Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-31
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Jurors Brought From Lynch
burg for Hooff Trial.
FACES TEN INDICTMENTS
Perfecting Plans for New Hospital.
New Industries Chartered-Com-.
merce Chamber Banquet.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA,, Va, January 81. 1917.
All arrangements have been completed
for the trial of Lewis Hooff, former sec
rotary and general manager of the de-
funct Mercantile Railway Building and
Loan Association, which will begin at 10
O'Clock tomorrow morning before Judge
L. c. Barley in the corporation court.
Hooff will be tried on ten indictments,
charging him with the embezzlement of
funds of the association named, together
with funds of the defunct Virginia Safe
Deposit and Trust Corporation.
John l.. Jeffries of Norfolk, Va. is his
leading counsel. He will be assisted by
Attorney Lewis II. Machen Of this city
and Attorney J. l.. Lee of Lynchburg.
Va. Mr.. Lee arrived in Alexandria this
morning and was in consultation with
Attorney Jeffries Commemorative At
torney $. G. Brent will conduct the prose-
cution. The announcement that Mr. Lee
would assist in the defense was not gen.
orally known until today.
A venire of thirty talesmen from Lynch
burg, Va, has been summoned, from
which to select a jury of twelve. Sew
eral of the Lynchburgers will arrive in
Alexandria tonight. but the ma jority will
not get here until tomorrow morning. The
jury will be quartered at the Hotel Ram
mel during their stay in this city.
Planning for New Hospital.
of trustees and staff physicians of the
Alexandria Hospital, at joint meeting
held at the hospital last night. unani-
mously agreed that a new hospital was
needed. and the opinion prevailed that a
h,Yf1 of bo ,taro =
cost approximately $4,000.
The principal obstacle in the way Of
getting a new building was the question
of finances. While all agreed that it was
needed the problem of financing 1t re-
manned unsolved, for the present at least
After the matter had been thoroughly
discussed the question of a site for the
hospital was left I'm the hands OF a COM
mttee of ladies comprising the board of
managers.
Several sites were suggested. among
them the offer of Edward L. Danger
field, for the purchase of his property at
the northwest corner of Washington and
Duke streets.
A. location in the northwestern section
of the city was suggested and other were
also considered.
Another meeting will be held when
rslans will he discussed No date for the
meeting was decided upon.
Charters Issued.
The state corporation commission has
granted q charter to Norman & Robin
son, Inc. this city, with Il ma ximum cap.
ital stock OF SI5.O00 and d minimum of
$1,000. The object is to conduct an in
surance agency business The officers
arc ;. II. Norman, president: y. X. Rob
inson. secretary, and George II. Judd,
treasurer. all of Washington.
\ charter has also been granted TO the
WeSer-Goldstein Shoe Company, Inc, of
ROsslyn, Va. with maximum capital
stock of $1,000 and Il minimum of 81 900.
The object Is TO carry on a shoe business.
The officers are Hymen Wes,er, president
NJ. l.. Hamburger, vice president, and Jo-
seph Goldstein, secretary, all of Wash
ington.
Assumes Duties February Z.
Rev. William Cosby Bell of st. An
drew's +. L. Church, Louisville, Ky.
who recently accepted Il call from the