The Washington herald., 1916-02-01
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ington for a short stay.
! Daniel ]. Donovan. secretary to the
Commissioners, entertained friends at
birthday party at his home in the New
York apartments on Friday night.
| j. Walter Coon has resigned as assist
ant TO the general manager of the Bal
timore and Ohio Railroad Company. a
position he has held for more than thirty
years. He will become associated with
w. H. Williams. vice president of the
Delaware and Hudson.
| Harry johnson, of the Government
Printing ONCE, was in Baltimore yester-
day.
J. e o'Brien. former Baltimore news
paper man, is in Washington for a short
| stay.
@. Bert Repasz. who has just moved
into the suburbs west OF Georgetown is
planning the organization Of a new band
| in Washington next summer. Mr..
Repasz is a descendant of one OF the
| pioneer musicians of America.
Miss Helen Gross, of Hartford Conn,
is the guest of her sister, Mrs. r. NJ.
Kaufman. OF 1915 Nineteenth street
northwest.
Mrs. George A Barnes, Of Chicago, is
! visiting her sister. Mrs. William Hamil-
ton Bayly, ofN212S N street northwest.
Mrs Theodore A. Baldwin and her sis
| ter, Miss Katharine Judge, are in New
York City visiting friends. They will re-
turn to Washington on Thursday.
Miss Nellie Claire Howard has returned
to this city after a week spent in New
York City.
Mrs. Peter L Wheeler and the Misses
Wheeler who have been residing at the
Cairo, have returned to their home in
California
Mrs. James Stafford and Miss Gladys
Stafford. of Springfield, Mass, who have
been stopping at the Shoreham, have
gone to Pinehurst for a months visit
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick F. McElhorne,
| Of Upperville, Va, are in Washington
for a visit and are stopping at the Graf
| ton.
Miss Elsie Hill. Of the Congressional
| Bristersburg High School of Fauquier
| County. Va. on the Susan B. Anthony
suffrage movement last night She also
made speeches at Briscoe, Nokesville,
Manassas and other stations from the
platform of the rear car.
Prof Ismar ]. PERTH, of Syracuse Uni
versity. who has been in Washington de-
| hvering lectures. gave the last of his
series OF talks yesterday afternoon at the
American University.
Prof and Mrs. Sherwood p. Snyder ar
| rived here last week on the westfield
pure food train from New York City.
Frank z. Weymouth has been appoint
ed. chief of construction of the United
States Reclamation Service. with head
quarters in Denver. He succeeds Sydney
B. Williamson. who resigned to accept
private employment
Miss Virginia Miller is here to direct
| the entertainment for the benefit of the
Washington branch OF the Association for
| the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities
on February ..
Miss Dorothy Deeble is receiving a visit
from her friend. Miss Matorie Pyle. of
Wilmington, Del.
Mrs. James Haig, OF New York. is visit
ing her sister. Mrs Thomas 8. Howarth,
! of Connecticut avenue.
Mrs. T. W. Smith, of Front Royal, Va,
was taken seriously Ill while visiting
friends in Washington and sent to the
| Emergency Hospital.
Rev. DR.. Herbert Scott Smith, pastor Of
st. Margarets Church, Washington
Heights. off1ciated at exercises held on
Sunday to dedicate a memorial window,
the present of Mrs. Lewis Edgerton
Smoot
! Leslie williams, a telephone operaxor
at police headquarters. is Ill at his home
Capt Frank Posey. of Washington, has
returned from visit in Charles County,
Md.
George Jackson, a steamboat engineer
who was operated upon recently, has
been discharged from hospital care and
| taken to his home in l street, near Six
! teenth street southwest.
Police Sergeant J. Willard Green, Of
the Third precinct. was injured recently
while cranking his automobile.
Gen. n. Oden Lake. national COM
mander Of the Army and Navy Union,
has offered his services in the interests
Of the National Defense League.
capt. william hennam0n has been ap-
pointed master Of the schooner Mary and
| Anna Beswick.
Capt. Webster Foxwell. OF the schooner
| Salisbury, was stricken with pneumonia
few days ago while in Leonardtown,
Nd.
r. P. Andrews, president of the Retail
Merchants Association. returned yester-
| day from a business trip in Virginia.
Wife Alleges Mistreatment.
Mrs. Helen ]. Smith has applied to the
District Supreme Court for legal sepa-
ration from John A. Smith. an employe
of brewing company. She alleges mis-
treatment Justice Anderson has cited
the husband to show cause on February
why he should not pay alimony The
wife is represented by Attorney c. o.