The Washington herald., 1919-05-03
Southeast Washington
Personal News Notes

The body of Lieut. John W. Ross,
U S. ", who died suddenly of heart
failure April Is. at Brest. France,
has been brought home and inferred
In Arlington National Cemetery.
Lieut. Ross was assigned to the L.
s. S. Missouri and was in Brest
awaiting return to this country.
The remains were taken to the
chapel of T. F. Murray in Nicfg Is
avenue and from there the funeral
was held Wednesday with full naval
hOnOTs at the grave. Rev. Father
Fealy conducted the services. His
wife. Mrs. Susie Thomas Ross. and
two children. residents of Four
~teent street southeast. survive.
A special meeting of the commit
tee of the Southeast Washington
Citizens Association which will
have charge of the Victory Loan
rally at Eighth street and Pennsyl-
yania avenue southeast. Tuesday
evening next. will be held tonight.
This committee consists of w. u.
Culleen. chairman; \. q. Hermann.
Capt. william Luckett. Theodore
Walters Allan Davis. Frederick
Roys. William Koch. John Schmitt.
LemueI Fugitt and Clarence +.
DonohOc. In case of inclement
weather the meeting will be held in
the Eastern High School auditorium.
AIineOIa Tribe. No. Il. Improved Or
der of Red Men. of the Southeast.
conferred the first degree on class
of five candidates at its meeting last
evening in its rooms in Good Hope
road. A number of visitors were also
present. and at the close Of business
addresses were made. and social
time enjoyed May 9th same class
will receive the second cEree-
Under the auspices of the Willing
Workers of the Garden Memorial
Presbyterian Church an entertSin-
ment is to- be given in the Ma
sonic Hall. Fourteenth and U
streets southeast. on the even
ing Of May .. to raise money
for the building fund of the church.
1t Is planned to make extensive i'm
provements. Mrs. Raymond Dickey
and Miss Helen Kalstrom will con-
tribute violin selections and Miss
Mabel Mullins will recite.
Miriam c. Jones. 10 years. 2O2 Ninth
street southeast. was required to stay
at her home yesterday owing to an
injury she received by being knocked
down by an automobile driven by
Sergt. Albert Green. U. S. A. of 2lGS
F'lagler place southeast. The girl was
carried to her home by the occupants
of the machine. Her injuries are
not serious.
I.n nF hn -
Hospital for the Insane was filled last
evening with patients to witness the
entertainment Motion pictures
formed the chief amusement. Plans
are under way for holding band con-
certs during the summer.
President w. J. Latimer, Of the
Anacostia Citizens Association. is
considering the question of holding
a mass meeting in the interest of
the Victory Loan and a decision will
be reached in the near future.
The Anacostia Bank. which re-
ceives a majority of the subscrip-
has far exceeded its quota on all
former loans.
The branch OF the American
Library Association at the Govern
nrent Hospital for the Insane.
through its secretary. Miss Ruth 3.
Drake. has sent out another appeal
to the public for magazines and
books for soldier and sailor patients.
The announcement that there was
a case OF smallpox at the Birney
School. in Anacostia. created quite
a stir among the citizens of that
suburb last evening. owing 70 the
fact that the Birney School is not
located in Anacostia. but Is located
in Hillsdale. a colored settlement
between Anacostia and Congress
Heights There are but two public
schools in the suburb of Anacos:ia
proper. the Van Buren and Ketcham.
Citizens Of the Anacostia district
feel they are entitled to this cor