The Washington herald., 1916-10-23
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/ Funeral services for Mary P. Flannery
will be held this morning at the family
residence. 900 First street northeast, at
S:S. with interment in Mount Olivet
Cemetery.
Funeral services for Ella Higgins will
: be held at $50 o'clock this morning at
st. Peters Church, Second and c street
southeast Interment win be private.
Funeral services for Mrs. James H
Hopkins will be held at ST. Johns Episco-
pal Church today at o'clock Inter
ment will be private.
! Funeral services for Mrs Mary e.
Mitchell will be held at the family resi-
dence. SS2 G street southeast thence to
Eoeneezer NJ. E. Church, tomorrow at
. o'clock.
No. 81 Engine Company responded
to local alarm about o'clock yester-
day afternoon for a fire in the woods
west of Connecticut Avenue Bridge, A
pile of brush had been set on FIRE and
no damage was done.
Fire in the letter files OF the Home
Life Insurance Company in its building
at Fifteenth and G streets northwest
yesterday afternoon did IS damage to
the files and destroyed some letters.
No. Engine Company extinguished
the blaze
Simon Wolf. for years a resident of
Washington. will celebrate his soth
birthday Saturday, when he will
receive his friends at his home, 2013
Columbia road, from to 10 o'clock.
Mr.. Wolf was formerly consul general
in Egypt
A United States mail automobile and
Capital Traction Car No. 635 collided
at Fourteenth and Gerard streets
northwest yesterday afternoon. The
fender of the car was broken, and
slight damage was done to the auto
mobile, driven by Charles Blacke, us
F street northeast.
A black and gray Indian blanket,
valued at $50. was stolen from the
automobile of Walter N. White. 1412 B
street northwest, at s12 Nineteenth
northwest
Four gallons of cylinder oil and a
quantity of gasoline worth s6 were
stolen from the Offices of o. F. An
drews at the foot of Third street
southwest, by thieves who broke in
early yesterday.
An automobile owned by Charles
Winston. 3421 NJ street northwest, and
an automobile operated by Percy H.
Grist. 2916 Beckley street Baltimore,
collided at Potomac avenue and N
street northwest yesterday afternoon
About $50 damage was done to the
Winston automobile
Frank Locraft, 171S Fifteenth street
northwest, escaped yesterday from St
Elizabeths Hospital. Locraft Is SO
years old, tall, smooth shaven and
wore a dark suit
A Terminal taxicab operated by ],
E. Buchanan, 350S T street northwest,
and a motorcycle ridden by Albert
Hancock, 709 Rock Creek Church road,
collided yesterday afternoon at Sher-
man avenue near Euclid street north
west The motorcycle was slightly
damaged and Hancock was injured on
his hands and face. He received treat
ment at Garfield Hospital.
George A. sillers, 900 Twelfth street
northwest, reported to the police yes
terday that 1875 milk bottles marked
Geo. NJ. Oyster" were stolen from his
place early yesterday. The bottles
were valued at $3.50.
More than 100 members of the Potomac
Boat Club celebrated the advent Of cold
weather by an oyster roast and frolic
Yesterday afternoon on Analostan Island.
Baseball and relay races were staged. but
the real feature of the afternoon was a
football game.
The Junior League is making prepara-
tions for its Thanksgiving novelty dance,
which is to be given on Thanksgiving
Day at the old Masonic Hall, Ninth and
f streets. The proceeds of this dance is
to be devoted to the aid of the consump-
lives and for other sources OF charity.