The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-04-07

first lieutenant commander: John Hooff.
second lieutenant commander: Jesse
Murray. third lieutenant commander: C.
5. Taylor. adjutant. r. II Latham. quar-
termaster. c. s Taylor. treasures G.
William Ramsay. officer OF the day: X
Kemper. chaplain: John r. Jasper.
vidette; Edgar Warfield c. William Ram
say. and F. J. Davidson. executive COM
inittee Committees appointed for Con-
federate Decoration Day are as follows.
" A Smoot, 10 procure speakers. c..
William Ramsey. p. T. German, A c.
Wykoh. Alexander Lyles. and r NJ
Latham. general arrangements; J. G.
Aiilburn. Edgar Warfeld and F. J. David
son, 10 assist ladies' at monument; W r.
Nay, ". II. Waterman. J. r thinner
man. J. 5. Blackburn. c. s Taylor. r 9
Graham. and Capt r. F. Knox. GENE
teries near city; r F. German. Levi
Hurdle. and r. NJ Latham. 70 decorate
graves in St. Mary's Cemetery. Col Ar
thur Herbert L NJ BlackfOrd and
George Wise, 20 decorate graves IN Ivy
Hin Cemetery.
Leonard Beavers. twenty-five years Old.
OF stafford County. Va. employed as a
trsck-walker BY the Southern Railway
Company. was injured IN a mysterious
manner al a late hour last night near
Quantico. Beavers was brought 20 this
city about midnight and taken 70 Alex
andria Hospital where he was treated
FOR Injuries Ia the side This evening he
had recovered sufficiently 20 leave the
institution. At the hospital Il was stat
ed Beavers vas unable 10 explain how
he was injured II is believed that he
was struck by a train.
CogsweH Bros. Inc, with a maximum
capital stock OF 800. and a minimum
stock OF $3.50 has been granted a
charter BY the State corporation com
mission. The objects OF the concern are
20 engage in the wholesale fish con-
mission business. Officers are: J. F..
COgsweH president. J " Cogswen. vice
president. both OF Washington: and H
p Miller. OF Colonial Beach. secretary
and treasurer.
Francis NJ. Walker. sixty-two years
old. died early this morning al his home
% South Lee street. He was apparently
in his usual health Up 70 a few hours be-
fore death. Mr. Walker was a retired
tugbOat engineer. He is survived by his
wife. Mrs. Elizabeth Walker.
Before large audience. the choir al
ST. Paul's Episcopal Church tonight
gave Maunder's From Olivet 10 Cal
vary" The choir was under the dIrec-
ton Of Sherman B. Fowler. Soloists were
Kenneth Odgen and J. Harris Franklin.
An Offering was taken up for the choir
fund.
Exalted Ruler .. E Robey. Alexandra
Lodge OF Elks. has made the following
appointments: G. T. Cation. esquire; Rev.
Edgar Carpenter, chaplain: J. c. Gates.
inside guard J. ". Bales has been elect
ed trustee.
A business meeting OF the Young Mems
SOdality Lyceum, was held at its hail
tonight. meeting OF the sodality. re-
Gently organized. was also held tonight
IN St. Mary's Church. At the meeting OF
the lyceum, arrangements were made
for a minstrel performance. which will
be given during the progress Of the home
coming week.
Funeral services for Mrs. Stearn. wife
OF John II. Stearn. who died Sunday at
her home near the Episcopal Theological
Seminary were held this afternoon from
/ the chapel at Baney's Cross Roads.
/ Burial was az Falls Church. Mrs. Stearn
/ efv Ave old