The Washington herald., 1914-09-22

them q majority of ffty. whila tht
orys' claim anywhere from 100 TO 800
Raymond s. Mumford came to hi,
death BY accidentally falling into the
ole canal PED on the east side Of the
pridge near same the night of Sep
tember 90" The foregoing was the yer.
dict given tonight by a coroner's Jury
summoned by DR.. T. NJ. Jones. city
coroner, which met at wheatley's un-
dertaking chapel after hearing the tes-
timony Of thirteen witnesses who were
summoned before the jury.
The jury was composed of p. NJ Brad
shaw, foreman; J. D. Brown, H z. Webb,
James B. Martin, ]. William May, and
il Fred Birrell.
The body OF Munford was found at the
foot Of hill near the approach to the
bridge across the canal shortly after z
o'clock this morning. He was lying face
downward and there was an abrasion ON
the side OF the face.
Mumford was twenty-five years old, and
unmarried. He was a machinist and lived
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Richard
5. humford, at $40 Queen street Ar
rangements for the funeral have not
yet been completed.
The eighteenth annual State conven-
ton Of the Daughters of the American
Revolution will be held in this city Octo-
Der H-2S. Plans for the entertainment Of
the fifty delegates have been completed
by Mount Vernon Chapter, D. A. R.. this
city. Sessions OF the association will be
held in the ballroom OF the wagar
apartments.
The evening of October IS the dele
gates will be rendered a reception by
Mrs. Marshall Macdonald.
Addresses OF welcome and responses
will be made October a and a luncheon
will be served in the ballroom of the
Wagar apartments Mrs. w. B. Smoot
VIII tender a reception to the delegates
in the evening.
Mrs. Kate Waller Barrett, Of this city,
will address the association October Is.
taking for her subject The World
Viewpoint Of Women" In the afternoon
the delegates will be rendered q lunch
con at Mount Vernon by Mrs. W. B.
Smoot The convention will end at
night with the election OF officers.
The local chapter has accepted the offer
Of Mrs. Godfrey Montague, Of Rich
mond, for a portrait of Gen. George
Washington, which will be placed in the
Virginia room Of Continental Hall.
Washington.
The following committees are in
charge Of arrangement for the conven-
tton: Entertainment-Mrs. W. 3. Smoot
chairman: Mrs. T. w. Robinson, Mrs W.
J. Boothe.
Reception-Mrs. William wattles, chair
man; Mrs. Lorenzo Lewis, Mrs Wilbur
Reid, Mrs E. c. Dunn. Mrs Jameson.
Miss Stribling. Mrs Franklin. Mrs. David
Rust, Mrs. Gardner L Boothe.
lnvttation-Miss Margaret Ashby, chair
man; Mrs. S. L. Monroe. Mrs. W. r.
Purvis
Luncheon and hall-Mrs. George Uhler.
Miss Philippa Wattles. Mrs. Henry Wat
ties, Miss Nelly Uhler. Mrs John Lead
beater, Mrs. John Foster
Program and printing-Mrs. w. A.
Smoot chairman; Mrs. Robert Powell.
Transportation-Mrs. Thomas Corchran-
Miss Norton.
Badges-Mrs. Llewellyn Powell, Miss
Elizabeth Janney.
Press-Mrs. S L Monroe. Mrs Hubert
Snowden.
Alexander J. Wedderburn. OF this city.
editor Of the Alexandria Sunday Times,
has been appointed deputy revenue col
ilector under r. c. L. Moncure, with
headquarters in Richmond. The position
pays salary OF 1900 a year. Mr.. We'd
oerourn was recently a candidate for
lieutenant governor OF the State.
Announcement is made Of the marriage
OF Miss Minnie B. Petit and Harry l.
Darnel, both OF this city, which took
place Sunday afternoon at the PARSONAGE
OF the Methodist Episcopal Church South.
The ceremony was performed by Rev. ,
DR.. ]. w. Dufrey. pastor Mr.. and Mrs.
Darnen left for a trip 10 Boston by sea.
They will reside here.