Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-17
GENERAL AND PERSONAL
NEWS OF GEORGETOWN

Funeral services over the remains OF Will
liam DUNCAN, who died last Thursday at
the residence of his niece, 1922 NJ street
northwest, in the sixty-ninth year of his
age were held at $50 O'Clock this morn
ing at Holy Trinity Catholic Church 36th
and streets.
Rev James Harvey Hill. pastor of the
First Baptist Church, colored. died last Sat
urday morning at LAO o'clock, after an ILL
ness of about two weeks. Deceased was the
husband of Sarah Hill and father of Pearl
and Leander Hill. all of whom survive him.
The funeral will be held from the First Bap-
fist Church at 1 o'clock tomorrow after
noon.
Arrangements have been made for meet
ing of Asylum Potomac Commandery, NO
g. Knights Templar of Georgetown next
Wednesday evening at 1:3O O'Clock at l2os
32d street.
Wesley Smith. colored, seventy years Of
age residing at 3139 Dumbarton avenue,
while standing at the corner of Jefferson
and NJ streets last Saturday afternoon, was
knocked down by grocery wagon He sus-
tanned bruises about the hip and knee. and
was given treatment at the Georgetown
University Hospital.
Nellie Robinson. six years of age. residing
at 1856 NJ street. while running across NJ
street in front of her home last Saturday
afternoon, was knocked down by car 2)9 OF
the Capital Traction railway, in charge OF
Motorman Smith and Conductor ]. Rabbit,
receiving a cut on ner nedQ ouo
was assisted to her home by friends.
A local alarm sounded about 300
o'clock last Saturday night~because some
furniture on a vacant lot adjoining 3ooS X
street was found to be on fire. No. . en-
CINE company responded. and extlnguished
the flames after about $50 damage had re-
suited.
During an alteration Saturday night
Charles Magruder, colored, twenty-siX years
of age, of Congress court, was cut on the
back and hip with a blunt instrument. He
was given treatment at Georgetown Gni-
versary Hospital.
of age, of Arlington. Va, while running
across NJ street last Saturday night fell
and sprained his left knee He was taken
to the Georgetown University Hospital for
treatment.
At a meeting of the stockholders of the
Potomac Savings Bank the oldNboard OF d.
rectors was reelected, with the exception
of George E. Howard, who was succeeded
by ]. W. Bogley. The directors are: J. g.
Waters ]. H. Wilson, w. w. Anderson. b.
T Janney. 1. E. Shoemaker, g. G. Boteier,
F. B. Weaver, G. w Ray, A; M; Baer: n.
w. Offutt E. L. Schneider, G.. w. Ofutt,
s. Artz j. w. Stohlman and ]. w. Bogley.
At a meeting of the directors l. +. Shoe
maker who has held the office Of secretary
for several years. declined re-eiection. on-
GERS were elected as follows: President, j.
G. Waters; vice president, c. w. Onutt;
secretary, II. G. Offutt; treasurer O. w.
Boteler: attorney, j. H. Wilson; cashier. w.
DevereuX.
Georgetown Tent. No. 8, knights of the
Maccabees has elected officers as follows:
Commander, John w. Young; past COM
,Sander Albert Degenhardt lieutenant
commander, Charles Henderson: record
keeper John L. Mech; finance keeper, Nor
ton Wood chaplain, ]. w. Fletcher: SER
geant, Frank Tennyson; first master OF the
guard T A. Newman; second master OF
the guard Arthur E. Bell; master-at- arms,
MILFORD Chamberlain: sentinel Frank NJ.
Byroad; picket, William Leishear.
George u. Morris Post. No. 10 Grand
Army of the Republic, has elected officers
as follows: Commander Walter b. Sebas-
tian: senior vice commander, Comrade
Kedney; Junior vice commander, Thomas
Brown; quartermaster, Rudolph Clmer:
delegates to department encampment, Ru-
dolph Ullmer and Martin Lichty; alter
Mates r. Z. Duvall and j. w. KirkleY.