Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-14
ALEXANDR|AAFFA|RS
Annual Banquet of the Bar
Association.
SECOND DIVIDEND GRANTED
Checks Sent to Depositors Of Vir-
ginia Safe Deposit and Trust
Corporation.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA. Va. January Is, 1911.
About seventy-hve members Of the Bar
Association of the sixteenth judicial cir
Gu sat down to the annual banquet of
that organization this afternoon at the
Hotel Rammel The clerks Of tho courts
Of the counties embraced In this judicial
circuit and several newspaper representa-
tives were the guests Of the barristers.
This association Is compl ed Of lawyers
Of this city. Alexandra, Fairfax and
Prince William counties.
G. Vernon Ford was toastmaster.
Speeches were made by James e. Glenn
ents. c. e. Nicol. Judge =. B. T. Thorn
ton. Judge j. X. M Norton. R Walton
Moore. John NJ. Johnson, Capt. Crandall
Mackey.. George H. Rucker. J. Randa..
Cation, Morris Wampler, John s. Barbour,
r. S. Barrett, Harry B. Cation James R.
Cation. F. w. Richardson and A. J. We'd
derburn.
Prior to the banquet the association
held its annual meeting at the Office of
Col. F. L. Smith, when the follow ng off,
GERS were elected: c. E. Nicol. president.
Prince William: James r. Cation, Alexan-
dria: Charles Jesse. Alexandria county;
Thomas R. Keith. Fairfax: A. Sincla r.
Prince William, vice presidents: r. d.
Brumback. treasurer. Alexandria; j. Ran
dali Cation. secretary. Alexandria.
A very interesting paper on ''Contribu-
tory Negligence" was read by C. Vernon
Ford
The members Of TIE Bar Association
Will be the uests OF Attorney X. wa ton
Moore May at his home in Fairfax
county
Second Dividend Distributed.
. Checks for a second dividend OF 10
per cent were mailed this afternoon to
the depositors by the receivers Of the
defunct Virginia Safe Deposit and Trust
Corporation.
Several months ago the first dividend
of 20 per cent was declared and long
ago the depositors received checks for
the amounts.
1t is regarded as probable that an
other dividend will be declared of about
10 per cent by spring.
horse attached to a sleigh contain
ing young man and lady ran away at
4:so o'clock this afternoon near the
Union railway station. on upper King
street. throwing both occupants into the
snow. Other than being much shaken
up neither was injured.
Rev. c. j. kerlfn, pastor OF the Meth
odist Protestant Church. is at White
head. Ind. where he went to attend the
funeral OF his father, who died recently.
In his absence his pulpit will be occu-
pied by Rev. Mr.. Harper Of Westminster,
Md
Society Will Take Communion.
The members of the Holy Name So
ciety of st. Mary's Catholic Church, num-
bering about 600. will take holy COM
munion at the o'clock mass in that
oh ,rChA nvva
VII be the feast of the Holy Name in
Catholic Church circles.
Announcement is made Of the dfssolu-
ton of the law firm of Moncure, Wampler
& Glo,h of Alexandria county. Mr..
Wampler retiring.
Those connected with the men and re-
lyon forward movement will meet al
2:4o o'clock tomorrow afternoon in
Christ p. E. Church Parish Hall to elect
chairmen of the six committees, and
also to make definite beg inning Of the
work contemplated in the various
churches.
Alexandria Notes.
Miss Julia A. McCuen and Rozier c.
Carter. both of this city. were married
last night at the parsonage of the First
Baptist Church by Rev. w. F. Watson.
the pastor.
The recently elected officers of Fitz-
gerald Council, No. 459. knights of
Columbus. will be installed Wednesday
night at a meeting Of that organization
in st. Mary's Hall.
Nearly all Alexandria stayed indoors to-
night and kept close to the fires. The
streets presented a deserted appearance
early in the night Traffic on the car
lines was unusually light
NJ. d. Corse Camp. Sons Of Confederate
Veterans. will hold its annual meet ng
in Lee Camp Hail. Monday night. when
officers will be elected and arrangements
will be completed for attending the annual
banquet Of r. e. Lee Camp. January 10.
Senator r. Ewell Thornton Of Fairfax
county has been named on the following
committees in the state senate: To ex-
anime second auditors office, public insti-
tutions and roads.