Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-18
ALEXANDRIA AFT AIRS
Union Savings Bank to Be First
Of Kind in City.
TO DISCUSS BOULEVARD
Business Men Will Consider Wash
ington-to-Mount Vernon High
way Today.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. June 1S.-fhis
city will shortly have q new financial In
stitution to be known as the Union Saw
ings Bank, which will be located at $50
King street.
A charter will be applied for within
the next few DAYS. the papers now being
prepared. 1t will have a capital stock
of from $4,000 TO $4,000. Temporary
officers as announced today are: DIR. E.
A. German president; F. L. aymaker,
secretary and treasurer. The cashier
and other officials Will be announced
later.
Alexandra is without a savings bank
Announcement that a new institution
would be started came as a surprise.
Police Commissioner Lawler at q meet
ing Of the board last night recommended
that the police strictly enforce the traf-
fic regulations. His attention, he said.
had recently been called to number OF
violations.
VIII Discuss Boulevard.
Delegations from the Washington Board
of Trade and Chamber Of Commerce will
hold a joint session at o'clock this
afternoon with delegations from the local
chamber of commerce and Alexandra
Automobile Association and the board OF
supervisors of Alexandria county at the
rooms of the Alexandria Chamber Of
Commerce relative to the proposed boule-
ward from Washington to Mount Vernon.
The Washingtonians will come in auto
| mobiles Following the conference the
entire party will go to Mount Vernon In
automobiles over the road now being con-
,rS,t4 frtN yr~rl1 Ia ~
meeting links. Afterward the visitors will
be entertained by George D. Hopkins at
his home 81 North Washington street.
A fight at King and Columbus streets
shortly after midnight last night caused
considerable excitement. Several people
| in the neighborhood attracted by cries
called up police headquarters and Chief
Goods and Policeman Roland responded.
| The police obtained the names of sew
| eral Of the alleged participants and the
| case will be heard in the police court
tomorrow.
The funeral of Maj James E King will
| take place at o'clock this afternoon
from Grace P. E. Church. Burial will
be with Masonic honors In the Methodist
Protestant cemetery. Services will be
conducted by Rev. Edgar Carpenter.
rector.
Active pallbearers will be DR.. T. B.
Cochran, NJ s. Dinwiddie, F. L. Stay
maker, Conrad johnson, r. H. c. Bever-
ley and ]. NJ. Duncan.
Honorary pallbearers will be e. E.
Downham. DR.. w. NJ. Smith. P. E. Cliff,
]. Johnston Green, c. H. Callahan and
T. c. Smith.
A jury in the corporation court yes
terday afternoon found A. NJ. Gunnell
guilty OF assault and battery on Jremiah
H. Chilly and imposed fine Of 500,
which he paid.
Miss Dora T. Cooksie and James Cole
man. both of Washington. were married
yesterday afternoon at the parsonage of
the First Baptist Church by Rev. DR..
W. F. Watson, pastor. They were at
tended by Mr.. and Mrs. Jerome Kauf-
mann.
Miss Margaret Elliott and William
L. Lyles were married Tuesday evening
at the parsonage of the NJ. E. Church
South. by Rev. DR.. J. w. Duffey,. pastor.
Owing to the serious condition Of James
Williams. colored, alleged to have been
assaulted by James RAMSAY, colored. a
continuance in the case was granted In
the police court today for five days.