The Washington herald., 1916-10-07
Nutshell NeDs

Requiem mass Will De celeDrated at Ine
Imrpaculate Conception Church at .
olivet Cemstery.
Funeral services for Mrs Ella NJ. Ray,
who died at the residence OF her daugh-
ter. Mrs. Lewis B. Thompson, will be
held today at $50 o'clock. Interment will
be in Rock Greek Cemetery.
Funeral services for Mrs. Eugene CAL
Ian Duffy will be held at the Pennhurst
Apartments today at II o'clock.
Funeral services for Charles B. Pear
son, who died Wednesday, will be held
at the residence, l217 Massachusetts ave-
nue. northwest, today at o'clock.
Peter G. Peeier. for thirty-three years
an employe of the accounting division of
the Government Printing once, died at
Binghampton, N Y. He was on a three
months leave Of absence when stricken.
The body will be brought to Washing
ton for the funeral and interment.
DR.. W. R. wedderspoon, pastor of
Foundry Methodist Episcopal Church,
will preach his farewell sermon in that
capacity tomorrow. He will then leave
for his new charge, st. James NJ. E.
Church. Of Chicago. No successor to DR..
Wedderspoon has as yet been selected. In
the meantime, Rev. DIR. George Z. Reed.
former president OF Dickinson College,
will occupy the Foundry Church pulpit.
The first step toward general extern
sions Of postal facilities between the
United States and South and Central
American countries was taken yesterday
when the Postoffice Department increased
the weight limit for parcel post packages
for Panama from II to 20 pounds. The
postage rate Will remain 12 cents a
pound.
Private William s. Stewart, Company
E, Fifth Maryland Infantry, is believed
to have been drowned while swimming in
the Rio Grande at Indio Ranch, the War
Department was informed yesterday.
Circle and Rhode Island avenue yester-
day. The bicycle, belonging to James
Holiday, was badly damaged. The truck
was owned and operated by Turner
Smith.
Mamie Elsie. of 4l2 Ridge street north
west, was struck by an automobile at
New Jersey and New York avenues.
The car was operated by Walter Bose
olAt lENGlNEu sGNtEe GUS ABOUT Ine race
and head. though not of a serious nature
bicycle belonging to Bunnelo Lanli,
1T L street northwest, was broken in
collision with an automobile operated
by Harry Shapiro. The accident occurred
at Seventh and streets northwest.
A collision between an automobile be-
longing to Dr. U. L. Houston and an
auto truck driven by Maynard Walters
at Thirteenth and r streets northwest
did about S25 damage to the pleasure car
A touring car belonging to Louis c.
Dismer was stolen from in front Of his
home, 1897 Euclid street last night at
about 7 o'clock.
Fire apparatus was called to the rear
Of PHI Tenth street yesterday to ex-
dnguish a fire, where it was found that
the large clouds of black smoke came
from a bucket Of hot tar which had
caught from the fire that was used to
heat it. The blaze was extinguished
without damage
The District Commissioners have
ordered 125 lights for about fifty alleys
now inadequately illuminated.
Public reports on the attitude of Con-
gressional candidates toward the Fed
eral suffrage amendment were given out
las night by the Congressional committee
of the National American Woman Suf-
frage Association, in connection with
the celebration of Federal Amendment
Day which suffragists will observe today.
G. s. Brow, assistant secretary Of the
Y. NJ. c. A. at Holyoke Mass, was in
Washington yesterday on his way to
Holyoke after several months work at
El Paso, Tex. An average Of 1000 pieces
Of mail a day is sent from the El Paso
Y. NJ. c. A. Building and on paydays
more than twelve bushels OF letters and
packages are sent. Arthur L. Smith,
army secretary Of the Washington as
sociation, left with the District troops
and will be in charge of Y M c. A
work with them.
Barry Bulkley. of this city. will accom-
pany Gov. Charles S. Whitman, of New
York, on a speech-making trip in New
York State and throughout the Middle
West to begin Monday at Malone and
going to Buffalo, Chicago, INDIANAPOLIS
Rock Island, Cleveland and Columbus.
The next open meeting Of the Peace,
Prosperity and Preparedness League will
be held at the Raleigh Hotel Tuesday
H.
sistant secretary Of the Agriculture De-
partment, will speak. Democratic cam
paign literature may be obtained at head
quarters, Room 21O Corcoran Building
There will be a business meeting in the
leagues offices Friday afternoon at 43O
o'clock.
George Withers, So years old, 1749 F
street northwest, who is at the Emer-
gency Hospital suffering from the effects
OF being overcome by gas, will recover.
Withers was found unconscious in his
room yesterday.
The High School Rifle team, which
will compete in the national matches at
Jacksonville, Fla, next Wednesday will
be accompanied by Major Raymond Pull
man, superintendent OF police. Major
Pullman will study police systems in
the South.