Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-25
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS.
Experts Investigating Building
and Loan Association.
WILL REPORT TUESDAY
Death of William B. Howard at Age
Of Eighty-Four-Plans Of
Odd Fellows.
ecial correspondence of The. Star.

Special Correspondence of The. Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. November .. 1911.
A report on the affairs of the defunct
Mercantile Railway Building and Loan
Association will be made Tuesday to the
corporation court Of this city by Special
Commissioner II. Noel Garner. The re-
ceiver for the concern is Douglas Stuart.
The expert accountants employed by
Commissioner Garner to go over the
books of the institution will. it is expect
ed. complete their labors Monday after
noon.
1t is expected that as soon as the re-
port is submitted the court will order
a distribution of the proceeds to the
shareholders. Up to the present time no
intimation has been made as to the part
of their proceeds they will receive.
The Mercantile Railway Building and
Loan Association was placed in the hands
or receiver last January. about two
weeks after the failure of the Virginia
Safe Deposit and Trust Corporation.
Death Of William B. Howard.
William Beale Howard, eighty four
years old, died last night at the home of
his son. T. Clifton Howard. 2G7 South
Washington street. He leaves also the
Following daughters: Mrs. Jennie Howard
washington; Mrs. Albert Cleveland. Fair
fax; Mrs. Annie Studds Washington. Fnl-
neral services will be held at / o'clock
tomorrow afternoon al his sons home.
Burial will be in the family burying
ground at Howardsville. Fairfax county.
The young ladies of Lee High School
iast night rendered the members Of the
nlgh school foot ball team banquet at
the Elks' Home. The affair was attended
by large gathering of students. Among
those present We're the members Of the
faculty of the high school,
Plans Of Odd Fellows.
Potomac: Lodge Of Odd Fellows last
night accepted an invitation from Sarepta
Lodge to attend the latter lodge in a
body Tuesday, when the unwrftten work
OF the third degree will be exemplified.
Aftelward there will be banquet
Potomac Lodge also completed plans for
comforting the four degrees of the order
on a class of candidates Of Prince VIII
nam Lodge December Z. AT the same
time the degrees will be given to the can
dtdates of a new lodge to be instituted at
Independence Hill, Va
The instituting officer at the latter work
will be c. W. O'Meara of this city, special
deputy, under the direction of James
Mitchell Of Phoebus, Va
Because of an alleged irregularity in
Tie SIdHtAlS VI a DullOlnS permit Tor the
erection Of frame dwelling in the fire
limits Lewis Smith. colored. was cited
to appear in the police court today, the
complainant being W. L. Wade. Smith had
obtained permission OF city council to build
the house and had obtained the permit
required by law from the office of the
city engineer.
The point was raised that city council
had granted permission in an irregular
manner. the matter not coming up before
the joint committee, which, it was stated,
IL necessary. Justice Cation dismissed
the case.
Alexandria Notes.
Arrangements have been made by the
Elite Social Club for a Thanksgiving
dance Thursday. There will he number
of our-of- town guests.
William Green, colored. who came to
Alexandria from Columbia, S. c., is being
authorities. He had a hearing in the
police court today on a charge Of as
saulting Melinda LEVEL. colored, but was
acquitted of that charge.
Frederick J. Higgins has purchased
from NJ. II. and e. j. Dwyer the house
and lot at the southwest corner Of Alfred
and Gibbon streets.
The patriarchal degree will be conferred
on class of seven candidates Monday
night by Marley Encampment Of Odd
Fellows.
Carroll Pierce, vice president of the
Citizens National Bank, is in New Or
leans attending the American Bankers
Association.