The Washington herald., 1914-11-18
Dbe Gown Erter

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Secretary Bryan left washinEton last
night for his winter home at Miami
Fia. The Secretary said he would
make no speeches during his trip.
The Southern Society. of washing
kton, yesterday announced II will give
| an international cotton reception ano
ball at the Pan-American Building on
the night Of Friday, December IL.
Members of the 1919 law class of
lGeorgetown University will hold a re-
union and smoker tomorrow night at
the University Club to discuss plans for
permanent organization of the class.
The appointment of Manton M.
wyvell, secretary to Secretary of State
Bryan, to be counsel to the Interna-
tional Joint Commission at a salary
of $1,000, was announced here yester-
day afternoon.
The German apbassadOr assured Sec
retary Bryan yesterday that the Ger
man government is doing everything
possible to help the suffering people
in Belgium and will welcome any assis-
tance by Americans"
Mrs. Clara BeMIck Colby will omen
her lecture course this morning at
IO:45 o'clock in the red Darlor of the
Ebbitt. There will be another lecture
in the afternoon at AS O'Clock. The
first paper will deal with Mrs. Hum
phrey Wards suffrage novel
At the next meeting of the mayor
and council OF Takoma Park an ordi-
nance will be drawn up, reducing water
rates. II is likely the SO charge for
meter rent will be abolished, and an
annual charge of SO for 5000 feet of
water be made to replace it.
Nearly 600 knights of Columbus
from Maryland and a large number of
degree, in the hall of the order Thanks
giving Day. An exhibition drill by the
District knights will precede the re-
ception of degrees.
A recital will he given by members
OF the Washington Readers Club at
the Public Library this evening. Those
who will read are Miss Lucy Feagin.
Mr.. Edward c. Townsend. Mrs. Emma
Anderson, Mr.. James r. DAILY and Mr..
Maurice Jarvis. Open to the public.
Walking into the eighth police
precinct yesterday morning. Elmer
Burgess. colored, 900 S street northwest.
asked the desk sergeant TO detail a
man to shoot him. He was sent to
Washington Asylum Hospital for OBJ
servation.
The anniversary meeting OF the
Young Women's Christian Association
will be held Wednesday night at 7:45
o'clock at Calvary Baptist Church, H
and Eighth streets. Miss Mary Johns
Hopper. national field secretary. of
Delaware. Maryland. and Pennsylvania,
will speak.
Secretary of Commerce Redhefd Will
address the Washington Society Of
at a banquet celebrating the
ninth anniversary OF the founding OF
the society, at Rauscher's Thursday |
evening. The society has an approx |
mate membership of 400, including
many prominent engineers Of the city. |
The eoroner's jury which yesterday !
the death OF Samuel Cliff |
ton Liverpool, colored, who died at his |
home. IA NJ street southwest Monday |
afternoon from a blow on the head |
received last August. held John Bur- |
CESS, colored, for the action Of the !
grand jury.
A number of the best known and |
most used drugs and medicines were |
discovered by the medical men OF the |
Indian tribes, according to DR.. John
Lee Maddox. chaplain in the United
States Army. who lectured to the An
Society, in the Public
last night.
CormIey, florist, 1904 Wisconsin ave-
nue. northwest, out of 5000 in bills.
Maggie Fooley. a Gypsy. yesterday was
held for the action of the grand jury
when arraigned in Police Court. Bond
1f $4,000 was asked for her release.
She is represented by Attorney Robert
[. Miller.
So large has been the enroIIment
Of pupils in the Burryville' d. C..
school for colOr-d children that the
board of education has been forced
Sew Tabernacle Baptist Church in that
suburb. There are 272 students at
lending the school. an increase Of
about fifteen per cent over last year.
A movement looking toward the
erection in Takoma Park of a monu-
nent to B. F. Gilbert, founder of the
own was launched by the Takoma
Park Citizens Association. at a meet
ng Monday night. The plan. as in
reduced by E. V. Crittenden. is TO
rect the monument in any public park
n Takoma proposed by the associa-
ion.
"The CathedraIs of Europe" was the
opic of an illustrated lecture by
Daniel NJ. Green before the Indiana
in the Chamber of Commerce
'ooms last night. The religious struc
ures holding prominent part in the
present war were brought Out strongly
Turing the address. A musical pro-
gram was given by Mrs. John Nc
Iechin and Miss Ethel GOfn.
Funeral services for Edward b.
Hughes a resident of Capitol Hill for
more than fifty years, who died Mon
lay night, will be held at l o'clock
omorrow afternoon from his home,
100 B street northeast. Interment will
,e in Arlington. Mr.. Hughes is sur
rived by his wife and five children,
Edward B., jr., Mrs. Minnie D. Wells,
Irs. Dorothy Bishop. Mrs. Ida NJ. Tan
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