Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-25
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Convention of George Wash
ington Memorial Association.
RIxEY DECISION POSTPONED
Trial of Lewis Hoof Set for Feb
ruary appropriation for Coun-
sci in Annexation Fight.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

! Special Correspondence OF The Star
| ALEXANDRIA, Va. January p, 1912
| Inc program for the second annual con-
ventfon of the George Washington Me-
| mortal Association. composed of grand
| masters of Masonic bodies throughout
| the country. the object of which is to
erect temple to washington. the
| Mason" was announced today. The
meeting will be held here February q
| and % President Taft will be present
1 the afternoon of February -. The Pres
ident will accompany the delegates at
; o'clock to Mount Vernon on a special
pilgrimage.
/ The President will arrive in Alexandria
at 2:30 o'clock and be escorted to the
Masonic Temple.
| The delegates will be rendered in
formal reception at the Masonic lodge
ness session Of the Organization
will open the following morning.
Addresses of welcome will be
followed by the regular order of bust
| ness. AT the night session Represent
ative &. c. Carlin will deliver an address.
| The second days business session will
convene at o'clock in the morning. At
; o'clock delegates will reassembe to
welcome President Taft.
The annual banquet of Alexandria
Washington Lodge of Masons will be
| held at o'clock at ArmOry Hall.
Prominent members of the order will re-
spond to toasts.
Decision IN Rixey Case February l.
What is regarded as q strong intimation
that c. Jones Rixey will be sent To the
asylum for the criminal insane at Marion
Va. was given by Judge j.. G. Barley in
the corporation court late Yesterday aft
ernoon upon the completion of argument
on the proposition.
The Judge said h had given close at
tention to the argument made by RIAey ;
counsel attacking the cOnstitutlonality or
the act and had not been convinced that
they had established their case on this
particular point.
He announced that he would reserve
his decision until February !. He SAID
he would he able to give his decision, he
thought today. but RiXey's attorneys
said they would be unable to pc mere
today. owing to other engagements, ana
they said they wanted to be present IN
| the event of an unfavorable decision IN
the case. hence the decision was MADE
to defer the announcement.
The court remanded Rixey to the Gus
tody of Dr. ]. S. De Jarnette, superin-
tendent of the Western State Asylum at
stanton. Va, and ordered that RiNey
be brought here at 10 o'clock am. Feb
ruary /.
Trial of Lewis Hooff.
A motion TO ouash the indictments
against Lewis Hooff, former secretary
and general manager of the defunct Mer-
camille Railway Building and Loan As
socia ton, on the ground that each count
charges several distinct offenses under
the statute, was made by Attorney John
l.. Jeffries Of Norfolk. in the corpora
ton court Yesterday afternoon follow
ing arguments i'm the Rixey case Inc
motion was overruled by the court. ana
the attorney dcmurred.
Hoof will be tried February !. Ten m
dictments are pending against nm.
charging embezzlement- \ jury from
I.ynchburg Va. will be summoned IL
is expected that Sergt. r. II. Cox VIII
leave for LynchDurG tomorrow 10 sum
mon thirty talesmen.
Pays Tribute to Taft.
Rev. Charles Warren Curricr of the
Catholic Indian bureau, Washington. in an
address delivered last night at St, Mary
Hall paid Il tribute to President Taft for
his efforts in behalf of peace. The speak
- made the remark at the close Of a talk
on South America. There was a musical
and literary program which was particl-
pated in 10y local and Washington talent.
Preparing for Annexation Fight.
The city council yesterday afternoon ap-
propriated $4,000 for the employment OF
legal counsel to assist the corporation at
torney in the annexation tight. 1t is I'M
derstood that Samuel 6. Brent and John
NJ. johnson will be employed. The pro-
cce.iings will be begun February 26.
The state corporation commission has
granted n charter to the Interstate Build
ING CORPORATION, this city, with a maxi
mum capital stock of 100000 and a mini
mum of x10Dcn. The objects are real es-
tate and building business. The oncers
are: j. w. Henry, president; &. IL LIVING
stone vice president j. &. Weldon, set
rotary and treasurer, all of Washington
Recent Deaths.
Funeral services for John T. Donnelly.
Who died yesterday morning at his home,
oo1 South Lee street, will be held tomor-
row morning in st Mays Catholic
Church
Mr. Donneliy was scvcnty-onc years
old, and, besides wife, leaves the Ioi-
lowing children: Mrs. Jacob Brill, MIS-
Mamie X. Bowers and Bernard =, wal
ter NJ, George H.. Hubert +. and Arthur
| J. Donnelly. He was nativ" OF FIJI
colt City. Md. and had lived in Alex
andra for fifty seven years
| The funeral OF Mrs. Peter r. Pullman
| took place al = o'clock this AFTERNOON,
| from the HON" of her sister, Mrs. VIII
| liam Hemmcrsley, 1900 Cameron street.
| Services were conducted by Rev. Edgar
Carpenter.
Charles r. McC;liin's funeral took place
| Yesterday afternoon from the Episcopal
| Chapel ut Iincolnia, Fairfax county
Services We're conducted by Rev Or. >.
| \. Wallis.
The remains of Martha T. Wrenn,
widow of Robinson b. Wrenh VINO uIeu