The Washington herald., 1914-02-07
Ole Gown Gr,er

The Pen.syivs.ia society win meet
tonight In Pythisn Temple, 1919 Ninth
street northwest.
Lewis Mahon. Of sos ] street nprtb-
afternoon that a thief entered his
homo and stole an overcoat
The Cornell Clsb will give its sext
luncheon at the Ebbitt. on February 10.
at 1880 p. m. Herbert R. Cox is Sec
rotary of the club.
Il Sl10a Meosh's oyster house and
Ilunchroom, at ass Louisiana avenue
| tent of 500 last night by fire Of an
unknown origin.
Lewis Beeckstyn, Of 4s7 Flerida ave-
nue. northwest. reported to the police
yesterday that 81 was taken from q
small savings bank in his store the
night before. An attempt to break
into an iron safe was unsuccessful.
DR.. PhiIsnder p. Claxro., United
States Commissioner of Education. will
give an address before the students of
the Tome School. Port Deposit. Nd,
this evening.
Rear Admiral Robert A. Peary will
speak at the National Library for the
Blind. II and Seventeenth streets north
west. Tuesday night AZ o'clock. on
The Conquest Of the Pole"
Meredith 3. DtgEs. for thirty-two
years an employe of the National Mu-
scum, died Thursday night at his home.
2237 Georgia avenue northwest He
leaves q wife and four children.
The Connecticut Avesse Citizens As
sociation will hold its next meeting a!
tho Army and Navy Preparatory School
Wednesday night. Reports will be
giene in public schools, control of the
refuse collections. and other matters.
Edgar O. Kesdrick, thirty-nlne years
old. a pressman. employed at the Bu-
| reau of Engraving and Printing. Is
missing from his home. 532 Columbia
| road northwest, and the police have
been asked to search for him. Ac-
cording to the police. Kendrick was
last seen Saturday afternoon.
old. of 1865 Biltmore street northwest
and Larry Mshoney. thirty-four years
old, OF Shepherd road northwest, were
| arrested by the police Of the Tenth
precinct yesterday on charges of vio-
lating the dog muzzling law. They put
up IS collateral each for their appear
ance in Police Court today.
The Southers Lehigh Club will hold
its twenty-second annual banquet to-
night at the University Club. Among
the guests will be Dr. Henry s Drink
er. president of Lehigh University: Col.
Chester Harding. Capt Mark Brooke.
DR.. willard S. Small, principal of East
ern High School: Frank c. Daniel.
principal of Tech High School. and
| William F. GUIDE. president of the
| Chamber of Commerce.
william Carter. eolored. living In the
rear of e41e Massachusetts avenue
northwest. was arrested by Policeman
C. f. Garvey. of the Tenth precinct
yesterday on the charge of grabbing
a pocketbook from Mrs. James Gates
ee2s Decatur street northwest, several
nights ago in Decatur street, near
Florida avenue. Mrs. Gates has identi-
| ned Carter as the man.
Miss Laura v. Walker. regent of CO.
lumbia Chapter. d. A. r., has been ap-
| pointed State chairman for the District
| of Columbia on the work of marking
"the old trair' across the continent
The first mark will be placed at the
point on the District side of the Po-
tomsc where Gen. Braddock landed in
1855. and the marks will continue a,
regular distances to the District line
there connecting with the marks to be
placed by the Montgomery County G
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