tons address of acceptance will follow
Following the notification at Fort
Lyon, Mr.. Edgerton and DR.. Colvin will
return TO the Press Club to repeat the
notification and acceptance speeches for
the radio.