Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-30
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Work Begins Tomorrow on
Boat Club Addition.
WILL COST ABOUT $4,000
Receivers of Defunct Trust Company
Recommend Payment of States
Funds in Full.

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Funds in Full.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA. Va, July 20. 1911.
The work of erecting frame addition
to the clubhouse of the Old Dominion
Boat Club, on the river front, will be be-
gun by the contractors Monday next, and
w9ll. it is expected, be completed within
the mex: month.
The addition will cost $1,000 and will be
of frame. 1t will be on the west side of
the present structure and will be thirty
by forty feet.
Members of the club say that when
completed the addition will give them a
fine clubhouse This addition will be used
for winter festivities. including dancing.
Owing to the limited space of the club
house it has. been impossible to have
many social features during the winter
months.
Announcement is made that in order to
save 10 per cent interest, allowed by the
state statute on the deposits of Thomas
w. Robinson, treasurer of the common
wealth. which had been deposited In the
defunct Virginia Safe Deposit and Trust
Corporation, the receivers of the concern
have recommended to the corporation
court of this city the payment of the
states money in full. amounting to about
$4,000
j. K. NJ. Norton, one Of the receivers.
today gave out the following state
ment concerning the affair: THE COM
monwealth's judgment against Thomas
w. Robinson, treasurer, for about $l9,-
600, bears interest at the rate OF 15
per cent year. The commonwealth
! also holds assignment of Thomas w.
RObinsons deposit of about $4,000,
and, in addition, has a first lien on the
bank building in Alexandria and a
share Of $4,000 of funds deposited
with the state treasurer by the trust
| company. The commonwealth should
receive a dividend on its judgment and
| also on Mr.. RObinson'S deposit, a total
! of 40 per cent, which would be payable
August /.
Probably Will Pay.
ITO prevent the running of Is per
cent interest and for the benefit Of
| other creditors, the receivers have rec
commended the payment of the COM
| monwealth's claim in it's entirety. and
they will. in all probability, be au-
| thorized to do SO. The receivers will
| be subrogated to all the rights of the
| commonwealth and will save Is per
| cent on the large judgments.
THE circuit court of Richmond all
ready has entered a decree subrogating
! the receivers to the commonwealth
rights as to the $12,500 of funds de-
| posted in Richmond, conditional en-
| tirely upon the corporation court of
| this city authorizing the receivers to
he y<an1< \, -, Cell
The work Of remodeling the interior OF
| the First Baptist Church is rapidly near
ing completion and it is expected that the
entire work will be completed by Sat
urday next. The work on the Sunday
school room of that edif1ce was com
pleted by the contractors. Howard &
| Harrison, several weeks ago, and the
room is now being used by the congrega-
| ton as its house of worship. It Is ex.
pected that the new organ will not be
| the organ is ready it is not thought the
services will be held in the auditorium.
Checks to the depositors Of the defunct
Virginia Safe Deposit and Trust Cor
are ready for distribution. as heretofore
stated in The Star. and will be mailed
Monday evening to the depositOrs, num-
bering 5000, in various parts Of the state.
900 The work of making out the checks
was practically completed tonight
Church Services Today.
The series of union services being held
by several Of the Protestant churches OF
this city during the summer months will
be continued tomorrow night at the
First Baptist Church. The services will
be conducted by Revs. S. w. Rosenber-
ger, pastor of the Methodist Protestant
Not CT
of the First Baptist Church, the former
preaching sermon.
At many of the other churches the pull
pits will be filled by out-of-town minis
ters. At Christ p E. Church Rev. Mr..
Gibson Of Strathblain will preach. The
Episcopal Church will be conducted by
Rev. Mr.. Springer of Washington. Rev
d. A. Lambert Of St. Elmo. Alexandria
county, will conduct the morning serv-
ices at the Methodist Episcopal Church
South THE Great Church will be the
subject of a sermon to be delivered by
Rev. w. F. Watson at the morning serv-
ices at the First Baptist Church.
Rev. Dr.. Thomas Gordon Of Washing
ton will occupy the pulpit at both serv-
At the Methodist Protestant Church at
the morning services Rev. s. w. Rose
berger will take for his subject The
Personal Love of Christi
owing to the fact that Rev. w. NJ
Poisal, .pastor of Bethany Independent
Methodist Church, is away on his va
cation for the summer, there will be no
services during the remainder of the
summer at that church. Sunday school
services, however. will be held.
w. A. Anderson, jr.. of Bristol, Tenn,
who will become principal of Lee High
School, to which position he was recently
elected, is in this city and was engaged
in going over the work OF that school
with Supt. w. H. Sweeney today, so
he will be familiar with 1t at the
reopening of the schools September Is.
Mr.. Anderson will remain here for sew
eral days, and will return the middle of
August to take up his residence here.
Announcement is made of the marriage
of Miss Ruby Lee Spiyey and c. o. Way
land, both of this city. which took place
Tuesday evening last at the parsonage of
the First Baptist Church. The cere-
mony was performed by Rev. w. E.
Watson, pastor of that church
The city dog wagon has been on a va
alton for the last three days, and the
ownerless dogs have been on a frolic. The
wagon will, however, be placed on the
streets again early next week.
The packet steamer Trenton, which was
sold here several days ago by order of
the United States court, went to Wash
ington this afternoon and will be placed
on her regular river route within the
next ten days, it is understood, follow
ing repairs.
Meeting of Retailers.
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