The Washington herald., 1914-10-03
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The Western High school Alumni
Association will meet in the ]. Or
mond Wilson Normal School Eleventh
and Harvard streets northwest, tonight
to elect officers for the coming year.
Christmas mail wiz be nat this year
IL the Pro Nsta Club is successful with
a project to send post card presents
on which will be engraved I'VE sent
your present TO Belgium"
The flowers, fruits, vegetables, and
| canned goods that were exhibited at
the sixth annual Flower Show OF the
BroOkland Brotherhood have been dis
tributed among the sick and poor of
Washington and Brookland.
Omeials Of the electric railway com
panies OF Washington will attend the
| convention of the American Electric
Railway Association. in Atlantic City
from October IL to Is. More than 5000
railway men are expected to attend
the convention.
The savings department Of the Ma
tional Bank of Washington ended its
first year yesterday with a total of
$4,000 on deposit from more than 1.lOO
depositors. Up to a year ago the bank
, had no savings department, confning
itself to commercial accounts
"Mother'' Jones, who has won fame
as a worker for -organiZed labor. will
address the Home Club of the In
terror Department at Sis o'clock this
evening, on her recent experiences
with Gen. villa in Mexico. She will
also talk on the perils of mining.
The American Association for Labor
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issued. that twenty -four of the forty
eight States have enacted laws for the
compensation OF injured workmen. The
association believes that in the near
future the remaining twenty-four
states will pass similar laws. 6
Patrick Philips. one of the Oldest
bricklayers of the city. who died
Thursday at his home I26 street
northwest, will be buried this morning
from his residence. Requiem mass will
be celebrated at st. Aloysius' Catholic
Church, and burial will be in Mount
olivet Cemetery.
The Public Utilities CommIssIon yes.
terday announced that il had changed
the date for the hearing on standards
OF street railway service from Octo-
Der 10 to October IS. At this meeting
lem of properly seating passengers.
both during and after busy hours of
traffic.
Associate Justice Thomas II. Ander-
son. Of the District Supreme Court,
was summoned to GAINESVILLE. Ohio,
yesterday, to attend the funeral OF
nephew. Howard Anderson. who was
accidently killed while cutting tim
he ratn
from his vacation only a few days ago.
A harvest Homecoming was held at
Bethany Baptist Church last night in
honor of the pastor, Rev. Hugh T.
Stevenson, who recently returned from
the Holy Land. Rev. Mr.. StevenFon re-
lated his experiences in the Holy Land
and also told of the difficulties he met
with in the European war zone. There
was a short entertainment, followed by
various games.
Final arranEenentG for the supper,
entertainment. and dance to be given
by st. Mary's Catholic Church October
and Z were completed at a meeting
Thursday night in St. Mary's School
Hall. The supper will be served from
4:30 until 10 o'clock each evening.
Dancing will be from 9 until IL o'clock.
The proceeds will go for the relief 70
widows and orphans in the war
stricken countries of Europe.
william J. Bowen, general presi-
dent of the Bricklayers and Masons'
International Union, addressed the con-
vention of Operative Plastercrs yes
terday. urging an amalgamation Of the
two organizations. The ~ convention
was also addressed by william ]. Nc
Sorley, general president Of the Wood, \
Wire, and Metal Latherers' -Interna-
tional Union, who urged that sorhe
agreement be reached whereby the lost
trade of his organization would be re-
stored and protected.