The Washington herald., 1915-02-18
OLE Dow, Cr,er

me Douglas Epworth League, under
the direction of Miss Daisy Hopwood.
gave a social in the church parlor
last night, at which a sketch was pro-
duced by the Philephea class.
Comptroller Of the Treasury Dow
ney yesterday ruled that the Board
OF Children's Guardians may hire au-
tomobiles when the necessity arises
for the conveyance Of children to the
institutions to which they are as
signed.
A Joint washI.Et,n and I.oncoIn
Birthday anniversary celebration will
be held by Lincoln Camp 10 2, Sons
OF veterans, Monday evering at the
organizations headquarters. lIUl T.
street northwest. senator Wesley L.
Jones will be the principal speaker
The urgent deficiency hill recently
signed by President Wilson places
about $2.5OO.O00 at the disposal Of she
Department of Agriculture to conduct
the night against the foot-and- mouth
disease. The epidemic cost the gov
eminent s2.l29.0OO up to tn. first of
the present year.
The Postoni-e Department has been
presented with a Tennessee State flag
by the ID. 4. r. of that State. Mrs.
George White Baxter. of Knoxville.
Tenn. State regent. made the presen-
tation. First Assistant Postmaster
General Daniel c. Roper acknowledg
ing the gift.
Dressed In the costumes OF which
he talked. Robert Lister Macneil lee
tured on Scottish Costumes and Gus
toms at the me>ting of the Society
of the Mayfiower Descendants Tues
day night at the Washington Club.
Seventeenth and X streets northwest.
Mrs. Harry Fl. Seldomridge sang Scot
tish ballads
The young men Of Christ Protes-
tant Episcopal Church. Georgetown.
have organized a club and elected
officers as follows: Nelson Oliver.
president: Eugene Blackford. vice
president: Albert o. Stearns. secre-
tary: Praett White. treasurer, and
Rev. James II. Blake John A.
Stringer. and Fred W. Duvan advis-
DRY board.
The District COmmissiOnerS will
give hearing this morning at III
O'Clock in the board room or the Dis
trict Building to committee repre-
senting the Retail Merchanty' Asso-
citation and others who may be in
terested in having the present fifteen
minute stop regulation for certain
streets in the downtown section
amended.
The anniversary Of the birth OF
George Washington will be celebrated
Monday morning at Memorial CONT |
mental Hall under the auspices Of |
three societies of the descendants Of \
the revolution. Washington's farewell |
address will he read by Barry Bulk |
ley. Rev. John Britton Clark and |
Senator Charles +. Townsend, OF |
Michigan. will be among the speakers
The George Washinxtos University
Law School will celebrate its semi
anniversary at E, big BAN
uuet in April The following officials
OF the Law Schol ABSORPTION are in
charge of arrang rments: William
Bruce King. so. president: J Winner
Latimer. 81. first vice president: Wal
dent: Ernst O. Schneider. jr.. IL. third
vice president: George y. Dilzel, ~.
treasurer; william Van Week. II.
secretarS- Joseph W. Cox. '01. William
$. Torbcrt, 90, and David 4 Baer, II. /
The Phi Mu Sigma Fraternity Will
present Rev. DR.. Earle Wilfey. at
o'clock Friday night. at Hamline NJ.
Z. Church. corner OF Ninth and -
streets. in his lecture. The Worlds
War. or Fleeing from the Wrath of
The lecture will be illus
rated with motion pictures At the
lime war was declared Er. Whitley
was touring Europe with a party.
They had many interesting expert
ences. which he will relate in his
lecture. Preceding the lecture Miss
Athay. o-Gauist at Hamline Church.
Will give an organ recital The pro-
.eeds of the lecture will be devoted
o furnishing the joint fraternity
-ooms at 93l G street.