The Washington herald., 1916-09-16

Tillie Dains yesterday sued Henry
Dams. tailor at 3S7 Seventh street
southeast, for limited divorce and
maintenance in the District Supreme
Court. The wife's petition says they
were married in 1914 and have one
child. She charges cruelty.
Funeral services for Mrs. William
Taylor, who died suddenly at High
View Park, Va. will be held at the
Liberty Baptist Church this afternoon
at 2 o'clock.
Funeral services for F. Morgan 1sh-
am, son of the late Frank H. Isham.
will be held this afternoon at 2 o'clock
at the residence, 207 n street. Mem
bers of Federal Lodge No. 1, F. A.
A. NJ. with which he was afilisted.
will attend the funeral
Members Of the School Custodisns and
Janitors' Unions, No. 1885 at G recent
meeting. adopted resolutions of thanks to
civic organizations which aided them in
getting salary increases In the recent
appropriation bill.
The body Of Charlotte Prummer, 9
years old, who was drowned Tuesday
afternoon. IN the Potomac River at Great
Falls, was found yesterday morning by
employees OF the Washington and OLD
Dominion Railway Company, about 200
yards from the place whers she fell into
the river.
The Commerce Department Club held a
social entertainment at the Bureau Of
Standards last evening. Talks were given
by T. B. Ford on liquid air and by Roy
I. Ferner on cooperative purchasing
dancing and refreshments followed
About 200 were present.
How a Washington Mother Got a
Good Husband for Her Daughter will
be the subject OF the sermon-etory to-
morrow night by z. Hez Sven, Centen-
nial Baptist Church. The morning sub
ect will be. 'Reproach and Rapture"
Acting Secretary of the Navy F. D.
Roosevelt yesterday announced that the
new United States battleship Arizona
had stood her tests satisfactorily and
would be put into commission at the
Brooklyn Navy Yard October Is.
A petition in voluntary bankruptcy has
been filed in District Supreme Court by
Harry Cohin and Joseph Shuman, shoe
dealers, of s223 NJ street northwest. LA
oilities are listed as s6,oSS.75 and assets
No,4oo. They are represented by Attor-
ney Crandal Mackey.
George F. Frick has been adjudged in
contempt OF court by Justice Mccoy, Of
the District Supreme Court, for failure
10 pay $50 alimony to his wife, Lucille
B. c. Frick. He is in custody until he
pays the amount and SO costs
Henry A. Butcher late yesterday after
noon filed suit in the District Supreme
Court for absolute divorce from Julia A
Butcher. The husband charges that his
wife deserted him recently and returned
TO their former place of residence in IIli-
nois while he was a patient at the SOL
diers' Home Hospital
Col Ira A. Haynes, commandant at
Fortress Monroe, has been ordered here
as assistant to the chief of Coast Artil-
lery in the War Department to succeed
Col Richmond P. Davis, who has been
detailed to San Francisco, where he will
take charge of the Pacific Coast defenses
The United States Marine Corps recent
ly has opened recruiting stations in forty
small cities throughout the country. AS
recruiting has been done mainly in large
cities, Il Is thought the opening Of new
fields will simplify recruiting to the full
strength recently authorized by Congress.
An automobile driven by Clubs NJ.
Cole, colored, SOL Florida avenue
northwest, collided with Madison Gin
gell. II years old, of East Falls Church,
who was riding a bicycle, at Eight
eenth street and Pennsylvania avenue
northwest. Gingell was cut over the
left eye. He was treated at Emerg-
ency Hospital His injuries are not
considered serious.