Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-11
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN.
Soldiers Searching for a Deserter-
General and Personal News.

detail of soldiers from Fort Myer Va.
was in Georgetown this morning searching
for Private julius Williams, a general pris-
oner, who escaped from the reservation
few days ago, while the attention of his
guards was attracted elsewhere. Up to
noon the detail had found no traces of
Williams. 1t is thought he is making his
way through Maryland.
Harry Williams, an aged white man, was
found at the corner of SD street and Pros
pect avenue yesterday afternoon in an I'M
conscious condition by Policeman {. Fl.
Steinbaker of the seventh precinct Police
station. 1t was thought that Williams was
suffering from the heat, but upon eXamina-
ton the physicians of the Georgetown Uni
versty Hospital announced that he had
been indulging too heavily in alcoholic slim
ulantS.
Mary Johnson, colored, twenty-siX years
old while walking along Prospect avenue
near sd street yesterday afternoon, I'll
and broke her right arm near the elbow
She was taken TO the Georgetown hospital,
where the injured member vas placed III a
cast.
Raymond Wilfong, the ten-year- lad
who ran away from the home of his foster
parents near TeneytoWn Tuesday was
brought back to this city last evening from
Baltimore, Nd, where he was picked up
He will be turned over to his parents to-
day.
The complimentary entertainment given
last evening by Silver Star Lodge, No. 20,
l. 0. G. T, of Teneytown, at its hall on
the Rockville road, was designated as
Girls Night A musical ana literary
program, which was arranged by corn
mittee composed of the Misses Mabel Walk
err Elsie Paxton and May Walker. was
given by members of the lodge. Refresh
mentS We're served.
The game of base ball which was to have
nj g
links yesterday afternoon between teams
from Tenleytown and Bryantown was post
poned until Monday afternoon.
Mrs Elizabeth l.. Gurns, wife of Mr. Will
liam H. GurnS, died carly yesterday morn
ing in the tifty-sixth year of her age at her
residence $3.50 2 street. Funeral services
will be held tomorrow morning at . o'clock
at her late home. The interment will be
made at Ivy Hill, Va.
The funeral of Mrs. Elizabeth Cogswell,
who died Wednesday at the home of her
daughter, Mrs George Freeman, 1910 .
street. will take place this afternoon at 4
o'clock at Oak Hill Chapel, in Oak Hill
cemetery grounds.
Funeral services were held this morning
at 10 o'clock at Oak Hill cemetery over the
remains of Mr.. William Fl. F'ister, who died
Wednesday after a short illness. Mr.. Fis-
ter was the son of the late A. j. and AIDE
line Fister of Georgetown.
Mrs Mankin, mother of Mr.. Lewis E.
Mankin IS dangerously i'll at her residence
on 18Th street.
Miss Halle Harriott and Miss Rose b.
gan, members of the Linthicum Dramatic
Club have been appointed teachers In the
public schools of the District. The club is
rehearsing several plays which will be pre-
scented during the fall at the Linthicum In
stitute
The repairs on the old Wheatley mansion,
on Both street, now the home of DR.. VIII
liam J. O'Donnell, are nearly completed.
DR. O'Donnells family will take possession
of the house about the first of next month.