The evening times., 1898-09-14
ANSWER THE LAST CALL.
Two District Volunteers at Rest nj
Arlington.

The funeral services of Henry A. Dob
son. first sergeant of Company d. District
or Columbia Volunteers, We're held this
morning at 1.-The Eastern Presbyterian
Church. The pastor. Rev. T. Cha mers
Easton. and Chaplain Dudley. of the Dis
trict Regiment officiated.
Sergeant Dobsons popularity was dem
onstrated by the throng of young peop lie
and sympathizing friends that filled the
church. Company ID attended the funeral
in body. the non-commissioned officers
acting as pallbearers. The remains We're
wrapped in the American flag, and many
beautiful floral tributes were placed upon
the casket
Chaplain Dudley opened the services
with short prayer which was follow
ed by a hymn by the church quartet.
Rev. DIR. Easton, in speaking of the he
roism and steriing qualities of the de-
ceased, brought tears TO many eyes. The
pastor, himself was so affected at times
By his sorrowful duty. that he was COM
PEELED TO cease his remarks, to regain his
composure
The interment made at Arlington,
with military honors. A squad of men
from Company d, fired a salute over the
grave, as the last tribute to a brave man
who had given his life to his country
Sergeant Dobson, was twenty years old,
/ and graduated from the Eastern High
School as a practical electrician. In
April he was appointed to a position in
the Patent Office, after passing most
creditabe examination. At the call for
volunteers, Sergeant Dobsons patriotic
/ spirit and soldierly instinct prompted
him to join the District Regiment. The
Patent Office Officials furloughed him for
one year. His military training was OBJ
tanned in the District National Guard.
At the time Of the organization of the
/ volunteer regiment he was recommended
| for a lieutenaney by the captain of his
| company and Col Harries. oelSL Dohson
! was a member of the Sons of V texans
| and an active worker in the Eastern res
/ byterian Church ami SuEuay school, He
/ was taken sick in Cu3a, :,ut would not go
to the hospital Even sitter arriving at
( Montauk Point he would not relinqusn
his duties until he vas ordered 10 he
hospital by DR.. Cox.
Mrs. Dobson left this city to nurse Ter
son as soon as sne was informed of his
illness. She arrived at the hospital We'd
nesday, and was with her boy until he
died on Sunday morning.
The funeral of First Sergeant Harry
Jost of Company l. First District Vol
unteer Regiment, who died on Monday
el " lllblu ltNeT, WIS htlu lnlS AFTERNOON
1 at o'clock from the Grace Lutheran
! Church. Rev. DR.. J. z. A. Doermann,
the pastor of the church, conducted the
/ services.
/ The pallbearers were selected from Ser
! geant J0st's company, with which he
Went through the Santiago campaign.
and from members of Company c, Sixth
/ Battalion, District National Guard, OF
which organization he was a member
/ before enlisting with the District regi-
ment.
( The interim mt was made in Arlington,
/ with military h0nors.
/ Sergeant Jost was twenty-one years
! old and native of this city. His pa
! ents are both dead, and he leaves only a
sister. He was stricken with maIarial fe-
Yer TWO weeks before the regiment left
/ Santiago, and was in the hospital there
| When the regiment embarked for Mon
| tauk Point he appeared well enough TO
| accompany it. and was taken to Camp
| Nikof. He was better last Thursday.
| and was permitted 10 accompany the reg
| iment 10 this city. He was removed to
| home, No 2l22 VI Street northwest where
| he suffered u relapse.