The Washington herald., 1914-01-11
TOWN TOPICS
| ERSELY TOLD

Bishop E. z. Hoss. Of Nashville. VIII
arrived in Washington yesterday. wi
preach in the Mt. Pleasant Methods
Episcopal Church. South. this morning
He IL a member of the commission @
the Southern Methodist Church chosen I
nomination here.
/ Private funeral services for Mrs. Jose
phine B. Weston. formerly a resident o
Yonkers. n. Y. who died at her home
1914 wyoming avenue northwest. Friday
will be held tomorrow from her home
Burial will be at Yonkers.
The announcement of the purchase b.
wfIiam J. vonderheide of the propert,
| at iS2 Eleventh street northwest from
Harry G. Laycock was made yesterday
The consideration Is said to have beei
approximately $l2,5oo.
At meeting of the Gridiron Club he'll
yesterday in the New Willard Sumne
Curtis, correspondent of the Chicag,
Record-Herald, was elected to activ'
membership
A new lighting system on Pennsylvania
avenue, which will afford PRACTICAL,
four times as much illumination as doe
the present one, probably will be in
augurated February l.
The Young women's Hebrew Associa'
ton will give a dance and minstrel show
at Old Masonic Temple January 20
Bishop John c. Kilgo, of Durham. N
c., one of the strongest pulpit orators
of the country, will preach this morning
at Mount Vernon Place NJ. f. Church
South. Ninth and X streets northwest
DIR. Kilgo was formerly president of Trim
ity College, at Durham. He has preached
In Washington several times, always &c
large congregations.
An Illustrated lecture on the Panama
Canal will be given by Frank E. Buck
land at St Pauls Parish Hall. Fifteenth
and v streets northwest. "Wednesday
evening for the benefit OF St Paurs Con-
ference Society of st. Vincent de Paul\
Dr. Z. F. King will lecture on the
Fundamental Principles of Sex Hygiene,
at the Y. NJ. c. A, 1875 G street north
west Wednesday evening at s O'Clock.
All men are cordially invited to sttend.
Mrs: Antoi,iette Funk. of Chicago. will
be the principal speaker at the meeting
Of the District Chapter of the Wilson
and Marshall League. to be held at the
Ebbitt House Tuesday night at o'clock.
The subject will be THE Education of
the Modern Woman In Politics-"
At meeting of the Piney Branch Citi-
zens' Association tomorrow night there
will be an illustrated lecture on the
Philippine Islands, by William A. Roln.
At the next meeting. February 9, Com
missioner Oliver p. Newman will speak.
Miss Constance Leupp. president Of the
District Consumers League. will speak
on AN Eight-hour Law for Woman
Workers in the District at a meeting
of the Brotherhood and the Ladies' Union
to be held at Ingram Memorial Church.
Tenth street and Massachusetts, avenue
northeast, Friday evening. Jan 16 Ben
jamin c. Marsh, secretary of the New
York congestion committee will give an
illustrated talk on The Economic Situ-
alton in the Balkans"
The Y. W. C. A. every member cam
paign" has been extended to February q.
vi tIlIS udtt there Will pc u TeCepllOn
the Y. W. c. A. rooms, 936 F street north
west, and the name of the winner of the
contest will be announced.
The first of a series of church sociables
to be given this month will be held at
Mount Pleasant Congregational Church.
Fourteenth street and Columbia road,
at 3 O'Clock.
ing from his home. 81 Twenty-second
arrested in Philadelphia yesterday at the
of the Washington police on a
charge OF incorrigibility, and brought
here by Detective Joe Grant. who found
him ''coaling'' ocean liners. The boy
said he went away because he thought
he could make more money in Philadel-
phia. He will be arraigned in Juvenile
Court.
William Alexander. coIored, thirty
eight years old. was arrested yesterday
oy the police of the Second precinct on a
.harge CT assault with dangerous
weapon. it being alleged he stabbed in
he left arm Albert Steads, also colored,
II 21S ! street southeast
That Mary O'Hare Koones, four-year-
Did daughter of Samuel S. Koones,
killed in front of her home, 1871 Nine
zenith street northwest Friday after
noon when she was knocked to the
by an automobile. came to
Ter death as a result Of an unavoidable
lccident. was the verdict of thee or
,ner's jury yesterday.
Following injuries received when the
bicycle he was riding was run into by
IN automobile truck at Sixth and Fl
streets northwest yesterday afternoon.
ludwig Rodenhouse. nineteen years old,
II 216 Third street northwest. last night
It Casualty Hospital had his right leg
Imputated
James Wynn. colored, is being held at
he Eleventh precinct station for Sin
while the cause of a fire
which early yesterday morning broke
tut in an empty house formerly occu-
lied by him. is being studied by the
,olice. The police believe the fire was
II incendiary origin. Two oil cans were
ound in the house, il is stated. /
It will be at least a week before II |
will be possible for DR.. Truman Able |
o determine whether the radium treat |
nent recently given Capt Michael Byrnes, |
f the Sixth police precinct, will cure |
cancer of the lip from which the Of
cer is suffering.
A meeting of the Howard Park Citi-
ems Association will be addressed by
Newman tomorrow night |
he meeting will be held at the Church
( Our Redeemcr. Eighth street, near