Evening Star Newspaper, June 25, 1922, Page 8

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DUTINGS FOR POOR % OPEN THIS WEEK Mothers and Children to Leave for Camps in Automobiles. Mothers and children of Southeast Washington will comprise the first party for Camp Good Will, which opens Wednesday. with mothers. and children selected from liae sixth dis- trict of the Associated Chavities. The CITY NEWS IN BRIEF. Cooley-McCullough Post, Neo. 32, American Legion, will meet Tuesday night in the Board of Trade rooms, Evening Star building. Harding Chapter, No. 3, O. E. S., will give excursion to Marshall Hall ‘Wednesday. Col, and Mrs. Neyle Colquitt will entertain the Georgia State Soclety of Washington with a barbecu. at their country hoire, at Edgemoor, Md., on the afternoon of July 8. All Georglans in the District are invited to identify themselves with the so- clety and ‘attend the affair. The so- ciety plans to hold eeveral soclal meetings soon and is" seeking the membership of Bll Georgians in the city. Miss Martha Middlebrooks, 1114 Vermont avenue, is chairman of the membership committee. The Federation of Men's Church party will assemble at the French Clubs will hold its regular monthly School, "where they will be met by |moeting at Lincoln Temple Congre- nurses and doctors, and after a|gational Church tomorrow at 8 thorough examination will proceed to Camp Good Will in automobiles loaned by interested friends. One large group will go in the motor bus of the Rotary Club. The doctors and nu who will examina the children are in charge of- Dr. Joseph A. Murphy. chief medical inspector of the public xchoo! Miss Ida M. F ried experi been veral times before, of the camp this 3 cient corps of workers. nt will open Tuesday ¢ from Southwest Wash- fourth, second and third ricts of the Associated Charitles. The party will meet at the Ambush and Bri schools, where they will be examined by doctors in charge of Dr. Charles 1. Tignor. Camp Pleasant again in cha-ge of Mrs. Laura B. lenn, whose efficient work has made the camp such success for the past five who has PR will have a Applications Pile Up. Tn spite of- the cool weather appli- cations for the camps have come in 80 rapidly that the worke fear they 1 not be able ommodate all who wish and n number ons have sent t that a tent be The list _of tents €0 named are: Miss N. Appel, ‘ouncil of Jewish Juniors, All Souls' (I'nitarian). Alien, Mitchell Harry Blake, W. F. Brice, . St. Margaret's Sunday school, H. V. H.vden, King's Palace, in_memory of Helen Cecil Allen and RBilly Bruch, Peggy, W. J. E delphia Market Compan tan Club, Albert M. Re garet Lowe, offie ALE 3 rashington nav te dus Center, \ teenth Street Heights' Woman nd Park. (three tents), iington Loan and Trust ant Ernest G. named for them. who wrote: a_bazaar for Camp Good uld like to send there <, with their chil- <" The girls are Sloan, Patsy . Mary Sleman, Aysee Power 3 Another ¢ writes: “Our me we permit of an outing with what we have to do with it, but 1 am glad to help a little in giving poor mothers and their children what 1 <o much in their summer woman and Cleveland Park colle freezers in the made and_sold Besides the $106 was realiz A contribution of from a_group of ten K ters. The urer writes: “Our Neighborly Daughters are glad of the opportunity to serve in this way. With all good wishes for you and your co-workers in this Worthy cause. The committee. through 1 man, John Joy E hope that funds nece her friends in ed all the large neighhorhood and ce cream and cake. time they had, s recelved ng's Daugh- v to cover the work i in hand when The treasurer of the is Thomas Bradley, Social House, 923 H street north- —_————— DEVISES $120,000 ESTATE. ‘Will of John C. Wise, Modified by Codicil, Filed. The will of John C. Wise, United States y, dated December 12, 1919, and modified by codicil of Feb- . 1921, has been filed for e. valued at $120,000. The widow, Agnes B. Wise, is to have the entire income for life with right to use the corpus of the estate if necessary for her maintenance. At r death 00 is to be paid to the ng’s Daughters of Warrenton, Va., - personal and household ef- between the two sons, Wise and Henry A. he K as be paid over to the Metropolitan Na- tional Bank to hold in trust for the other son, Henry A. Wise. Mrs. Wise is named as executrix JACOB BROS. PIANO *135 Thoroughly Overhauled Arthur Jordan Piano Co. G Street at 13th HOMER L. KITT, Sec’y and Treas. his home yesterday. a fit while the child was playing with o'clcck. Rev. Edmund H. Oxley of Cincinnati will speak on “Righteous- ness Exalteth a Nation.” James Martin, e years old, 3750 Jocelyn street, was bitten on the right hand by his mothers pet cat while playing with the animal in The animal had it, the police were told, and was fast- cned in the cellar until it was taken away by health department employes. The child’s wound was dressed by a physician. ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES. TODAY. The Wanderlusters’ hike will start from Wisconsin Massachusetts avenues at 2:30 o'clock. Miss Cora Handy will lead. TONIGHT. Padraic H. Pearse Council, American Friends of Irish Republic, will meet at 601 E street. The Kevin Barry Council, A. A. R. L R., will hold its regular meeting at its hall, 1006 E street northwest, at 8:30 o'clock. All members are urged to attend this meeting, for mat- ters of importance will be discussed. A musical program has been arranged for this meeting and prominent speakers have been secured. Marriage Licenses. - Mll‘llle licences have been issued to the followhng: Samuel Johnson end Mattie Jackson. Maurice J. Dwyer and Ethel Dellinger. Malcolm Hamilton of Pittsburgh, Pa. Mary R. Steele of this city Earl 8. Landis and Evangeline M. Johnson. Joseph F. Lyvers d_Esther L. Rrown. Carroll J. Graney and Elizabeth M. Freed, both of Baitimore, Md. Edward L. Maddox and Maude L. Dailey. Harry A. Chapman of 8t. Joseph, Mo., and Madge L. Bagby of Hampton. Va F. 1 1. Prescott. and Alvin 0. Elliott and Uredious Archy. Joseph L. Bowling and Laine M homas R. Hurd and Susan E..Th Xcliy snd Aunls’ Turser, omas. both of ‘Wallace Johnson and Jane E. Walker. James A Bowles and Agnes Lawler. Guy H. Sumner snd Mamie T. Goulding, both of Woodford. Va. Robert M. Rohrer of Baltimore, Md., and Edwi Duncac of this ci i “harles Turner of Annaj pol and . Ferguson of this city. Violet BAPTIST UNION ELECTS. John Ruthven was elected presi- dent of the Columbia Federation of Baptist Young People's Unions on the excursion to Indian Head Friday on the steamer St. Johns. Other officers named were: Vice president for the District, Miss Efsie L. Jones: vice president for Virginia, C. H. Brown, Alexandria, Va.; recording secretary, Miss Mary Baurman: corresponding secretary, Miss Sadie M. Pitts of Alexandria; treasurer, W. W. Sinclafr; junior superintendent, Miss Leona Mc- Murray: publicity agent, James Keat- ing. Worthy Deciding on a CAPT. GOODACRE -AGAIN AIDE TO:G. A. R. CHIEF |o. ». Hood to Help Prepare Stand- ard Ordinance for U. 8. ~ 0. P. Hood of the bureau of mines has been appointed chairman of & committee on standardization of smoke abatement ordinances of the fuels division of the American So- clety of Mechanical Engineers. A standard smoke ordinance to ap- ply to all the cities of the country will be framed by the engineering profession, it is announced by the so- ciety, which has headquarters here. The fuels division, of which Prof. L. P. Breckenridge of Yale Univer- sity is chairman, is leading in the movement. BOY DIES AFTER BIKE AND ARMY TRUCK CRASH TR 3 Notification of Honor for Fourth Time Received by District Veteran. 4 Driver Héld in $1,000 Bond When Seventeen-Year-Old Alexandri- an’s Injuries Prove Fatal. Specil Dispatch to The Star. ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 24.—W! liam E. Fitzgerald, feventeen years old, who was injured this morning at 9:30 o'clock when his bicycle and a big Army motor truck from Camp Humphreys, Va., came, together, died at 6 o'clock tonight at the Alexandria Hospital. The body was removed to Wheat- ley's undertaking chapel and viewed at 8 o'clock tonight by a coroner’'s jury summoned by Dr. T. M. Jones, coroncr. The jury was adjourned by the coroner till a later date to hear testimony. The jury is composed of the following: Walter P. Kerrick. ¥ | CAPT. DANIEL Capt. Daniel Goodacre, who served in both the Army and Navy during the civil war, has recently had conferred upon him the honor of be- ing appointed for the fourth time aide-de-camp to the commander-i chief of the Grand Army of the Re- public. Official notification has just been received from the commander- in-chief, Lewis S. Pilcher.” An accom- panying letter requests his presence in the line of march on September 26, during the parade of the Grand Army at their national encampment in Des oines, lowa, beginning September . GOODACRE. driven by Private William Norman of Camp Humphreys. Norman later appeared In the police court and an investigation of the casge in that court was continued until July 1 by Acting Police Justice A. B. Nicol. A bond in the sum of $1,000 