The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-12
boy
KILLED BY
AUTO
Trenton CARRIER, 7, Run Down
by Machine Operated by
Former County Official.

CLARENDON. Va. Feb. 12.-
Crushed beneath the wheels Of an
automobile operated by former
county engineer George e. Garrett.
Trenton CARRIER, seven-year-old son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward B. CARRIER
Of Virginia Highlands, Jefferson
District, was instantly killed yes
terday afternoon at o'clock in
front OF Hume school on MT. Yer
non avenue.
Garrett stopping his car, picked
| the child up and rushed to the
Alexandria Hospital, but 1t was
found that death had been instan-
taneous, the boy having received
fractured skull and several broken
ribs.
Leaving the hospital Garrett sur.
rendered to the Alexandria police.
| Commonwealth Attorney William G.
Cloth, Sheriff Howard b. Fields and
Coroner B. H. Swain, on being no
titled, went to Alexandria and with
Garrett returned to the scene OF
the accident After thorough in
vestigation Coroner Swain rendered
verdict that the child came to
its death by an unavoidable ac-
cident.
Commemorative Attorney Cloth
sisted that, according to eye wit
ness, there was q car standing
across from the school, and as
Garrett approached the child started
| to run across the street. Running
from behind the parked car, be
ran directly in front Of CARROTS
car. Cloth said that he found by
actual measurements made by The
sheriff and himself that the car
was stopped within nineteen feet.
Funeral services will be held in
Harrisonburg, Va. tomorrow, where
the body will be inferred.
The regular mnothly meeting Of
the Aurora Heights Citizens Asso-
citation will be held tonight ut s
o'clock at the Arlington county
court house. All members Of the
association are urged to attend to
hear the address of d. II. Shall
CT oss, a member of Arlington Post,
Nc. 1879, of the American Legion,
wko will speak on the subject of
"a War Memorial Hospital for
Al lington County"
With the movement started by
| the Arlington Post No. 139 of the
| American Legion, Arlington county
is to have War Memorial Hos
pital."
Post Commander r. Bleakley
James announces the appointment
of the following committee: D. H.
Shallcross, chairman; Herbert H.
Porter, DIR. s. T. holland, DR.. w. c.
Welburn, and DIR. H. c.. Walton
with instructions to investigate the
| cost Of building and the location
| Of site, and to report at the next
4 meeting of the post.
| The movement has the support
Of all the physicians Of the county.
and will be put before all the
civic associations by the members OF
| the committee, who will ask for
| their support that Arlington county
| might have a suitable memorial to
| the boys Of the county who gave
their lives in the world war.
At a meeting Of the Mt. Olivet
| Mulhall Citizens Association held
last night at the home Of Hoyt
L. johnson, the association was adj
dressed by hurry Kay, engineer
Of the Federal Bureau of Public
Roads, who spoke at some length
on the value of good roads, ex-
| planning the kinds of roads needed
and what could be accomplished by
real cooperation by the civic bodies
in the country. He was followed
by w. B. Mabry, of Bon Air
| Citizens Association.
The ladies of the Clarendon Circle
Of st. Georges Episcopal Church
will give q luncheon at the residence
of Mrs. A. T. Stone, 255 Marion ave-
| nue., tomorrow.
The following members of Co.
lumbia Lodge, No. 285, A. +. and
A. F. of Clarendon, leave for Rich
mond today to attend the sessions
of the Grand Lodge Of Masons of
Virginia which convenes today and
continues until Thursday: A. c.
Cosdan, William C. Wibert, John
Stewart; william Livingston, Clar.
ence Ahalt, Samuel Warner, Harry
K. Green and Benjamin Laycock.
The board of supervisors of Ar
lington county, at a meeting held at
the court house yesterday, granted
a request from the councils Of the
Junior Order Of United American
Mechanics from Ballston and Cherry
dale to erect a flagpole in front OF
the Arlington county courthouse.
The two councils wilN raise the
American flag on the pole on Febru-
airy % at 10 o'clock. The American
Legion and all civic bodies of the
county have been invited to attend
the flag raising.
G. s. Spear, secretary OF the Non
Partisan Voters League Of Airing
ton county, has announced that the
regular monthly meeting of the
league will be held tonight at 8
o'clock in room 712, Machinists build.
ing, Ninth street and Massachusetts,
avenue, Washington.
The report of the constitution COM
mittee will be acted upon and plans
to hold an open meeting in the near
future will be discussed.
P. o. Contract Awarded.
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