The Washington herald., 1916-08-29
Nutshell Neus

return TO washington yesterday ndu any
connection with the threatened railroad
strike. He merely answered that the
President considered that he should be
in Washington at the present time. Sec
retary Wilson was on his vacation in
Maine and was not expected to return for
some time.
James II. Mcknight was yesterday d.
rected by Justice Siddons, of the District
Supreme Court, to show cause why he
should not pay alimony to his wife, Nenia
Z. Mcknight, who has filed her appli-
cation for limited divorce. Mrs. Nc
knight alleges desertion in her suit for
divorce.
The condition OF Rev. George Fiske
Dudley is reported as improving. Rev.
Dudley, who is rector of st. stephens
Episcopal Church. Columbia Heights,
was operated on Friday.
A petition for letters of administration.
filed in the Probate Court yesterday,
show that Edward F. Warren left an es-
tate valued at s2,7S5. The petition was
filed by his widow, Ida NJ. Warren
Mrs Marie Moore Forest, author Of
the pageant. The Bible Among the Ma
! tions," left Washington yesterday after
noon for Seattle, where she will produce
the same pageant that was given in
Washington this spring. She Will repeat
the performance in Portland, San Fran
cisco, Sacramento, Denver, Colorado
Springs and Chicago
Funeral services for Mrs. Ida Wilcox
Dixon, widow of former Representative
William Writ Dixon. OF Montana, will
be held at James T. Clements Sons chapel
today at S:15 o'clock after which the body
| will be taken to st. Matthews Church
where requiem mass will be celebrated at
. o'clock. Interment will he at Rock
| Creek Cemetery.
! Funeral services for James Hays Trim
BILE will be held today at the Episcopal
! Church of the Incarnation, Twelfth
and streets northwest. at o'clock
Rev. William Tayloe Snyder will otticiate
| The Scottish Rite Rose Croix services
will also he performed at the church
| Ey Evangelist Chapter. Knights Rose
Croix. II. P. Mcintosh, wise master, and
Irterment will be made at Arlington Ma
! tional Cemetery.
Funeral services for James NJ Amidon
of Prince George County. Va. will be
| held at his Virginia home tomorrow after
noon.
Funeral services for Mary NJ. Brooke
will be held at the home of her nephew.
Royal L. Burnham. 1902 Euclid street
northwest today at o'clock. Inter
ment will be private.
Funeral services for Nathaniel Brewer
will be held today at his late residence.
! 42l Sixth street southeast, at o clock.
! Interment will be private.
| Authorization by the Interstate Com
merCe Commission to continue operation
has been granted the Virginia Naviga-
ton Company, the Chesapeake Steam
ship Company and the Baltimore Steam
! Packet Company, by Southern rail car
riers.
The funeral services of Lewis Cass
White. for over fifty years an employe
in the Pension Bureau, were held yes
terday at o'clock from his residence,
6f04 Georgia avenue. lnterment was
made in Rock Creek Cemetery. where
the services were conducted by Burn
side Post, No. s, C. >. r.
Mrs. Charles f. Stikeleather of River
dale Md. has been elected president OF
a branch of the National Auxiliary to
the Railway Mail Association by wives
/
! ton. The next meeting will be held Wed
nesday at p. m, at the home OF Mrs.
Deeds, llO7 street northwest.
Funeral services for John Herster
! Yaeger. who was drowned Saturday at
Lake Harmony. Pa, while on a camping
trip, will he held Wednesday morning
from the home Of his parents. Mr.. and
! Mrs William L. Yaeger. 1855 Newark
street and will be attended only by the
family Rev. Harold c. Warren. assist
ant minister of the Church of the Gov
enant, will officlate
Hunters in Virginia. under the new
game laws of that State. must have a
! license. Those who are nonresidents will
be taxed 80, and residents may procure n
license for SO. Edward c. Hall, game
warden for Alexandra County, is ready
to enforce the law for the benefit of
Washingtonians who venture into Vir-
glnia with dog and gun.
So that they may coach this years
West Point football team, First Lieuts.
Benjamin F. Hoge. Tenth Cavalry; Yer
non E. Prichard Seventeenth Infantry,
and Louis A. Merillat, jr.. Third 1nfan-
| try, former army star football players,
have been granted leaves of absence un-
| til December l.
Fifty-seven Boy Scouts left Camp
| Archibald Butt yesterday when that
| camp closed for the summer. Deputy
Scout Commissioner w. L. Taylor. with
a few assistants, were left behind to tend
to the complete abandonment of the site.
Arthur c. Moses, president of the local
scout council, is enthusiastic over the
success Of this years camp.
Capt. George A. New. formerly mas
ter of the schooner Francis A. has pur-
chased the interest of Capt. George T.
Kennerly in the three -masted Chesa-
peake Bay-built schooner Richmond
Capt New will command the Richmond
in bay and coasting trade.
Capt. Horace P. Hobbs. T. g. A who
has been instructor inspector at Camp
| Ordway, the mobilization camp of the
District National Guard, has been re-
lieved and ordered to report to the chief
of the militia bureau for duty in his Of
| fee.
Jane Dent lives at 323 South Carolina