was given by Norman, Capt. - A. W. Edwards, Q. M. C., becoming his surety. e Y. W. C..A. CAMP OPENS. Busy and Fascinating Outing Sea- son in Prospect. The girl reserve camp of the Young Capt. Goodacre was born and reared in Baltimore, but has resided in this city for more than half a century. He was born In the Monumental city September 11, 1842, g0 will be eighty years old at the encampment. which | w . the Navy in Baltimore in September,: v sterday under the direction of Miss 1861, and served on the receiving shib | Halen MeQuillen. Allegheny. lHe served on the Mount| ‘Beginning tomorrow the following Vernon during the blockade of the|g,ily schedule will be put in effect: mouth of the Cape Fear river, Rising bell, 7:30 a.m.; flag raising and He was then transferred to the = ises bef t Army and, returning to Baltimore, | Smin® 15 at b !c:m;re|:ar;:l:(l'l:‘l’l. recruited a company for the 9th Mary land. He was then sent to the valley 1of Virginia and soon afterward joined a regiment at Charles Town, W. Va. He was wity this regiment when it was captured by Gen. Imboden’s cayv. {alry, he and the adjutant alone escap- 1 Following this episode, he acted as a scout on th elower end of Aquiar eek. He was again transferred and was on guard duty at the Forest Hall prison, Georgetown, when Jube Early made his famous raid upon the city, 1864. pt. Goodacre was honorably dis charged in 1864 and served as court crier_undedr the late Justice Gould in the District courthouse. He is still employed there under the protection tof the civil service. He also is en- | saged in the real estate business. Be- sides th eG. A. R., h etakes active in terest in the Masonic fraternity, of which he is a member. He resides at 2616 University place. I w 9:45; athletics, swimming, hiking and base ball until dinner at 1 o'clock rest period, 1:30 to 3 p.m.; afternoon recreation and supper at 6. The even- ing program consists of campfires. pageants, stunts, games, singing and straw rides. “Taps” at 9:30 p.m. College girls who have been trained in college life comprise the corps of counselors. Classes will be held in nature study, Bible, pageantry afid games. It is the aim of Mies McQuil- len, the director, to teach the girls how to conduct games and recreation. S0 that when they return home they an help the younger children in their ommunities where there are few playgrounds. YOUR PAINT %3 Make It Look New— ‘We know how. Ask us for free esti- SERGEANTS CHANGE PLACES.| "< Sergt. Tracy Browning, Quarter- % R. K. Ferguson, master Corps, at headquarters, dis- Painting Dept. 1114 Bth 8t. Fhones Matn 2190.9091. trict of Washington, has been as- signed to duty at Camp Dix, N. J. and Sergt. Harry J. Freshour, Quar llernuuler Corps, at Camp Dix, has been ordered to this city for duty. of Serious Consideration refrigerator is a matter every family should carefully consider, if they would safeguard their health. A refrigera¥or easy to clean and so constructed that germs cannot hide in cracks and produce quantities of ptomaine, highly poisonous, is the refrigerator to buy. . \ The Leonard Cleanable is absolutely sanitary. Its one-piece / porcelain lining contains no cracks or crevices where germs can hide. supports or other resting places for grease and germs. It contains no screw holes f6r shelf Leonards are not expensive. Why, for $44.75 you can get a porcelain lined, white inside and out. Come in and let us show you these scientifically built refrigerators. Lilrctiuic Puruicnrc—l{ Mo’r;‘Th-nr a Nll:c X Seventh Street MAYER 699 CO. Between D & E HOWARD UNIVERSITY LAW Diplomas Given 56 Students, 26 Being War Veterans—Eight Have The law class of 1922 at Howard | University was graduating from the institution and has an unusual record, it wa nounced Waters, jr. The class numbered fifty-six actual graduates, with an additional mem- ber whose right binred solely by financial considera® ons. ted in 1899 with thirty-seven mem- bers. Included in the class of 1922 were twenty-six of the 123 Veterans' Bu- reau trainees recelving degrees ot law In Washington this year. H. Masyck, in this group, graduated with magna cum laude. While the class was still in school two of [ts members were admitted to the bar—John L. Jordan Carolina and John W. Smith in In- diana. W. Avery Wood was the first How- ard alumnus to pass the Connecticut bar and was one of the successful thirty-seven out of 109 persons tak- g the examinaation, Eight mombers of the class took the District of Columbia bar exami- nation last week. SENT TO FORT McARTHUR. Maj. George