The Washington herald., 1916-10-06
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Nicholas Sebastian, a Confederate vet
eran, IS years old, who died Tuesday, was
buried yesterday, with interment in Holy
Rood Cemetery. He lived at 1856 Thirty
first street northwest. was a native of
Virginia. and is survived by one son.
John Sebastian, 3O63 NJ street northwest.
Mr.. Sebastian had lived in Georgetown
since the civil war.
Funeral services for Robert Paul King
were held yesterday at the home OF his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph w. King,
100 jackson street northeast with inter
ment in Glenwood Cemetery. He was
killed accidentally by a gunshot dis
charge.
Funeral services for Mrs. Emma Writ
Williams Cav, wife OF Rev. Benjamin D.
Cav, will be held in Emmanuel Church,
at Richmond, Va. today at $50 o'clock.
Her husband is pastor of the West Wash
ington Baptist Church. She died sud
denly Tuesday at the family residence,
3006 Cambridge place northwest.
The Citizens Welfare Association form.
ally disbanded yesterday at the Willard
Hotel. The association had maintained
offices in the Munsey Building for the
relief of dependent families of National
Guardsmen. Relief will be provided by
the Woman's Relief Association and the
First Separate Battalion Relief AssocIa.
tlon.
The recruiting station, in the Maryland
Building. for the new calvary squadron
of the District National Guard, will open
late this week Troop B, composed OF
business men. will be recruited before
work is begun on Troops and D.
Maj. Harry Coope, adjutsnt general at
Camp Ordway, has resumed his duties
as brigade adJutant lin the United States
Army Division at Nogales, Ariz.
Memory training will be demonstrated
by Joseph Arthur, OF New York and
Bruno Lehman. a 13-year-old WASH
ington boy. in the first of a series OF
lectures at the Y. NJ. c. A, October 49,
Afternoon and evening classes in men,
ory training will be conducted by Mr..
Arthur. I.
In pursuance OF an agreement. It is
announced by the Postmaster General,
the limit OF weight OF parcel post pack
ages between United States and the re-
public of Panama will be increased from
IL " ~ pOuIIust SAoSllNo OClOD6I ne
postage rate on parcels will remain Il
cents per pound.
DR.. Caroline Asenath Grant Burghardt,
a clerk in the Bureau OF NAVIGATION, De-
partment of Commerce, was yesterday
notified Of her promotion from $500 to
81 900 a year. DR.. Burghardt has been in
the government service fifty years. This
promotion was the first she had received
Cha WI apnOfOfaf N hn
through the influence of William Cullen
Bryant.
A thief who stole 800 in coins from a
trunk in the home Of Charles NJ. Brand
enburg, 916 D street southwest, overlooked
$65 in bills.
Frank Boyd, no address. was arrested
by Policeman L H Armstrong, of the
Seventh precinct yesterday, charged with
housebreaking. Boyd is SO years old and
white.
A blue bordered handkerchief. with
about 50 knotted In It was dropped On r
street early last night between Four
teenth and Fifteenth streets northwest
by Miss Bernice Hudson. 1901 R street
northwest.
Fourteenth and U streets northwest YES
terday afternoon fell on Harry 8, Dam
ner, 80 years old, 7S4 Thirteenth street
northwest. The glass cut an artery in
banners wrist.
Norman J. Scott, % years old. 40
Florida avenue northwest, yesterday was
taken to Casualty Hospital suffering from
mercury poisoning. He is said to have
taken two bichloride of mercury tablets
Martha Washington, colored Is IN a
cell at the Fifth precinct and Thomas
Washington, her husband, is at Casualty
Hospital, suffering from cuts on his leg.
Martha was arrested yesterday, charged
with attacking her 7o-year-old husband.
She is 40 years old.
While operating hosting machine at
the Smoot Sand Companys depot at the
foot of Thirtieth street northwest YES
terday morning, Edward Bromley, q
years old, SO45 NJ street northwest, had
his left hand caught in the machine and
mashed. He was taken to GEORGETOWN
University Hospital
An automobile driven by Jean Armour.
3A Twelfth street southeast, collided on
F street northwest between Fourteenth
and Fifteenth streets NORTHWEST with two
automobiles, one owned by Albert C.
Lewis and the other by s. F. GlaisheIl.
Armour was arrested.
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William Urbutus, IS years old, escaped
from the Government Hospital for the
Insane yesterday afternoon. He wore a