ALEXANDRIA, August z, 1916.
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MEssRs. EDITORS: A very large public meet
ing was held last evening in front OF the court
house on Columbus street, 10 consider the sub
ject Of Iletrocesson 10 Virginia. Robert Crup-
per. esq, presided.


The FIRST speaker was Daniel Ratcifle, esq,
of yonr city, formally, (and TO use his own
words, now again) Of this place.


He delivered brilliant argumentative ad-
dress in favor Of the ratification Of the act, and
urged the people Of Alexandria not 10 refuse
the boon offered them by their good old mother
State, but to come up one and all to the polls
aud give unanimous vote for equal liberty.
Mr.. r. related an amusing anecdole of an
individual who owned large bark house in
Dumries, which was in imminent danger OF
ffe. Running quickly 10 the spot, he exhort-
ed the citizens not to let the bark house catch
fire, for, said he, although don't care about
that, yet if il takes fire the whole town would
be burnt and you would all be ruined | don't