The Washington herald., 1913-12-09
TOWN TOPICS
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For the purpose OF electing officers and
ratifying the appointment OF the editor
and business manager OF the Cherry Tree
a meeting of the Association OF Class
Presidents Of George Washington Uni
versity will be held tomorrow evening
in the lecture hall OF the Medical
Building.
The body of Col. Charles Mcclure,
Thirtieth Infantry. who died several
weeks ago at Fort William H. Seward,
Alaska. was buried with military honors
at Arlington yesterday afternoon. The
honorary pallbearers were Brig Gen. 4.
H. Crowder, Brig. Gen. A. L. Mills. Brig.
Gen. Hunter Liggett. Col w. T. Wood,
Col. James T. Kerr and Mai. W. A. MIL
ler.
T. B. Larimore, of Tennessee. a sue
cessful Christian evangelist. Is conducting
meetings at Belmont Place" Fourteenth
and Clifton streets northwest
Sir Robert Hatfield, brother-in-law OF
former Attorney General Wickersham, and
head OF one OF the leading armor plate
factories OF England, was introduced TO
President Wilson today by Secretary of
tne Navy DdnleiS.
Commissioners Galloway and Craven,
of the Civil Service Commission, are in
Boston attending the sessions of the Ma
tional Civil Service League. They will
also confer with the civil service board
In New York and Philadelphia.
About twenty students are participat
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at George Washington University for
the purpose OF selecting two debating
teams to represent that institution in the
forensic contests planned with the Uni
versity OF Pennsylvania.
Members OF Herd No. 9, Social Order
OF Moose, will hold an election and in
stallation of officers the second Sunday
in January.
. A lecture for the benefit of the poor
of the mountain districts of South Car
olina will be given by C. j. Blanchard.
of the United States Reclamation
Service, tonight at the Cosmos Club,
under the auspices of the Ruth Brew
ster Chapter, d. A. r. Mrs. Maud Lips
comb Greenawalt is the regent Of this
chapter.
The annual meeting of the District
Society OF the Sons Of the Revolution
will be held at the Cosmos Club tonight,
at which time the election Of officers. of
a board of managers, and of the dele
gates to the triennial convention of the
general society will be held. Rear Ad-
miral Charles II. Stockton, u. S, NJ, re-
tired, will give an address
Lieuts. James A. o'Connor and Lewis
H. watkins, Corps of Engineers, who
have just completed a course of in
struction at the Engineering School. at
Barracks, have assumed
duties in connection with public works
in this city.
Rev. Sterling N. Brown, pastor of
Temple Colored Congregational
Church for twenty-five years. has re-
signed to assume duties at Howard
University.
The National Yacht Club has ar
ranged a smoker to follow the regular
meeting OF the club Thursday night,
St. Columba's Club, Of st. Adams
parish, Tennallytowu, recently elected
w. T. Page as president. T. c. Green
secretary and treasurer.
Secretary of Labor Wilson. members of
the Federal Industrial Relations Commits
sion. and prominent sociologlsts, will at
tend the meeting OF the American Asso-
citation for Labor Legislation at the
shoreham Hotel, December 3-a.
The Boy Scout hike which started from
"a rel H..
terday afternoon was in charge of Scout
master f. L. Harries. of Takoma Park.
J. w. Randall, seventy-five years old.
of the Sterling Apartment. dropped dead
in Union Station yesterday afternoon.
Randall was picked up and taken into the
office OF the stationrnaster and an am
ouiance from Providence Hospital sum-
noned. Dr.. Wood, hospital inferno. upon
arrival, pronounced Randall dead.
Coroner J. Ramsey hewitt was notified.