The Washington herald., 1916-09-14

been renominated in his district, ac-
cording to information received at the
Capital yesterday.
G. " Buck has been elected presi-
dent of the newly organized Optimists'
Club. Other officers chosen were:
Edwin H. Etc, vice president; Gran
Vile Hunt secretary; Wade H. Coo
per. treasurer; George s. Wainwright.
sergeant-at-arms. and William H. San
ders. DR.. Clarence J. Owens, George
Killian, John Lane Johnson and Bev-
erley P. Evans, board of governors.
An oyster club has been organized
at North Beach. Nd, with Henry C.
Hoagland as president. J. Howard
Bangs is secretary and Appleton Cady.
ST.. treasurer, Following the election
Of officers the club had its first oyster
roast on the lawn of A. Il. Taylors
residence.
Samuel Spong, the canal barge cap
tain whose three children were scald-
ed to death with steam from a broken
pipe at the Capital Traction Com
pany's plant, yesterday, applied at the
morgue and took custody of the bod
les. They will be buried in Keedys-
lille, Nd. Mrs. Spong, who also was
scalded, is improving rapidly at the
Emergency Hospital, and will be able
to leave the institution within a few
days.
Funeral services for Joseph H. Nc
Cam. who died at his residence, the
Balfour apartments. Tuesday, will be
held at the Zurhorst parlors today at
p. m. Interment will be private.
Funeral services for Mrs. Ernest L
Schmidt. wife of the president of the
Washington Title Insurance Company,
will be held from her late home, 1923
Oakwood Terrace northwest, today.
Interment will be in Prospect Gene
terry. Besides her husband. two chill
dren and two sisters survive.
John Boyle. who died Monday at his
home in Silver Spring. Nd. will be
buried today. He was 70 years old
and had a wide acquaintance in Wash
ington. Ints-ment will be In Rock
Creek Cemetery.
Funeral services for Mrs. Oscar B.
Yeatman, daughter OF William z. and
Amanda c. Brooke. will be held from
her late residence. 1905 Seventh street
northeast, today at 1880 p. m. Church
services will follow at the Church of
the Eplpnd5y ana lnIeTmenI Will De
in Congressional Cemetery.
Funeral services for Samuel o. Null
len, who died at his residence, 1881
Fourth street northwest will be held
at the Wright Chapel today at 9 a. m.
Interment will be at Leesburg, Va.
Justice Walter L Mccoy will sue
ceed Justice Siddons on the bench of
Justice Siddons finished his vacation
term yesterday, and his successor will
preside until the opening of the fall
term, October 80.
Esta NJ Cheshire has sued R. Rap
ley Cheshire for absolute divorce. The
petition was filed in the District Su-
preme Court yesterday by Attorneys
Thomas NJ. Baker and T. L. Jefrords.
Mrs. Cheshire states that she was mar
ried to the defendant. who is a gov
ernment clerk, in 1913. She prays
that the court grant her temporary
alimony pending the final hearing on
the case
Maj. E. W. R. Ewing was elected Com
mandant of Washington Camp. No. 305.
Sons of Confederate Veterans, at a meet
ing Tuesday night at Confederate Me-
west Commandant William A. Brock
man presided.
washington's only cosmopolitan animal
hospital will soon be ready to receive
patients. 1t is located at the National
Geological Park and will be able to ac
commodate four animals at one time,
providing they are no larger than buff
taloes. Head Keeper Blackburn will be
in charge.
The injuries of Ralph Coffin, who was
injured Tuesday when the horse he was
riding In a steeplechase. at Bluefield, w.
Va, fell on him, are not as serious as
were first thought, according to dispatch
es received here yesterday. He is said
to be rest.ey well at the Bluefield Hospi-
tai and chances for his recovery are
good.
Four men in an automobile last evening
collided with motor car driven by ]. l.
Martin, 229 Ninth street northeast, at
Fifth and streets, throwing the latter
machine against a lamp post. Martin
was uninjured. His machine was
damaged to the extent of $50. Police are
looking for the four men.
The police have been asked to look out
for Jacob Pitman, 81 gears old, who has
peen missing from his home, 6l Rock
Creek Church road, since early yesterday
morning.
Rose Eyler, 1893 street northeast re-
ported to the police that a colored man
entered her home yesterday morning and
stole a handbag containing s14
James Wynkoop, Is years old, 1881
Rhode Island avenue northwest, was
taken I'll at Third and streets north
west yesterday afternoon. He was taken
home in a taxicab. His condition was
reported as not serious.
Thomas McCave. So years old, of Do
minion Heights, Va, employed at the
Quartermaster's Department, fell down a
flight OF stairs at his office, Seventeenth
and streets northwest, yesterday after
noon. sustaining a cut in the head and
other minor injuries. He was taken to
Emergency Hospital.
Sparrows have increased in numbers
So alar1ningly In the district of Bruns-
wick. Germany, that the municipal au-
thorities have offered a reward of 10
pfennigs C233 cents) for each sparrow's
nest with eggs and half that sum for
each dead dedged sparrow.