The morning times., 1897-02-11
City Brevities

Mrs. Drew, of No. 624 a street north
east gave delightful sociable to large
number OF friends last evening
Capitol Lodge. Royal Arcanum, held
largeIy-attcnded meeting last evening at
Society Temple, corner Fifth and streets
Lizzie a. Silas yesterday afternoon filed
suit for divorce from George SiIaS, who
is charged with desertion, neglect and
cruelty.
A mass meeting of the working men of
tie city Will be held on Wednesday even
ing at Orion Hall, No. 43o Eighth street
northwest.
b. b. Connick obtained a permit ycster-
day for the construction OF a dwelling on
High street, in Anacostia, the estimated
cost Of which is 81 800.
The National Union Republican Club met
last night at its headquarters No. 923 +
street northwest and talked over its plans
for the inaugural parade
The Commissioners have asked the Pres
ident to appoint James II. Forsyth
notary pubic. Mr.. Forsyth is an en-
ploye OF the surveyor 5 office.
Miss Rochefort, one of the visiting agents
Of the Associated Charities, is recovering
from a scrcre indisposition. her place bc-
ing temporarily filled by Miss Fuller.
The annual installation Of officers of
tine District Epworth League will take
place this evening at Grace NJ. E. Church,
corner OF Ninth and s streets northwest.
Four yagTants were sentenced yesterday
at tie police court and received thirty days
each. They were William Lancaster. Ed
ward Taylor, James Murray and Charles
Wood
There is no Improvement in the condition
OF Mrs. K. W. Avery, who has been critic
ally Ill at her apartments in the bancroft
corner of Eighteenth and II streets, for the
past ten days.
Continental Chapter of the Daughters
Of the American Revelation viii enter
tain the resident members of the society
with I, tea on Friday. the 18th instant,
at No 1863 Nineteenth street.
Mrs Birdie Hess Hernandez, whose charm
ing mezzc-SopraEo voice is familiar in so
ciety circles in New York ard Philadel-
phia, will sing in this city at an early date
il concert for charitable purpose.
James u. o'Counor and wife by their at
torney. william b. Rely, yesterday filed
a friendly hill in equity for the partition
by sale Of lot 8, square 516, known as
premises iil Massachusetts avenue north
west.
An old folks concert will he given at
Trinity ". E. Church on the evening of
February %, under the direction OF Messrs.
H. f. Belt and w. j. Palmer. Tie pro-
cecdS will be devoted to general church
finances.
The entertainment given at the Douglas
Memorial Church Tuesday evening by the
promoters of the new council of the ROYAL
Arcanum soon To be established in the
northeastern section Of the city was well
attended.
The court OF appeals yesterday affirmed
the decree of the commissioner Of patents
in the case of Shellaberger against Schnab bel,
and reversed the decision OF the acting
commissioner OF patents in the case of
Wurts against Harrington.
A successor to Mr.. W F Stowell, record
ing secretary of the Washington Humane
Society who died Tuesday at Garfield
Hospital Will be elected at the next regu-
lar meeting of the executive committee of
the society, on the first Monday in March.
At Metropolitan NJ. E. Church, Four
and-a-half and streets northwest, to-
morrow afternoon there Will be a unique
and en-. oyablc entertainment, given in the
interests OF the Woman's Foreign Mission
airy Society of the church, Mrs. T. II. An
| derson, president.
Tomorrow evening the annual installa
! ton of the officers OF the Epworth League
! of Trinity NJ. E. Church will take place
in the lecture room of the church. The
| officers are as follows: President, Harry
| f. Belt; vice presidents, Thomas r. Berk
ley, Mrs Enos r. Berkley, William j
Palmer, Morris Otterback, Miss Grace E
! Hobbs and Miss Clara V. Ober.