The Washington herald., 1919-02-08
PURELY PERSONAL
By DWG


Trader. tells US that they have re-
ceived a letter from DR.. william e.
Woodward, former District Health
Officer, in which he regretted the nc
o"ssity of withdrawing from the local
trade body
DR.. Woodward. who is now health
officer for the City of Boston, was
for many years a director in the Board
OF Trade. and his presence has been
sincerely missed
Sam J. Prescott, builder. is enjoy
ing a well deserved rest down In
balmy Florida. He expects to set
back about March J.
]. Paul Ward. of Ward & Co. local
manufacturers representative. left
the city yesterday on a short business
trip.
Frederick j. White. prominent iron
construction official is today being
congratulated on his appointment as
chairman OF the committee for the
annual shad bake OF the Board Ot
Trade. His many friends think that
under mis- leadership the bake this
year will be the best ever
Frank Cunningham, who g: = q lot
of money from members OF Bar
Association and gives them I,5thruC
in return. to wit, docket fees for
equity cases filed. owns one Of tho
greatest nivvcrs in Washington. 1t
had double pneumonia and got over
it in one day
joel, B. EgGleston. the young man
who asks a lot of people, Are YOU
guilty or not guilty." in the United
States branch of the police court, has
new labor saving device. 1t calls
a cas-" enters the plea. tries the case
and either dismisses it or sends the
offender to jail all at the same time.
He keeps II near him all the time. 1t
is the invention OF Chief Clerk Frank
4. Sebrin-.
William f. Williams. financial clerk
of the District Supreme Court, leaves
today for a Weekend visit to his
daughter. Mrs. Walter pipes. in Ellz-
abeth. n. J.
Mr. Williams is usually the busiest
man about the court house. A. the
work of keeping track of the busi-
ness of the entire court falls on his
shoulders.
Mrs Georgia Wester. OF the ayia-
ton branch of the War Department.
has received a transfer to the inter-
nal revenue at San Antonio. Texas.
her former home.
Mrs. George Guernsey. president
general of the Daughters of the
Lee 4 ~
morning for an extended trip TO the
Pacific Coast. and will remain in Cal
ifornia until April. when the next
meeting OF the Daughters will be
held here in Continental Hall.
H. NJ. Gilman. jr.. Of the Alaskan
Engineering Commission. who was
absent on leave for two days on ac-
count of illness. has returned to duty.
Lieut.. Alfred q. Buhrman, one of
the assistants TO John r. Young,
clerk of the District supreme Court.
said yesterday that the National
Capital Volunteer Guard. an orEani-
zation which he helped originate. is
doing splendidly.
But. recently, Lieut.. Buhrman start
ed, ii was necessary to temporarily
suspend drills at the National Guard
Armory, because so many of the
members were government employees
and were working nights. When this
condition is corrected, Capt. Sidney
F. Smith, the drillmaster, will re
sumo the drills.
DR.. Earl Wiley, 1855 Harvard street
northwest, is home after a ten-day
speaking trip through the southern
camps. During his absence DR.. Will
fey has collected material for a series
of sermons, to be delivered at the
Vermont Avenue Christian Church, on
conditions in the camps.
Grippe and "a few symptoms" OF
influenza have been keeping DR.. John
E. Briggs. 623 F street southwest. at
home for the last few days DR.
sufficiently by Sunday to deliver his
morning sermon at the Fifth Baptist
Church, E and Seventh streets south
west.
Ralph r. Given, the 6-year-old son
OF Assistant District Attorney Ralph
Given. is just recovering from a long
siege of the grippe at his home. in
Chevy Chase
Young Ralph has been arguing with
the doctor about the taste of the
medicine, but il may be said also that
his fathers patients" in the police
court, don't get much OF a chance
to talk about how bad their "medl-
cine" tastes.
Frank a. Hogan. whom everybody
at the courthouse knows. saw his pic
ture on the wall the other day with
Col. Theodore Roosevelt standing be-
side him.