Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-05
GEORGETOWN AFFAIRS
ABRAHAM LEVY LOSES Els LIFE
IN RIVER.
Body Recovered Half an Hour After
the Accident - General and
Personal Items.

Mystery surrounds the drowning of Abra-
ham Levy yesterday afternoon in the Poto-
mac river, about a mile and half above
! the Aqueduct bridge. Levy was about
twenty-five years of age and resided at
| 2So5 M street northwest. Early in the day.
| accompanied by two of his friends. Charles
| Small and George Short, he started out to
| celebrate the day. They secured small
| rowboat at the wharf and went down the river
| as far Edward Heath's place. Just as the
| boat had reached the landing there Levy at
| tempted to jump from the rowboat onto the
platform He slipped and fell between the
boat and the landing. thereby pushing the
| boat containing the other boys away from
| the wharf. I.evys two companions made a
desperate effort to save his life. The pecu-
| liar aspect of the affair is that the water
at this particular place is said to be shall
| low and it is not understood why Levy was
unable to get out without assistance.
Levy's body was recovered half an hour
| after the accident by c. p. Reynolds at the
| foot of 34th street, where 1t had been
washed ashore.
General and Personal.
Requiem mass was celebrated at Trinity
Catholic Church yesterday morning at 8
o'clock for the repose of the soul of Rev.
Aloysius Rockford. 8. J.. who died one
| month ago yesterday at the Philadelphia
penitentiary, where he had served as chap
lain since his transfer from Trinity.
Considerable excitement was caused last
night about o'clock at the corner of Gath
and P streets northwest. The irrepressible
small boy was at the bottom of 1t in his
| quest for fun. Several of them. ranging in
ages from twelve to thirteen, had secured
several huge barrels and saturated them
with kerosene oil.
These were placed in the middle Of the
street and then set afire. To add more
p t<Nt DO Co.. IJ11 a.
mable substances were thrown in at in
tervals A large crowd of neighborS and
passers by was attracted to the scene.
After some little time Officer Trennis of
the seventh precinct station arrived and
put an end to the pranks of the youngsters
and extinguished the flames.
Ofhcers of Covenant Lodge, No. Is, In
dependent Order of Odd Fellows, elected
at recent meeting, will be installed on
Thursday evening in Odd Fellows Hall,
Philip H. Walker, grand marshal of the
District, officiating The officers to be in
stalled are as follows: Noble grand. c. w.
Sherier; vice grand James E. Chamber
lain; recording secretary, Leo s. Schoen-
thai; financial secretary, ]. w. Brewer;
treasurer, Charles w. Chamberlain; trus-
tees. James H. Chamberlain, George w
wise and w. F. Burns; representatives
to the grand lodge, w. w. Beattie J. w.
Brewer, G. w. Chamberlain, ]. H Cham
berlain, ]. J. Cherry, w. E. Clapp, R. B.
Humphreys j. L. Irwin, Harrison Krick,
J. H. McChesney, ]. M. Pruett, L. S. Soho
enthal, j. Sommers and H. Weber
The following officers have been elected
by the Logan Tribe No. 8, Improved Or
der of Red Men: Sachem Jas. r. Mitchell;
senior sycamore, A. f. Mcclure; Junior
Sycamore, David Knowles; prophet, Otto
H. Fischer.
Announcement has been made Of the fol-
lowing promotions of teachers in the
Georgetown division of the public
schools: Martha H. Berry to sixth grade,
Margaret A McMonigle- to principalshlp
OF Threlkeld School, Susan p. Thomas to
fifth grade, Florence Hayden to fourth
grade, Henrietta King to third grade,
Cara A Hinzen to third grade.