The Washington herald., 1912-01-14
NEWSOFALEXANDRIA
Bar Association Holds Election
and Gives Banquet at the
Hotel Rammel.

Alexandria, Va, Jan. 13-Members of
the bar association OF the Sixteenth Ju-
dicial circuit, composing Alexandria City,
Alexandria, Fairfax, and Prince William
counties gathered this afternoon for their
annual meeting. which was followed by a
| banbuet at the Hotel Rammel The affair
was attended by about seventy-ive bar
risters. and c. Vernon Ford, retiring
president OF the association, acted as
| roastmaster.
Among the speakers were James z.
Clements. Judge C. E. NicSl, Judge ]. B.
T. Thornton, Judge ]. K. NJ Norton, R.
Walton Moore, J. NJ. Johnson, Capt. Gran
dal Mackey, George H Rucker. ]. Ran
dali Cation. Morris Wampler, J. s. Bar
bour, r. s. Barrett H. B. Cation, ]. r
Cation, F. W. Richardson, and A J.
Wedderburn.
Before the banquet the annual election
took place at the ONCE OF Col. F. L.
Smith, resulting as follows: c. E. Nicol,
president. Prince William; James r. Ca
ton. Alexandria; Charles Jesse, Alexan-
dria County: Thomas r. Keith, Fairfax.
and A Sinclair Prince William. vice
presidents; R. ID. Brumback, treasurer,
Alexandria; ]. Randall Cation, secretary.
Alexandria.
The association was invited to meet
May next at the residence of r. Wal
ton Moore, Fairfax County. The invita-
ton was accepted.
c. Vernon Ford read an interesting pa
per entitled "Contributory negligence"
Judge Louis C. Barley. Of the Cor
poration Court OF this city. has been
reelected judge of this court by the
State legislature for a term of eight
years, which. with his unexpired term,
will give him ten more years on the
bench. News OF his reelection was
received here to-day in a dispatch from
Richmond.
Judge Barley was appointed Judge OF
the Corporation Court in 1902, having
succeeded Judge ]. X. NJ. Norton. who
resigned. He has, therefore, served ten
years on the bench already. He is now
completing his second term as Judge of
the Corporation Court, and will begin
his third term as Judge at the expiration
Of this tern.
The receivers for the defunct Virginia
Safe Deposit and Trust Corporation this
afternoon mailed checks to the depos-
itors OF that concern for 10 per cent addi-
tional OF their deposits. Most of the de-
positors will not receive them before
Monday morning. This makes a total Of
30 per cent that the depositors have re-
ceived- This action means the distribu-
per cent It is expected that in the fu-
ture another dividend will be declared.
When the Relief Hook and Ladder
Company chose officers last night. they
reelected for the forty-seventh con-
secutive term Capt. R. NJ. Latham as
captain Of that company, who has been
member since the organization OF the
company and is one OF the oldest active
tiremen In point OF service is the city.
Officers elected follow: J. II. Trimyer.
president; +. c. Spinks, first vice presi-
dent; A. Z. Smoot, second vice presl-
dent; E. steuart Smith, treasurer; John
Waddey, recording secretary: Frank
first lieutenant and E. c. Wildt, second
lieutenant
Rev. C. J. Kerlin. pastor Of the Meth
odist Protestant Church, has gone to
Whitehead. Ind, to attend the funeral
Of mis- father, who died there few days
ago. During his absence his pulpit in
the local church will be filed by Rev.
Mr.. Miller, 0f Westminster, Nd.
Shortly after o'clock this afternoon
a horse attached to a sleigh In which
was seated a lady and gentleman ran
away while on Upper King street, throw
ing both OF the occupants out Neither
was badly hurt
An amendment has been granted to the
charter of the B. F. Beard Motor Truck
Company Corporation, OF this city, by
the State corporation commission, Great
ing a preferred stock of $1,000.
Those interested in the Men and Re
ligion Forward Movement win hold a
meeting at 2:45 o'clock tomorrow after
noon at Christ Church parish hall for the
purpose of electing chairmen Of the six
committees, and also to launch the work
in each Protestant church
The marriage Of Miss Julia A. McCuen
and Rozier C. Carter, both Of this city.
took place last night at the parsonage Of
the First Baptist Church. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. W. F. Watson,
pastor