The Washington herald., 1922-08-06
Only Two Cases of Ty-
phoid Fever Develop
During Past Month.
RITES FOR AVIATOR
Body Of Lieut.. Samuel Lunt
Buried With Honors in
Arlington.
THE HERALD BUREAU,

during the past month In It's free-
dom from communicable diseases.
According to DR.: L. u. Fouiks, city
health officer. only two cases Of ty-
phoid fever were reported and they
were imported. Not a case Of diph-
iberia or scarlet fever developed
during the month.
DIR. Foulks says that according to
oficial report of the United States
Public Health Service for the year
1891. Alexandria, for its population,
holds the record over all other Vir-
ginia cities as having the lowest
diphtheria and scarlet fever rate. In
the case of smallpox it has the low
est rate in Virginia except Peters
burg.
The body of Lieut.. Samuel M.
Lunt, of this city. United States
army aviator. who was killed Tues
day by the fall of an airplane at
Kelly Field, Texas, was buried with
full military honors this afternoon
in Arlington National Cemetery. He
had volunteered his services at the
= outbreak of the world war and en-
listed at Fort Myer as a first-class
private in the aviation corps. In
october. 1917. he was sent to France
and assigned to the Ninth Aero
Squadron. A month before leaving
for the front in July. 1918. he was
promoted to the rank of first lieu
tenant and while overseas was de-
GRATED for bravery. He was honor
ably discharged from the reserve
army at Fort Sill. Okla. September
T. 1919, and was recommissioned in
the regular army as first lieutenai
July 1. 1920. He is survived by his
widow, Mrs. Caroline Emerson Lunt;
his mother, Mrs. Lucy NJ. Lunt, OF
this city; an uncle. Samuel II. Lunt-
Police Justice F. G. Duvall ex-
planned that four things are neces-
sary before a child under Is can be
employed under the State child labo;
law which became operative June
10. The employer must file notice,
giving the age of the child and oc-
cupation: second. the child must OBJ
tain a certificate from ;he city
/, health department showing that II
is physically fit: third a record OF
the childs age from the bureau of
vital statistics or the baptismal rec
ord must be presented; fourth. GER
tificate must be obtained from the
superintendent of schools.
A merchant who employs his own
son, under 16 years of age, was
cited to appear in court by an agent
of the State department of labor and
the law was explained to him by
Justice Duvall, after which he was
discharged.
William NJ. whalen. s4 years old.
while en- route to his home at 4l4
Earl street. after returning from
Washington. was stricken with par
alysis on the street at O'Clock
this afternoon and died short
time after reaching home. For
many years he had been employed
as freight brakeman in the South
ern Railway yards. He is survived
by four children. Mrs. l.. c. Cauley'
Mrs. ]. D. Deeton. Miss Nettie Wha-
len and Arthur Whalen. The body
was taken to wheatley's Chapel.
Funeral arrangements have not
been completed
While driving an auto truck
across the tracks of the Southern
Railway Company at Bristow,
Prince William County. George
Howard Blackwell. colored. about
so years old,o { Burntsville, was
struck and instantly killed and
Howard johnson, colored, Is years
old. was thrown from the true kand
sustained a scalp wound and nu-
merous decorations of the body this
morning johnson was placed on
Ario
pital and treated by DIR. M ID.
Delany. He will recover.
Members of the Kiwanis Club and
their lady friends will attend a sup
per on the roof garden of the Ar
iinzton Hotel, Washington. Mon
day night as guests of Samuel Stein
berger, manager of the hosiery.
They will leave by auto at 1:l5
O'Clock at the office of Graham and
ogden.
Last rites for Adolph e. Gray.
freight conductor at Potomac yards.
who was crushed to death while
coupling cars at the yards Thurs
day, were held this afternoon at his
residence, 1909 Duke street. Rev.
z. 3. Jackson, D. D., pastor of the
First Baptist Church. officiating, ana
burial was in Bethel Cemetery. Eel
low workers from the railroad yards
g.. and a delegation of Alva Aerie No.
s7l, Fraternal Order of Eagles. at
tended.
Judge Robinson Moncure. of the
Corporation Court was appointed
whalter L. Hogan as constable
The usual Sunday mass meeting
Of the railroad strikers will be
omitted tomorrow afternoon be-
cause of the fact that on Monday
afternoon at o'clock q prayer
meeting will be held under auspices
of the strikers at Trinity M. z.
Church, to be participated in by
congregations of the various
churches
The body of Mrs. Blanche Nicklin
Beagen, wife of, Rev. Henry J.
Beagen, who died Thursday night
at ASt. Luke's rectory. Chester. Pa.
will arrive here Monday morning at
IL O'Clock and the funeral will be
held at . o'cock that afternoon at
st. PauPs Episcopal Church. Rev.
Edgar Carpenter. rector of Grace
Episcopal Church will officiate and
burial will be In Ivy Hill Cemetery.
Rev. William J. Morton, d. D..
rector of Christ Episcopal Church.
will leave tomorrow afternoon for
Charlottesville to attend the Virginia
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