The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-02-20
Ole Gown Gr.er

The executive committee Of ths
Chamber Of Commerce viii meet today
at noon.
| Mrs. Ciara d. Colby Will lecture to-
night on Modern Knowledge About
Ancient Egypt" at W. C. +. L. Hall,
s22 sixth street northwest.
Norman Angel, pence advocate, an
thor, and newspaper man, left yester-
day for Monroe. n. C., on a tour of the
United States to spread the doctrine
Of peace for America.
Mai. Frank A. Butts funeral will be
held this afternoon at o'clock at ST.
Andrews p. Z. Church. Rev. Jay John
son Dimon officiating. Burial will be
in Rock Creek Cemetery.
Leland Powers viii give q reading Of
The Pigeon" a comedy by John Gals
worthy, at Foundry NJ. z. Church, Feb
ruary 20, at o'clock, under the aus
pices OF the Washington Readers Club.
Mrs. l. A. Rodgers, Mrs Marlya
Brown, and Mrs G. A Lyon, Jr- read
papers on the English drama OF the
Victorian period at the meeting Of the
Study Club OF the Drama League last
night IN the PUBIC IiDrary-
The Home Club. made up Of mem
bers of the Interior Department. win
open its new quarters on February IS,
at IL Jackson square. 1t is expected
that Secretary Lane will be present
al the opening. There will be dancing.
Russell Wall. president of the ath-
letic council Of Friendship Settlement
Ii -. IL e.
morrow night at Fifth street and Vir-
ginia avenue southeast, when the cam
paign for $1,000 for a new gymnasium
will be started.
Rev. Charles A. Dubray Iectured On
The Philosophy of Bergson" in Nc
Mshon Hall, Catholic University. yes
terday afternoon. This was one OF a.
series Of public lectures. The next will
be st. Thomas and Social Justice
by Rev. James Fox, on March >.
Miss Alice Lucas has been elected
president of st. Patricks Alumnae and
Library Association Others elected
were Miss Irene Z. Cisick, vice presi-
dent; Miss Jane Barrett. secretary; ,
Miss Mary Snow, treasurer. and Rev.
Thomas E. Michigan. spiritual direc-
tor.
John l.. Robertson's funernI will be
held this morning at 9:15 o'clock at
Gawler's undertaking parlors- Mr..
Robertson was an employee of the War
Department, and died Wednesday in
the department building. The body
will be taken to Trenton, n. J.. for
burial.
The District W. c. L. L. is to start
a post card contest. in which children
belonging to a Sunday school may take
part. Prizes will be awarded for the
best answers to the question, do our
boys and girls want Congress TO close
the saloons in the District? Why?
Rev. William Burt, Bishop of Buff
falo. will be one of the speakers to-
night at the annual supper of the
Methodist Union and City Church Ex-
tension Society in the Metropolitan NJ
f. Church. Bishop Burt will compare
the Italians in America and in Rome.
DIR. Frank O'Hara. Instructor In ~
litIcal economy. will lecture on 'r'e
Problem OF rs Monday sfternoc AT
Mcmahon Hall. Catholic Universt' Ut
O'Hara will treat Of the great
ciples at stake during the first 1Sd'
Of the new American republic.
School Association will hold its regular
meeting tonight at the United Brethren
Church hall. North Capitol and r streets
Prof. Gustave A. Blumenthal. of the
Vocational Bureau, viii give a talk.
Claiming he had been detained un-
Justly in an insane asylum. Malcolm
II. Chandler. forty years old. Yesterday
requested an attorney to begin a
81 5000 suit against the State of
New Jersey. The attorney notified the
police. and Chandler was sent to Wash
ngton Asylum Hospital.
Job E. Crampton. . native Of WASH
ngton. died at his residence, 722 Sew
vas sevenIy-nine years old, and is sur
lived by J. E. and J. W. Champion.
ions, and Mrs. NJ E Taylor. his daugh-
er. Funeral services will be at the ,
tomorrow afternoon.
A police patrol box In front of
smith street bank is to be removed by
rider Of Commissioner Siddons. be-
ause crowds that gather TO see pris-
ner in the custody of policeman lead
epositors 10 fear there is a run on
he bank. Runs narrowly have been
verted. it is said
Maj Sylvester expects early reports
rom police surgeons who have exam
ned Capt. Michael Byrnes, suffering q
rom a cancer on the lip, and Capt.
ohm C. Daley. who had a stroke Of
analysis. Byrnes' condition is said
D oe critical. The question of their
etirement will be taken up next
ionth.
Walter Brown. twenty-five years old.
-as arrested in Whitewater, Va, yes
erday and brought to this city to an
wer a charge of stealing jewelry VAL
ed at $40 from the room of Henry
Usher, 734 Fifth street northeast
owsrd Long. alleged to have assisted
rown. has been arrested twenty-thres
mes in three years. according to the
olice. Long has been in custody ten
avs.
DEATH RECORD.