Evening star., 1919-03-12

was very successful, most OF lis mem
bers being surveyors, mathemauclans
nicsl school graduates or undergrad
yates.
List of Returned Men.
Corp. Edward B. Spur, 74th Engi-
neers. is the son of J. Edward spur
who came to Washington as a dollar
a-year man" with the shipping board
The father is mineral expert ana Is
now serving as executive in charge ol
raw minerals for the Interior Depart
ment. Young Spur was born in
Washington and left Pennsylvania
State College to enlist in the Army
He was right up in the front line
and was wounded slightly
Private Sam A. Weaver of the same
regiment was born in Washington.
educated in the local schools. and was
assed while in service. He is the
son of Mrs. Mary A. Weaver, l4l4 ilth
street northwest.
Sergt Harold II. Jones Is the son OF
Mrs II. r. Jones. the Ontario. He Is
a native of North Carolina and left
Trinity College to enlist in Company H,
Motor Transport Corps. He is listed
as a "convalescent. Glass CO" The
fact that he had reached America was
news to his immediate relatives when
notified BY The Star. nor do they know
as yet the nature of his disability,
whether a slight wound or illness.
Private Theodore Wade, Sth Marines,
1901 Euclid street northwest, is son
of Theodore Wade of the bureau OF
markets, Department of Agriculture He
enlisted from Grand Rapids, Mich. and
was wounded October last Although
his wound was described as slight he
had to spend an even 100 days in bed
because Of it
Corp. E. NJ Byrne. 56th Engineers
is the son of Col. C. D. Byrne, Medical
Corps, u. S. A. retired, who has lived
in Washington since his retirement
Corp. Byrne was student at Corneli
University when America entered the
war. He enlisted at Washington bar
racks.
Others Included in Units.
Other District of Columbia men on
the Nansemond's passenger list are
as follows: Private Andrew L. Oar
lien, 9Th Marines, 1908 G street north
west: Private Stephen Cavanaugh
35sth Infantry, 2544 14th street north
west, in class B; Sergt. Maj. Norris
Gay, SD Coast Artillery. 203o Flagler
place northwest; Sergt. Richard p,
Burgess, 631 Massachusetts, avenue
Private Neal Wiliber.. Donald Hotel;
Sergt. Rupert Nergeson. Seth Engi-
neers. 356 4th street northeast; Pri-
vate Edgar Miller, 56th Engineers, 726
9Th street northeast: Sergt. James c.
Davis. 56th Engineers, 61 l. street
northeast; Private Albert Eipscorhb,
56th Engineers. 904 e street north4
east; Corp. II. Conner. seth En-
gineers, 1901 5th street northeast;
Private James L. Johnson. 5sth En-
ginecrs. 1877 5th street northeast;
Private Paul 8. Scala, 56th Engineers
s16 23d street northwest; Private Rob
ert White. 5sth Engineers, 2sl3 n
street northwest: Private Albert c.
Stanley, s6th Engineers, 251S Geor-
gia avenue; Private Fred Miller
5sth Engineers, sol NJ street south
east: Sergt. Harrison Waite, 5sth En-
gineers, 1929 18th street northwest:
Private Arell S. Beall, 56th Engineers
500 C street southeast: Private Clyde
Hutchinson. 74th Engineers, 1914 18th
street northwest; Private AttHie
Cerce, 74th Engineers. 110 E street
northwest: Private Sam A. Weaver
74th Engineers, 1914 11th street north
west: Sergt. William Grifith, 74th
Engineers, 124s LIST street northeast;
gineers. 1903 H street northwest
Corp. w. S. Crane, 74th Engineers. EOS
18th street northeast; Private r. w
Hopkins. 18th Engineers; Sergt
Charles Pitts, 74th Engineers, 101f
LIST street northwest, and Private H
T. Simmons.