The Washington herald., 1913-12-03
BOARD LIFE INSURANCE
CASES Come UP TODAY
Arguments in Actions to Recover
Amounts of Policies VIII Be
Heard in Richmond.
ALEXANDRIA STORE is ROBBED

Alexandria, Va, Dec. 2-The cases of
the B. +. Board Motor Truck Company
and the Board-Armstrong Company, of
this city, against the Mutual Life In
surance Company, of New York. to re-
cover on policies for $4,000 and 81. oOn
respectively held by them on the life
of the late B. F. Board, who was presi-
dent Of both concerns, will be argued to-
morrow before the State Court of Ap-
{ peals in Richmond
Representing the Mutual Life Insurance
Company will be Attorney John NJ John
son. this city, while the plaintiff COM
panies will be represented by ATTORNEYS
S. G. Brent, G. L. Boothe, Judge c. z.
NichoL and c. E. Plummer. the latter Of
Petersburg
z These cases were heard some time ago
In the Circuit Court for this city, and
verdicts for complainants in the amount
Of each respective policy were given. The
Insurance company appealed the case
Mr.. Board died at Wake Forest, N. c.,
March IS, 1872, as a result of a fall from
3 water tower. Efforts were made to
collect the amounts represented in the
two policies. The company refused pay
ment on the ground, among other things,
that the concerns had no insurable in
terest in the life OF the deceased.
Representative Hal ID. Flood. Of the
Tenth Virginia district, will deliver the
annual address at the memorial exer-
cises to be held at o'clock Sunday night
at the Opera House, by Alexandria Lodge
of EIks.
4 concert Was given tonight by the
members Of the choir of St PauTs Epis-
copal Church in the parish hall OF the
church. Some. of the best-known local
talent participated. The hall was packed
10 capacity.
Thieves entered the store of Julius
Wolf. 202 King street, by breaking a !
window, early this mor1hng. and stole
several cheap watches, Fobs. and other
articles and made their escape. II is |
thought the robbers were boys. This is |
the second time that this window has !
been broken in seven months. The loss |
on the window, about 500, is covered by |
insurance.
R L. Zee Camp Confederate Veterans |
in accordance with an annual CUSTOM /
Will celebrate Gen. Lees birthday with !
banquet at its hall the night of January
-. The com: .ittee to obtain speakers is
composed of Edgar warfeld. sr., E. c. |
Graham. and P. +. German. The banquet
committee members are G. William Ram
sey. Edgar Warfield. sr.. p. F German.
f. g Graham, Booker c. Hail. and ].
w. Hammond.
William Diedrich. thirty-hve years oro.
died this afternoon at his home, 709
Wythe street, after long illness. Mr.
DiedriCh was unmarried, and had been
In the florist business all OF his life He
was q son Of the late Theodore Diedrich.
The arrangements for the funeral have
not Vet been made.
euchre party and entertainment will
he given tomorrow night AT the Young
Mems Sodality Lyceum Hall, under the
auspices Of Alexandria Division, No :,
Ancient Order of HibernIans.
James R. Cation and 6 C. Brent left
this afternoon for Richmond to attend
a meeting of the general committee OF
arrangements for the celebration Of the
of the signing Of the Treaty
Of Client They were named as dele
gates by Gov. Mann. Mr.. Brent was
accompanied by his wife.
A concert will be given the night Of
December II at the Young Peoples build
ing for the beneft of the Alexandria
Hospital building fund.
A supper will be served from until S
O'clock Thursday night at the Parish
Han Of Christ Episcopal Church by the
Parish Aid Society.
The Poultry Association of Northern
Virginia has definitely decided to hold a
poultry show here beginning December
30 next. 1t is expected that it. will be
continued for a period OF three days.
John w. Loven has purchased from s.
L. Monroe a house and lot on the north
side of Prince street.
At meeting of Oriental Lodge,
knights OF PythiaS, held at its hall to- {
hight. the ranks OF page and esquire Were ,
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