The Washington herald., 1913-12-16
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The Engineering Society Of the George
Washington University will hold a get
| together smoker tomorrow evening at the
! chapter house of the Alpha Beta Phi
Fraternity. 7ls Nineteenth street north
west.
The board of lady managers OF the
George Washington University Hospital
will hold a combined dance, luncheon, and
bazaar in the ballroom Of the Raleigh
today, commencing at IL a. m, and con-
tinuing until midnight. Luncheon viii
be served from L. to 2 o'clock, and tea
from 4 to 6 o'clock. Dancing will COM
mence at $50 o'clock.
The will OF Frank A. Roderfek, dated
May g. 1909, was filed for probate yester-
day. The whole property was left to the
wife, Virginia F. Roderick. who is also
named executrix-
Following is the program for the enter
taInment for the blind. to be given at
the Library Of Congress tonight: Miss
Waugh. accompanist.
The trial trip OF the new doubIe-deck
car of the Washington Railway and
Electric Company will be made some
time this week. II has been delayed
because Of low hanging tree limbs which
extend over the car tracks.
The condition of Representative Pepper,
of Iowa, who has been ill Of typhoid
fever at Clinton, Iowa, is much improved.
Owing to the absence from the city
OF Col Robert NJ. Thompson, the formal
opening Of the Washington Fencers' Club
scheduled for yesterday has been post
poned until January l.
willard c. Robertson, of so H street
northwest, was cut about the head and
face by falling from the ladder on which
he was working at the new Bureau Of
Engraving and Printing building yester-
day morning.
Encouraged by the temperance demon
stration at the Capitol Carl Browne editor
of "The Labor Knight" entertains hopes
of speaking from the Capitol steps with
out being arrested, as was his fate some
years ago when he attempted to address
"Coxey's Army from the east steps.
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Van
Alstine, who died az the home of her
sister, Mrs. ]. Sullivan, sos Twelfth street
northwest, Sunday, will be held at st.
Patricks Church this morning at 81
o'clock.
The condition of Canon Richard p.
Williams, of the Cathedral OF IS. Peter
and Paul, Is said to be greatly improved.
Funeral services for Surgeon william
NJ. Wheeler, u. s, N, who died at the
Naval Hospital. Sunday. will be held
this afternoon at o'clock at 21s A street
southeast Burial will be in Arlington
National Cemetery.
Rev. NICHOLAS di Carlo has been ap-
pointed by Cardinal Gibbons as pastor
of the Church of the Holy Rosary, the
Italian parish OF Washington.
The men of No. II engine house are
mourning the death of their mascot.
Teddy. The pet fire dog died with his
boots on for he was killed while his
company was fighting a small FIRE at
2s6 Fourteenth street northwest.
Augustus Franklin Collins, for many
years identified with newspaper work in
this city and In Indiana. died YESTERDAY
at his residence. 4o5 Twelfth street north
east. as result of stroke of paralysis
suffered in May, 1911. He leaves a wife
and two sons, Orth s. Collins, of Memphis.
Tenn, and L. w. Collins, OF this city.
The December meeting Of the CITY Of
Washington branch Of the American
Pharmaceutical Association, win be heId
tomorrow night at the Institute of Indus
trial Research. Nineteenth and B streets
northwest.
Among the subjects to be presented are: