Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-04
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS FROM
OLD DOMINION CITY.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, January 4, 1907.
The United States circuit court for the
eastern district of Virginia will convene in
this city next Monday morning, with Judge
Edmund Waddill presiding. Among the
cases scheduled to come up at this term Is
that of Howard c. Knode against Crandal
Mackey, commonwealth attorney for Alex
andria county, and others.
The object of the suit is to recover dam
ages in the sum of $4,000 for alleged I'M
lawful arrest The arrest of Mr. Knode
Cured in September 1905, during a raid
made by officers of Alexandria county on
an alleged gambling house at Jackson City,
Alexandria county.
Banks Fate Still Undetermined.
Up to a late hour this afternoon Attor
ney Lewis II. Machen. counsel for Howard
Banks colored, sentenced to be hanged
January II next for the murder of Thomas
Elzey, colored. had not received any word
from Governor Claude A. Swanson anent
the Communication of Banks sentence to life
Imprisonment. Mr. Machen is of the opn-
ion that it will be several days before he
receives word from the governor. Sergeant
Cox stated this morning that he will not
commence to have the scaffold for the exc
cution erected before Monday next.
Annual Elections.
At the annual meeting of the stockhold-
ers of the Savings Mutual Loan and Build
ing Association, held last evening, the fol-
lowing officers were chosen to serve for the
ensuing year: NJ. b. Harlow, president;
Peter Aitcheson, vice president; F. j. Flem-
ing. secretary, and Ross p. Elliott treas
urer The board of directors is composed of
Messrs. ]. NJ Hill, 7. ]. Fannon, Peter
Aitcheson, w. NJ Reardon and Samuel
Bendheim.
The following officers of James w. Jack
son Council No. 80 Junior Order of United
American Mechanics. were duly installed
last evening: Frank Travers, councillor; w.
l.. Craven, vice councillor: w. X. Griffith,
recording secretary; s. A Forrest, assistant
recording secretary; j. S. Crupper. financial
secretary; r. f. Merchant, treasurer; Ed
ward Brown, warden; e. Zell conductor; l.
Haywood, inside sentinel; George Crump,
outside sentinel; E. Rogers, junior past
! councillor; w. l.. Craven, trustee for eight
cen months; f. Zel, trustee for twelve
months; j. F. Pettey trustee for six
months; r. E. Merchant. representative to
State Council for one year; j. s. Crupper,
representative for two years; w. L. Mullen,
alternate to State Council for one year; J.
T. Rice, alternate for two years; j. F. Pet
tey. chaplain.
The George w. Knox Express Company
at its annual meeting held in this city yes
for the ensuing year: William s. Knox,
president: G. Vernon Knox vice president;
John o. Knox, treasurer j. Cuttings, secre-
tary.
Funeral Services.
The funeral of Mrs. Jennie Bernheimer.
whose death occurred Wednesday last, took
place at 3 o'clock this afternoon from her
late residence, 100 South Fairfax street.
Services were conducted by Rabbi Simon of
Washington and the interment was in the
Jewish cemetery. The pallbearers were II.
Friedlander b. WE'LL II. Block. S. Blond
HEINZ E. Goldsmith and n. Wollberg.
Funeral services over the remains of Mrs.
! Dodridge Pitt Lee, whose death occurred
yesterday morning at Pohick Church, Fair
fax county. will be held at o'clock to-
morrow afternoon at her late home Rev.
Everard Meade will Officiate. The burial
will be at Pohick Mrs. Lee was eighty
seven years of age and is survived by one
daughter, Mrs. Robert G. hewitt of Fairfax.
General Matters.
At a recent meeting of the quarterly con-
ference of the Methodist Episcopal Church
South It was decided to name the proposed