The Washington herald., 1913-11-22
TOWN TOPICS.
/ ERSELY TOLD

Ren Martin. of Brownsville. Tenn. re-
turned a pension check for SIS. Pension
ONCE officials may have to Institute
new division to explain the SIS surplus.
Central Citizens Association will hold
a meeting at the North Capitol Savings
Bank at . o'clock tomorrow afternoon
DIR. George F. Bowerman. librarian, will
tell of the work of the Public Library
at a meeting at IL O'Clock TINS morning
on the District Of Columbia Federation
of women's Clubs at the Public Library.
A chapter of the Knights and Ladies' ~
Malachites of the World has been opened
at Anderson. Okla, 1t was announced yes
terday by L. Melendez King, of this city,
grand supreme governor.
There were eight sermons last night at
the closing service Of the nYe weeks
evangelical. meetings conducted by
BIoomingdale and lexington pastors,
Funeral services will be held today for
Mrs Charlotte H. Farquhar. OF Sandy
Spring, Md. who died Thursday. Mrs.
Farouhar will be buried at Society of
Friends Cemetery, Sandy Spring.
Five army officers. under the leadership
or Mai. Gen. W. w. Wotherspoon. left
rere last night for Cape Henry, Va,
where they will consider plans for pro-
posed fortihcations.
Prof. James F. Hosic, Of Teachers Col
Iege, Chicago, will deliver a lecture on
Some Ways OF Improving Our English
Work," before the English Teachers
Journal Club, Of tAls- city. at ]. Ormond
Wilson Normal School this afternoon
Lebanon Lodge, No. I, will confer the
master Mason's degree at a meeting this
evening.
A meeting will be held this evening at
the home of Mrs. e. W. McNaughton.
president I2s Harvard Street Of the
Federal Womens Equality League.
Can't William Page Carter, of 1880 y
Street Northwest, who died Thursday
will be buried today at his former home
at MillwoOd, Va
A silver tea will be given at St. Roses
Technical School, Phelps Place and Cali
tornia Street. on December s, by mem
DerS OF 81 Sldl re SuiAN'
George w. Crump. Of 26 R Street North
west, prominent in labor circles, died
Thursday. He will be buried today at
GIenwood Cemetery.
DR.. Abram Simon will be among the
speakers at a mass meeting TO be con-
Quoted by members OF the Ladies' Auxil-
iary Society OF the Hebrew Free School
and Aged Home, at Oheb Sholom Congre-
CATION, Fifth and Streets Northwest. at
o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
Warm lunches will be furnished TO
Chevy Chase school children. Three OF
the six dishes on the menu are desserts.
Attendance is multiplying.
Gong Sal Fong. testifying in case to
deport Moy Tah, the only Chinaman in
Washington who hasn't first class be-
fore his laundry sign. said he had
been thinking OF another man when
Commissioner Taylor charged him with
giving evidence contradictory to former
statements.
Representative N. Clyde Kelly Of
Pennsylvania will deliver the address for
Sundays meeting at the Y. II. c. A. His
subject will be The New Conscience"
Col. Chester Harding. Engineer Com
missioner, has approved the award
Of contract for the construction OF the
s2750OO concrete bridge to span Rock
Creek at Q Street to A. l. Guidone, of
New York Commissioners Newman and
Siddons have yet to approve the award.
Street clocks advertising signs and or
namental lamps along Pennsylvania Ave
nue., which are in the way OF the new
lighting system TO be installed, must be
removed before December !, according 10
an order issued by the District engineer
department yesterday. Work upon the
installation OF the new lights will be
begun within a few days.
Two police regulations, one to protect
patrons OF auction sales and another to
establish quiet zones around the city hos
pitfalls, are under consideration by the
Commissioners. Assistant Corporation
Counsel Whiteford has drafted the new
ordinances, which now await the sigma
lures OF the District heads.
The White House yesterday confirmed
reports that President Wilson and his
family would again spend their summer
vacation at Harlakenden House, at Cor
nish, N H. 1t is probable that the Will
sor. family will spend all their summers
there.
The Senate is expected to agree to a
holiday vacation from December 10 to
January 5, following the statement given
out at the White House yesterday that
President Wilson will leave Washington
for a holiday recess.
Denial was made at the White House
Yesterday that any friction exists between
Senator Hughes of New Jersey and
President Wilson. Senator Hughes is en-
gagged in a fight over patronage with
some Of the Democratic leaders of New
Jersey, but the President has favored
one side or the other. He is remaining
strictly neutral.
Special revival services will be neld at
Centennial Baptist Church. for two
weeks. beginning tomorrow morning at
IL o'clock The Rev. DR.. Weston Bruner,
chief evangelist for the Southern Bap-
list Board, will conduct the services.
Charged with breaking into the jewelry
store of Charles Schwartz, S24 Seventh
Street Northwest Sunday night, and
stealing about 31,2o0 worth OF jewelry.
Antonio Maggie and William lie Ray will
be arraigned in Police Court today.
Rev. John Brettan Clark, of Detroit,
will give an illustrated lecture at First
Congregational Church on Monday even
ing, under auspices of the Washington
Branch of the American Waldensian Aid
Society, of New York. DR.. Clark has
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