The Washington herald., 1914-11-29
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Miss Kate waller Barrett. Of the
recreation of women's Clubs, and
charles NesbItt, superintendent OF In
surance in the District, will speak at
the sunday services at the Gospel Mis-
sion, in John Marshall place, tonight
Thomas Adams, Canadian authority
ON housing and town-planning meth
DDS, who is here to attend the conven-
tIon of the American Ciyics Associa-
tion, will speak this afternoon In Ma
sonic Temple on the alley and housing
problems of Washington
The Home Economics Association will
hold its regular December meeting
Tuesday, December /, at 3:45 o'clock
i'm the public Library. John II. Sher-
man. superintendent of weights, meas
,rres and markets of the District, VIII
speak on Marketing by Parcel Post.
Hugh c. Mitchell, EeOdetic engineer,
will give an illustrated lecture entitled
"a Topographic Survey OF Large
city Tuesday evening at the Cosmos
club before the Washington Society
for Engineers The annual meeting
Of the society will be held Thursday
evening.
More new construction work II be-
ing done at government navy YARDS
and more yards are engaged In this
work than ever before, according to
the report of Rear Admiral r. N. Watt
chief. of the Bureau Of Construction
and Repair, made public here yester-
day.
Members Of the Aztec Club will call
on Rear Admiral John Henry Upshur,
president of the club. and the Oldest
living graduate of the United states
Naval Academy. on the OCCASION OF his
ninety-frst birthday. at his residence
lT46 X street northwest, Saturday art
ernoon.
iubIIee I'm true Gwest Virginia
style" will be the feature of meet
ing Of the West Virginia Society in Old
Masonic Temple. December II. he-
freshments served at the Jubilee viii
come direct from the orchards Of the
state. The latter part OF the evening
will be devoted to dancing.
An illustrated description of the
equipment and methods of operation of
the District water department will be
given by w. A. Mcfarland, superin-
tendent Of the department, at the Cos
mos Club tomorrow night The lecture
is one Of a series on the Business of
Fire Insurance"
Omeers OF Plate Printers Union, No.
9. have been elected b ythe ensuing
dent; A. II. Mills. vice president; Henry
Milovitch, financial secretary; Daniel
Fulton. treasurer: Charles B. Cameron,
recording secretary; Earl Smith, inside
guard. and Earl Clurgeon, outside
guard.
The question as to what constitutes
a substitute Engineer Commissioner
was settled at the District Building
Yesterday when. in the absence of Engi-
neer Commissioner Kutz and his three
assistants, Fred C. Lee, the Commits
sioner's secretary. and Daniel E. Gar
yes. chief clerk OF the Engineer De-
partment, decided to act jointly in the
capacity.
The board Of control Of the Wash
ington Epworth League will hold its
December meeting in the Metropolitan
Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church
Wednesday evening. This Will be the
first meeting of the board since the en-
actment of a new regulation permitting
all Epworthians to attend the meet
ings of the board.
Funeral services for william r.
Reed, pioneer employe OF the Govern-
ment Printing Once, who died Thurs
day from apoplexy. will be held at his
late residence, IS L street northwest,
AT 2 o'clock this afternoon. Burial
will be in West Chester. Pa Mr.. Reed
vas an employe OF the big prtntery
for nearly thirty years. He is survived
by his wife. The pallbearers will be
lanes Payne, z. T. Jenkins, W. F. wal
smith. Frank E. Buckland, Philip S!mp-
SON and j. a. George.