Evening star., 1908-01-14
HAPPENINGS IN ALEXANDRIA
ANNUAL ELECTIONS BY BANK
AND CORPORATIONS.
Attorneys Go to Richmond to Ask
Communication Of Sentence in
Midgets' Case.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, January II, 1908.
1t is expected that the finance committee
Of the city council will at the meeting this
evening report on plan for refunding the
city's debt, amounting to $74s.oOO. The
object OF the report is to have the delegate
representing this city In the state legis-
lature and also the state senator repre-
at the present session.
The finance committee will probably re-
port also on the proposition to install a
modern fire. alarm system for the city.
Attorneys Howard w. Smith and r. D.
Brumback departed this afternoon for
Richmond. Va, to present petition ask
ing that the sentence of George Midgets
be commuted to life Imprisonment.
Elections Of Officers.
At the annual meeting OF the chamber
Of commerce last evening W. A. Smoot,
jr., was elected president; ]. T. Johnson.
vice president, and ]. T. Preston, secre-
tary and treasurer. The following di-
rectors were chosen: George g. French,
F. s. Harper. G. D. Hopkins. John Lead
beater. T. c. Smith. Ferdinand Bendheim.
Smoot, jr.. ]. p. Williams. H. Kirk. jr.,
J. T. johnson, w. B. Smoot, Worth HUI
fish and E E Lawler.
Elections held here today resulted as
follows:
First National Bank-C. r. Hooff. presi-
dent: ]. F. Muir, vice president: George
E. Warfield, cashier; j. ]. Green. assist
ant cashier; directors, c. r. Hooff. J. F.
Muir, NJ. B. Harlow, G. L. Boothe and B.
Baer. jr.
(,it;-ans, NYotso,,, p,,,- n Y,,.
field, Worth Hulfish. NJ. A. Ahern. Carroll
Pierce, ]. Clinton Smoot, James W. Rob
ert, and Urban S. Lambert. directors.
Alexandria National Bank-C. E. 'Nicol.
Manassas. Va. president; William B.
smoot. vice president; s. Russell Smith,
Culpeper. Va. vice president: John A.
Marshall, vice president: T. c.. Smith,
cashier, and the officers. with w. A.
Smoot, A. H. Rector. w. A. Smoot. jr.
E. L Cockrell, c. c. Carlin. P. F. Cor
and Edward G. Portner, directors.
Ontario Apartment House Company
Charles d. Walcott, James F. Hood,
George Otis Smith. George H. Dana.
ibald NJ McLachlen, directors.
Iowa Apartment House Company
Charles D. Walcott, G. K. Gilbert, S. F.
Emmons, George Otis Smith and A. M.
McLachlen, directors.
McLachlen Banking Corporation-James
n,
John A. Massie. James L. Davenport. r.
w. Duffey. H. c. Duffey. j. NJ. Burrell and
]. L. Marshall, directors.
Patent Fin Hot-Water Heating Com
pany of Observation-Disclosures Marburg.
William j. Thorn, Henry T. Offterdinger
Joseph Auerbach, Harvey Gardner, Carl
o. Droop, Frank y. Haskell, directors.
Brief Mention.
Funeral services over the remains Of
Mrs. Clara Birney Kaderly, wife of Will
liam F. Kaderly. whose death occurred
yesterday morning. were held at 80
o'clock this afternoon at her late home
32s South Washington street. Rev
Charles d. Bulla, pastor Of the Methodist
Episcopal Church South. officiated. The
remains were sent to Ohio, where the
burial will be made.
The funeral Of Mrs. Olive May Shaw,
whose death occurred Sunday morning,
was held at o'clock this afternoon from
st. Paul's Protestant Episcopal Church.
The services were conducted by Rev. p.
P. Phillips. rector. The burial was made
in Bethel cemetery.
The funeral of Prof. Robert e. Heyman
will be held at 10 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing from the residence of his sister. Mrs.
loDeTI IL MOHTOcs O1O NOItH w dSnlnStOn
street Rev. William j. Morton. rector of
Christ Protestant Episcopal Church. will
off1ciate. The interment wilPb be in Bethel
cemetery.
Virginia Lee Varney. eighteen months
Of age. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
U. Varney. died this morning at her par
ents' residence, Del Ray, Alexandria coun-
ty. The remains will be sent to Batna,
Culpeper county. Va. for burial.
In the corporation court today, Judge
Barley presiding. decree of absolute di-
vorce, on the ground OF desertion. was
granted in the case Of Mary Eliza Pink
ney against Louis Pinkney. and on stat
utory grounds Elbert G. Mondy was
granted divorce from Mary Neal Mondy.
The funeral of Kate Williams will take
place from Wheatley's undertaking estab-
lishment at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning.
Rev. Father L. F. Kelly of st. Mary'S
Catholic Church will officiate.