The Washington herald., 1914-11-08
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gnmes w. welsh, nixfS-aIx years old,
1854 Columbia street uorthwestf was
taken to Emergency Hospital yester-
day from Eleventh and = streets north
west suffering from q conclusion OF the
brain. said to have been received IN .
fan from street car.
DR.. }. WInthrop Spencer. sixty years
old. 201e Hlllyer place northwest. while
cranking his automobile at Ninth and
+ streets northwest yesterday, had his
right wrist fractured. He went to
Emergency Hospital
Rats gnawinE ON matches caused .
Gre yesterday at 1855 Benning road
northeast. which did SIS damages. An
other IRE did 400 damages at z5l6
Hall place northwest.
During q aght At 91S G street north
east yesterday, Louis Barney, twenty
ave years old, was cut with razor
on the head and both hands by La
vigne De Barri. Both men live at the
house where the alteration occurred
Barney went to sibley Hospital
luncheon with service q In carte VIII
be served In the Jariin de Danse. Fif-
teenth and F streets northwest. from
IL until .. m. every day commencing
tomorrow.
The season's arst smoker Of the
Washington Alumni Chapter OF the
Kappa Alpha fraternity was held
Thursday evening at the chapter house.
201I Columbia road The election OF
ofiicers resulted as follows: President.
James Lee Bost. reelected; vice presi-
treasurer, L.angdon Moore. Reelected;
secretary. William A. Gordon. Jr.
Tomorrow afternoon at 4sS5 o'clock
Walter Prichard Eaton viii lecture at
woodward & Lothrop's auditorium on
1.-The American Drama-An Infant In
dustry; with Some Reflections Upon the
4 Place of the Theater in a Democracy"
The lecture will be given under aus
plees of the Washington Center Of the
Drama League, with the cooperation
OF the Washington Society OF the Fine
Arts.
The closing exercises Of the retreat
Of the sodality at st. Patricks Church
Will be conducted this evening at 1880
O'Clock by Rev Joseph T. Turner. The
1 retreat has covered two weeks. This
1 week, as a side issue. lectures to nom
Catholics viii be delivered by Rev.
John E. Burke. Of the Paulist Fathers.
\ New York.
| In the latest issue OF The Hatehet,
the school publication OF George wash
tington University, an editorial appeal
is made TO the students for contribu-
tions for the relief OF distressed Bel
gians Some funds already have been
turned over to the Belgian minister.
but II is believed the school win be
able to make larger contributions.
! In. future the board Of control Of the
District Epworth League will meet In
various Methodist churches of the city,
instead of at Wesley Chapel, Fifth and
F streets where the board has been
meeting. This was decided at a meet
! ing Of the board Wednesday evening.
4 1t was decided also to hold the next
annual convention at the Anacostia NJ
E. Church. May II and IL, 1915.
Ernest sehmid. In his will, nled for
probate yesterday, left his estate to
his widow. The estate on her death Is
to be divided among the four children
Mrs. Sehmid is named executrix.
Mrs- Hattie T. weIeh d named chief
beneficiary in the will OF William H. |
severson, fled in the District Supreme !
Court Yesterday. other bequests are |
made TO DR.. Philip B. Brooks and to |
Harry A. Clarke. Mrs. Welch is made |
executrix.
Rev. c. ii. Butler, the pastor, will |
conduct the first religious services TO
be held In the new chapel OF Columbia
Heights Lutheran Church. this morning |
at IL o'clock. The dedication services
will be held November 20. The church /
is in Rock Creek Church road. opposite
Otis place
A speeial musical program Will be /
featured at the morning and evening
meetings Of the First Congregational
Church, Tenth and g streets, today In
connection with the sermons on alcohol
by the minister, Rev. Jay 7. Stocking.
Rev. Mr.. Stockings morning topic vii: |
be Looking for the Best" and his
evening sermon, Enemies Of Alcohol"
A number of experts On sanitation,
statistics. and social service have been
appointed In the Federal children's bu-
reau, II was announced yesterday. The
division on sanitation will be in charge 4
of DR.. Grace L. Meigs, of Chicago.
Funeral services for Miss AIIeen A.
Bell, who died at her apartments Fri
day, Will be held Monday afternoon.
in Christ Church, Georgetown, Rev.
James H. Blake oficiating. Burial will
be in Rock Creek Cemetery.
sThe Congressional Situation with
Regard to Suffrage for the District"
was the subject Of a talk by DR.. A ].
McRelway. before the citizens commit
tee of forty. in the Public Library, Fri
day evening. Mr.. McKelway is chair
man OF the committee. II
More than $50 of the leading II
churches, Sunday schools, and missions
Of the District of Columbia are expect
ed to observe the worlds temperance
Sunday today by signing petition
memoralizing Congress that the
Works prohiiiobtn bill. which passed
its second reading June "A. 1914. and
is now In the hands Of the Senate Dis
trict Committee. may be speedily crystal
lied into law for the nations Capital
Delegates to represent the Washihs-
ton woman's Suffrage Council at the
national suffrage convention in Nash
Vile. Tenn. were elected at the annual
business meeting of the council, held
in the Washington College of Law,
Friday evening. The council is an aux
iliary body. to the Congressional com
nulttee of the National American Wom-
an Suffrage Association. The delegates
to the convention are Mrs. Glenna
Smith, Mrs. Frank s. Bright, Mrs. Karl
F. KeTlerman, and Mrs. Antoinette
Funk.