The Washington herald., 1914-01-13
TOWN TOPICS
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az which c. F. Nesbit> superintendent OF
insurance. viii be the guest Of honor.
were discussed at an informal meeting
OF tne insurance committee OF the Board
OF Trade yesterday. No date has been
decided upon as yet, but II Is thought
me luncheon viii be held within two O.
three weeks.
a lecture club has been organized In
Inkoma Park for the purpose of pro-
viding weekly lectures on various SUBJ
Jects OF general interest C. w. Paf1ow
Is president and Miss Minnie Myers sec
Ifetary. The executive committee con-
sists of Messfs Jonn ID. Bradley, r. J.
Lille. and ]. U. Jackson. The first
fecttre VIII be given next Saturday night
az the residence OF G.. w. Paffiow. l09
Maple avenue. by Henry Ridgely Evans.
ON illusions and Magic"
| No. q. new postal station. has be-
gun operations at 12ls street northwest,
with Frank II. Jelleff as clerk in charge
About 500 delegates from the Eastern
part of the United States left Washing
ton Yesterday afternoon to attend the
annual convention Of Commission mer-
chants at Jacksonville. Fla The WASH
| ington Chamber of Commerce has en-
deavored, through ]. r. Shreve. to OBJ
tain the next convention for this city.
The steamer Colchester. which is to
come to Washington in the spring for
service on the Potomac and Chesapeake
| Steamboat Company route, is now being
htted up at New York ship yard.
An increase of 81 per cent over De-
cember year ago. Is shown in the
receipts OF the Washington postofIice
during December, when they amounted
to SOC. sls.s.
President Wilson probably will decide
this week whether to approve the awards
made to owners of property needed for
the proposed park between Union Station
and the Capitol.
William l. Holmes. for years a book
keeper at the Portner, died suddenly
at his home. 81: / street northeast,
Sunday night.
Bishop Harding will be the toast
master at a mems dinner TO be given
in Trinity parish hall. Thursday night,
by the Sunday School Institute Of the
Diocese Of Washington.
Current for the new lamps in Penn
before February l.
Several distinguished men are the
guests of Canon William De Eries. OF
Washington Cathedral. They are Bish-
op Rowe, OF Alaska: Bishop Goldman.
OF Maine. and Bishop Tyler. who is a
descendant Of President Tyler.
A special class in aesthetic dancing
is being formed at the Y. W. c. A. under
direction of the physical director, Miss
Helen Wyman. The tarantelli. snow
storm. csebosar. Iris. poppies, barabak,
and standard folk dances will be taught.
The class. which will commence on the
night of January y at O'Clock. will con-
tinue for thirteen weeks.
A public installation of officers will
be held tomorrow night at Painters
Hall. .a sixth street. by Clan MacLeh-
nan. No. 20, o. S. c Alexander G. Mac
Lehman will act as installing officer. and
the present chief. r. ii. MacLennan. will |
become past chief. Officers will be in |
stalled as follows: Chief. Alexander |
Robertson: tanist. John McGhinty; sec
rotary, John ID. Higgins; financial sec
retary. James Crawford: treasurer. |
James Ramsey; piper, Charles 3. Ouch |
aras: senchael. William Hall; chaplain. |
John Robertson: junior henchman. John !
Gum: physician. Herbert Bryson-
DR. Everett NJ Ellison. after an absence |
OF more than six months in New York, |
returned to Washington yesterday aft
ernoon.
At the Terminal r. r. Y. NJ. c. 4.
Wednesday afternoon the secretary. g. |
II. Wnslow. will lecture on New Eng
land for the members who have to work
at night. The lecture will be repeated
at s o'clock for the day men.
The JourneymeE Bakers Beneficial
Union has elected the following officers
for the ensuing year: William b. Chris
man. president; William Wassum- vice
president: John FRANKIE. recording secre-
tary: John Grossart financial secretary:
Fred IL Schulze. treasurer; Karl Heinz
mann. p. Melcher. Fritz HugeL William
Roessler. and Joe Specht, trustees; Chris
sergeant-at-arms.
Claiming that the loop al the east end
of the Calvert street bridge 10 relic
that should be done away with" Repre-
sentative Madden. of Illinois. has pro-
posed to the Public Utilities Commission
that 1t be abolished. The Representative
also suggests that more cars be run over
the Capitol Traction line to Chevy Chase.
Senator Moses NJ. Clapp Of Minnesota.
will lecture tonight on The Right of
God to Rule the People" az Ingram Me-
mortal Church.
Manuel Narlzy. twenty-six years old. II
,0S Seventh street southwest was re-
moved from Seventh and G streets south
west last night to Emergency Hospital
from fracture of the left leg
caused by being struck by a street car.
Former Assistant Postmaster General
DeGraw yesterday reported to the police
hat his Packard automobile was stolen
rom the Library garage. Il Second street
some time between midnight
Sunday and daylight yesterday. The ma !
,hine bears ID. C. license No. 1iosS. and
Maryland license No. 1000
Mrs. 1nez Pientur. twenty-six years old. ,
,f 3S Fourteenth street northwest. was
'emoved to Emergency Hospital yester-
lay suffering from creosote poisoning.
Of her family expressed the 4
opinion she swallowed the poison in mis- c
AXE for medicine. Prompt attention at $
he hospital saved her life. I
street car caught fire at Eighth and q
streets northwest last night shortly {
,efore O'Clock. The blaze was put out q
~ the motorman and conductor by use I
II a fire ,,xtinsnishe; M Engine