The malor- elect and new board Wj
?Mermen for the city of '
were Worn Into ofli
morning tad lut erenlng held their
first public meeting In the city hall
at I o'clock. Tboee present were
M?yo|l Colli n H. Harding end Alder
men W. E Swindell end C. L,. Oden,
rsrpreasntlng the Bret ward; t. F.
Buckmen end C. O. Morris, the sec
ond ward ; Fred W. Ayers and Boh
ert U Jones, third ward; E. A. Dan
iel apd P197* 1. Berry, fourth ward
The biutneee transacted lut night
was the (election of the respective
salaried officers and others tor the
enauinc term. The Brat officer select
ed was that of cltr dark. Meaara. D;
C. Roes >0i d William c. Ay era were
Placed In nomination Before the
vota was taken It waa snored and car
ried tlSWt the offlceeof city clerk, tax
collector and bookkeeper. On the rote
being announced It was found that
Mr. 'Ayers had reoelred four rotea and
Mr. Ross three ? one of the aldermen
not rotlnf. Mr. Ayers waa declared
elected. 1n a few mlnutee he was
sworn In by the mayor, and assumed
. < his dntlea. - ' . * . JE '
For the office of chtef of pottca
Mr. Oeorge N. Howard made applica
tion and Aldermen ionea named, the
preeent Incumbent Mr. M- 37 Fowler.
The rate showed Howard sir votes
and Fowler two. Mr. Howard was
declared the nominee. ?.
For. asalafant police. Meaara R. J.
.Roberts and Oeorge W.' Morgan was
selected as waa 'Mr. J, F. Flynn To*
PE *l? ?x*?o? "f M?* .C .-V
Maura, i t- UocVbran. Jr? and
Gu, Hirdlng wefe nominated for city
treasurer. Burton an receiving ?!i
and Harding 00?? one of the
ot street commission
and Jobn
1 1 wu
, , ' call McDerett receive* seven and
paele one.
A motion was here made and car
The finance committee wilt be com
posed of the following: John B.
Sparrow, A- M. Dumiy and William
Bragaw. Mewri Frank C Kagler,
John K. Hoyt And Beverly O. Moss
were selected as the Impr^ement
committee.
Whan the question of a city attor
ney came up tt was enoved hy Alder
man Swindell that the election of
attorney be deferred for thirty days
as there were two lawyers on board
Aldermsn E. A. Daniel made a mo
tion that they proceed with the elec
tion of a city attorney at once and
Mr. H. C. Carter, Jr., the preeent offi
cial was again named,/ ' i. ?3
This completed the Ust of appoint
ments and then the, board decided to
Six the salaries of thd?reiito*tlx? offi
cers.
Thev salary of the city clerk, tax
collector and bookkeeper 1/1.80.00
and he wll),be reonired to flYe a bond
In the sum of $600, as bookkeeper ad
ditional to that for city clerk and col
lector.
cette I4li
d.r th. ?
carried. .
On motion It waa yainan1m?u*Ir
agreed that ha boart fx 12 M.. u a
committee otthewitole. rdeet with
the new boartTTTthelf taking tlx
oath of offlce, mi aa" to extend any
conrtealee or Information and' tljelr
mod will. *' v
At meeting taat night of new board
the folio wing. reaolatlona were adovt
NOTED SPEAKER
TO UKMNESSI
Hon 0. H. Benson, of Washing
too, D. G, to Address the
Gnrittatrng Class v, j
OF WISHINfiTBN PUBLIC SCHOOL!
KserdiM by ? i
Graduating Class Takes Place Frl-I
ds gr Night ? The Annual Address (
Will be Made and tMplouas p
Medals Awarded.
The commencement exercises of the
Washington public Schools will Uk?
place in t*? *fcdttor?ura of tho tcheol
building Thursday and Friday even
ing. The graduating class this year
will number fifteen and In op? of the
brightest in the history of the Insti
tution. - ^ /tS
v 0? Thursday erening the exercises
of the graduating class will take place
The clM. Will will betaad ty'a
member'Of tun ela^: the tUm pro
phw *ud the claaa Matory VM alao
be announced. Mimic will ?lay a bin
part In the evening ereroi.e Thr
I>riz* war op hlrtOrj and the prlw
be raad. Ttie
a. tke Job*
r Tomorrow Is Memorial Day "and It
wU| be fittingly celebrated In this
city under the auspices, of the -Daugh
ters of the Confederacy and the In
dies' Memorial Association. The ex
ercises will take place at he Public
school Auditorium at 11 o'clock.
The committee on transportation,
of which Mrs. Stephen YCi Brag aw Is
chairman, wish all who will loan their
carriages lor use- to kindly notify
Mrs. Bragaw and hare them at the
school building when the parade
tears* tor the cemetery. The cl?
transfy^ggo sem'niM afisole be on
hand so as to accommodate any ad
ditional persona desiring to a$tend-the
exercises at the cemetery.
The Ladles Memorial Association
request all ladies in the city who hare
flowers to send for decorating the sol
dier's graves on Memorial day that
they will please send them to ths
home of Miss Annie Jarris early to^
morrow morning.
The following program win be car
Assemble at school auditorium at
10: 19 exercises to begin promptly at
11 o'clock. ' \ U
Opening prayer?Rev. J.A. Sulli
van.
Music ? Washington Band.
Old North 8tate ? Children of the
Confederacy.
Reading "March away Washington
Grays 1861 ? Mr. John U Payne.
Hymn ? Choir.
Introduction or Orator. ? Mr. New
bold.
Memorial Address ? E. A. Daniel.
Esq.
Hymn? Choir.
Quartette ? Tenting Tonight ?
Messrs Stewart, Potts and 8haw.
