Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-22
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Casino Briscoe Dies as the
Result of Accident.
'FLAG-RAISING EXERCISES
Correspondence Of The Star.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, April 1i'-S
tino Briscoe. about forty-five years olo'
superintendent of the city street clean
ing department. who lives at iio
Prince street, at 4:30 o'clock this AFTER
noon received fatal injuries as a result
of being struck by runaway automo-
bile while he was sitting on the plat
form on the Lee street side of the store
of w. H. May & Son, Inc. northwest
corner of King and Lee streets.
Mr.. Briscoe was reading a paper
when the runaway automobile crashed
against the platform. which Is three
feet high. knocking down an eight-incn
concrete column and throwing MIN "
the sidewalk. He was picked up ana
rushed to the Alexandria Hospltat'
where he died at 9:25 o'clock tonight.
1t was discovered he had received IN
juries to his spine and hip and numer-
Gus decorations.
The machine which ran away was stand,
was being cranked by Arthur J. Butcher;
jr.. when, without warning. 1t starteu
down hill. Before Butcher could stop II
or jump into it the car got beyond con-
troll and finally crashed into a telegraph
pole adjoining the platform on which Brls-
coe was seated and was badly wrecked
MIR. Briscoe's wife and four chiidren
survive him. For many years he had peen
partment, being under City Engineer
Dunn.
Hundreds at Flag Raising.
Several hundred employees at the Po-
tomac railroad yards, Alexandria county,
this afternoon attended the flag raising
at the planning mill at the yards. Repre-
sentative c. C. Carlin and H. J. Warthen.
nf
Washington Southern and Richmond.
Fredericksburg and Potomac railroads.
made patriotic addresses. The nag was
raised by little Miss Erma Lewis and Mas
ter Byron Richardson, while the orcnes1ra
played 1.-The Star Spangled Banner.
The call to the colors was sounded by
a trumpeter from the War Department
and the national salute was given by
Sergt W. S. Dean. Selections were given
by Padgett's orchestra Benediction and
invocation were by Rev. +. V. REGISTER,
pastor of the NJ. f. Church South.
The flag is on a pole forty-three feet
high, and is eight and one-half by sixteen
feet 1t was purchased through con-
tributions made by the employees of the
yards.
General Mention.
According to report made to the
police a man named Walter Henson was
drowned off the shipyard wharf at the
foot of Franklin street this afternoon.
The body has not yet been recovered.
After recruiting for two weeks,
Company G, LIST Virginia Regiment,
has secured total Of twenty EIGHT,
bringing it's membership to 103. 1t Is
desired to have $50 men on the rolls.
which would be full war strength.
Rev. E. v. REGISTER. the newly APP
pointed pastor of the M. Z. Churcn
south, will be rendered a reception
Tuesday night in the Young Peoples
building Rev. B. w. Bond. who was
reappointed presiding elder for Alex
andria district of that church. also
will have special greeting
social session will be held Monday
night by Alexandria Lodge of Elks. fol-
lowing the regular business meeting
Of that organization.
A meeting will be held at o'clock
Monday night in Del Ray School house,
organizing a branch of the Alexandra
Chapter of the Red Cross.
Mount Vernon Chapter. Royal Arch
Masons, Tuesday will confer the select
royal and most excellent masters de-
grees, and on Thursday night Alexan-
dria- Washington Lodge will confer the
master Mason degree.
Many owners Of idle land in the city
have offered use free OF ground to those
wishing to cultivate 1t. among them
being Dr. George T. Klipstein.
The M. D. D. Club has arranged for
a euchre and dance to be given Tues
day night in the auditorium of the Elks
Home.
Lieut.. Bryan of the Mayflower will
deliver an address at the opera house
one night next week in an effort to
arouse enthusiasm in navy recruiting.
Richard McMenamin has sold to
James w. McMenamin house and lot
1925 Duke street. The Washington
Monument Association has sold to Miss
Laura T. Preston lots Al and 4S in Sec
ton 5. George Washington Park.
In the corporation court today, in the
suit of Mildred Bolts against Robin
SON Moncure and others. a decree was
entered confirming sale of property on
the west side of Washington street be-
tween Wythe and Madison streets to
DR.. E. A. German.
Rev. Randolph H. McKim Of Wash
ington Monday night at o'clock will
deliver an address in Christ P. E.
Church parish hall on Faith and Pa
triotism."
Sermons of patriotic nature will be
delivered by the pastors in many of
the churches tomorrow.
A thief at 4:30 o'clock this morning
entered the residence of G. Grant
Forbes. Rosemont. and stole pocket
book containing IS.