The Washington herald., 1914-10-21
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The webster memorial stone. ~ feet
high and Weighing 1000 pounds. Is now
in position and ready for the dedica-
tion services to be held on Bull Run
battlefield. Friday afternoon.
Mrs. Jennie CarIin, forty-ave years
old. 110s H street northwest, was in
1ured on the head yesterday when she
fell down fight of stairs at her home.
She went to Emergency Hospital
Ernest COran, twenfy-nine years old,
1924 Seventeenth street northwest, was
injured on the head and hands yester-
day. when struck by a street car at
Connecticut avenue and L street north
west. He went to Emergency Hospital
Mrs. Jane Sweeney, seventy-three
years old. I'LL d street northeast. fell
down the steps of her home yesterday
and was injured on the head and
hands. She was taken to Casualty
Hospital
asanItatI0n in Ancient CIvIIInatIons
win be the subject OF a lecture by Dr.
D. S. Lamb. of the Army Medical
Museum, at the first fall meeting of
the Anthropological Society of the Dis
trict in the Public Library tonight.
The supporters of the Northern
Dispensary and Emergency Hospital
will hold a special meeting at 3l2s
Fourteenth street northwest this even
ing to discuss plans for increasing the
uaafuInaea and ad7cfaucv ~ fha fnstf-
tuition.
aThe Work of the Coast and GeodetIe
was the subject of an illus
tFated address by Robert L. Faris, chief
of the division of terrestrial mag
netism, before the Washington Society
of Engineers last night at the Cosmos
Club.
westIey Padgett, twenty-five years
old. 62S Alabama avenue southeast is
at Providence Hospital with a broken
leg received Monday at the Washing
ton Shell and Ordnance Company,
Geisboro, d. c., when a heavy iron bar
fell on him while at work.
To stimulate interest In reforestatioa
the American Genetic Association has
offered two cash prizes of 800 each.
one for a photograph showing the
largest nut-bearing tree, and the other
for one showing the largest broad
leaf tree not bearing edible seeds.
delegation Of ave has been sent by
the Washington Gas Light Company
to attend the convention OF the Ameri-
can Gas Institute in New York. The
are the delegates: l. H.
EntwistIe. c. Clay Bayley, W. A. Nor
ton, D. D. RansdaIl, and J. A. Talbert
At q meeting os the woman'u For
eign Missionary Society of the Presby-
terry of Washington yesterday after
noon the condition of missionaries in
China. Turkey and other places in
Europe, as a result OF the war. were
related by several speakers. Mrs. |
Wallace Radcliffe presided.
A call has been issued by the lady
managers OF the Convalescept Home |
southwest, for temporary relief in the |
iorm of shelter and food for girls leav- |
ng the institution. The managers in
1ite those who may be interested to |
all upon them.
The Washington Glorious held fits |
irst fall meeting in the parish hall Of
It, FauPs P. E. Church yesterday aft
.rnoon, DR.. Robert Talbot, rector of |
he church. presiding. The meeting |
opened with luncheon, after which /
hort talks were delivered by Rev. E. |
J. Dunlap, Rev. Henry Thomas, and
Rev. ]. H. Blake.
A musical recital has been arranged /
~ Miss Alice T. Jenkins with the CO.
'peration of Mr.. Ferris, organist and
OF st. PauFs P. z. Church,
~ a mixed quartet and soloists, to
AXE place at s:l5 p. m Saturday
.vening at the George Washington
vest.
The Public UtIIIes Commission to-
morrow will hear the case of the /
and Potomac Telephone
Company referring to removal charges |
or telephones. Considerable COM
olaint has been made as to exorbitant
charges for changes, and to the end of
satisfactory agreement the commits
'ion ordered a hearing.
DR.. Joseph c. BIOodEoOd, Of the |
Johns Hopkins University. Baltimore, |
will give a lecture on 'Tumors of the |
Mouth" this afternoon in Howard Uni |
yersity Medical School Building. This |
evening at o'clock he VIII lecture be- |
ore the Colored Medical Society on |
Early Recognition and Treatment of |
This will take place in the |
,olored Y. n. c. A. Building.
The work OF organizing units of ma
1al militia of the United States was |
started by the naval militia general |
BOARD yesterday. The questions of |
he number of men to compose the di-
'ision of naval militia and the number
II petty officers were taken up. |
After settling these Questions the |
board will prepare the examination
'ules for naval militia officers.
Miss Mary Keis, of Connecticut, was
he first woman to obtain a patent, ac-
,ording to r. c. Gill, an authority in
he Patent Office. Her invention was
IN Improvement in weaving, and il /
vas granted May 5, 1903. The infor-
nation was given as a result of the
discussion started over the recent
leath Of Miss Margaret Knight, who |
vas also an inventor.
Washington Centennial Lodge, No.
a. F. A. A. NJ, will hold a public me
norial service this evening at Sis in
odge room No. 1, third floor, New Ma
ionic Temple Thirteenth street and /