The Washington herald., 1914-12-30
81. Down Erter

MAI. sylvester, Superintendent of
Police, yesterday detailed fifty special
men to keep order in the downtown
district New Year eve night.
Senator Lodge, of Massachusetts,
yesterday introduced in the Senate a
bill granting a pension OF $50 per
month to the widow of the late Rear
Admiral Alfred T. Mahan. retired.
One hundred packing cases Of hos
pital accessories and clothing were
sent from Red Cross headquarters
here yesterday for London. whence
they will go to war sufferers.
The Commissioners will on January
> give a public hearing on the ques-
through square 42SS. connecting Tween
ty-fourth street and Hamlin street
northeast.
nounced that the New Year holiday for
District employees will not extend over
Saturday. Employees will be released
from duty at o'clock Thursday, how
ever.
Having recovered from q siege of
typhoid fever lasting since September
20. William p. Ryan, 1927 North Capt.
toll street. will return to his duties as
chauffeur at police headquarters next
Monday.
William Blake, hfty-twO years old,
FIVE feet. six inches tall. l65 pounds,
sandy mustaChe, black Overcoat. and
black derby. was reported to the police
yesterday as missing from IS X street
northeast.
The Association of Oldest IRhabi-
tants will hold its January meeting at
Union Engine House. Nineteenth and
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day morning. Anniversary exercises
will be held. followed by a buffet
luncheon.
Lawrence A. Libby, thIrty-two years
old. Rosslyn, Va. had his right hand
badly mashed yesterday while at
work in the car barn OF the Washing
ton and Old Dominion Railway. and
was removed to Georgetown Univer-
sity Hospital.
Thomas Riley, formerly q resident
of this city. returned to Washington
Christmas after an absence Of more
than twenty years in Mexico. He
found but one member of his family
alfve-his sister. Mrs. Washington San
ford, wife Of Policeman Sanford, of
1852 N street southwest. Riley is an
employe of the Mexican Central Rail-
road, and he had not communicated
with relatives here during his absence.
George Washington University Law
School is preparing for the establish
ment at the institution of a chapter
of the newly organized Order Of the
Golf, a law school honor society with
chapters in many of the leading uni
versities of the country. The organi-
zation is modelled after the Phi Beta
Kappa honor fraternity.
DIR. william VI. Davidson, former SUI
of city schools. and Miss
Elizabeth V Brown. director of prt-
mary instruction, will address the an
nual convention of the Pennsylvania
State Education Association in Harris
burg today and tomorrow. Prof. David
sons lecture will be The Letter Kill
eth, but the Spirit Giveth Life" Miss
Brown will talk on THE Public Schools
and Moral Instruction.
The following board of medical Of
fcers will meet soon at the Army
Medical School, 721 Thirteenth street
northwest, to report on the results OF
recent examina tion of candidates for
admission to the Medical Corps: Col
Charles Richard. Lieut.. Coils. James ID.
GIennan and Champe c. McCullOch, tr.,
Mails. Theodore c. Lyster. William J.
l.. LISTER, Eugene r. Whitmore and
B. Miller, and Capts. Edward
NJ. Talbot, Fercy L. Jones, Edward z.
Vedder, Mathew A. Reasnrrr, Arthur
yUnndann