The times., 1898-02-12
City Brevities.

4 Christian Endeavor Californian re-
union dinner" viii lie given next week
at RauscheFS.
The annual masquerade ball Of the
Washington Saengerbund viii be held
on Monday night at National Rifles
Hall.
A meeting of the Junior superinter-
dents Of the Christian Endeavor So
cfety VIII be held on Monday night at
Luther Place Memorial Church.
The 2S7th regular meeting of the Bio
logical Society viii be held tonight al
the Assembly Hall of the Cosmos Club.
Messrs. E. a. de Schwe:nitz. o. p.
Hay. and Theodore Gill will submit COM
municatiOns.
Charles Doinhoff, a glider at No 261
n strCEt noi thwest, fen from his bicycle
yesterday afternoon at Ninth and f
streets, and fractured both bones of his
right leg. He was removed TO the Emer-
geL2y Hospital 70" treatment.
TIE b:cyclists are making another at
tempt to have the low handle-bar regu-
lation revoked by the Commissioners.
RepteSE natives OF all the clubs in the
city viii lie given a hearing on Monday.
They VIII oppose the regulation.
Mr. Charles Murdock, the architect,
yesterday sued Dr. Teno j.. Babbitt to
recover $1,000 Mr. Murdoch ella ms that
Dr. Babbtt used his drawings in build
ing tie Savoy Flats. in Columbia
Heights and never raid him for them
The formal order An the case Of Will
lam W. Danshhower against the Chesa-
peake and Potomac Telephone Company
TO restrain the company from rem0Y-
ing the instrument from the Hotel Ere
donia was signed by Judge Cox yester-
day
Judges Kimball and Scott conferred
yesterday afternoon with reference to
the appointment of subordinate officers
Of the police court. They decided to
make no changes at present. This de-
cision is gratifying TO Chief Clerk
Potts.
Donation day ait the Emergency Hes
pital and Central Dispensary has been
set for next Wedne sday. The growing
needs CT the institution, owing to the
increased number Cf patients cared for
during the year, have made it almost
imperative that contributions should be
larger than ever this year
A grand rally of the Christian En-
deavor Juniors will be held tonight at
the Mount Vernon Place Lutheran
Church. An interesting number Of the
evenings program is an Illustrated lee
ture on the Life of Christ" by Rev. S
NJ. Newman, pastor of The First Congre-
Sets4-lizi N4ibi III
The lunch given this week at Ma
sonic Temple for the benefit of the Bell
Home was a financial success. owing
30 the generous patronage of the public
and the friends Of the home The
board of managers of that institution
feel highly gratified. and extend their
thanks for the assistance thus given.
The organ recital given last night at
the First Baptist Church by Mr.. Har-
Cey Murray. the organist of the Church
Of the Covenant, was one OF the finest
of these now much-appreciated con-
certs that the city has had this win
ter. Mr.. Murray's program was a va
ried one. He was assisted by Mrs.
Thomas g. Noyes.
The last lecture in the course of the
woman's law class was given last
evening at No. 1710 / street northwest.
The lecture was delivered by Justice
Shepard. of the District court of ap-
peals. the subject being the origin and
history of equity Jurisprudence. Ar
engagements have been completed for
the Lenten course Of popular lectures
TO be given by this class.
Mr.. Richard L. Goode, of the United
States Geological Survey. was the lee
turer before the National Geographic
Society last night at Columbian Uni
Versity. Mr. Goodies address was on
the Bitter Root Forest Reserve" He
illustrated his talk with fine lantern
pictures of the reservation. A large
audience listened TO him with much in
terest