Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-22
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Charter for New Bank Wilt Be
Applied For.
ANOTHER IS IN PROSPECT
Institution With $500, 900 Capital
Stock Said to Be,
Under Way.
ANOTHER IS IN PROSPECT
Special Correspondence of The Star.

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ALEXANDRIA, Va, July 81. 1913.
| The name of the new savings bank.
about which rumor has been rife for the
past week or so, will be the Alexandria
Fairfax Savings Bank. Incorporated. 1t
will have a capital stock of at least $50
coo Application. it is stated. already
has been made for most of the capital
stock intended to be issued. \ charter
OF incorporation will at once he applied
for to the state corporation commission.
Well known business men Of this city,
Alexandria and Fairfax counties will he
on the board of directors. Those whose
names have been mentioned for such po-
sitions are E. II. Kemper, assistant con-
troller OF the Southern Railway Com
pany: F. L. Slaymaker, president of the
SIaymaker-Schneider Corporations; DR..
Edward A. German. city health officer;
r. NJ. Petit, president of the Mount Yer
non Stables. Incorporated; E. a Garlock
of the banking firm Of Garlock & Co.;
W. G. Collins of Clarendon, Alexandria
county.
Preliminary details for the bank were
arranged at a recent meeting in Wash
| ington.
A statement regarding the status of the
second proposed SdNlnSS Ddllh EoI thtS
city with capital stock of $JoU,OvO Will
not be given out unit. tonight, it was an
nounced this morning by party inter-
ested in its promotion. The y opposed
bank is said to be backed by thiladei-
ph.a capital.
Report on New School.
\ report on the proposed new high
school building will be made to city coun-
ill at its meeting tonight by the joint
| committee on finance and schools. This
! committee will recommend the erection
| of tie building on the site of the old
| Haloweu building at the southeast corne-
| of Nasn.neton ana W o1fe ST ee,S, ms .eao.
! OF On Inc iot pLrcnaseu By tine g.. a.
Cameron and west streets. The cUmmit-
&c .n. arso recommend the sale of the
10. at Cameron and w est streets.
II Is announced That friends OF the
Episcopal high School. thi Dug. HE ca
,uI,s ~ b,snvp Pe1erkin, Lave donated
Szu,uaD TO the erection o. a modern gym
nasium for that school.
In the corporation court yesterday
afternoon Z. ). Taylor Burke and Wal
ter &. roster were appointed receivers
| for the News Publishing Company, In
corporated, publishers OF the Alex
andria DaiIy news. They were ordered
by the court to continue publication
until further orders from the court.
! and also to make an early report to
| Of the concern. Both gave bond today
| in the sum of $1,000 each.
Mrs. Dawson Succumbs.
| Mrs. Jennie Cooper Dawson. We'll
known resident of Seminary Hill, died
| at $50 o'clock this morning at her
home at that place. Mrs. Dawson had
! been in declining health for some time
past, and Sunday was taken to her bed
She was the widow Of Nicholas Daw-
son. and is survived by three children
as follows: S. Cooper Dawson, Philip
Dawson. San Juan, Porto Rico. and
Mrs. w. G. Pendleton.
Her funeral will take place at
o'clock Thursday afternoon from her
home. Services will be conducted by
Rev. DR.. S. \. Wallis of the Episcopal
Theological Seminary, and burial viii
be in Ivy Hill cemetery.
The body of the colored man killed
| Sunday morning by work train on
| the electric line has been identified a.
| that of Thomas Wormley.
\ volunteer fire department will be
| organized tonight by the Rosemont
| Citizens Association. A new chemical
| engine and 4n0 feet of hose have jus
| arrived for the organization, and the
| engine will be housed at the top OF the
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