The Washington herald., 1922-05-28
KETCHAM TO GIVE
MEMORIAL GRAFTON
AT ALEXANDRIA
Exercises Will Be Held
Today in National
Cemetery.
WIDOW LOSES SUIT
Judge MOncure Holds Mrs.
WOodfield Cannot Re-
move Body.
WIDOW LOSES SUIT
THE HERALD BUREAU.
A. s. Doniphsn.
727 King Street

oration at the annual Memorial
Day exercises which will be held
at O'Clock tomorroy afternoon in
the National Cemetery. this city.
will be delivered by Representative
John c. Ketcham. of Michigan.
Frank D. A. De Groot, division
commander of william B. Gushing
Post. Sons of Veterans. of Wash
ington will preside. Miss Lucy NJ
Graves will read Lncolns Gettys-
burg Address. and there will be
selections by a choir and quartet.
The firing of salute by a squad
from Company NJ. 116th Infantry.
and the sounding of taps will close
the exercises.
The WILL of the late Albert D.
BEockett. dated September 2. 1920.
was admitted to probate in the
Corporation Court today.
The will names his widow, Mrs.
Hattie Nourse Brockett, as executor.
but she renounced her right and the
First National Bank was named.
Mrs. Brockett is beuueathed $4,000
and the house and household furni-
ture. Other bequests are made to
his sisters. Mrs. Kate s. Black, Mrs.
Burnetta r. Lehman; brother. Ed
gar Brockett, the latter including 4
farm in Prince William County
known as Twin Oaks: another
brother. Robert Brockett. Green's
boro. n. C.: two nephews. Fred A
Heiner and Edgar B. Heiner. and
Miss Mamie l. Fairfax.
Howard w. Smith. attorney. to-
| day purchased at public auction the
| Mount Vernon Garage located or
the east side of st. Asaph street
between King and Cameron streets
for $4,000. The auctioneer was
| Thomas l.. Carter.
In the chancery suit Of Mrs. Mar,
| Woodield who sought TO remove
the body OF her husband, Joseph +
! Woodfield. from a lot in the Meth
odist Protestant Cemetery. thi:
| city. for burial in the cemetery a
| Fairfax Court House. Judge Robin
son Moncure has entered a decis'
ion restraining her from doing 81
but granting her permission TO erec'
headstone or place flowers or
the grave.
The court holds that a body once
buried with the idea OF permanenc,
is not subject to removal except
with the consent OF all persons
closely Identified with the deceased
and no person or set of persons car
keep any other person from visit
ing and decorating the grave oil
erecting a suitable headstone.
! This case has been pending IN
the Corporation Court for severa
months and was contested by Will
lam H. woodfeld. a brother OF thu
deceased.
Oficers chosen for the ensuing
year by Lafayette Council. No. :
knights Kadosh. Scottish Rite Ma
sons. follow: S. w. Pitts, com
mander: c. A. Gwinn. K. c. c. H.
| first lieutenant commander; c. c
| BatcheIler, second lieutenant com
| mander: B. K. Smith. X. c. c. H.
! chancellor; L. P. Chauncey. X. c. c
H, orator; H. n. Garner. almoner
| F. W. Latham. recorder; w. L
| Allen, treasurer: H. L. Darnell. mas.
! ter Of ceremonies; Vance II. Peele
| turcopiler; R. w. Dixon, draper; T
w. Robinson. first deacon: 3. w
Pullin, second deacon: r. c. Sulli'
van, bearer of beauseant; T. NJ
Jones, jr., bearer OF white stand
ard: w. H. Thorpe. bearer OF black
standard: H.A. Lipscomb, Lieutenant
| Of guard; G. w. Zachary, tiler
These officers were installed by w
l.. Allen.
At the State convention of the
Knights of Columbus, held last
yeek in Lynchburg. Martin f.
| Greene, member OF Fitzgerald
Council, No. 459. knights of Colum'
bus of this city, was elected State
secretary.
Funeral services for Miss Eliza
beth Warren Peyton. 2S years old
daughter Of Philip Barbour Peytor
and the late Lily Warren Deah'
Peyton. who died yesterday in New
York. will be held Monday after
noon in Charlottesville. and burial
will be in Maplewood Cemetery. that
| place. Miss Peyton graduated as a
trained nurse from the University
Hospital at Charlottesville nine
years ago.
Hundreds of artificial poppies
were sold on the streets today by a
committee representing the Woman's
Auxiliary Of the American Legion
The rain somewhat retarded the
sale. Proceeds will be for the ben
eft of former service men.
| The Weber Appliance Manufact.
uring Company. Alexandria. with
maximum capital of $4,000. ha:
granted a charter by the State cor.
poration commissioner. Purpose,
are to manufacture and deal il
hardware and steam fitting special
ties. Officers and incorporation!
are: r. F.. Weber, president; Pau
Dulaney, secretary. and James w
Carmait, all of Washington.
The Americanism That Will Save
America" will be the subject of an
address to be delivered at o'clock
tomorrow afternoon in the west
minister Building by Representative
William D. Upshaw. of Georgia.
Following a preliminary hearing
today in Police Court, William
Simms. Queen street. was held for
the grand jury for an alleged viola
\ ttop Of the State prohibition law.
Policemen Magner and Durrer
testified thot they found a small
still at his house yesterday.
l. continuance until Monday waA