Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-22
ALEXANDRIA.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, April % (Spe-
ciaD A bronze tablet placed on the
east wall of the old Presbyterian Meet
ing House in honor of the memory OF
Robert Allison. a soldier of the Ameri-
can Revolution who was killed in the
Battle of the White House in 1914, was
unveiled yesterday afternoon by the Ma
tional Society United Daughters OF
1912.
Mrs. Frank E. Matteson presided and
the invocation was given by DR.. Ernest
M. Delaney, pastor Of the Second Pres
byterian Church. after which Marine
bugler sounded the Call to Colors."
Mai. Gen. Eli Helmick. U. s. A.: Mrs.
Samuel z. Shope of Norbeth. Pa. ma
tional president of the society. and John
B. Gordon. chairman Of the committee
which restored the meeting house,
spoke.
The unwilling of the tablet was done
by Mrs. Jennings, honorary president
Of the society, after Mrs. Miller, State
regent of Illinois, read a poem found
on the body of World War soldier In
France. After the unwilling Mrs. Mat
teson delivered a eulogy on Robert
Allison. Benediction was offered by
Rev. Mr.. Delaney.
oliver Brown, %, of Manassas, Va.
is near death at the Alexandria Hos
pital with a fractured skull, broken lee
and internal injuries sustained Satur-
day night when he was struck by q
northbound passenger train OF the
Southern Railway Co. near the statlor
at Manassas.
According to railroad officials, Brown
was walking between the rails with his
back to the train when seen by the engi.
ronr u,l,O h1ovu tho ru11icflo and fhraU
on the brakes. Brown has remained
unconscious since tn eaccident and nc
explanation could be advanced for hi.
failure to get off the tracks after hear.
ing the whistle and the noise Of the
rapidly moving train.
The injured man was brought here
on the same train which hit him anc
was placed In the care of DR.. Martin D
Delaney.
The Alexandria Garden Club will
meet tomorrow at the home of Mrs
Malcolm Matheson at Wellington Villa
near here. Plans for the flower show
on May Is will be announced.
The program, for the ladies' night
celebration Of Alexandria Pest, No. "a
American Legion, Wednesday night al
the Elks' Hall has been announced al
follows: Song, Smiles" by entire as.
semblage, with Mrs. Anna Meeks at the
piano and led by the Gadsby's Tavern
Quartet; address of welcome, DR.. How.
ard L. Arnold chairman of the enter.
tainment committee; song, Miss Mildred
Cherot; dances by pupils Of the Lang.
lotz Studio; cello solo, Mr.. Liebe of Fort
Humphreys; mandolin and guitar selec.
tons, Chester and Lyles; blackface
sketch, "The Doctor and His Patients. :
Dancing will follow the entertainment
program, lasting until midnight.
Lieut.. Comdr. r. w. Shrum, chaplain
Of the U. S. Navy, will give an illus.
trated lecture on Ringing the Doorbclls
of Europe" Thursday night In the Grace
Church parish hall.
Mrs. Hattie S. Olinger, wife of Robert
E. Olinger, died yesterday at her home
lot South Patrick street, after q pro.
tracted illness. Beside her husband
she Is survived by two daughters, Miss
Sadie Olinger and Mrs. Thelma Forms.
hill. Funeral services will be held al
the residence Wednesday afternoon al
2 o'clock by Rev. Edgar Carpenter, recto,
of Grace Episcopal Church.
James Sibert, %, colored. has beer
arrested in Newark. N. j., and is being
held for local police on charge o.
murder. Sibert, police say. shot his sis.
ter, Daisy Harris, on March S. She dice
st the AexandElA Hospital March %.