The Washington herald., 1916-09-30

executive staff, at her home In Madison
Wis. Mr. Brahany left Asbury Park.
n j., to attend the funeral. A beaut-
full wreath was sent from the White
House gardens at the direction of Presi-
dent and Mrs. Wilson. Mrs. Brahany
was well known in Washington.
Stricken suddenly while at work in the
office OF the f. F. Mackey Company in
the Munsey Building, yesterday, Alfred
Lehman, 3s years cd, died while tele
phoning to mis- wife Lf his illness. Law
son Martin, Mr.. Liebman's stepson. ar
rived at his eide before he died. Funeral
arrangements have not been announced.
Funeral services for Col William P.
Evans, U. S. A, retired, quartermaster
at the Washington Soldiers Home. who
died at the home thursday, will be held
at o'clock this afternoon in the homa
chapel. with Interment in Arlington
Cemetery. He is survived by his mother,
a resident of Wisconsin; his widow. who
was Miss May Vernon. of Louisville: two
sons, Lieut.. Vernon Evans, U. S. A, ana
John Evans, or Washington. and
daughter, Iiss Elizabeth Evans.
The prices of meat animals-hogs, cat
tie, sheep and chickens-to producers OF
the United states increased ~ per cent
from Angus Is to September Is, in the
past six years prices increased in bkc
period 0.s par cent, according to the De
partment OF Agriculture. On September
l6 the index figure of prices for those
meat animals was about 23.7 per cent
higher than a year ago, 1ob per cent
higher than two years ago, and 22b per
cent higher than The average Of the past
six years IN September 15.
P. T. Moran, president of the Chamber
OF Commerce, has received invitations on
behalf Of the members OF the chamber tc
participate in the automobile parade to
be held at the Fairfax County fair on
October g. He appointed a committee to
work up interest N the affair.
A lecture by Rev. Jay Stocking on The
Threefold Development Of Womanhood."
dramatic readings by Miss Mary Van
Fossen. selections by Miss Sylvia Metcalf,
and stories by Miss Agnes Nelson Lamb
are numbers on the program of the
Young Womens Christian Association
rally to be held Monday night in the as
socation quarters at Fourteenth and 6
streets northwest
Speakers for the recreation congress to
be held in Grand Rapids. Mich, October
? to 6, have been named. The list in
Leonard Wood, Gov. Ferris, Of Michigan.
Warden Osborne. OF Sing Sing, superin-
tendent of Schools William H. Writ, OF
Gary, Ind, and Joseph Lee president of
the Playground and Recreation Associa-
ton OF America.
George Clay Pearce yesterday was sued
for limited divorce in District Supreme
Court by Maud Pearce The wife states
in her petition that they were married
in 1892 In Louisville, KY. and that they
have one child a boy OF l3 years. She
is represented by Attorney w. Malcolm
Gettinger.
The question Of changing from the
weight system to the space system in
fixing the rate that the railroads Of the
country shall charge for hauling the mails
will be considered at a meeting of com
mittee, representing the railroads, called
by Second Assistant Postmaster General
Otto Praeger for October 4
A sermon-story that cost him 50 cents
will be related by Pastor z. Hez Sven to-
morrow night at the Centennial Baptist
Church. E. H. Bookmeyer. of Philadel-
phia, speaks tomorrow morning.
The private inspection Of the buildings
and grounds OF the National School Of
Domestic Arts and Sciences. which was TO
take place today. is postponed to October
IA. Notifications to that effect have been
mailed to those invited.
The Brightwood Citizens Association
has submitted a list OF proposed street
improvements to the Commissioners ask
ing that they be incorporated in the
estimates for the year 1917
The United States Naval Institute and
James W. Conroy. trustee. have filed
Join the Washington Loose Leaf Com
pany and William G. Albrecht from
printing and selling The Recruits
Handy Book. United States Navy" The
petitioners charge copyright infringe
ment and sale Of 400 copies to the
Navy Department.
DR.. W. ]. McGlothin. Ii. D. professor
Of church history at the Southern Baptist
Theological Seminary at Louisville, KY,
will preach at Fifth Baptist Church to-
morrow night. Pastor John E. Briggs
will preach and administer communion
at the morning worship.
In a collision between an automobile
truck belonging to the Fussell Ice Cream
Company and a coal wagon, a horse be-
longing to w. W. GTltnth mad It's leg
broken yesterday at Vermont avenue and
V street northwest. Frank Tillott. driv-
ing the ice cream wagon. was arrested
on a charge of colliding.
John Linkins. "A. and Lawrence Petit, 9.
both living in the neighboThoOd of Twen-
ty-sixth and I streets northwest. yester-
day were treated at Emergency Hospital
after being bitten by a dog owned by
Max Groher, S27 Twenty-sixth street
northwest. They were released after
treatment.
false fire alarm was turned In from
Ninth and G streets northeast yesterday
when some one mistook escaping steam
from the automobile of l.. A. Barr, 1924
Rhode Island avenue northwest, for
smoke. On the arrival of fire apparatus
it was found that a water gage on the
steam tank of the car had burst.
Thieves broke into telephone slot ma
chimes at 251S and 2j24 Seventeenth street
northwest Thursday night and robbed
them of their contents. The Chesapeake
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