The Washington herald., 1914-12-30
BANK IN ALEXANDRIA
WILL QUIT BUSINESS
Depositors of Union Savings Institu-
ton to Be Reimbursed
c. Snyder Honored.

Alexandria, Va, Dec. 2s.-The Union
Savings Bank, located at so King street.
will close Its doors by Thursday night.
after being in operation less than three
months. Owing TO the financially condi-
lions at this time, according to a letter
mailed to its deposItors. the directors
thought 1t would be for the best inter-
ests OF both the depositors and stock
holders to close up the business. This
bank opened October .. In response to
q letter sent out by the board OF direc-
tors, many OF the depositors today called
and withdrew their accounts- None OF
those having holdings In the bank will
lose anything.
An oyster roast was given tonight by
Robert s. Barrett, editor of the Alexan-
dria Gazette, in honor OF Edgar c. Sny-
der, the newly elected president of the
Gridiron Club, Of Washington. 1t was
attended by a number Of newspaper men
and others from Washington, together
with several guests from this city. Mr..
Snyder was POSTMASTER. Those present
were Col. W. p. Richardson, U. S. A.;
Maj. J. C. HemphilI, Maj. Robert W.
Hunter, Charles A. Cotterill, Frank
Conger, Andrew ]. Cummings. Charles
A. Hamilton, James X. Jones, ]. Ed
Grillo, Harry Ward. Delaney Gill.
James F. Little, George A. Williamson.
all OF Washington. and Mayor Fisher.
Alderman J. NJ. Hill. Councilman How
ard w. Smith, Berton d. Bentley. James
F. Peyton. and NJ. T. Dwyer. Of Alex
andria.
The Retail Merchants Association at
its meeting which will be held January
5 at the office Of Harris White. secre-
,,,FIN 9NNlF
handful and it's uses and abuses-should
il be abolished?' SHOULD streets be
swept while stores are open?' why is
no effort made to enforce the snow re-
moval lawT' rs the present city as
sessment fair? II not. what shall be done
to improve it?''
Judge Edmund waddill. OF the United
States Court for the Eastern District
OF Virginia, today appointed Louis n.
DufTey. deputy clerk OF that court in
this city. to fill the vacancy caused by
the resignation Of William II. Gaines. Mr..
Duffey was formerly deputy clerk OF the
Corporation and Circuit courts OF this
city.
Officers chosen by Alexandria Washing
ton lodge OF Masons and afterward in
stalled by Charles H. Callahan, past dis
trict deputy grand master OF Virginia,
are: Charles F. Tennesson, worshipful
master: c. p. Waller, Jr.. senior warden;
William II. Charles, Junior warden; J.
Edward Shinn, treasurer: Claude w.
Fletcher, senior deacon; William B. Dav-
is, Junior deacon; A. G. Thler. secretary:
Robert A. Zachary, senior steward; Percy
E. Cliff, Junior steward, and George w.
Zachary, tiler.
Officers chosen by Marley EnCampment
OF Odd Fellows are II. Z. Webb. chief
patriarch; F. L. Bartlett. senior warden;
J. Harry Mount. high priest: G. c. Ire
nary. Junior warden: A. T. Sullivan. re-
cording scribe; r. N. Watkins financial
scribe; p. NJ. Bradshaw. treasurer. w
L. Clark, district deputy grand pat
risrch. will install these officers jan
uary II.
The Second Presbyterian Church Sun
day school held its Christmas celebra-
ton tonight in the Westminster Build
ing. The Methodist Protestant Church
Sunday school will hold its celebration
at 10 o'clock tomorrow night.
Hope Of recovering the body Of Ralph
Johnston. supposed to have been drown
ed In Hunting Creek Christmas Eve.
has been abandoned until there Is a
general thaw OF the ice now in the river.