Ruhlen, jr.. Coast Ar- tillery Corpe. ment, LIFE INSURANCE FIRM GIVES LIBRARY TO U. S. surgeon general's . library, where large séction is being cleared for the purpose, to be known in the future |as the statistical’ division. $1,475 FOR MEMORIAL. Contributions Made to George Washington Building. Contributions totaling $1,475 were received by the George Washington Memorial Association during the past week toward the District's quota for jthe George Washington Memorial building, Dr. Thomas E. Greer, chair- man of the campaign contgol commit- tee, announced vesterday. The rale- Ing of funds to complete the city’s quota has been steadily going on with the operation of the chain system of pledges, it was also announced, and in addition to the steady returns from this source larger contribulons are being continually received. Among the contributors of last week, as an- nounced by Dr. Green, were: 8. Kann Sons Co.. $1,000; S. 8. Kresge Com- pany. Miss Annie May Hegeman, Mrs. W. F. Dennis and Mrs. Katherine O. Kline, $100 each; Mrs. Charles Henry Butler, $50, and H. L. and J. B. Mc- Queen, $25. The committee will publish at the end of each month a complete list of all District of Columbia contribu- tions. msrmcf BAD-CHEC CLASS LARGEST EVER PASSAGE BEING Documents and Data Said to Bep- resent 90 Per Cent of World's Health Literature. _ The Prudential Life Insurance Com- pany has made an unconditional gift of the medical and sclentific section of its large library to the United States surgeon general's library. The gift ias been approved by Sec- retary Weeks of the War Depart- ent. and Maj. Gen. M. W. Ireland, su n general of the Army. This donation for the use of thei public health service of the country marks an important step in the con- centration of valuable statistical i formation for public use, it s d olared. The library includes count- lcse reprints, articles’ and clippings on medical and related subjects col- lected by Dr. Frederick L. Hoffman, who has been the Prudential statis- ticlan for thirty years or more. It is sald that the collection of books, documents and data is esti- mated to represent about 90 per cent of the entire public health material for the civilized world, represent- | ing between fifty and one hun-| dred thousand volumes and public: tipns, and as far as practicable, the series of official reports is historically I complete. 1 TI‘:G library s arranged on the subject-index plan, readily accessible, ~ and all possible faéilities will be ex- tended by the surgeen gen 's library to students and others in search of in- formation usually out of reach of the ral public. B ne b will be transferred The books gradually to Washington for rein- floor of the stallation on the main Maryland and Virginia Congress to Act. Members of the District Taken D. C/Bar Exams. the largest ever themselves hard pressed to bad-check bill for tne an- last night by James. C. the House. This pressure secretary. ing from nearby Maryland the District merchants. to graduate was It has been brought to The next largest class gradu- Jected to a favorable repo Representative ired N. Zi ‘Walter more, who are “deeply in this legislation, sald that he will make every el in North ure is 8¢ close to final act! at_ the. War Depart- has been ordered to Fort Me- for duty. FOURTH OF JULY may mean an outing or week-end for you and yours. But whatever form of recrea- tion planned, your holiday attire will play an important part. Insure against possi- ble disappointment by sending your garments to us without delay. We will completely restore their original attrac- tiveness at comparatively small cost. If faded, have them dyed; dry cleaned and pressed, if soiled. Our Auto Will Call and Deliver CALL MAIN 4724 Hhe On High Ground . Overlooking the Conduit Road On Large Corner Lot Near §! 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MAYER & GO. sewmpsz Seventh Styeet K BILL URGED Business Men Join in Pressing commit- tee in both House and Senate find push the District through before the adjournment of is com. and Vir- ginia business men, as well as from their at- tention that in a recent conference between representatives of the House and Senate only one of the six con- ferees, Senator King of Utah, rt. ob- himan, in response to solicitations from some of the biggest business men in Balti- interested” last night flort pos- sible to have this measure passed He believes that this may be done before -the adjournment scheduled for Friday next, because this meas- ion.

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