Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-15
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Petition Filed for Additional
Receivers for Trust Company.
TRANSPORTATION ANQUETS
C., Vernon Ford of Fairfax Named
President-Other Interest
ing News.
,ec,al Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. January II. 1911.
Through Samuel G. Brent, attorney, s.
| II. Donahoe. state auditor today filed a
petition in the corporation court for the
appointment Of other and additional re-
ceivers for the Virginia Safe Deposit
and Trust Corporation. and also insti-
tuting suit for the recovery Of Sis, 3O9.53
belonging to the state of Virginia, which
had been deposited with the defendant
| corporation by Thomas w. Robinson. city
| treasurer
/ 1t is set FORTH In the petition that the
corporation commission December 8. 1910,
| advised the corporation and directors
| that the securities had been impaired and
| notified them that unless they were made
! good within twenty days the commission
would take action and place the institu-
| ton in the hands of receivers.
| The commissioners of Insurance have
notified c. J: Rixey that the develop
| mentS showed that the corporation was
not solvent and directed him to issue
new bonds or renew others. The petit
| ton also sets forth that c. j. Rixey and
John S. Barbour were unsuccessful In
| their efforts to have the order withdrawing:
that the corporation was insolvent long
| time prior to December - 1910; that
| it's condition could have been known
| from an examination of it's books: that
/
| statements every three months. and
/ directors TO examine the same and ascer-
tain the truth; that the law had not
| been compiled with and everything turned
over to e. j. Rixey.
Say Rixey overdrew Account.
Further, that said G. j. Rixey overdrew
his account 32.6S3 33, and to secure and
make good the overdraft took $4,000 Of
4 he nd of fl,o
| ton without giving note or security, also
| that he had issued to him $1O2, 700 worth
of capital stock of said corporation with-
out paying a dollar for it, disposng. OF
| this stock from time to time until but
$4,000 was left in his name; that q per
cent interest was paid investors in the
corporation. which had made no such
profits. which fact was known or should
| have been known by the direc-
tors; that the bank examiner dis
covered that RiXey had wrongfully APP
propriated and embezzled $4,000 OF the
money and property Of the corporation
November %, 1910: that Rixey acknowl-
edged to a committee of the corporation
that the entry crediting him with $4,000
| was in his own writing
The petition prays that Rixey and the
board of directors of the defendant cor
poration be made parties to the suit, and
should the assets prove inadequate to
meet the states claim that they be made
| 10 pay the deficiency.
A special grand jury will Thursday
morning next probe into the affairs of the
j Virginia Safe Deposit and Trust Cor
poration. Among those subpoenaed to ap-
pear before that body, are the following:
Joseph Button. commissioner of insur-
ance; r. !. Wilson, clerk Of corporation
commission: c. +. Barksdale. state bank
/ examiner: the directors and clerks of the
Virginia Safe Deposit and Trust Corpora
i ton; Frederick Coates. jr., national bank
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Robinson and others.
Hearing Thusday Next.
Moncure. Wampler & Goth, attorneys
in the case of Mary T. Lewis and others
| against Robert II. Coward and others,
served notice today that Thursday next
in the corporation court they would move
for a. hearing upon the motion pending
| for the appointment OF coreceivers for
the Virginia Safe Deposit and Trust Cor
] poration in the case of Thomas j. ran
non and others against the Virginia Safe
Deposit and Trust Corporation.
! Notice of the foregoing has been
served on all Of the directors of the as
ISOLATION, together with the receivers.
Members Of the Bar Association of the
sixteenth judicial circuit made merry this
afternoon at a banquet served at the HO-
tel Rammel. following the annual cleo
ton of officers of that organization, which
took place at the Office of Col. F. l..
Smith. More than fifty members were in
attendance.
c. Vernon Ford of Fairfax. the newly
elected president of the association acted
as POSTMASTER. and practically all pres
ent were called on for speeches.
Everybody was in good humor, and
there was wit and repartee in abundance.
Messrs Robinson Moncure, Henry O'Ban-
non Cooper. r. D. Brumback and II.
Noel Garner were called on to respond to
the toast Candidates for Matrimony.
The affair was pronounced one of the
best ever given in the history of the as
ISOLATION.
Oflcers for This Year.
The election of officers for the ensuing
year resulted as follows: G. Vernon Ford,
president, Fairfax; John NJ. Johnson of
Alexandria X. Gordon Finney of Alex
andria county, r. Thornton Davis of
Prince William county. r. Z. Thornton
Cation. jr secretary, Alexandria: r. D..
| Brumba-k, treasurer. Alexandria; G.. l..
BOothe of Alexandria, r. c. l.. Moncure
Of Alexandria county. John S. Barbour
of Fairfax and r. a. Hutchinson of Lou
/ dOun. executive committee
During the meeting Col. Smith read =
paper on the acquisition of territory in
the state of Virginia by the federal gov
eminent. in which he opposed the project.
i Frank Smith, forty years old. for many
years employed at the plant of the Alex
andria Fertilizer and Chemical Company
died last night at his home on lower
Princess street. He was unmarried. The
body was taken to Demaine's undertake
ing establishment and prepared for burial
/ DR.. Ennon G. Williams, commissioner Of
health of Virginia, will deliver a lecture
January "a at the Young Peoples build
ing Of the Methodist Episcopal Church
South. under the auspices Of the local
branch Of the Anti-Tuberculosis Society.
i Candidates for Elks.
business meeting of Alexandria
Lodge of Elks will be held Monday
:, night A number of candidates will be
initiated, after which there will be a
social session.
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