The Washington herald., 1916-08-28
Nutshell Neus

The Laymen's League for Retreats
will give its second annual retreat at
| Georgetown University September l to
| September 4. 1t will begin Friday at
| 6 p. m. and close Monday at o'clock.
! The purpose of the retreat is described
as a spiritual stock-taking to enable
the man to find out what he is making
and can make of his life.
Services were conducted yesterday
at the Cosmopolitan Baptist Church,
n street. between Ninth and Tenth
streets northwest, under the auspices
Of the National Evangelistic Ministers,
! for the purpose of lifting $1,000
mortgage. Special services will be
held each night this week. Rev. S. 2.
I w. Drew, pastor, presided at the serv-
! ices.
The following officers have been
elected by the Lincoln Relief Corps
! No. 6, auxiliary to Lincoln Post of the
| Department of the Potomac: Mrs Nell
! lie Baxter, president; Mrs. Mary Bow
en-. senior vice president; Mrs. Addie
Hickman, junior vice president; Mrs
Messler, chaplain; Mrs. Mclaughlin
/ guard; Mrs. Annie Layton. conductor;
Mrs. Fannia Avis. assistant conductor;
Mrs. Lue Seamans Hadley, patriotic
( instructor.
The Sunday schools of Anacostia are
preparing to resume their regular
! schedules next Sunday. meeting Of
! the officers and teachers will be CALI
ed this week to complete details. A
B. Suit will again be in charge at the
Anacostia NJ. E Church; Miss Laura
Sowerbutts, at the Garden Memorial; +;
! ]. F. Hagan. at Emmanuel Church.
and r. L. Padgett, at the Anacostia
Baptist School
Chaplain c. c. Pierce, a retired ma
! jor of the United States army. preach
ed at the Washington Cathedral yes
I terday afternoon.
Funeral services for George w.
Simms will he held at Central NJ. E.
/ Church today at l o'clock. Interment
will be in Arlington Cemetery.
Funeral services for Annabelle
Heathcote Carpenter will be held at
the residence. 161 INLAND Terrace, to-
day at o'clock. Interment will be in
| Congressional Cemetery.
Funeral services for Rose Cherico
will be held tomorrow at the residence
1856 Lamont street northwest. at $50
o'clock. and at Sacred Heart Church.
where mass will be celebrated
No steps will be taken to withdraw
the American troops from Mexico until
the American Mexican mediation con-
/ ference meets. The three delegates
from this country have signified a
choice of Portsmouth. N H, as a
meeting place. Secretary Lansing is
now waiting word from the Mexican n
delegates if they have any preference
| in this respect.
Joseph A wilmer. a prominent mer-
chant of this city, has written a book,
entitled why Woodrow Wilson
Should Receive the Undivided Support
/ of Every Jew in America" 1t is a
symposium of accomplishments friend
ly acts performed. and humane treat
ment advocated for the Jewish race
here and abroad by the Wilson admin
| istration.
The Chauffeurs and Hack Drivers
I Union, No. lis, Is preparing to resist
the prosecution of John Fisher on the
charge of occupying cab stand on
Pennsylvania avenue, in Police Court
Wednesday.
Several horses that were in quaran-
tine at Fort Myer broke loose on Sat
! urday night and were not all found
until last evening. Cook Haloroy, of
! Battery A. n. G.. D. c.. found two of
them and returned them to the post
The baseball team of the Third Bat
| TALON, of the Third District Infantry,
defeated the Capereco team on the
drill field The visitors lost, to 4.
Corporal Milford Cleveland was cap
tain and pitcher for the Guardsmen.
Harry Handschuh, jr.. of Petersburg,
Va, told the police last night that his
suitcase, containing clothing and other
articles valued at more than $50 was
stolen from the Union Station while he
was purchasing a ticket
Bernard Shreves, 2S years DID, IS Fox
Hall road northwest told the police that
while he was sitting on the bank Of the