The Washington times., 1916-01-11
ALEXANDRIA BANKS
ELECT DIRECTORS
Three National Institutions Hold
Annual Meetings-Mas
to Entertain.

ALEXANDRIA. Jan. 1.-THE annual
meetings OF the three National banks
Of Alexandra were held at noon to-
day when directors were elected for
the ensuing year. The result Of the
First National: Benolt Bacr. jr..
Gardner J.. Boothe, NJ. p; Harlow.
Douglass stuart. James Muir. wal
citisens' National: alto 1i Edward al l.. pain-
gerheld. j. clinton smoot. Worth Hut
FISH. N. A. Ahern, John M. Johnson.
carroll Pierce. and Urban 3: Lambert.
.Alexandria National: Judge G. e.
Smith, e. L. Cockrell. W. z. Balm. Guy
T. Scott, and Samuel @. Brent
The directors of the Citizens Ne.
tional and the Alexandria National
holders and reelected the old officers
Citizens National: Edward L. Dain-
serneld. president; Carroli Pierce,
cashier; NJ l.. Dinwiddie. assistant
Alexandria National: Judge C. e.
Nicol, president: William B. Smoot.
vice PRESIDENT: J. L. Perry. cashier. =,
The directors OF the First National
will meet tomorrow morning at III
o'clock and organize.
In police court this morning Charles
Lewis was fined s25 for stealing rail-
way ties.
Mrs. Ethel Padgett Robey and Ed
win q. Arnold. both Of this city, were
married on January at the parson-
age of the Methodist Protestant
Church by the Rev. Edward T. Kirk
ley, pastor.
Mayor Thomas A. Fisher has ac-
ccpted an invitation to act as toast
master at the annual banquet OF the
Ca rdinal Athletic Club. to b, given
at the Hotel Rammel on January g9'
ington baseball team, will be the
guest OF honor.
John. G. wooley. at one time .candi;;
date for president OF the United
states on the piohib ition ticket. and
pr. George w. Morrow. will be the
principal speakers at a prohibition
rally to be held In the First Baptist
Church next Monday night under the
auspices of the .Anti-Saloon League
Of Virginia.
The first regular meeting OF city
council since the Christmas holi-
Gays will take place tonight During
! the next few weeks the finance corr
mtttee will introduce and have re-
ferred to it tn. annual tax and license
ordinances. The raising OF revenue
| to take the place Of about $4,000 here
toforc received from iiauor licenses
will be one OF the problems the
| finance committee will be confronted
with.
At the Methodist Protestant Church
tonight the subject for the revival
servic. will be The inviting Christ"
Washington members OF the South
gate Club. an organization composed OF
Masons employed in the offices of the
Alexandria members in Alexandria to-
| night. The Washington members will
oome to Alexandria in a special train
over the Washington-Virsinia railway
| leaving Washington at 1:3o. They will
| be accompanied by their own band, com.
| have az their guest. Fairfax Harrison
| president OF the Southern railway. They
will disembark at Washington and king
| streets, where they will be met by the
and escorted to Masonic Temple. GeorGt
| W. Zachary. custodian OF the temple
| will deliver q lecture on the Masonic
relics in the Alexandria w a shingto
lodge room. and Charles II. Callahan
past worshipful master OF Lodge No
sonic life OF George Washington. At the
| conclusion OF the visit TO the Masonic
| Temple the members OF the club will
go to the Young Peoples building, where
a banquet will be served. and where al
interesting program will be carried out.
| Suits for divorce have been filed In
| the corporation court by Phelan G.
Hawn from his wife, Mary E. Hawn
and bv John W. Jackson from his wife
| Ella Dick Jackson. The plaintiff in the
| former Is represented by Attorney Gard
ner l.. Boothe. and in the latter by At
| torney Robinson Moncure. In both suit
| desertion Is given as the cause.
A largely attended cabaret and dane,
| was given last night in the Elks audi
| torium for the benefit OF the Hebrew
Temple. An interesting program wa.
rendered and a buffet supper wa
| served.