The Washington herald., 1917-01-17
Nutshell NeDs

The will of John A. Gebbens. Of the
United States Soldiers Home, dated No
vember 2S 1914. was fled for probate in
the District Supreme Court yesterday
afternoon- fIe leaves 81 to his brother,
william B. Gebbens, and the remainder
OF his estate, consisting of Jewelry and
other personality, to his step-brother.
Charles e. Steel, Of Bloomburg, Pa, who
Is appointed executor.
Mrs. Matte p. Mcdowell brought suit
Tor limited divorce in the District Su-
prerne Court yesterday against Eugene
b. Mcdowell. n proofreader. The Mellow
ellis were married in Oakland. Va, in
1883 and have two children. Justice Hitz
required the husband to show cause on
FRIDAY why he should not be compelled
to contribute to the support of his wife
and children pending disposition of the
suit. Attorney d. Edward Clarke appears
for the plaintiff.
Mrs. Isabel H. Card, widow of Gen. Ben
jamin c. Gard, U. 8. A.. by her will dated
March 2, 1916, and filed for probate in the
District Supreme Court by H. Prescott
Galley yesterday, leaves her estate to be
divided equally between her daughters.
Edith Hunter Howe, of Pittsburgh, Pa.
and Alice Ethel Card, of this city. The
daughters are named as executrices.
Mrs. Ida Hustled Harper, of New York,
will speak at the National American
Woman Suffrage Association at 1876
Rhode Island avenue this morning. This
will be the first of a series Of Wednesday
morning meetings for the next six weeks
at which relations between present-day
events and suffrage will be discussed.
VaStardaU of
sent to the Senate the nominations of
fifteen young Washlngtonians to be pro-
visional second lieutenapts in the cavalry,
field artillery, coast artillery and infantry
branches Of the United States army, as
follows:
Cavalry-Arthur Dale Conner. James
Randlett Finley, and Thomas Abner
Dobyns, jr. Field Artillery-Henry Burr
Parker. Coast Artillery-Edward AIoysi-
US Murphy. Infantry-Raymond Dufield
Bell, Robert Chauncey Macon. George
Letter Kraft, Francis Artaud Byrne. AL
fred Dorr Hayden, Melville Weston Fuller
Wallace, Kirk Alexander Metzerott. Rob
ert Byron Moore. and Beverly Grayson
Chew.
The Senate adopted a resolution by
Senator Cummins yesterday designating
two rooms in the proposed Red Cross
Memorial Building for the use Of wom-
ems bodies affiliated with the Grand
of the Confederacy.
piece of rare meat was stolen from
the Engel Beef Company's stand at Cen
ter market yesterday The stolen prop
erty was valued at 81.
Jewelry valued at $50 was taken from
the home of Ellis Henson, 2314 Champlain
street northwest, by thieves yesterday,
according to a report made to the police
by Mr.. Henson The providers gained en-
trance by a duplicate key.
Andrew Dracus, SO Eleventh street
northwest. told the police yesterday that
a white man entered his room about 2
o'clock yesterday morning and took $50
from his clothing. Dracus awoke in time
to get a good look at the man. The po-
lice have a detailed description and a
search is being made.
Mrs. John Miller Horton, of Buffalo
candidate for president general Of the
D. A. R., who spent the past week at
the Willard. has gone to New York for
a fortnight. Mrs. Horton was extensively
entertained socially here. She will return
to Washington next week
A dance complimentary to the Carroll
Institute track team, which recently won
the South Atlantic championship, was
given by the Carroll Institute Club last
night at its hall. $40 Tenth street Those
in charge Of the dance were ]. B. Irving,
Charles Joachim, John Downey, E. Blu
mer. The next dance Of the club will
be February 90
Automobiles belonging to Charles P.
Hancock, soOs Dent place northwest.
and g. l. Smith, 3205 Mt. Pleasant street
northwest, were damaged yesterday
when they collided at Twenty-second and
streets northwest. Neither of the
drivers was injured.