The Washington herald., 1914-09-10
Obe Down Grssr

The annual picnic of the Emery
Methodist Episcopal Church, South, Of
Brightwood. was held yesterday IN Bur-
rough's Grove.
Claude Bennett has gone to Chau-
tauqua, N. Y, to attend the annual
convention of the International Ly-
ceum Association.
Harmony Lodge, No. II, r. A. A NJ,
held its first autumn meeting last night
in Masonic Temple. An entertainment
followed the meeting.
Henry A. Rem, manager OF the Coca
Cola Company, 3A L street southwest,
told the police yesterday that SO had
been stolen from the safe in his Offices.
Rev. b. CarradIne will preach q Sc
ries of sermons on Full salvation at
lZ5O Pennsylvania avenue on Sunday
morning at II o'clock, Sunday evenings
at $50 and Thursday evenings at 7:SO.
Search Is being made by the police
for Reginald Norris. thirty-six years
old, who escaped yesterday from the
Government Hospital for the Insane
The police yesterday were asked to
search for William H Acton. forty-one
years old, missing from 1903 Sixth street
southwest since last Saturday morning.
Thieves stole S11O In silver yester-
day morning from a sideboard drawer
in the home of Samuel Greenberg, sl5
Seventh street northeast
Harry r. Hutton, hfty-three years
old, 1893 Twenty-second street north
west, dropped dead at his home yester-
day morning, heart disease being the
cause of his death.
Morton KohIer, thirteen years old,
of 2725 Ontario road northwest, while
riding a bicycle yesterday in Eight
eentn street, was run over by an ice
wagon and his right foot badly
crushed. He was taken to Emergency
Hospital
Margaret Spates, thIrty-three years
old. e2s New York avenue northwest
was taken to Emergency Hospital yes
terday from in front of 1856 K street
northwest, where she suffered an at
tack of acute gastritis.
Leon L. Perry was yesterday appoint
ed bv the Commissioners superintendent
Of the Industrial Home School for Colored
Children, to succeed o. F. n. Madden,
resigned. Mrs. NJ ". Perry. his wife,
was appointed matron.
A. r.. Talbot Camp, No. 1912, Mod
ern WOodmen of America, viii hold open
house tonight in honor Of Director E. E.
Murphy, of Leavenworth. Kan. and Ma
tionaI Lecturer Edward F. Burns, Of
Newark n. j.
Joseph Curtin. twenty-seven years old,
old, l629 Kraemer street northwest, while
getting of a car on the wrong side at
Connecticut avenue and Woodley road
northwest early yesterday morning,
struck against trolley pole and was
bruised on the left side and head. He
was taken to Emergency Hospital
Owing to the failure of the Senate
judiciary Committee to hold its regular
Monday meeting this week, the confrma-
ton OF John E. Laskey, as United States
attorney for the District. will not be
considered until next Monday.
Funeral services will be held at
Mount Vernon NJ. E Church. South. this
morning at 10 o'clock for the Rev. James
II. Du Laney, who died Monday at the
residence of his son, c. S. Du Laney, NJ
Eighth street northeast.
]. l. Pierce, economist and lecturer.
addressed an open-air meeting under the
auspices of the Socialist party at Eighth
street and Pennsylvania avenue northwest
last night His subject was Emergency
Currency for the Banker"
Sylvester Lloyd, tTenty-seven years
old, S7H Canal road, was struck by
street car in NJ street between Thirty
fifth and Thirty-sixth streets northwest
yesterday when he could not bring his BIZ
cycle to a stop. He was dragged ten feet
by the car, but escaped practically un-
hurt.
Mrs. r. S. Lyon, twenty-five years
old, S246 Q street northwest, was removed
from a street car at Thirteenth and F