Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-13
Temporary Hospitals Opened.

| Another temporary hospital was
opened this morning under the aus
minister building of the Second Pres
! byterian Church. Sixty cots have been
provided for persons suffering from
{fhe fnftpen1 IA; ana fonight a number OF
There also is a temporary hospital in
Christ Church Parish Hail.
DR.. w. L. Wood. who is special state
health officer and also connected with
ice, will be in charge of the hospital.
and he has sent for ten extra Red
Cross nurses, who are expected to ar
rive tomorrow.
Another step taken was the opening
Of soup kitchen in the Young Peo-
pies building and the opening OF
central office by the Red Cross in the
rooms of the chamber Of commerce,
both of which will be open daily from
9 am. until pm. Those willing to
help in the work of checking the cpl
demic will receive the necessary in
formation at the central office.
Women are wanted at once to help
fight the plague and also to serve at
willing to visit and help care for the
sick in their homes; to help at the
soup kitchen, to deliver food from the
soup kitchen to the homes of the sick.
Gardner L: Boothe is chairman of this
committee.
The situation here is serious. It is
believed, however, that with the well
organized efforts being made condi-
lions soon will improve. The people
are aroused over the unusually high
death rate and the increasing number
of cases Of influenza, and the COM
bined effort of every man, woman and
child having the interest Of the city
at heart will be put forth to stamp
out the disease.
Probably never before in tho city's
g 10 k0lr
a firm hold as has this one
Recent Deaths.
Amos I. Entwisle, thirty-f1ve years
| old, died OF pneumonia at $3.50 o'clock
! this evening at the residence of Mrs.
John Eaton, 912 Duke street. Two
| children survive him. He was a ma
chinist and a son of Frank L. Emf
WHSLE. He was a member of Potomac
Lodge, No. $50, International Associa-
| ton Of Machinists.
| Audrey Hall, twelve years old,
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Hall,
! died this afternoon of pneumonia at
| the residence of her parents, 424 North
Peyton street.
Hugh Adcock. a former resident of
4 this city, died today at his home in
Washington. He was a machinist.
His wife and one child are living.
| No Churches Open Today.
None of the churches in the city
will be open tomorrow, because Of the
order prohibiting public services I'M
til the epidemic of influenza subsidies.
The bells Of the different churches,
however, will be rung at the usual
hours, IL am. and pm, and the
services at their homes.
Fatal Shooting.
A colored man named johnson was
| shot and killed this afternoon at tho
Potomac railroad yards by another coll
ored man whose name also is said to
be johnson. The murderer escaped and
ty authorities up to a late hour tonight.
Johnson's body was taken to De-
maines chapel, where an inquest will
be held by DR.. r. J. Yates.
Judge L. c. Barley Of the corpora
ton court on Monday will hear only
of influenza. Other cases will go over
until the epidemic subsidies.
General Mention.
A committee Of 200 citizens from /
until 5 pm. tomorrow afternoon will
make q house-to-house canvass in the
interest Of the fourth liberty loan
about one-half of its allotment, which
is $621, 800. The committee hopes to
complete the quota by Saturday.
The state corporation commission
! has granted a charter to the Western
Pyrites Corporation, Rosslyn, Alex
andria county, with a capital stock of
sec, 1000. Purpose is mining for
president, and Frank R. Foster, secre-
tary. both of Washington.
| DR.. NJ. D. Delaney. who has been
confined to his home by illness, is rap
idly recovering.