Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-03
WAvERLEY D. DRINkARD DEAD
CHIEF OF DIVISION IN THE
WAR DEPARTMENT.
Funeral Services Tomorrow After
noon at Family Residence-His
Record in Public Service.

Mr. Waverley Dodson Drinaard. chief
of the division of coast defenses in the
engineers Office of the War Department
died at his residence, 1888 18th street, at
3 pm. Saturday, February 1, after
a brief Illness Mr.. Drinkard was a men,
her of one of the best known families OF
old time Washington. His father was the
late Col. William Rollerson Drinkard OF
Richmond, Va, who, just previous to the
civil war, was chief clerk of the War De-
partment under Gov. Floyd, and was sub
sequently an officer in the Confederate
army. Mr.. Drinkard's brother, the late
Of. w. b. Drinkard, was a celebrated sur
gcon and oculist, one Of the first Of the
present generation to pursue a course in
the European universities. Another broth
err the late Mr.. Robert NJ. Drinkard, was
for years teller of the Second National
Bank. His sister, Mrs. John Pool, sur
wives him. The family resided for a long
time in their handsome old house at 1918
x street in the section them so well known
to Washington as Franklin Row..
Mr.. Drinkard was born in Richmond in
1851, and came as boy to Washington
In common with so many of his contem-
poraries of the Washington boys, he re-
ceived his early training at the famous
Emerson Institute, known to many as
''Young's School," He was afterward
graduated in law from the Columbian
University and was admitted to practice
at the Washington bar. He found the
practice of the law not to his taste. and
some twenty-six years ago entered the
government service.
Eulogy Of His Character.
Gen. Alexander Mackenzie. chief of en-
gineers. U. S. A., in speaking of Mr..
Drnkard, said
His quiet devotion to his work, his
extreme accuracy and his care in veri-
flying every fact bearing on matters con-
fided to him for investigation, and his
familiarity with all the laws affecting
land transfers in the several states made
him very pillar of strength in the
office where his life was spent
BY his associates and subordinateS he
was admired and beloved, and by those
under whom he served he will be re-
could always lean in times of pressure
and hurry with the certainty that no
error would escape his conscientious and
paiEstaking scrutiny"
Gen. Wilson's Estimate.
U. s. A, retired, said:
Twas shocked and grieted this morn
ing to learn of the sudden death of Mr..
Waverley D. Drinkard, whom it has been
my good fortune to know for over quar-
ter Of a century. While on duty as an
assistant to the chief of engineers from
1Ss2 TO 1885, and later as chief of engi-
neerS of the United States Army from
1897 to 1901, | was closely associated with
him, and he won my respect, esteem and
affection by his faithful. earnest. loyal
and efficient discharge of the important
duties committed to him.. Honorable in
every sense, a man of the highest type of
character, a gentleman in every sense of
the word his loss will be deeply felt by
those with whom he has been intimately
associated both officially and personally
for many years..
The funeral will occur at pm. tomor-
row from the family residence, 1898 18th
street.