The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-01-09
TOWN TOPICS
I ERSELY TOLD

/ The case Of Theodore Penn. colored.
fifteen years old. charged with having
snatched the handbag of Mrs. George
Z. Miller. lis G street northwest, Tues
day. will come up In the Juvenile
Court today. Ralph Fraser and Bar
nett 8. Nalley, neighbors of Mrs. Mil
Ter. answered her cries and caught the
boy.
| The Metropolitan police department
has been complimented by Deputy Po-
lice Commissioner George 8. Dough-
erty. of New York, who is directing
the work of the strong arm" squad
there. in an attempt to clean up" the
city. He said that Washington Is one
| of the cleanest cities in the country
because of the efficient police force
here.
The alleged theft of a bushel of coal
from Samuel N. Frazier brought a fine
Of IS for William Stewart from Judge
Pugh yesterday in Police Court.
Milk Wagon Drivers Local No. 27. In
ternationaL Brotherhood of Transfers, at
its annual meeting held in Typographical
Temple yesterday, elected the following
officers: J. X. Eleback president; B. z.
hdTtLs tCc PicSiuChts ~. 6AeoeAs
recording secretary: J. E. Toone. acting
secretary-treasurer: l. WINNER. warden;
william II. Martz, conductor: ]. z. Toone,
business agent; II. C. Ellison, X. c. Bray.
and G. r. BraEs, trustees.
No difficulty has been experienced by
the navigators of tugboats on the Po-
tomac Rive and its tributaries because
of strong currents which were anticipated
in consequence of tho heavy rains the
latter part of last week.
Charles z. Meyer. secretary. OF the
Heurich Brewing Company since its n,-
corporation. died Wednesday at the
Georgetown University Hospital. He Is
survived by his wife. Mrs. Clara o. Meyer
and three children, Henry and Misses
Theresa and Clara Meyer.
The following officer of the Funeral
Directors Association were elected at a
president; p. A. Taltavull, vice president:
c. J. Gawler. treasurer: Alfred B. CAV
Ter, secretary, and the following executive
committee, SIhn Geier. T. A. Costello. C.
]. Gawler. Isaac Birch. and W. III. Sardo.
A reception will be given tonight by
Our Flag Chapter, of the Daughters of
the American Revolution. at the Ebbitt
Hotel. from 8 to II O'Clock. State officers,
regents, and their chapters of the District
have been invited.
Rev. David A. Reed. formerly pastor
of the Presbyterian church. at Riverdale,
Nd, has accepted the call extended him
by the congregation of the Presbyterian
Church at Dover. Del, and will leave
shortly 70: that place.
The death of Craig Miller. in Albany, |
N. Y. Wednesday. is believed to have !
been caused from the shock he received |
upon hearing OF the death Of his mother. |
Mrs. Gertrude Miller, who died Tuesday
in the Portner apartments in this city.
DR.. Philander P. Claxton, commissioner
OF education. will deliver a lecture Thurs |
day, January Is. at p m. at the John !
Eaton School. Cleveland Park. His sub |
ject will be "a Device for Relating the |
School and lie Home"
A lecture on Grip and Grit" will be |
delivered tonight at Ingram Memorial |
Church by DIR. ]. B. Filcox, of Kansas |
City, Mo. The lecture is an extra addi- |
ton to the ylyceum course which is be- |
ing given at the church.
The entertainment committee of the |
Club has announced AN
Evening with the District Commission
ers" for tomorrow night at the club,
beginning at 9 o'clock. All three of the 4
have accepted the invi-
tation Of the committee, and an ex-
pleasant time is antici-
,ated. |