The Washington times., 1911-11-15
YOUTHFUL HUNTER
Of ANACOST|A LOSES
TOES IN ACCIDENT
John Taylor's Foot Badly
l. Torn by Discharge of
u. Shotgun.
WASHINGTON TIMES BUREAU,
ANACOSTIA. ID. C.. NOV. Is

ANhNoSIlA, IL. e, NOV. 10.
Heports from the Casualty Hospital
this morning indicate that John Taylor,
the sixteen-year-old Anacostian who
was accidentally shot yesterday while
cunning near Burks Station, Va, will
be confined to that institution for some
time. The toes of his left foot were 80
badly torn by the grains of shot that
the surgeons deemed 1t necessary to
amputate all of them.
The youths parents. who reside at
Sixteenth and w streets, Anacostia.
where John e. Taylor. the father, is a
groceryman, had no information of the
shooting until told by the police last
evening. Mr.. Taylor went to the hos
pital and found his son unconscious
He had been carried three miles after
the accident to physician, who had
MIN placed on train to Washington.
Young Taylor and Clarence ohm.
resident of w street. Anacostia, went to
visit the latter's cousin at Burks sta
ton, where they secured shot guns and
went in search of rabbits yesterday.
Taylor carried his gun In his right
hand. with the muzzle pointing down
ward. and when it fell and struck a
stone the weapon was discharged.
AHacostia Council. No. Is. Junior Or
der of United American Mechanics,
learned at its meeting last night that
the date Of Thanksgiving services that
1t Is proposed to hold in Wesley NJ E.
Chapel. in Washington. under the aus
pices Of the order In the District, to
which President Taft has been invited,
President. 1t is intended to hold the the
services on, either the Sunday evening
preceding or following Thanksgiving
Day. as the President may indicate,
n tho< ha
mittee has submitted it's invitation to
the President.
,Another, subject receiving attention at
the meeting last evening was that Of
the celebration Of the sixteenth ami
rersary of the organization Of Anacos-
TIA Council, the membership OF which
for the eSennE @ o Tns df.e rs set
hye councils. in the District are to be
asked to visit Anacostia and take part
IN the .Sa fe.eRrao5 tSird was decided to
visitors. - "'o
At the annual business meeting of
the Anacostia Baptist Church, the fol-
lowing officers were chosen: John r
meas Sa w. rookmaS arssn snG assSs G1ssse
Boswell; trustees; Leroy Fields, clerk;
=. E. Gill, treasurer: Eugene Goodman,
nnancial nraa n,s1 secretary; Mrs; Ladue McGill,
Samuel l.. Dameron and J. Cranford,
delegates to the executive board; Mrs.
William Carter, Mrs. William Jones
S. snd mrs. Ida Boswell. delegates to the
Anacostta matrons. whose organiza-
ton. the Friendly League" will be
active In social events this season, have
are: Mrs Lewis j. Smith, president;
Ghsrss hsIf ssssetsrs y!ss srssdsnt Mrs
Lawrence Green, treasurer. In addi-
the league will hold a social evening
for husbands. Mrs. Watson Kerr will
have the December meeting in the
evening in her residence, Nichols and
Maple View avenues.
Weli-filled bags to the number of go.
containing, provisions, and table deli
Star and Masonic Home, in Blair road
northwest. as the result of the ener-
getic efforts of the members Of Electa
sshapter NO 36sr of the Eastern
stitution. Mrs. Lewis J. Smith. the
chairman of the committee chosen by
Electa Chapter to represent 1t on the
pared and sent out the bags, one to
each member, with the assistance of
others of the committee. and last even
ing many of the bags were brought to
the Anacostia Masonic Hall, where the
chapter held it's regular meeting.
Policeman H. H. Tarmon, who was
taken III while on duty in Twining City
on Monday, being sent to- his home in
the patol wagon, was able to return
to duty today.
The Willing Workers Society of the
Garden Memorial Presbyterian Church
has arranged for an elaborate supper
In the Masonic Hall tomorrow evening
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