Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-11
ALEXANDRIA AFT AIRS
Annual Meeting of the Chamber
of Commerce.
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
Marion Logan Knocked Down and
Robbed by Footpad.
OBSERVANCE OF PRAYER WEEK
Building Association Elects Officers
Death of Mrs. Evans-General
and Personal.

SDpcial
ALEXANDRIA, Va, January d. l9o''
The chamber of commerce last eVehihs
ba,d ;ts first annual meeting and elected
the following board of directors lor 'ile
ansu,np wear: George s. French. T. Z.
Smith. F. Bendheim, A. d. Brockett' 4. o.
u.rner T. M. Hill, Charles King, H. Kirk
ir.. John Leadbeater, George u. HophiiiS
uarrv Hammond, ]. T. Johnson, William
B. Smoot, w. A. Smoot, ]r'' ana .,
1iams Afterward the directors held meet
ing and elected the following oiiicefs. w.
smoot jr., president, and j. L. Pres
49,. aoora+arv and treasurer The follow
inc new members were also elected at last
a,,erire,s meeting: James R. and H. r..
eaton F. ]. Davidson, jr., r. L. knlght'
C,orrett and Monroe, E. E. Lawler & Co.,
Norton & Boothe and Messrs. hammer q
Bros. , hoo, IN axistence
s;nce october l. 1906, and already mas
membership of thlrty-three, ; sia,u MIS-
some of AleXandrias most prominent Dusi-
necs men number of new appllcatiohs
for membership are pending, II IS stated.
,>hrough the efforts of this organization
the freight depot of the Washinslon,,o 1 ynai-
ern Railway Company was moved BACK
70 tho corporate limits of the city, ana IL
has also succeeded, it Is claimed IN get
ting the railroads to discontinue dlscrlmln-
alton against Alexandra merchants. ms
orpanization has presented to the city coun-
iii a nIan to get a large manufacturing es-
tohlishment here, and the OUTLOOK, II Is
stated is very ausplclous.
The quarters of the cnamper Oh coin-
nerce are very nicely fitted up at the
Southeast corner of King and Washington
streets. and during the day the secretary,
NJ 7 r Preston, can always be found
there.
Knocked Down and Robbed.
Tho second hold up and robbery occurred
u,itb;n the past three nights when .Iarion
Logan. fifty-three years of age, harness
maker by occupation, of Remington, Eau
ouier county. Va, was last Night shortly
after IL o'clock, knocked down with
he'd of the sum of $50 The assault oc-
CURED as Mr. Logan was on the doorstep
of Mr. Charles Mankin, 21O North fatrlck
street, a relative OF his
AS soon as he recovered Mr.. Logan ap-
neared at police headquarters and reported
the occurrence. He stated that ne had
earlier in the evening come from henins-
ton and was going to Mr.. Mankln mouse
where he intended to stop for the nisht,
and was on the doorstep when the assault
took place AS a result of the assault Mr..
Logan received a very black eye, an Ugly
cash across the forehead and was otner-
wise considerably bruised. His injuries
were dressed at police headquarters by Dr.
Iucian c. Smith. Mr.. Logan remained at
the station house over night. He stated
that the party who assaulted ana foppeo
him was a young man and wore dark
coat and dark derby.
The police are trying to apprehend the
robber.
Death of Mrs. Emma Evans.
Mrs. Emma Evans, wife of former Mayor
Paul r. Evans, died this morning after
lingering illness at her home, $40 South
Henry street. The deceased was recently
stricken with paralysis and since that time
failed rapidly Mrs. Evans was about
seventy-three years Of age and is survived
by several children. Mrs. Evans was the
the mother of Councilman Frank Evans.
The funeral arrangements have mot yet
been completed.
Election Of Officers.
At the annual meeting of the German CO.
operative Building Association, No. 8, held
at the company's office last night the fol
lowing officers were selected to serve for
the ensuing year: Isaac Eichberg, presi-
dent; Justus Schneider. secretary and treas