The Washington herald., 1922-11-07
SOUTHEAST BOYS
TO ORGANIZE FOR
ATHLETIC UNITY
Shamrock Manager Calls
Meeting for Thursday
Night.

An effort to unite all Southeast
bows for the purpose of stimulat-
ing social and athletic activities and
to have joint action of the entire
section of the city in contemplat-
ed campaign for more modern I'M
provements is being made by V. Nj.
Lawrence, 1854 X street southeast.
manager of the Shamrock Junior
Athletic Club.
Through The Herald. Lawrence
extends invitations to managers OF
Southeast boys clubs. athletic or
ganizations and interested parents
to attend the next meeting OF the
club to be held at his home, Thurs
day night, at 1880 O'Clock.
During a recent canvass among
his Congressional friends, Lawrence
has received Endorsements to the
effect that providing the Southeast
sport bodies can be joined. many OF
the much needed improvements
would be favorably acted upon by
Congress.
Members of the Shamrock Club
are striving for a boys community
center to be located somewhere in
the Southeast
Plans for establishing an officers
training center for the Volunteers OF
America somewhere in the South
east, were made at the grand held
council of the organization held in
Detroit, Mich. last week, accord
ing 10 Adjt. Richard Granger. OF
the Washington branch. living az
152 Eleventh street southeast
Adjt. Granger is now looking TOT
a suitable place for the school. 1t Is
hoped the school will be opened
shortly after the first of the year.
According to Adjt. Granger the
school will have a capacity OF ap-
proximately seventy-five students. II
will offer a six month course TO ap-
plicants from the central regiment,
sylvania. West Virginia, Ohio. Mary
land and the District.
GRAY O'Bear. 16-year-old son of
Mrs. Legere O'Bear. 116 East Capitol
street. for whom search through
Maryland and Virginia had been
conducted for three days. was located
near Camp Meade. Md, according to
information received Sunday by his
mother.
O'Rear left h home six days ago
on hunting trip. When his mother
failed to hear from him she feared
he had been lost.
Miss Helen Hanbury. of Norfolk.
Va. is being entertained by Miss
Catha rine pietz. at her home, 923
Twelfth street southeast.
Harry Shalassberg. S-year-old son
of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Shalassberg,
111s sixth street southeast. was badly
bruised about the left leg when run
down Ivy an automobile near his
home Sunday night. He was treated
at the Casualty Hospital.
Policeman G. r. Sydnor. of the
Eleventh precinct. is touring Mary
land by motor. He was granted an
eight-day leave of absence.
II. ". Moffett. living at Giesboro
and Magazine roads southeast, Is
preparing TO erect a metal garage in
the rear of his home. He was recently
granted a permit for the building by
the District.
The Chesapeake and Potomac Tele-
phone company Is erecting approx
mately two dozen telegraph poles
along Morris road east of Nichols
avenue and Talbert street east of
Nichols avenue. New aerial cables
will he set along Morris road in the
vicinity of Talhert street and in
nearby alleys.
Policeman Francis Hughes. of the
Eleventh precinct. is spending a
two day leave of absence fishing In
Maryland.
Mrs. C. F. Johnson. 1882 Stanton
road southeast. will repair her
home.
Nearly fifty friends attended a
surprise party tencered Edwar-
Meyer. 1918 K street southeast, in
honor of his 45th birthday anniver-
sary. A prize for the best masked
person was awarded to Vivian
Shelton.
Plans are being made for organ
izing a quartet for the Bradburn
Methodist Episcopal Church. Thir-
teenth and h streets southeast. by