The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-06-08
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The Demoefatle Club Of WashlnG-
ton will meet in the red parlor OF
the New Ebbitt Hotel this evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen W. Chaser. Of
New York. spent the weekend with
DR.. Mary Walker Eaton at her apart
ment. 1901 K street northwest.
The Alpha Beta Phi fraternity
Alumni Association will give its an
| nual banquet in the Ebbitt Thursday
evening. Arrangements are in charge
of F. e. Marvin. Of the Bureau Of
| Naturalization.
The District Of Columbia United
celebrate the birthday of Jefferson
Davis this evening at Memorial Hall.
1922 Vermont avenue. Claude N. Ben
nett will be the orator.
The annual national eonventioa Of
the Order of Companions Of the Forest.
fraternal and benevolent organiza-
| ton. will be opened at the Raleigh
Hotel this morning. About $50 dele
gates are here to attend tho weeks
sessions of the conference.
The board Of governors Of the Re-
tail Merchants Association yesterday
discussed a plan for increasing the as
sociation's membership roll A report
will be made at the full meeting of
business was transacted by the board.
The Employees Relief Association Of
the Washington-Virginia Railway Com
pany will give its annual moonlight
trip to Indian Head tonight aboard
the steamer ST. Johns. which will
leave the Seventh street pier at 1880
O'Clock and the Alexandria (Va.).
wharf at ESQ o'clock.
The jitney bus II now about to en-
ter the dramatic field. The program
of the Washington Railway Relief As
ISOLATION is to include a clever skit.
The Jitney on a Rainy Day" The
outing of the association at Chesa-
peake Beach June "a.
Work on the United Brethren
Church Sunday School Building. North
Capitol and r streets northwest. will
be started this week by James A.
Dowrich. the contractor. 1t will cost
about $4,000 and will be constructed
of stone and brick. The front will
be of stone.
The Civil Service Commission will
hold a competitive examination June
IS for messenger boys in the de-
partmental service in this city. All
appointments during the year will be
made from the list of eligibles Sc
CuTCu a. lHlS 4hC GIL
trance salary is $3.50 a year.
The Chamber Of Commerce will hold |
its last regular meeting OF the sum-
mer tonight at o'clock in its Offices |
Secretary Redfeld. of the Department |
of Commerce, and Koliang Yih. Sec
rotary Of the Chinese Legation, are
to be the speakers A buffet luncheon |
will be served after tho business Of |
the meeting is transacted.
Members Of Temple-Noyes Lodge.
No. 80, F. A. A. NJ, and their que
nearly 100 in all, landed at the Seven
street wharf yesterday morning. be-
ing unable to com.--te the trip TO
because of a hot journal In
the ships machinery of Sparrows
Point. The party left Saturday. As
the boat pulled in tn, party was greet
ed by a big poster. bidding them well
come home.
Members of keane Council, No. SS3,
knights of Columbus, celebrated the
anniversary of the coun-
ell yesterday by an all-day outing to
Hall. Music, vaudeville. and
athletics occupied the greater part of
the day, and dancing was the feature
In the evening. Upon the arrival of
staged by the pupils Of Miss Cora
Shreve's Dancing School, assisted by
The Excelsior Quartet.
DIscontinuance Of the Capitol and
loop of the Capital Traction
Company is protested against in a pc
tition signed by 200 citizens of Cap
tol Hill and received yesterday by
he Public Utilities Commission. The
etter accompanying the petition was
written by Henry NJ. Foote, who sug-
,estetd tina. 1T Id appear practical
-. Z every altei car. either of the
Navy Yard lin ,r the Fourteenth
street Inc mis- pass to the north of
bs ,-ap!.ol grounds"