The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-02-17
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Thomas VI. Harvey has been re-
appointed notary public of the Dis
trict by President Wilson. Mr.. Harvey
was first appointed TO the position by
President Harrison twenty-five years
ago.
rehearsal Of "Thc Chimes Of Nor
mandy" will be conducted in the
Tressi Studio of, 1897 Massa chusetts
avenue, Friday night The rehearsal
was scheduled for l: st night. but was
postponed.
will be described by Nine. Mountford,
of Jerusalem, in 4 lecture on Sack
cloth and Ashes" in the parlors e
the Brighton tonight. The lecture
is open to the public.
The annual retreat for the pupils of
Visitation Academy began yesterday
afternoon at o'clock with Rev. T.
Gasson, of Georgetown University. as
the speaker. The retreat will close
Saturday morning at o'colck.
William b. Wilson. Secretary of
Labor. will give an address in the
parish hall of the New Jerusalem
Church. Sixteenth and Corcoran streets
northwest at S o'clock tomorrow
evening. His subject will be Indus
trial Peace"
States sectional bird population. ac-
cording to the report of the first bird
census ever taken by the Department
of Agriculture. The report shows
there are sixty pairs OF English spar
rows to every square mile throughout
the United States.
The life of st. Paul was explained
to members of the First Presbyterian
Church by the pastor. Rev. DIR. J. +.
Clark. last night. This was the fourth
of series of lectures OH the life of
the saint. The lectures are under
auspices of the Christian Endeavorers
of the District
The following have been elected
officers of the George Washington
University Orchestra for the ensuing
year: F. S. Cheney. president: Maui
rice II. HerZmark. secretary and
treasurer and David Davis. director
and librarian. The orchestra meets
every Friday night
4 Tennessee state flag WINS pre-
scented to the Postofffce Department
yesterday morning by Mrs. George W.
Baxter, of Knoxville. Tenn. who is
State regent of the D. a. r. The flaE
was accepted for the department by
First Assistant Postmaster General
Roper.
Inc wOrk, uSeuS anu w W.
operation of the various charitable
organizations of the District VIII be
discussed by the woman's department
of the National civic Federation at
meeting this morning at Rauschers.
Workers of the different local socie-
ties have been invited to attend
The Sunshine md Community Room
for blind children at the Home for
the Blind, 1850 II street northwest,
will be opened formally the after
noon Of WashinGtons birthday. The
reception. from to O'Clock. VIII be
under auspices OF the Aid Association
for the Blind and the sunshine anu
Community Society.
The District ". &. r. 4. Will con-
duct memorial services in statuary
hall of the Capitol this afternoon IN
commemoration of the seventeenth an
riyersary of the death of Miss Frances
T. willard. whose statue was placed
in statuary hall by the State OF I'LL
nois in 1906. The services VIII start
at o'clock.
With addresses by members OF Con-
press and and officials or various
patriotic organizations. Lincoln camp
No. .. Sons of Veterans. Will cele-
brate jointly the birthdays OF Wash.
incton and Lincoln at their haii. lloi
L street northwest. Monday night.
Members of Lincoln Post. No. 3. q. A
r. will be honor guests.
Plans for q series of social events
during the coming months were made
at meeting of the advisory board
of the Central High School Alumni
Association at the high school Nom
day evening. Charles b. Hamilton.
class of 1905. was chosen editor OF
the Alumni Record. and Miss Lucille
K Alexander, of the class of Feb
ruary. 1915. vice president in charge
of school activities.