Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-07
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
LOCAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
,~-e. ORGANIZED.
Business Men Form Commercial Body
for Virginia City-oMcers
Are Elected.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, September Z. 1906.
A chamber Of commerce. the necessity for
which has been felt in Alexandria for some
years, was organized at a meeting of prom
fnent business men at the Hotel Fleisch-
mann last night. Those who participated
| in the meeting were enthusiastic over the
bright prospects for the future of Alexan-
dria and pledged themselves to work un-
ceasingly for tho advancement Of the city
along all lines. w. A. Smoot, jr., Of the
firm Of w. A. Smoot & Co., coal dealers
was elected president, and the choice It
| is declared. gives general satisfaction. Mr.
Smoot Is young man prominently iden-
titled with local business concerns and is
deeply interested in the objects Of the Or
ganizatfOn.
J. T. Johnson Of the Robert Portner Brew
ing Company was elected vice president
and T. c. Smith. cashier Of the Alexandria
National Bank. was elected temporary Sec
rotary. It is said that as soon as perma-
nent quarters can be secured and the or
ganization has become well established a
permanent secretary at good salary Will
be chosen and that he will be expected to
devote all Of his time and energies to the
duties Of the office.
The names of the following firms and
business men were enrolled as members OF
the Chamber Of Commerce at the meeting
last night:
Charles King & Sons Company. N Lind
say & Co., H. Kirk. jr.; F. s. Harper. and
J. =. Crilly, wholesale grocers: G. c. Smoot
and H. K. Field & Co., lumber dealers: Z.
8. Leadbeater & Sons. wholesale drug deal
ers: the Alexandra National Bank. the Mu-
tual Ice Company. A: D. Brockett. broker;
panies. the Miller Company, dealers in
crockery and queensware: Bendheim 4
Hill. wholesale dry goods and notions; J.
n. HIN. printer and publisher; Julian <.
Williams. agent for the Havenner Baking
Company; the Robert Portner Brewing
Company the Emerson Pump Company and
the Carlin-Hulfish Company, wholesale and
retail dealers in hardware.
Police Court Docket.
In the Police Court this morning. Jus
tice Harry B. Cation presiding. youth
named Edward Graney was arraigned on
the charge OF stealing $40 from the
pocket Of Clifton Perdeer's coat while the
garment was hanging on a naif at Rts-
hcill's planning mill. It was stated that
Graney had used q portion of the money
shells and was preparing to make reed
birds live hard. Perdeer was unwilling to
prosecute the youth after he found that
he could recover nearly all OF his money,
George Grimm was accused of vagrancy
and discorderly conduct. For having no
visible means Of support he was sent to
jail for thirty days and a fine OF IS was
imposed on the other charge. R. J. Craw-
ford who was charged with acquiring q
lag yesterday and with entering saloons
and after getting q drink discovering that
he had lost his money, was given ten days
in jail.
John 8. Knox Dead.
John s. Knox. whose death occurred at
his home in Richmond yesterday. was a
BROTHER of Capt r. r. Knox of this city.
The deceased formerly lived here. where he
was engaged In the commission business.
Mr.. Knox was eighty years old. and was
confederate veteran. He had recently been
employed in the office of the state auoitor.