Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-25

| held at police headquarters for the county
authorities.
| charged with disorderly conduct were
continued.
Holds Christmas Celebration.
, st. Pauls Episcopal Church Sunday
school held its Christmas celebration this
afternoon at the parish hall of that
church. Following a musical and liter
airy program, gifts We're distributed to the
scholars in the shape of candy and nuts
| The Sunday school of the Second Presby-
terrain Church will hold it's celebration
at 1::O o'clock tomorrow evening
announcement is made that Christmas
cantata entitled Santa Claus Double"
will be given by the Sunday school of the
Methodist Protestant Church Friday
night at o'clock.
! Attaches of the United States court
| for the eastern district of Virginia
Judge Edmund Waddill presiding. are
! just now busily engaged in preparing
the docket for the January term which
| will convene the first Monday in Jan
uary next. number Of important
| cases are slated to come up for con-
| sideration. There will be both a grand
| and a petit jury. Among the cases which
| Will be considered are a number for
violations Of the internal revenue laws.
| After viewing the body of Sudin En-
mis-, who was killed by train at the
! union passenger station Monday after
! noon, a corOner's jury, summoned by
| Dr. S. Moore, was adjourned over until
o'clock tomorrow night. at which
| time the hearing of testimony of wit
/ neSseS will be begun.
! The body of Ennis is still at Wheat
| ley's Undertaking establishment 1t is
| expected that it will be shipped to-
! morrow to his home in Stafford county,
| Va, for burial.
| toast to Right Eminent Sir William
B. Mellish, grand master of the knights
| 1nr Of no nj fn6 of
| drunk at noon today by members of Old
| Dominion Commandery. No. H. Knights
| Templar, at its asylum in accordance
| with an annual custom of the order
! throughout the country. The toast was
proposed by Eminent Commander Will
| liam G. LeHew of Old Dominion Com
mandery.
Funeral of Robert Lloyd.
Funeral services for Robert Lloyd We're
held at 10 o'clock this morning at his
| late home 11O9 Prince street. They were
| conducted by Rev. w. F. Watson, pastor
of the First Baptist Church. Burial was
| made in Bethel cemetery
The local board of civil service exam
| iners announce that an examination will
| be held in this city January - next for
/, the position of press feeder, male, in the
| photographic office, bureau of navigation,
Navy Department, Washington. The po-
sition pays salary of $40 a year
| The state corporation mas granted
| charter to the Real Estate and Invest
| ment Corporation of Virginia with a cap
ital stock of from $1,000 to $4,000 The
| officers are: John G. Graham, president
W Ward Boswell, secretary; @. Washing.
, ton Lewis. treasurer, all of this city.
In addition to its regular semi-annual
| dividend of per cent the directors OF
the First National Bank, at meeting
| held yesterday, also declared an extra
| dividend of per cent.
The unusual request to shoot turkey
| which had escaped from a crate in front
of merchants store and made it's way
to the roof was received by the police
| this morning. The merchant found nc
other method of getting the turkey to
come down from its high perch. 1t was
accordingly. shot.
The body of Betty Naylor. the little
Alexandria girl who died yesterday at
the Children's Hospital, Washington, as
a result of burns received while at her
home here. will be brought here tomor-
row for burial.