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charged from Army, March, 1918
because of disability. Came tc
Washington in 1919. Married Nc
children. Past commander James
Reese Europe Post No. American
Legion, past department historian of
Legion, member Columbia Lodge
No. IS Elks, member Metropolitan
Baptist Church.
James A. Gallagher, 81, Hamilton
Hotel, beer salesman. Native OF
Chillicothe, Mo. Served as head OF
Draft Board, 18th Division, St
June to October. 1917. when he re-
signed to volunteer in Army. In
training at Camp Funston. Kans.
later went overseas in Headquarters
Company, 314th Engineers as map
maker. Made maps during st. Mihiel
and Meuse -Argonne battles. Re-
turned to United States May. 1919
Member of American Legion. Single
DIR. H. Cicero Edwards, A, of 633
M street NV. a dentist. with Offices
at his home. Born in Everett, N. c.,
came to Washington in September
1917, as student at Howard Univer-
sity and volunteered for Army in
January, 1918 Trained at Camp
Meade, Md, went overseas in July,
1918, with Headquarters Company
369th Infantry, 92d Division. arriv-
ing at Brest, France. Served in
battles of Voges Mountains and Ar
come Forest Not wounded. Re-
turned to United States January
1919, left Army March. 1919 En-
tered Howard University Medical
School, graduated 1924 Married.
One son, H. Cicero Edwards. jr.. IA.
Is secretary of Robert T. Freeman
Dental Society, assistant secretary
National Dental Association, mem
Der Kappa Alpha Psi, college fra
ternity.
DR.. r. NJ. Williams. 43, 1914 Elev-
enth street NV. pastor of the AS
bury Methodist Episcopal Church,
Eleventh and K streets NV. Born
in Galveston, Tex, came to Wash
ington with Asbury Church in 1880
from Richmond. Va Exempt from
World War duty because he was in
Cannon Theological School, At
lanta, Ga. at time. Married. Has
three sons. two of draft age-Emer-
son A. Williams, %: Robert M. Will
liams, jr., 81, and Willis C. Williams,
10. all students at Howard Univer-
sity. Is president of Methodist Min
listers Union of Washington, CORE
spending secretary of Alpha Phi
Alpha, college fraternity member of
National Association for Advance
ment of Colored People, of the New
Negro Congress, president of Hamp-
ton Ministers Conference, at Hamp-
ton Institute, Phoebus. Va. is Thirty
second Degree Mason. His mother
is professor of education at Wiley
College, Marshall, Tex.
LOCAL BOARD AREA NO. IA.
Boundaries: New York and Mas
sachusetts avenues NV, Fourth and
M streets S.W. and the Mall
Edgar w. Brown, 622 Eighth street
S.W. He is a plumbing and heat
ing contractor. During the World
War he worked on various housing
projects under the direction OF the
Federal authorities here. Born in
the District July %, 1885, Mr.
Brown has lived here all his life.
He is a member of the Dominic's
Catholic Church.
Harry Burka. 3001 Ellicott street
NV. A grocer, who has store
at 401 Seventh street S.W.. Mr.,
Burka was born in Kive, Russia, in
1907 He came to Washington in
1920 and four years later opened
up his own store He is member
of Almas Temple, Gompers Lodge
of the Masonic Order; Amity Club,
a businessmen's group: the Wash
ington Board of Trade and the
Southwest Citizens Association.
Benjamin G. Carpenter, 721 G
street SW., is a depot clerk with
the Capital Transit Co. He has
one son, George NJ. 90 years of age.
who falls within the draft age. The
Draft Board member was not in
the World War himself. Born in
Charles County, Md, September "a.
1876. the elder Mr.. Carpenter came
to the National Capital in 1905 and
was with the old Washington Rail-
way &, Electric Co. prior to the
merger which formed the present
company.
Raymond E. Robinson, 627 M
street S.W., is an automobile me-
chanic with Norton e. Co. Born in
the District July 4, 1894, Mr.. Rob-
anson is the treasurer of the South
west Citizens Association, a Mason
and a member of the Sixth Presby-
terrain Church. He has son, Ray
mond E, jr, who is % years old
John T. Rhines. 1011 Sixth street
SW., is an undertaken, whose bust
ness address is 901 Third street
S.W. He is president of the South
west Civic Association and has been
for number of years. Likewise,
he is president of the Parent
Teacher Association of the Anthony
Bowen School Born in Nashville,
Rhines attended Fisk University
there. For the past 33 years he has
been engaged in the funeral direct
ing business here. He is a member
of the Zion Baptist Church, grand
director of athletics of the Elks,
a member of the colored Masons and
Odd Fellows and has been active in
the welfare of his people in the
section Of the city in which he re-
sides He has been no rtic,1la rlv