Evening star., 1896-11-09
G Nd ENSED LOCALS


OF Columbia branch of the international
Order Of the Kings Daughters and Sons
was held at Metropolitan NJ. T.. Church las,
Friday evening, the District secretary, Mrs
w. Il. Mcdowell. presiding. The devotional
exercises were conducted by Rev. VIM. III
McGufy. and Mss Gertrude Dana sang a
beautiful solo. Reports from circles show
mat el1ectlVe work is being carried on "In
His Name throughout the District.
cammack Tent. No. So. Order Of Recha-
Dltes. met Saturday evening in Bunch's
HAIL. 314 Sth street, and added four new
members to their roll. The committee on
reception of the District Tent at the next
meeting reported everything in readiness
Under good of the order remarks were
made by d. ]. Mcnamara, q. H. Emmons
w. II. Lawson. W. 7. Garden W. H. Nor
gan, Clarence Mills, ". w. CordeT G. w
hue. John T. Mahoney. j. S. Il. Hartsock,
AFRO Con, Grand Chief Ruler John WEIGH
and David Upperman of Columbia Tent.
No. /; J. w. Jackson and Charles Bladen of
AnacoStla Tent, No. 1:sS; VIM. Bowman and
Recording Secretary Harvey of Union Tent
NO 81; Charles Sherwood, Charles Medford
and L: l.. Salkeld of George c. Thompson
Tent, No. 3. The meeting closed with three
cheers for their new hall.
The Capital Burial Company has filed
arucles OF incorporation with the District
of Columbia
Judge Cox has granted Joseph H. Harris
divorce from Mary A Harris on the hus-
bands cross-bill
The mystery of weather forecasting was
made clear to a large and closely interested
audience at the First CONGREGATIONAL
Church Friday night by Mr.. Willis l..
Moore. chief of the weather bureau. in a
lecture given under the auspices of the Ma
tional Geographic Society on Storms and
Weather Forecasts"
The LIE Droit Park Union of the W. c. T
U. has decided to do something toward en-
forcing the law requiring merchants to pro-
vide stools for the use of their clerks.
Mr.. VIM. Eimbeck of the United States
coast and Seodetic survey has recently re-
turned to the city, after a soiourn of sew
eral months in Utah. where he has been en-
gagged in the measurement of the Salt Lake
base line. in connection with the transcon-
unental trianguation
William Collins was found near the cor
ner OF IL and l. streets southwest at
O'Clock yesterday morning suffering from
wound in the back of the head. He mad
evidently fallen and struck his head
against water plug.
Mrs George McCurdy was thrown from
a herdic and seriously hurt about o'clock
Saturday evening. She was assisted to
her home, 2106 G street, where it was
found that her right arm was broken above
the wrist
A number of physicians have rendered
their services free Of charge to the Flor
ence Cr!ttenton Hope and Help Mission
Moffatt, Francis A. ST. Clair Ada r.
Thomas. Richard Kingsman, d. Percy
Hickling and Nancy Richards.
L. S. Sprague, fifty-five years old, a
clerk at the Hotel Vendome, was taken
to the Emergency Hospital at an early
hour Sunday morning, suffering from the
effects of an overdose of morphine. At
the hospital it was said last night that he
was out Of danger and would be discharged
today. 1t is not believed that the morphine
yryoc foly dol {,x
During the forty-eight hours ending at .
o'clock this morning the police made nine
ty-nine arrests Twenty-Five of the victims
were held over night to get sober and most
of those held for court We're charged with
violations Of the municipal ordinances
Very few serious offenses were charged.
Saturday night about o'clock the burn
ing OF some brush near Howard avenue
and 18th street made such a bright light
that an engine company was called out
There was no damage done. Several times
during the past two weeks the liremen
have responded to similar calls.
William McReynolds, colored, arrested at
Beltsville and sentenced to the Marlboro
jail for assault, made his escape from the
constable at the railroad station three
days ago. At the time of his escape the
prisoner wore handouts, but yesterday
when arrested in Georgetown he was with
out the iron bracelets. Constable Harri-
son came here last night and got him.
An infant child Of Frank West of 26o9
street was taken suddenly i'll yesterday and
died before a physician could be sum-
moned. Coroner Hammett will investigate
and give the necessary death certificate.
About 8 o'clock last night No. engine
company was called out for fire in house
425 Sd street southwest. The trouble was
caused by defective fiue and no damage
resulted.
About seventy-f1ve delegates are expected
here to attend the annual convention of
the Association of American Agricultural
Colleges and Experiment Stations which
will begin tomorrow at the Agricultural
Department.