The Washington herald., 1914-03-14


ical inferno at the Government Hos
pital for the Insane will be held April
8. The position pays SIS and mainte-
nance.
Mrs. Nanette b. Paul addressed the
Women's Hebrew Association at the
Eighth Street Temple Thursday night
on The Fundamental Principles of
Parliamentary &aw. and How to Apply
Them in Conducting Meetings"
Richard Further. forty years old,
clerk at the Manhattan Hotel, died
yesterday morning from apoplexy. II.
was stricken while at work. and died
soon after being taken to Emergency
Hospital
Miss Elizabeth Merle Csrhsrt will
lecture on The Ethical Tendency OF
Modern Literature" tomorrow evening
in the lecture room OF All Souls
Church. Fourteenth and L streets. The
public is invited.
James CrogEon, veteran waahinxton
newspaper man. popularity known as
Uncle Jimmy" has recovered from the
effects OF a fall several weeks ago.
and was out yesterday for the first
time since the accident.
Mrs. Mary G. Mahon, widow of Alex
ander Mahon. who died Thursday at
the home of her niece, Miss Louisa
Weightman, 1412 Chaplin street north
west, was buried yesterday afternoon
in Congressional Cemetery.
Mrs Halel klee, who swallowed b.
chloride OF mercury by mistake We'd
nesday morning at her home, 40 Sixth
street northwest. probably will re-
cover. physicians at Casualty Hospital
stated last night.
Thomas Waters, who died Thursd,y
at the home OF his daughter, Mrs. w.
j. Giddings, of 1927 Eleventh street
northwest, at the age of eighty, will
be buried this morning at o'clock
from Primitive Baptist Church of Pet
worth.
The funeral of John Hammond Smith,
for more than forty years a letter
carrier in the service of the Washing
ton City postoffice. will be held prob
ably tomorrow. Services will be at
the family residence. 2015 Portner
place northwest.
Lee Mertaugh, sixteen years old, of
1899 Twenty-third street northwest,
while riding a bicycle in Connecticut
avenue yesterday afternoon was struck
by a street car and bruised on the
face and legs. DIR. A. Y. P. Garnett
rendered first aid.
Mrs. Mary n. Miller. seventy years
old, of 13s Eleventh street northeast,
was knocked down at Twelfth and East
Capitol streets last night by a street
car. and her right ankle was injured.
She refused hospital treatment, and
was removed to her home.
Edward :. McNsmee, nfty-seven
while crossing Massachusetts, avenue
at North Capitol street last night, was
knocked down by a street car and
bruised. He refused hospital treat
ment.
Mrs. Clara Bewick Colby will sneak
At the meeting OF the Secular League.
Pythian Temple. tomorrow afternoon.
on woman and the Destiny of Ma
ions" The subject will be discussed
pro and con by members of the league
and the audience.
Capt. James Morris Morgan, former
y an officer of the Confederate navy.
will give an address on the life and |
services of Admiral Raphael Semmes,
he commander Of the famous cruiser
Ala bama, at the Confederate Memorial |
Home, 1899 Vermont avenue north |
vest. next Tuesday evening.
Funeral services for Walter VI. |
camp, jr.. who shot himself through |
he head early yesterday morning, will |
,e held from his home. 1853 V street i
northeast, this afternoon at ) o'clock. /
The body will be sent to Erie, Pa. for
nterment. Coroner Nevitt issued al
of death by suicide.
Reginald f. Jenkins, Eve years old,
Il 639 Eighth street northeast, was
lit by a street car in Eighth street. |
lear northeast, yesterday afternoon !,
nd was lacerated on the head. arms.
md legs. He was taken home and
,iven medical attention by his family |
'hysician.
Mrs w. II. Staples. Of I23 r street
Ioftheast, who called Casually Hos
'ital over the telephone Thursday
light and told them to send an am
'ulance to her home as she was dy-
ng. has recovered from the effects
4 chloroform poisoning received when |
he dropped a bottle of the liquid.
DIR. Lewis II. Moore, desn of the
College of Howard University
nd professor Of philosophy and edu-
a ation, has accepted the offer to lee
ure on the principles of education
nd to act as the director of the sum-
ner school for teachers conducted by
he state department of Wilberforcei