Evening star., 1918-05-21
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA:

| Special Correspondence Of The Star.
| ALEXANDRIA, Va. May 21.-Fifty
men in class l have been directed by
the local draft board to entrain at 2:17
o'clock Thursday afternoon for Char
up special training for war service,
which will consist principally in me-
chanical and automobile and other spe-
cial work. All of these men are sum-
moned on what is known as call
No. 1879.
They are: Philip c. Crilly. e07 Cam
leron street: William H. McGruder.
Fort Myer: Allie E. Roberts, Orange,
Va: James NJ. Elliott. Alexandria; !;
John F. Denvo. Cherrydale; James A.
Duncan. Del Ray: James E. Yates. 1922
King street; Leonard Weavers. Poto-
mac: Henry C. Ransom, Arlington: NJ.
r. Norton. Potomac; Norman Roberts.
507 Queen street: Arnim Hughes, Cher
rrydale: James NJ. Ross. PA North Fair
fax street: John w. Tavener. Del Ray;
Emmett r. Dunn. 504 Duke street;
Ernest A. Huntington. $50 South Lee
street; Leon E. Moore. 901 South
Washington street; Gustave B. San
din. 1922 M street northwest
w dS SHlnSlOn, DALLAS tSdil, SidT en-
don; Charles H. Marcy. Ballston;
Henry L. Groves, Camp Humphreys:
Newell r. Rogers, 220 South Fairfax
street; Amos c. Butler, Washington
street extended: Edward 7. Quinn. 1l2
North Columbus street; Edward D.
Mcintosh. Arlington: James E. Lanm.
s1s King street: Henry MuTford. $40
Queen street: Howard v. Hardy, Ross
lyn; Henry w. Ref. 623 North Colum-
bus street; Edward l.. Bouton, Ball
TrI v1ya
street; Clarence P. Nicholas. Bancroft;
William J. McNulty. 421 North Column
bus street; Raymond L. Haynes, 309
North Royal street: Frank L. Norton.
Potomac: Wilmer {. Roland. 906 Duke
street; Jacob a. Long; Potomac:
street; John T. Langley, 221 North
Pitt street; Charles M. Nulty, 1874
Evon place, Washington; Nathaniel
Hatton. S12 Princess street: Willard A.
-Cherrydale: Luttrell K. Rocker, 1926
Prince street; Elliott F. Hoffman, Is
Cedar street. Rosemont; w. A. Kemp.
r: F. D. No. 2, Alexandria: Jesse L.
Is Wilbur ir esl & Kennedy y,,,;s street 1 north
Clarendon: Ashton E. Ronnel1. 8.
Washington. Va; Charles W. Martin,
ia Wythe street.
Alternates named are Fred A. Nc
Clure. Quantico: Joseph L. Lash. SIT
Del Ray: Richard H. Campbell, Poto-
mac; Frederick r. Bause. Rosslyn.
Liberal Red Cross Subscriptions.
Solicitors for the Red Cross today re-
ported having met with a generous re-
sponse OF the part Of citizens to whom
they appealed for contributions The
$4,000 mark. which would represent
one-half of the city's allotment. The
total contributions announced yesterday
were $500. Last night the women con-
$3.50. which represented the collection
lifted at the Community sing" held in
Christ Church yard.
Women garbed in the Red Cross uni
form today were on the streets and also
stationed at the banks and at the union
met with success.
The Red Gross committee has elected
o. H. Kirk cashier Of the fund. Last
night Gardner L. Boothe addressed the
Julian Y. Williams addressed the audi
eflce in the Richmond Theater
Soldier Drowned.
Sylvester Ducos. twenty-seven years
old. private in Company B. 51st
Battalion. Engineers, stationed at
Camp Humphreys. Va, was drowned
in shallow water Saturday in the Po-
tomac while boating with a COM
and both men were thrown dnto the
river. and it is supposed Ducos struck
his head against rock. Tho body
was sent this afternoon to his late
home. at New Orleans.
Harvey Payton Wilson, proprietor
OF Holm Hall farm. Fairfax county,
Vas gored by a bull while on his
farm Sunday and had two ribs broken
and received numerous bruises.
Recent Deaths.
Henry c. Freeland, sixty-nine years
old. a retired carpet manufacturer
and7a native Of Philadelphia, died yes
terday afternoon at the residence Of
his son. John c. Freeland. veasurer
of the Washington-Virginia railway,
9 Cedar street, Rosemount. The body
was, seat today to PhiladeIphia for
burial there. Mr.. Freeland had lived
here for the past five years.
In addition to his wife, Mrs. Anna
John c. Freeland and Ensign Nelson
c. Freeland, U. S. N.
Mrs. Catharine Bradley. seventy
years old. widow of James Bradley.
died at 2 o'clock this morning at hSr
residence. 413 Queen street. The de-
Ccd9tu ID suENlNcO uVo Sons and
three daughters. They are: George F..
William A. Charles j., Vincent A, and
Joseph J. Bradley, and Mrs. Frank
Kersey. Washington: Mrs. Julia Bak-
ersmith, y Washington. and Miss Mary
Bradley. Funeral services will take
place at o'clock Thursday morning
from st. Mary's Catholic Church.
Mrs. Amanda Petit, widow Of
George Petit. died last night at the
residence OF her son-in-law, George w.
Baker. 1910 Duke street. The de.
ceased is survived by one daughter
Mrs. George w. Baker. and three son.
George. William and Beauregard Pei.
tit.
A Community sing" was held ,s.t
night in Christ Church yard and was
largely attended. The Marine Rand
from Quantfco played and the stnrin.
was under the direction Of Gordon u.
Reese.
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