Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-12
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Appropriation to Pay Cost of
Annexation Proceedings.
PAPERS BEING PREPARED
Will Be Served on Commonwealth
Attorneys of Alexandria and
Fairfax Counties.
Special correspondence Of The star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star
ALEXANDRIA, Va. January II, 1872
The board OF aldermen last night passed
a resolution appropriating the sum OF
5000 for the purpose OF paying the ex-
penses in tho suit In the annexation pro-
ceetiinEs The resolution provides that
tho money shall he expended under the
supervision of the joint committee on
finance and general laws
The next step will be the bringing OF the
matter before the common council. The
question of whether a special meeting will
be called for the purpose of considering 1t
has not vet been decided upon.
After ii is presented TO council it will
have to lay over. under the rules, for at
least three days.
Papers in the annexation proceedings
are now being prepared by Corporation
Attorney Fisher to be served on the com
nonwealth's attorneys of Alexandria and
Fairfax counties. together with the boards
If supervisors of those counties, because
Alexandria contcmplates taking i'll a part
IT each county.
AS soon az the appropriation becomes
operative. which will be after council acts
on il, Attorney Fisher will employ legal
counsel to assist him In the case. It is
reported that four local attorneys Will be
employed.
Building Association Meeting.
The German Cooperative Building AS
ISOLATION, No. 5, at its annual meeting
held last night. elected these officers
Isaac Eichberg, president; Justus
Schneider. secretary and treasurer; Rob
ert T. Aitcheson and L. c. Graham, d.
rectorS for three years.
The association passed resolution
requesting State Delegate Moncure to
prepare a bill and present same to 1.-THE
legislature empowering the state bank
examiner to have supervision over build
ing associations. The association de-
,.lared dividends on stock follows:
Fourth series, $3.50 a share: hIth Sc
ries, 81 a share: sixth series, $40 a
share: seventh series, So share; eighth
Loans aggregating $4,000 were made
by the directors.
Offlcers of Alexandria Canton. No. !.
Order of Odd Fellows. were installed last
night. The ceremonies were conducted
under a special dispensation from the
commander general by w. =. Latham.
past commander, with A. j. Hall as AID
The officers follow: w. l. Martin, CAP
tain; j. J. Flynn, lieutenant: G. c.
Trenary, ensign; u. r. Stansbury. clerk;
w. T.. Latham, accountant and treasurer;
v. Ii. Peele, color bearer; N. r. Davis,
guide: l. s. Groves sentinel and r. +.
Remington. picket
Potomac Lodge of Odd Fellows will hold
meeting tonight when several appiica-
tons for membership will be considered
The stockholders of the Sheldrake
Manufacturing Company. Incorporated.
of this city. held their first annual meet
ing this morning at the office OF At
torney Leo p. Harlow and elected these
officers: Henry L. Sheldrake, PRESIDENT
Fred J. Brennan, secretary and treas
urer; William n. Roach, jr, vice presi-
dent. all of washington. These officers
constitute the board of directors.
Saws He Forgot.
Frank Johnson, colored youth, en-
ployed at the residence of Mrs. Mary
Taylor, I'll Prince street, will spend the
next nine months in the city Jail because
he stole an overcoat belonging to Prof.
Archie Hoxton Of the Episcopal High
School, and q host of small things from
where he was employed. II just forgot,
was what the lad murmured In his de-
Tense when arraigned. Johnson took the
coat from a hallrack yesterday after
noon
policeman Kerns subsequently recover
ed the coat. a sled, razor and num-
Der of other small articles which John
son had carried home. The court i'm
posed sentence of six months in jail
and fine of 800. In default of the fine
the boy will. therefore, spent nine
A fine of 50 was imposed in the case
OF Edward johnson, colored. for dis
orderly conduct. He was sent to jai
for thirty days additional. because only
a few days ago he made his escape from
the chain gang.
Winfield Majors, colored. charged with
assaulting William Murphy, forfeited his
collateral by falling to appear.
4 youth named Thomas Frazier, wht
escaped from st. Mary's Training School
Baltimore, was turned over to the au.
thorities of that school.
Fire in a Residence.
The two-story frame dwelling house
known as DOT North Alfred street, oc.
cupied by ]. II. Moore. Southern rail
way engineer. which is the parsonage Of
the Emmanuel Lutheran Church, wa.
partially destroyed by fire shortly after
}, O'Clock yesterday afternoon.
The fire started in some unexplained
manner in the kitchen during the alb
sence of the family and damaged thu
rear part OF the house. The loss to tn,
house. amounting to about $500. is GOV
cred by insurance.
At the time of the fire no one was ii
the house. Engineer Moore and his wifi
being in Charlottesville.
An alarm Of fire shortly before
clock this morning, was caused by tn
burning of a mattrass at the residence
of Mr.. Smith. lbs North Payne street
The remains of Rev. Thomas j. Pack
ard. who died in Rockville. Md. will b
brought here this afternoon and burie
in Ivy Hill cemetery. The services Wi
be attended by several OF the Episcopa
ministers here. together with a numbe
from the Episcopal Theological Seminary
The funeral of Irving L. beavers. it'll
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. J. ". beavers, too
place this morning from the residence @
his parents at Lloyds lane, Alexandra
county. Services were conducted by Rev
w. i. Watson. pastor of the First Bap
list Church.
In addition to the officers elected by TIL
First National Bank, N. b. Harlow wa
elected vice PRESIDENT of the bank