The Washington herald., 1916-01-16
purelY personal

Gen. Robert @. Smith, chairman of
the Excise Board, will return to the
District building tomorrow from a
stay of two weeks at Jersey City. The
board will make q tour of the saloons
of the city in the near future.
Ralph Kelly. local Newspaper man.
has passed the examination for admit
tance to the District bar. and proba-
bly, viii be admitted to practice WITH
In few days.
DIR. John Norris. assistant District
health officer. was on leave of alb
sence last week touring In nearby
Virginia
James Ravenscroft, former Wash
ington newspaper man. now q resident
Of Florida, Is here for q few days
Julius L Peyser. attorney. win re-
turn to his office tomorrow morning
from Atlantic City. where he has spent
several days. ~
Milton C. Clark, of l. A. Clarke &
Son. has returned from. a business trip
to Portsmouth, Va
Capt. Thomas shannon, of the
schooner Eleanor Russell, is spending
the winter at his home in Charles
County, Md.
Joseph Nash. assistant engineer of
the tug NJ Mitchell Davis, has resign.
ed his position.
Capt. Roy T. Fowkes. of the tug
Davis, visited with his family in
Washington recently.
Capt. CA. slys is first officer aboard
the steamer Wakefield during the re-
habilitatfon of his own vessel, the
Frederick de Barry.
Miss Helen varick Boswell, Of New
York. chairman of the department of
education or the General Federation OF
Women's Clubs, Is the guest of Miss
Elizabeth F. Pierce at the Portner while
here to attend the sessions OF the Ma
tionsl Civic Federation, which opens at
the New Willard tomorrow. Miss Bos-
well has just returned from a tour In
the interest OF the work of American
king Immigrant women.
DIR. W, s. Harlan. OF the Columbia
Country Club, and one Of the best-known
golfers of the city, has been elected men,
ber of the executive committee of the
United States Golf Association.
Malcolm l. Slarrow, of the District, Is
one Of twelve young men who success
fully have passed a competitive examins-
ton for appointment as assistant pay
masters in the navy. The young men will
take course Of instruction at the Naval
Pay Officers School here, after which
they will be transferred to cruisers or
gunboats as supply officers.
John Paul Jones, Cornell graduate and
former foremost distance amateur run
ner in this country, who held the mile
record OF ala 2-5. which stood until Nor
man 5. Taber took a fall out OF II last
ment position here in the Interior De-
partment
The Marquis and Msrchioness of Aber-
deem, who have taken a prominent part
in the meetings Of the National Council
of Women and the Pan-American Scien-
tific Congress during their stay in WASH
ingtou, have gone to Baltimore. where
they were received yesterday at the home
of the Colonial Danes.
Miss Dorothy Qulntard, who has been
visiting Miss Jean Jervey in Norfolk, has
returned to her home in Washington.
Miss Margaret Van Patten, of Ports
mouth. Va, Is the guest of Mrs. Dodge
OF this city. She will leave shortly for
New York.
Miss Ida Rodman. who has been the
guest Of Col. William B. Roduan, OF Nor
folk, has returned to her home in Wash
ington.
Maj James B. billiard, U. s. A., and
Mrs. Dillsrd, with Mrs. ]. L. Lusk, are
established in the Brighton for the win
ter.
Representative William E. williams, of
Illinois, will talk in Baltimore on wednes-
day evening on Preparedness" before
the Eleventh Ward Democratic Club.
Herman @. Brock, special agent for
the Department of Commerce, has re-
turned from New York, where he was
collecting data on ship facilities for the
department.
Edgar ]. Gibson, OF the Census Bureau.
has returned from a trip to Detroit and
bordering cities Of Canada