The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-04-04
VETERAN CLERK
Of COURT DIES
IN ALEXANDRIA
Newell S. Greenway Succumbs
To Complication of Diseases
After Long Service.

Newell s. Greenaway, for seventeen
years clerk of the corporation and
circuit courts of Alexandria. died at
the Alexandria Hospital yesterday
afternoon. where he had been taken
for an operation. Mr.. Greenaway
had been suffering for several
weeks, but attended Sunday school
and church last Sunday. Yesterday
morning he was taken to the hos
pital to be operated upon for what
was supposed TO be appendicitis
but the surgeons found that he had
a complication of diseases and were
forced to abandon the operation.
Mr.. Grenaway was appointed
deputy clerk of the courts by Judge
J. X. NJ. Norton in 1918 and served
in this capacity under Clerk John S.
Beach and Clerk OF the Court
Charles Bendheim. He was elected
to be clerk of the courts in Novem-
Der. 1905. for a period of eight
years and has twice been reelected.
Mr.. Greenaway leaves widow,
Mrs. Carrie Cobey Greenaway, and
two daughters, Misses Coralie
Greenaway Mckenna, of Hunting
/ ton, w. Va.
He was a thirty.third degree
Mason. a member of the Andrew
Jackson Lodge OF Masons, Mt. Yer.
non Royal Arch Chapter, Old Do
minion Commandery, knights Temp.
lar and Acca Temple. Mystic Shrine
His funeral will take place from
the NJ. f.. Church South tomorrow
Iafternoon.
! The City Council held an adj
! journed meeting last evening and
passed the annual license laws Of
! the city for the year 1922. The new
laws are practically the same as last
| year.
A petition was received from the
property owners on Cameron street
asking for improvements on that
street. The petition was referred to
the committee on streets.
The Daughters of the American
Revolution asked the council to con
slider the names of Mason, Craik.
Ramsay, Dick and Griffith in select.
| ing new names for streets, these
being founders OF the city. The
matter was referred to the commit
tee on streets.
The suit Of Miss Lille Pitt
against the Alexandra Motor Bus
Line for 81 900 was scheduled to
be heard in the corporation court
yesterday but was settled out Of
court. The Motor Company paid
Miss Pitt $3.50 damages for being
struck by bus of that company
on upper King street several weeks
ago.
George Edward Kelly, vino says
his home is at Alec, w. Va, is be. J
ing held at police headquarters for
investigation. Kelly tells the po- !
lice that My wife and mother are {
following me in an airplanc and
everywhere ! go they are right
over me" When he wants funds
Kelley says he draws a check on (
his mother and she hovcrs over
him in an aeroplane and gives him /
The money.
A meeting of Martha Washington
Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star. !
will be held at Masonic Temple /
this evening.
Announcement is made Of the
marriage of DR.. r. T. Hirst Hayes, /
formerly of this city but at present /
attached to the Marine Hospital
Corps in New Orleans, to Miss /
Marye keeny, of West Virginia.
A meeting OF the Retail Merchants |
Bureau of the Chamber of Commerce |
was held last evening. The meeting |
was addressed by Attorney Albert V. !
Bryan on the bankruptcy laws.
meeting of Allison Women's /
Christian Temperance Union was !
held at the Home of Mrs. G.. NJ. Hous. |
ton, 2l9 North Columbus streets last |
evening.
A meeting of Court No. 81 Catholic |
Daughters Of America was held at st. |
Mary's Hall, last evening.
The last of his series Of lectures on |
st. pauls Epistles will be delivered |
by Dr. Rollins of the Episcopal Theo.
logical Seminary ut Christ Episcopal |
Church this evening.
A business meeting of the West |
minister Bible Class of the Second
Presbyterian Church was held last
evening.
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