The Washington herald., 1913-10-26
FRATERNAL AMERICANS !.
To HONOR Their DEAD.
Memorial Services Win Be Held by
Alexandria Council at 1880
O'clock This Evening.
RAILWAY BRAKEMAN KILLED

Alexandria, Va, Oct 25.-The annual
memorial services will be held by Alexan-
dria Council. No. 5, Order of FraternaI
Americans s at 7;so sdJ tomorrow night
the order, together with number from
Washington. will assemble at the han
and march to the church in body.
The Rev. G. A. Luttrel. pastor of the
church. will deliver the memorial ad
dress. Others who will speak are: G. n.
Cradlln. D. II. Daniels, and j. IL
Trimyer, all past presidents of the order
There will be a vocal solo by Talbot Has
lett. and special hymns will be sung
Since the council was instituted here
twenty-three years ago it has lost sixty
members by death. Their. names will be
read by Fred W. Ebhardt past presi-
dent. The church will be in darkness.
with the exception of sixty tiny bulbs,
each representing a member who has
died AS each name is called a bulb will
be extinguished.
j. William Mangum, a Southern Rail-
way freight brakeman. was killed last
night at New Glasgow, Va. The body
was brought here tonight and taken to
his home, 1O0l Duke Street.
Mangum was last seen alive on the rear
end Of the caboose of his train. The
supposition is that he fell from 1t and
was crushed TO death by another freight
train which followed. Mangum was about
twenty-elght years old. He leaves a
wife.
According to the report Of Commits
sioner of Revenue William NJ. Duncan,
the value Of personal property in Alexan-
dria County has Increased nearly 500, 900
during the past year This years figures
Ell fnS
The principal Increases are on bonds and
notes.
As result of the increase, Alexandria
County will receive approximately 5000
more revenue than last year. '
Among the principal items enumerated
are the following: Bonds and notes,
$l6i g75; incomes in excess of 5000 a year
except oficeholders. 1864; income from
joint stock corporations, 81. $50: money
on deposit $31, Us; capital invested.
81, 900; bank shares, $23, ,6g7. stock shares.
S7,5l5: household and kitchen utensils,
s15o,645: musical instruments, 81, 7,s45: farm
animals and other things enumerated,
/, los horses, S69.255; 6s7 cattle, S16,O7O; 3SS
hogs, $,77O; books and pictures, E,765.
Charles Berger and Sam Borman were
convicted in the Circuit Court for Alexan-
dria County of robbing William Bonke-
meyer a North Carolinian, of $102, and
were sentenced to eight years and one
year. respectively. in the penitentiary.
Bonkemeyer boarded Southern Rail-
way train in Washington en- route to his
home and missed his money before the
train arrived here.
Berger and Borman, together with
man giving the name OF George Williams.
were arrested. Williams later made his
escape from police Headquarters and has
not been recaptured.
i. Mrs. Kate Waller Barrett, of. this city.
has been elected an honorary vice presi-
dent by the Virginia Equal Suffrage
League. which has just concluded its ses-
sion in Lynchburg. and she also was
elected as the State member of the ma
tional executive committee and delegate
to the national convention. Miss Rose NJ.
was chosen a delegate. with
Mrs. c. S. Taylor Burke as alternate, to
the national convention.
A meeting of the local league will be
held at o'clock Monday night at the
residence of Miss Macdonald. 500 Came
ron Street, when a report will be made |
by the delegates attending the State |
meeting.
District Commissioner F. L. Siddons |
will deliver an address at il O'Clock to- |
morrow morning at the Fathers Day
services at the NJ. Z. Church South The /
services at night will be evangelistic.
Mrs Ellen Lindsey, widow of j. |
-. Lindsey. died shortly after 2l
o'clock this morning, at her home. $40