The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-11-26
ALEXANDRIAELKS
WILL HOLD ANNUAL
MEMORIAL SERVICE
Senator Nicholson to Be
Principal Speaker
Tomorrow.
THE HERALD BUREAU,
A. 9. Doniphan,

A. 8. Doniphan,
727 King Street
ALEXANDRIA, Va, Nov. 15.-An-
nual memorial services for its dead
win be held Sunday night, Decem-
Der 4. by Alexandria Lodge No. 1858.
Benevolent and Protective Order of
Elks, in the auditorium Of its home.
The orator will be Senator Samuel
d. Nicholson, of Colorado. A mu-
steal program will be given.
During the past year six members
of the lodge have been claimed by
death: William E. Grover, Febru-
airy 3: Charles H. Zimmerman, March
81: W. W. Dornin. June %; Jacob
Brill, June %. James F. Peyton.
September 20. and Z. E. Padgett.
November Z.
The committee in charge of the
arrangements for the memorial
services is composed of H. Fried
lander, chairman; George Klaus,
James L. Power. Bernard Hamilton,
L. Osthoff. NJ. T. Dwyer, D. G. Nc
Whorter, the Rev. Edgar Carpen-
ter. James w. Bales. Thomas Dun
barr. H. A. Davidson, o. A. Cats,
George W. Bontz, Jr.. DIR. J. J. Gar
vey. John NJ. Reed and C. Keith
Carlin.
John Quill, colored. about IS
years old, is in the Alexandria Hos
pital suffering from two bullet
iicted by Howard Washington, col
ored. known as Cowboy" One
bullet entered Quilts left lung, and
the second his left leg. The shoot
ing, the police say, took place about
1890 o'clock last night at the cor
ner of Columbia and Wolfe streets.
Washington is still at large. Quill
was taken to the hospital and treat
ed by DR.. NJ. D. Delaney. Hopes are
held out for his recovery.
A number of Alexandrians, among
whom are Mayor Duncan and sew
eral members of the police force,
have been summoned to testify at
the trial of william II. Oehlert al
Fairfax Courthouse next Wednes-
day. Oehlert is charged with the
fatal shooting of Henry Briscoe on
the night of October is.
Miss Elizabeth Taylor. a graduate
nurse of the Alexandria Hospital
and William ]. Shreeves. of Saltville,
Va, were married last night at the
resident of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. L. WILL
coxon, by the Rev. P. P. Phillips
D. D., of Washington. The bride
was attended by Mrs. wilcoxon and
the bridegroom had for his best man
Mr.. Wilcoxon. After a wedding sup
per the couple left for a southern
| trip. They will reside at Hollston
Va.
The funeral of Mrs. Annie L.
Struder. who died Tuesday, was held
this afternoon at the residence of her
son. Hubert Struder. 215 Gibbon
street, the Rev. Louis Smet. pastor
Of st. Mary's Catholic Church. officiat-
ing. Burial was in Bethel Cemetery.
The funeral of Miss Mary c. Martin
was held this afternoon at the resi-.
dence Of her mother. Mrs. Gertrude
Martin, 500 South Patrick street, the
Rev. E. V. REGISTER, D. D., pastor OF
the NJ. e. Church South, officiating
Burial was in Bethel Cemetery.
The funeral of Mrs Williams, wife
of the Rev. L. l. Williams. who died
in Pocomoke City, Md, was held this
morning at the residence Of her sister
Mrs. Edward II. Kemper. Rosemont
Services were conducted by the Rev.
Percy Foster Hall, rector of St. Paul's
Episcopal Church, and burial was In
Ivy Hill Cemetery. Pallbearers were
Benjamin Jacobs. of Washington; r,
NJ. Green, Robert F. Green. Kenneth
W. Ogden, William H. Brooke and
Capt George H. Evans, of this city