The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-12-15
REFUSES TO NAME
CO-RECEIVER FOR
SHIPBUILDING co.
Court Adds Alexandria
Attorney to Counsel
For Receiver.
THE HERALD BUREAU,
A. s. Doniphan,
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go ming street
ALEXANDRIA,. Va. Dec. 14.-Ap-
plication for the appointment of
co-receiver for the Virginia Ship
building Corporation Of this city,
now in the hands OF Joseph L.
Crtpper as receiver. this afternoon
was denied by Judge D. Lawrence
Groner in the United States Court
Tor the Eastern district of Virginia.
Application was made by a number
Of Alexandria attorneys on behalf
Of creditors.
, Judge Groner said he saw no real
good reason at this time to in
crease the number OF receivers. He
entered an order leaving the present
receiver in charge.
Judge Groner, however. an
nounced that he would name an
Alexandria attorney as counsel with
the three attorneys now represent
ing the receiver if the attorneys of
this city would decide upon a man.
The local attorneys announced that
they favored the appointment of
James r. Cation as such and Mr..
Cations nomination was approved
by the court Other legal counsel
for the receiver includes Thomas
r.. Keith of Fairfax; H. 3. Lee Of New
York, and Edward o. walcott,. of
Norfolk. They were named when
the receiver was appointed.
Fletcher Of he
cy Fleet Corporation, counsel for
the Emergency Fleet. attended the
meeting. but did not participate in
the application for the appointment
OF a co-receiver.
In honor of the 1921 anniversary
of the death of George Washington
three memorial wreaths today were
conveyed to Mount Vernon by spe-
cisd delegations from three Masonic
lodges and placed on washington's
tomb. Services were conducted by
Rev, John Lee Allison, D. D., chap
lain of Alexandria Washington
Lodge No. %, of Alexandria.
The delegation from Alexandria
Washington Lodge, Of which Wash
ington was the first master. was
composed of p. E. Cliff. worshipful
master; the Rev. Dr.. John Lee ALI
son, y. c. Moss. George W. Zachary.
Thomas L. Hall, w. Z. Burrell and
c. W. Fletcher. The wreath from
Fredericksburg Lodge, No. 4, by
which lodge Washington was made
a Mason, was conveyed by A. Hurd-
ley. past master and secretary.
The representative from Wash
In I
City, were Charles w. Reiser. past
master. and David L Embury. Sc
niOr warden.
Members of the city council. and
members of each fire company.
headed by Chief McDermott; odd
Fellows, Knights of Pythias, Car
penters and Joiners' Union and
others this Afternoon attended the
funeral Of Alderman John T. Harri-
son at the First Baptist Church. The
services were coducted by the Rev
E B--Jackson. D. D, pastor of the
First. Baptist Church, assisted by
the Rev. Edgar Carpenter, rector Of
Grace Episcopal Church. The in
terment was in Union Cemetery.
Services at the grave were by Po-
tomac Lodge of Odd Fellows. Hon.
orary- pallbearers were F. f. Mar
bury, George W. Bontz. ST.; c. j.
W. summers, Louis Nails, ]. NJ
Saunders and Alphonse Lucas. Ac-
tive panbearers were n. L. Will
iamson, J. w Reeves. William Des-
mOnd. Joseph De. Silva, Charles J..
Sullivan and ]. F. Miskell
Damage by the fire which last
night destroyed two two-story
frame store buildings at 127 ard
129 South Fairfax street, today was
estimated at $4,000. OF this amount
the loss on the buildings, owned
by DIT. C. T. Klipstein, is about
$4,000. Dock Bates, who kept a
grocery store at IL, estimates his
loss at $3.50. /. S. Groves, who had
a paint shop at 129. estimates his
loss at $500. Z. VI. knight, who
had a sign painting establishment
over Groves place. will lose sew
eral hundred dollars. All losses are
practically covered by insurance, it
Is stated.
A special grand jury yesterday In
the Corporation Court. Judge Rob-
inson Moncure presiding, returned
true bills to the following indict-
ments presented: Abraham For
tune, Richard Harlow, Louis Orris,
Walter Shapiro, charged with in
fractions of the prohibition law;
Edward Hall, colored, for entering
a dwelling house.
Not a true bill was returned in
the case of Howard Washington.
colored. charged with shooting John
Quill, colored.
The jury was composed of P. E.
Cliff. foreman; Ernest N Pittman,
Charles J. De Moll, William c.
Chauncey. William ]. Schiller, ]. NJ.
Armstrong and Thomas C. Gallo
way.
officers chosen by Alexandria
.Jouncil No. 627. Royal Arcanum,
follow: James Bayne. representa-
tive to the grand council: w. H.
Thorpe, alternate representative:
James Bayne. regent, fourth term;
o. y. PierpOlnt, vice regent; r. f.
Featherstons, orator; James r.
Mansfield. secretary; James H
Mansfield. collector; George Uhler,
treasurer Alvin Powell, chaplain;
John G. Cocksy, guide; James G.
Graham. wardeni John T. watkins,
sentry: John @, Cockey. John T.
watkins and James @. Graham.
trustees.
Boys Class Raises 5000.