The Washington herald., 1909-03-28
WASHINGTON HERALD BUREAU.
500 King Street


500 King Street.
Alexandra. Va, March 2.-With fifty
one contestants for queen of the carnival
for homecoming week. April 26 10 May
l. spirited competition is now on, and
the managers feel assured that between
now and the time set for the closing OF
the voting booths, April "a. at 10 D. m.
thousands Of votes will be deposited for
the hfty-one popular young ladies whose
names were to-day made public. they
having secured in the preliminary con-
test fifty or more votes.
At the present time Mrs A D. Montier
heads the list. with 4l2 votes to her credit.
The boxes, or booths, have bsen dis
tributed at the various stores and other
places OF business throughout the city.
The successful contestant will be award
ed a handsome diamond sunburst Money
derived from the contest will be used for
Illuminating King street. and also the
court of honor which will be placed in
position for the fete.
The vote as announced this morning
q IS follows: Miss Mary Adcock. 20;
Miss Ruth Appich. 30; Miss Jessie Arm
strong. 80; Miss Viah Baggett, %; Miss
Minnie Berwanger. 81; Miss Katherine
Brill. 50: Miss Katherine Blrrell. 80. Miss
BERTHE Baader, 30; Mrs. J. W. Bales, I55;
Mrs Louise Brill, ST.. 127 Miss Ida Breen.
IS: Miss Janette Curtin, 50; Miss EstelIe
Clapdore, 90; Miss Bessie Creegan, 30;
Miss Grace Chauncey. 50; Mrs. Annie
Kramer Dunbar. 50; Miss Hattie Douglas,
80: Miss Marie Drew So; Miss Helen
Drew, 90; Miss Marie Fannon, 12l; Mrs.
II. Friedlander, 206: Miss Meryl Gold
smith, -; Miss Annie NJ. German, 90.
Miss Jane c. GOrham, 30: Miss ]. Ethel
Grimes. 30; Mrs NJ P. Greene, 81: Miss
Ella Hill. IS; Miss Sally Harlow, 50; Miss
Amy Heisley. 50; Miss Bessie Jones. 90.
Miss Dorothy Lannon, 30; Miss Inez Mar
shall. 50: Mrs J. William May, 50; Miss
Margaret Oiilstead, 90; Mrs. Eva G. Mush-
back, 30; Mrs. A. d. Montler, 412: Miss
Irene n. Pullman, 80; Mrs. F. J. Paff 80;
Miss Sallie G. Patterson 20; Miss Bessie
". Reeves, 80; Miss Flora Recker, 50;
Miss Margie Ramey. So; Miss Nellie
Schlichting. so; Miss Mayme Schwarz-
mann. 2Ol; Mrs. J. B. Sullivan. 60; Miss
Ethel Simmons, 50; Mrs. A II. Smythe,
80; Miss Mary d. Williams. 50; Mrs. Cleta
Whitehead. 345; Mrs. p. Won de West
laken, 60; Miss Caroline We6derburn. 1Z7.
Funeral services over the body Of John
". Brown were held at O'Clock this
afternoon from St. Johns Episcopal
Chapel, West End. The services were
conducted by Rev. DR.. S. A. Wallis. of
the Episcopal Theological Seminary. as
sisted by Rev. W. J. Morton, rector OF
Christ Episcopal Church. Burial was
in Union Cemetery.
United States Commissioner r. P. ".
Gsrnett this afternoon held Walter Stans-
bury for the action Of the grand jury on
a charge OF shooting a hole in a mail
box near Fort Hunt, Va Stansbury viii
be tried at the July term of court. His
bond was fixed al 800.
R. Z. Lee Camp. Confederate Veterans.
has appointed the following committee to
cooperate with the homecoming week
committee: G. William Ramsay. J. W.
Hammond and J. II. Hooff
The funeral OF Miss Annie Dugan,
who died Thursday morning at her home,
7O1 North Washington street. took place
at o'clock this morning from St. Mary's
Catholic Church. The services were con-