The Washington herald., 1913-12-28
FORT MYER SOLDIER
IS KILLED BY HORSE
Walter Brown, Of Quartermaster's De-
partment, Dies from Fall from
Refractory Mount.
ALEXANDRIA MASONS ELECT

Alexandria. Va, Dec. %. Walter
Brown. thirty-six years old. Of the quar-
termaster's department at Fort Myer.
yesterday afternoon was thrown from a
horse and instantly killed.
The accident occurred on the parade
grounds while Brown was engaged in
exercising the horse. Brown was rushed
to the post hospital, where he was pro-
nounced dead. He is survived by his
wife, who lives at Clark's Station. Alex
andria County.
The funeral will be held at 2:SO o'clock
tomorrow Burial will be in Arlington
with military honors.
These officers have been elected by
Friendship Council, No. Is, Daughters or
Liberty, for the coming year: William
Dawson. Junior ex-councilor; Miss Eta
Nails, associate Junior ex-cOuncilor;
Miss Mary Sutton. councillor; Miss Elsie
Pearson, associate councillor: Miss Edna
Henderson, vice councillor; Mrs. Lula Lee
associate vice councillor; Mrs. flora
Courtney. recording secretary; Mrs. Lucy
Petty associate secretary MIS-. Saole
Crump, financial secretary; J. r. Petty'
treasurer: Miss Cora Kennedy, guide;
James Gorham, inner guard: Henry
Baker, outside guard; Charles r. Herbert,
G. w. Crump, Charles Henry, trustees Tor
eighteen, twelve. and six months. respec-
lively; Mrs. Annie Sisk, representative to
State Council for two years; George w.
Crlmp, representative to State Council
for one yea: Miss Lucy Petty, alternate;
Mrs. Minnie L. Pate. deputy.
Officers chosen by Virginia Consistory,
No, . Scottish Rite Masons. follow:
Thomas: C. Smith. master OF kadosh
Percy c. Cliff, prior; W. S. Connolly. pre-
ceptor; James f. Alexander. prelate;
James NJ. Duncan, treasurer: James Z.
King, registrar: William G. lie Hew. al
moner.
The s H Elkins Company, incorpor-
ated. with capital stock of from S1.ooO to
$4,000, has been granted a charter by the
State Corporation Commission. The Of
icers are: C. X. Sherman, president
Alexandria: NJ. F. Sanderson, secretary,
Washington, d. c.
A delegation of the Alexandria members
of Acca Temple. Shriners, Monday will
go TO Richmond to attend the annual ses-
sion of Acca Temple which will be held
in that city.
Services at all of the churches tomor-
row will be conducted by the resident
clergy. Christmas music will be repeated
at many of them. There will be no mems
meeting at the Westminster Building.
Announcement is made that William J.
Gaines. of the Oak Hill Poultry Yards.
South Richmond, will act as judge at the
poultry show which will be held in this
citv January 14-17 at Armory Hall.
Preparations for the show are being COM
pleted rapidly.
The work of transferring the machinery
of the Edelstein Manufacturing Company,
Havrc de Grace, Nd, to this city was
begun today. W. Edelstein expects to be
able to begin operations January i at
SchuIers Hill. The firm will give employ
ment to about sixty girls and women.
Revival services will be continued DUR
ing the coming week at the Free Meth
odist Church every night except, Monday
and Saturday. The hours for services to-
morrow will be IL a. m. and 7:50 p. m.
II r. Chiswell. local superintendent of
the Peoples Mutual Benefit Association,
last night gave & banquet TO the local
agents of that association at the Hotel
kammel. I'D.
Edgar warfield. ST., adjutant of r. f.
Lee Camp, Confederate Veterans, has
been named as aid-de-camp on the staff
of Gen. ]. Thompson Brown, grand COM
mander of the Grand Camp of Confed-
crate Veterans OF Virginia.
John H. Bartlett returned today from
Ellerslie, Nd, where he spent Christmas
with his son, Rev. Robert H. Bartlett.
Two colored men early tonight en-
tered a pawn shop on King street and
asked to see some pistols. One of them
grabbed a pistol and, running out,
Jumped on q train for Washington. His
companion, James Williams, of Wash
ington. was arrested by Policemen
Roberts and Norris. The other man has
not been found.