Presentation of Crosses of Honor.
America ? Children of the Confed
eracy.
? Dixie ? Washington Band.
Benediction? Rer. Nathaniel Hard
ing.
March to the Cemetery, Washing
ton Light Infantry as Guard of Hon
or to the Veterans.
Decorations ef Graves by Memorial
Association apd Daughters of the
Confederacy.
CoQbluatatn of exercises at Confed
Rev. W. H. Call, will as usual an
nounce the order of the exercises.
e cms* that a "happy
'C appear to anybody
?w who thought, .it
e itmld know enough to
wftbont having somebody
Given hy Mr. and Mm. W. F. Harrrll
Itowni Pamlico River Today.
Mr. and Mrs. W. T- Harrell gave
a sail down Pamlico river today on
their well ? appointed gas boat. Cora,
it proved to be one of tha matt pleas
ant ftoclai function* "of tha many liv
en thia aeaton Mr. and- Mr*. Harrell
proved ?6 be l<Wal boats. The guests
were Mr?. J. W. Dalley, Mr. I, *
Kldd. Mrs. o. A Spcncer. Mr*. (L B.
Charles and aOn. Miss Rmily Harris.,
Mies IKIatle Harreii, Master Marlam
Harnll and Mrs Brlnltlay ot Sn?oik
OLD MAS' Weill 1
III 5CML BUS TONIGHT
< vV* r'/.'\"S >sa v ^ ' t !?*? * w- ,?.'*?<"?' ;'? ? r ? '? ?*?-?
Besides the ; Fiddling the Committee Has Ar
ranged An Attractive Musical Program
Handsome Prize to Be Presented
to Winning Fiddler
Tonight at the public school audi
torium the Old Fiddler's convention
takes place and promises to be an en
tertainment, unique and interesting
all the wa y through so much so that
the' prospects are a large audience
will greet the veterans .of the how
when they appear .on the platfortfr.
Fiddlers have notified the committee
In charge they are coming ready for
the fray and unleyus something un
foreseen happens there will J>e much
fun In and around the school build
ing betpre many hours.
The proceeds of the .convention will
go towards aiding in the erection 01
a confederate monument at the Uni
versity of North Carolina. The con
M wdfc and" Maud Wlndley of
the Daughters of the Confederacy.
Tickets are now on sale at Hardy's
Drug store. The prices are 15c and
86c. In addition to the fiddling, and
there will be plenty of It, the ladles
JEIM? arranged a vary attractive ad
ditional program as follows*
Votal solo "Lorena." Miss Bens
Conoly.
, Vocal duet: "Annie Laurie." ?
Misses Mary Shaw and Mary Eliza
bath Thomai,
' Quartette: "Sliver Threads Among
the Gold." Messrs. Stewart, Smith,
Potta and Shaw.
Vocal 80I0: Miss Carrie Bright.
Quartette: "Old Black Joe J' Mewrrs
Stewart, ^PottJf,' Smith and Shaw.
Vocal duet: Mines Mae Ayera and
Ada Rhodes.
Vocal solo: Miss Bess Conoly.
Quartette: i'Old Folks at Hqma."
Meaara. Stewart, Smith. Polls/* and
Every citizen of Waahlngton should
attend the Old Fiddler's Convention.
The proceeds go towards a wonn>
cause and then too it promises to be
enjoyable. A handsome prise will be
presented to hte successful fiddler.
President Diaz Yields to Rebels
Demands, and Promises to
Resign the Presidency
Madero Declare* It An Act of Patriot
ism ? The Rebel Leaders Quick to
Stop Demonstration ? The Rebel
Artny Was on the More When the
News Game. , . . .
EX-CITY CLERK
6 (PPflEGIAINE
A
To the ex-Mayor and ex-Board of City
Alder nien:
I wish to extend my heart 1st
thanks for the trust which has been
imposed in me (or the past two year?
as city clerk and city tax collector,
and In retiring wish to say I have
tried and believe I have done my du
ties faithfully and impartially, re
gardless of the factional differences
that have existed In the city for years.
It has been told me that there Is an
undercurrent heresay in the city that
the present system of keeping the
city books is likely to >>?? done away
with in order to simplify them to
meet the needs of a person possibly
less experienced in advanced and ex
pert bookkeeping than the ex-clty
bookkeeper, Mr. Q. A. Hepstlnstall.
who has faithfully and untiringly per
formed hiB duties. The report, I al
so undcrsittud, is also current that
on account of my eyes, I have been
forced to hire Mr. R. R. Handy to do
my work for me, the city paying for
Mr. Hand7> services. If the gossips
and hypocritical soothsayers of ?. .?>
called harmonious gathering would
attend meetings of the city aldermen,
possibly they would be enlightened
as regards matters which come before
the board. Mr. Ilandy has worked for
me since February 7, 1911. I myself
paying him' out of my own pocket,
the board allowing me only one
month's sal?r/ for Mr. Handy's ser
vices, for extra work Imposed upoa
j me in collecting $11,000.00 side
I walk paving in addition to my tax
collecting and numerous an.l otHfer
! duties which devolves upon a poor
^Ity clerk's who gives a $1100 bond
and recives the poor pitiful sum of
$60 per month in compensation for
his services.
, Again thanking the ex-board of al
dermen and especially our honored
ex*mayor, who I have been associat
ed with tor the past two years, and
with Whom every affiliation hai been
the nloft pleasant and congenial. I
wtah to say that I have retired with
the beat whim tor your welfare, and
t*ay your pathway alons Ufa'a rocky
road be tree from thorns and only
TOMa bloom on the future path to
Tonr ?.<??.
Respectfully
ir. ft. WINDI.BY.
/:'*< * .'Jtssppflity Clem.