The Washington herald., 1914-03-03
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| The Federation of Citisens' Associa-
tions will hold its next regular monthly
meeting in the rooms of the Chamber
Of Commerce, Saturday evening.
Rev. James J. Fox will lecture a,
] st. Thomas and Social Justice" at the
Catholic University Saturday afternoon
at $3.50 o'clock, instead OF Thursday,
as previously announced.
Charles w. Nicholson, charged with
conducting a gaming table at 1905
Ninth street southeast. forfeited $40
collateral in Police Court yesterday
when he failed to appear for trial
Mrs. Margaret A. Puckett, Afty-nise
years old, 33os Prospect avenue north
| west. died suddenly OF heart disease
at her home yesterday. Her body was
found on couch in the dining-room.
Besjamin r. Lindas. Of the Tax Re-
form Association. will speak tonight
under the auspices OF the Stenogra-
pliers and Typewriters' Union at q
meeting TO be held at Pythian Temple.
The public is invited.
Preston Gibson's automobfle AEured
in a collision yesterday. A machine
belonging to Miller Brothers, motorcar
dealers. collided with Gibson's car at
Twenty-second and NJ streets north
west. No one was hurt.
Miss Adelaide Davis, 223 Second
street southeast. teacher at the Gales
School, asked the police yesterday to
help her find an envelope she lost con-
tanning a pay check for S1S2 and a IS
bill
James r.. Davis, sixty-three year,
old, 1850 Avon place northwest, watch
man at the Naval Observatory, while
on duty last evening slipped on the
ice and fell, injuring his right hip. He
was removed 10 Georgetown University
Hospital
Mai. Richard sylvester, superintead.
ent of police, yesterday received an
nouncement of a $500 reward for in
formation leading to the whereabouts
Of Harry Johnson Leake. a newspaper
man. reported missing from his home,
Franklin, La. since last October.
Frank Horner, alias Harry Brown.
thirty eight years old, was arrested
yesterday by Detectives vermillion and
Hewlett for County Detective Ellis H.
Parker. of Mount Holly, n. J., who al
1eges Horner is wanted in New Jersey
on a charge of assault.
Rev. r. C. Gaves, formerly chancellor
of the Roman Catholic Diocese Of Bal
timore, will not come to Washington
to take up his new work as pastor of
the Shrine of the Sacred Heart until
April 1. He is visiting in New Orleans
with Cardinal Gibbons.
Thomas J. Harris, coIored. 2724 Olive
avenue northwest, had his left leg
broken yesterday when the electric
automobile of Col. Henry F. Blount COL
lided with his motorcycle at Twenty
ninth and p streets northwest. Harris
was removed TO Georgetown University
Hospital.
Grace Wilson, thirteen years old,
2240 Cathedral avenue northwest, while
in WoodIey road, near Klingle road,
mobile owned by A. Nathan Musher.
2s49 Connecticut avenue, driven by ia
cob Rosenfeld. and was painfully
bruised.
Morris FreedenberE, thirty-four years
old, ZIG Massachusetts, avenue north
west. was removed to Emergency Hos
pital yesterday afternoon suffering
from a dep cut on the left leg. inflicted
by the kick OF a horse, at Twentieth
and F streets northwest.
John Walter Pilling, an old resident
of Washington, who died Saturday at
his home. 1901 Massachusetts, avenue
northwest, will be buried this after
noon in Oak Hill Cemetery. Mr.. Pill
ing was active in the real estate busi-
ness here for more than half a CEN
tury. He was born here in 1912.
J. II. william KettIer. past grand
master of the /. o. o. F. Of the District
and vice president and honorary di-
rector Of the German Orphan Asylum.
who died Saturday night, will be; bur-
led in Prospect Hill Cemetery follow
ing services at his residence. SIS
Eighth street southwest, this after
noon at $3.50 o'clock.
The Capital City Chess and Checker
Clubs annual championship chess con-
test will begin next Friday, with a
long list of entrants. which includes
many Of Washington's best players.
Among these are F. B. Walker, E. B.
Ada, John ROBERTS, L. ID. Knapp, w.
L Peet, A. Pasch. H .Stomer, Prof.
Hitchcock. F. L. Molkow, E. weekss and
the present champion, l. B. Zapoleon.
Mrs. Adeline Dodge Lsnman, widow
of Charles Lanman, artist-author, who
died Saturday. was buried yesterday in
Oak Hill Cemetery. Services were con-
Quoted in the chapel there. Mrs. Lam
ham entertained many Of the literati
of her day at her Washington address.
among them Charles Dickens, Thacker-
ay, Irving. and Longfellow.
Secretary Of Labor Wilson yesterday
announced the appointment Of Misses
ELLA Gillingham. Hazel Van Houten.
clara L Smith, Mrs. Ethel E. Binn. and
Mrs. A. NJ. B. Peake as clerks in the
bureau Of Statistics. at SIS a month.
Miss Nellie E. Sheehan was reinststed
as clerk in the same bureau. Oliver
d. Crum. clerk In the Coast and Geo.
detic Survey. Of the Department Of
Commerce., has resigned.