The Washington herald., 1913-12-27
TOWN TOPICS
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II ENSELl lOLDI
| A new press will shortly be installed in
the National Library for the Blind, 1729
II street northwest. to replace the small
hand presses now In use 1t Is hoped to
increase the number of books for the
blind. the demand for which now greatly
exceeds the supply.
The funeral OF Mrs. Mary Frye Cutler,
severty-four years old, who died Thurs
day after a long Illness, will be held In
Lewiston, Me. She is survived by a son
and two brothers and was a cousin of
the late Senator Frye. of Maine.
Civil service examinations to fill posi-
tions of laboratory assistant in petrog-
raphy, bureau Of standards; logger. San
Juan IndiaTr School, New Mexico; tech
nical assistant in pharmacology in the
hygienic laboratory; topographic aid In
the geological survey, and Junior topog-
rapher will be held during February.
The funeral OF Mrs. Lydia A. Mullen.
who died Thursday at her home, 3A n
street southwest, after an illness of
typhoid d-pneumonia, will be held In Fred
| erick, Nd. She is survived by two
daughters and three sons.
A team Of sharpshooters from the
High School Cadet Corps will soon be
chosen to contest in the War Depart
ment's interhigh-school shooting contest
for the championship OF the United
States. The contest will begin immedi-
ateIy following the holidays and will be
held on the local target range.
r-, -,,,oas for Mrs Alta Rlir-
| rouRhs Chip, sixty-one years old. who
died Christmas Eve, were held yesterday
at the home Of her sister, Mrs. f. Kath-
leen Gillette, 2705 North Capitol street.
The body will be cremated.
Mrs. Gertrude Delgiorno, who swallowed
bichloride of mercury at her home last
week, was reported yesterday by the
physicians OF the Emergency Hospital as
being out OF danger. She is expected to
leave the hospital in the next day or
two.
At a meeting Of the Chemical Society of
George Washington University to be held
January IA papers on The Earning
Power, of Chemistry and THE Signifi-
canoe OF Bichemical Reactions Of Milk
will be read.
SSTNlCcs llTE. EslACn ..
Cromwell. who died Wednesday at the
Presbyterian Home. will be held this aft
ernoon at o'clock at the home. Rev.
DIR. Wallace Radcliffe will officiate.
Another error was recorded against
Cupid yesterday when Mrs Catherine n
Mcconnell. a widow. returned to Marriage
License Clerk Kroll at the City Hall a
license containing her name which had
been obtained December Is by Harry NJ
Mills.
Mrs. Eugene Klein. Of l34e L street
was reported improving yesterday from
injuries sustained Wednesday night when
she was knocked down by an automobile
near Fifteenth and V streets northwest
Thomas c. Taylor. OF 1924 New Hamp-
shire avenue. left for Ohio yesterday upon
receipt of news OF the death OF his
brother. DIR. George Kennon, a practicing
physician Of that State.
Haywood Smith. colored, yesterday was
arrested and charged with attempting
to rob Miss Ethel NJ. Dykes, 800 Ninth
street northwest. as she was entering the
National Museum, where she is employed.
Smith says he was walking along with
his hands in his pockets. deep in reverie.
and. not noticing Miss Dykes, came near
colliding with her. Before he could
rushed into the building.
James Thatcher. manager Of Polls
Theater, applied at Emergency Hospital
yesterday for treatment for his hip. in
jured when Mr.. Thatcher was struck by
an automobile Thursday evening Mr..
ThatCher's shouIderblade also was dis
located. He refused treatment at the
time His hin IaA Grn 10.
that he found it necessary to obtain
treatment.
Edward Robinson. colOred. was fined
$40 yesterday in Police Court for driving
an automobile at excessive speed and
being intoxicated while driving. Robin
son was arrested by Policeman Hess, Of
No. precinct.
The case against Ernest Colbert. coll
ored, charged with shooting Miguel
Basquez, Mexican, was continued yes
terday in Police Court because Basquez
was unable to appear witness. The
alleged shooting occurred in Defrees
street northwest, near North Capitol
street. Colbert, bis wife said, also shot at
her during the quarrel in which he is
said TO have shot Basquez.
Without means to prosecute his suit for
divorce against Annie Jctt, Hubert Jett,
through his attorney, yesterday asked
Justice Stafford to dismiss his suit The
motion was granted. The case was
docketed last February. and some testi-
mony was taken on both sides.
Old-time and modern dances are to be
taught at the new sufrragists' hesdquar-
ters. 1903 G street, to be opened about
January l. The tango will not be
barred. according to announcement made
yesterday. The proposed suffragist dane
ing class will be in charge Of Miss Lucy
Wright and is to be an added attraction
to the new clubhouse OF the champions
OF equal suffrage.
The stork from Never. Never Land"
appearing in the role of Santa Claus, has
stalked into the household of Edgar W.
Stork, an optician, of 125 Thomas street
northwest, and left a little ''Stork, Jr."
behind, according to the birth records at
the District health department.
]. Z. Davies, of Washington, will sail