Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-24
Civil Service Examinations.

Announcement Is made by the local
board of civil service examiners of the
following examinations. to be held here
February 49, teacher, Indian service, sal
airy $50 to $40 per month; March 3. tele-
phone operator, male, quartermaster's de-
partment, st. Paul. Mimi, salary $3.50
per year; March 3, junior chemist eX-
pIosives, geological survey, salary ESQ,
to $1,000 per year; March 9-10. topo-
craftsman, coast and geodetic survey,
salary $500 and 81 600 per year; Feb
ruary ., assistant curator, division Of
mammals, National Museum, Washing
March, landscape gardener, engineer de-
partment at large, Washington. D. c.,
salary s2,4O0 per year.
A banquet was given Saturday last at
the Hotel Rammel by the local freight
agents associations of the District Of
Columbia and this city. Covers were
laid for twenty. and the tables were
profusely decorated. During the evening
speeches were made by the following:
w. w. Bowie, president; George v. Pey-
ton, superintendent of the Washington
division of the Southern railway; E. C.
Joyce general agent of the Washington
Southern railway at the Potomac yards;
Odell S. Smith. secretary and treasurer
Of the Norfolk and Washington Steam
boat Company; c. w. Wattles, local
Steamboat Company.
Funeral of Frank G. Spinks.
The funeral of Frank c. Spinks, who
died Saturday last. took place this after
noon from his residence. 144s Duke street.
The services were conducted by Rev. C.
D. Bulla, pastor of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church South, and the interment
do in hn l.
bearers were Capt. Charles L. Fisher,
Thomas A. Fisher, John II. Fisher. Sam
uel P. Fisher, Paul A. Fisher and Will
liam Fisher.
The remains Of Mrs. Bradley, widow of
Christopher c. Bradley, who died in
Warrenton, Va. last night, will be
brought here at 2:15 o'clock tomor-
place from the Union railway station.
The remains will be placed in vault
in the Methodist Protestant cemetery.
Mrs. Bradley was a former resident of
this city and was well known here.
Mrs. Elizabeth Skidmore's funeral took
place yesterday afternoon from the resi-
dence of c. J. W. Summers and the serv-
ices were conducted by Rev. c. D. Bulla.
The pallbearers were E. L. Allen, w. L.
Allen, Charles Mankin of this city; Har-
vey Carlin and Lewis Carlin of Wash
ington and James Duncan. this city.
The funeral of Cornelius Wells. who
died in Washington, took place this after
noon from Grace P. E. Church. The
services were conducted by Rev. Edgar
Carpenter. rector. and the interment was
made in Union cemetery.
The funeral of William u. NJ. Bruin,
infant son of William NJ. and Edith C.
Bruin. took place from his parents home
SO4 Duke street. yesterday afternoon.
Rev. w. F. Watson, pastor of the First
Baptist Church, conducted the services.
Revival Services Begin.
Rev. j. NJ. Holmes. pastor of the
Methodist Protestant Church. last night
opened revival services at that church
Services tonight will be conducted by
Rev. Mr.. Stone of Washington.
The Alexandria Light Infantry basket
ball team Saturday night last defeated
the Fort Hunt team by a score of q
to 10. Tomorrow night the Light Infantry
team will play a game with the Young
Mems Sodality Lyceum.
Miss Becky Wollberg returned yester-
day, after a months trip to Flor. da,
where she visited friends. She left today
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