The Washington herald., 1914-03-25
Obe 6own Grier

Ihomas Z. Bailey, elghty-three years
old, and Thomas p. Keene, seventy-five
| century OF public service as employees
Of the Treasury Department.
Thomas Broughton StallinEs, former
clerk to Senator Johnston, Of Alabama,
and brother to former Representative
]. F. Stallings, of Alabama. died Mon
day at his home, $40 Rock Creek
Church road.
Southern Methodist churches held
their annual conference last night in
st. Paufs Church, Baltimore. The
Washington clergy was we'll repre-
sented.
"RnEs," the pet dog of Miss Florence
Lee, OF 62S d street northeast. was
buried yesterday in the dog ceme-
terry" The little white CONN in which
Rags was laid to rest was covered
with flowers sent by the many friends
who admired Miss Lees pet.
Prof. David Todd. astronomical ex-
pert OF Amherst College. will stop OF
in Washington this week en- route to
Persia. TO confer with the Persian
Minister on climatic and meteOric con-
ditions in Shiraz. Persia.
President Wilson yesterday waived
civil service requirements to permit
Miss Violet Bacon Foster. employed
as a clerk in the Civil Service Commits
sion. to be transferred to the Bureau
of Foreign and Domestic Commerce. in
the Department Of Commerce.
Representative Martin b. Madden. of
Illinois, will deliver an illustrated lee
ture on the Panama Canal in the ball
room Of the Raleigh Hotel Saturday
night for the benefit of All Souls Epis-
copal Church.
sergt. Thomas r. O'NeiII, q veteran
Indian fighter. who died at his home.
in Riverdale. Md, was buried yester-
day with military honors in Arlington
National Cemetery. Park policemen
served as pallbearers
Clan MscLennnn. No. 20, Order of
Scottish Clans. will hold a meeting to-
night at its hall. 704 Sixth street
northwest. number OF candidates
will be initiated. Alex Robertson is
chief of the clan: John d. Higgins. sec
retary. and John McGinty. tanist. The
past chief is Alex c. MacLennan.
william II. Beach, hfty-four year.
old, of iii II street northwest, while
at work at $50 Louisiana avenue
northwest yesterday morning. was
struck on the head by a falling box.
and received a scalp wound. He was
removed to Emergency Hospital.
Catherine Cooper, colored, three
years old. OF 1910 New Hampshire ave-
nue. northwest, while playing in the
street in front of her home yesterday
afternoon, was struck by an automo
bile driven by Representative Scott
Ferris. of Oklahoma. but was not hurt.
The child was taken to the Children's
Hospital by the Representative. but
there il was found she was uninjured.
Samuel Bernstein, c1othier and Jew
eler. at 473 Pennsylvania avenue. re-
ported to the police yesterday that his
store was entered by burglars some
time Monday night and $40 worth of
clothing and jewelTy stolen. The goods
were carried away in six large suit
cases. which were among the articles
missing.
Elmer Winters, colored, of 32s w
street northwest. is being held at the
Second precinct station on two charges
of housebreaking. 1t is alleged he en-
tered the homes of Edwin Mowland.
407 o street northwest. and Mrs. Agnes
E. Hodges, OF 1928 First street north
west. Policeman r. r. King, of the
Second precinct station. worked up the
cases against Winters and made the
arrest. The accused will be in Police |
Court today.
The Brightwood Park CitIEens' As
sociation will hold a meeting In Van
Horn Hall tonight. Supt. OF Schools
Thurston will speak.
Senator Reed Smoot. Of Utah. In an |
nounced to speak on Il Am Not My |
grother's Keeper" next Sunday night |
at Cosmopolitan Church. under the aus |
pices OF the Henderson National Me- |
mortal League. to help raise the sum
Of $4,000 toward liquidating the |
church debt.