Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-15
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Jury Unable to Return Verdict
in Damage Suit.
MCMENAMIN VS.. RAILWAY
Officers Elected by Local Organiza-
tions-Funeral of DR.. Micou
Monday Next.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

ALEXANDRIA. Va, June Il. 1917.
A jury in the circuit court for this
city, with r. S. Jones foreman. shortly
before IL o'clock today announced it's
inability to reach an agreement in the
case of McMenamin against the South
ern Railway Company. and was dis
charged by Judge Thornton. No date
was fixed for a new trial. This case has
been before the court for several days.
It was given to the jury at o'clock yes
terday afternoon. Failing to reach an
agreement. the jury was adjourned over
until 10 o'clock this morning, when it
again took up the case with the same
result.
The object of the suit is to recover dam
ages in the sum of 81, 500 for injuries al
legged to have been done the house of the
complainant; located at Duke and West
street, by smoke. SCOT and cinders from
the engines and roundhouse of the de-
PENDANT company.
This case was heard in the circuit court
at former term. and a jury awarded
damages to the plaintiff whereupon the
railway company appealed the case and
the higher court awarded d writ of error,
ard new trial followed
The plaintiff was represented by At
torneys ]. *. NJ. Norton and Edmund
Burke, and the defendant company by
Col. +. l.. Smith and Mr. Tunstall, the
latter of Norfolk.
Elections by Two Organizations.
Potomac Lodge of Odd Fellows. at it's
annual meeting last night, elected these
officers to serve for the ensuing year:
n. r. Davis. noble grand: J. Harry
Mount, vice grand; ". a. Conway, re-
cording secretary; W. i. Latham fina l.
cal secretary; l.. Morgan Davis. treas
urer.
These officers, together with a number
Of appointiye officers, the latter to
named later. will be installed July next.
by District Deputy Grand Master J.
Thomas O'Meara. The lodge also last
night conferred the initiatory degree of
the order on one candidate.
Mount Vernon Council, No. ], Daugh-
ters of America, at its annual meeting
held last night. elected the following Off
GERS to serve for the ensuing year: Mrs.
w. 4. Shinn, junior past councillor; Mrs.
Annie Dodd, associate past councillor:
Mrs. John Clapdore. councillor; Mrs.
Thomas Beach, associate councillor: Mrs.
Annie Davis, vice associate councillor;
Mrs. Melvin Simpson, assistant vice
councillor; s. A. Forrest, recording secre
tary: Miss Matte Turner, assistant secre-
tary: Mrs. James n. Mansfield financial
secretary: Mrs. Mary TIGER, treasurer:
Mrs. Sarah Mandley, warden: Mrs. Lam
bert Lyles conductor: J: II: Mansfield in
side sentinel: Mrs. G.. n. Cradlin, outside
sentinel; Mrs. Lambert Lyles trustee for
eighteen months
Following the business session the
| members repaired to Shuman's ice cream
parlors, where refreshments were served.
Lower Court Reversed in Part.
&c ~ 10 u a
court of appeals has given decision
and Trust Corporation against Kidd and
others, partially reversing the decision
of the lower courts. The corporation
court ordered the defendant to return
the money which was withdrawn from
one of the branches of the defunct con-
Germ after it had gone into the hands
of receiver, or be sentenced to Jail
for contempt Until the complete de-
cision is given it is not just known
what part of the decree of the lower
court Was reversed.
Spit to recover damages i'm the sum of
$1,000 for injuries alleged to have been
sustained the result of an assault
was filed this afternoon in the circuit
court for this city against the Mount
Vernon and Marshall Hall Steamboat
Company by Ferdinand L. Knight The
alleged assault occurred June IS, 1911.
The plaintiff is represented by Attorneys
Machen and Jesse and Walter C. Foster.
Schools Closing Exercises.
The annual closing exercises of Mount
Vernon Avenue School, Del Ray, Alexan-
dria county. took place at that school last
night in the presence of the pupils and
many of their parents. An address was
made by ]. IL. Rollins, principal of the
school, and a muse cal and literary pro-
gram was also given.
r. E. knight, j. Y. Williams and wife
and s. w. Pitts will leave tonight for
Peoria, ILL.,. Messrs. knight, Williams
and Pitts being delegates to the national
convention of the Travellers Protective
Association from Post F, this city The
convention will meet June II. Following
the convention they will go to Chicago
| to attend the national republican con-
vention. and thence will go to Cincinnati
and Dayton. Ohio. They will be gone
about ten days.
State Delegate Robinson Moncure de-
| livered an address last night at the Flag
day service held by Alexandria Lodge of
Elks at its home. There was also a spe-
| cial musical program given.
Funeral of DR.. Micou Monday.
| The body of Rev. DR.. Micou. who died
recently in oxford. England. is expected
/ to arrive here this afternoon or tomor-
row. The funeral services, according to