Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-10-28
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.
6 Members Of Miss Ada b. vsate's
Bible class gave Halloween masquer-
AIDE dance at st. Marks Episcopal
parish hall last night. Solos and reci-
sations, together with Q sketch. were
enjoyable features Of the program.
Ne. I! engine company last night ex.
tinguished a small fire in the stable Of
Charles e. Stickel. rear Of 1447 Law
renee street northeast. A horse was
eighty burned.
A meeting Of the Cathedral Heights
Citizens Association is to be held
Thursday evening at 8 o'clock at st.
.uban's parish hall, according to an
announcement sent out by its secre-
AIRY, L. W. Eugster.
Edward l.. Jordan, thirty-three years
old. former employe Of the bureau Of
engraving and printing, was arrested
.shis morning by Detective Hughlett
and charged with false pretenses.
Hughlett found him at his home. 81 D
street. about 2 O'Clock. and Jordan; in
an effort to escape. the detective stated.
jumped from second-story window
and hid In the hallway Of the adjoin-
ing house. Harry J. Froehlich. clerk
r. an street store. charges ana that 5or.
worthless check. The case will be
tried in Police Court Monday.
s28 I'd street northeast, Thursday aft
ernoon, Thomas Farrell. seven years
old, was bitten on the right foreflnger
by a stray dog. His wound was dressed
at Casualty Hospital.
Rev. DIR. John Van Schaick, r.. presi- I
dent of the board of education. is to speak |
on Local School Problems" tomorrow |
fY1e nt OF q l.
tan A. NJ. E. Church, NJ street between |
18th and 18th streets northwest. Par |
cnts of school children are especially |
urged to attend. Selections are to be |
given by the church choir.
Plans have been completed for an |
outing and chestnut hunt to be held |
tomorrow by the Junior Helpers Of the |
Hebrew Aged. Automobiles owned by |
some of the members are to take the |
party on the trip, which probably will |
be through a nearby section of Vir-
ginia.
Hughes for President IL favored by
q majority Of students at the National
University Law School, according to
straw vote taken at the school last
evening. Hughes received 104 votes.
President Wilson IS, Benson and
HI nley 2 The Hughes Club and the
Wilson-Marshall Club of the school are
p IN programs for open meetings
next week.
william Clancy. cO1Ored. recently in
dicted by the grand jury for robbery.
was called for sentence Thursday in
Supreme Court. Justice Gould presid-
ing. After imposing a term Of two
years in the penitentiary the court
suspended the exception Of the SEN
tence and released the boy on proba-
ton. Attorney Harry L. Tignor ap-
peared for the defendant.
Absolute divorce is asked in a petit
Cour+ by Ethel H. Bartlett against
Frederick 1. Bartlett. They were mar
fled at Albion, n. Y, October Is, 1906.
Attorney Michael ]. Colbert appears
for the wife.
r Cora b. Newton has asked the Dis
trict Supreme Court for an absolute
divorce from Walter B. Newton. She
Is represented by Attorney L. M. King.
ner is estimated at $275.000, according
to the petition for letters of admins
tration on his estate. filed by the
widow. Laura J. Sanner. Mrs. Sanner
and the daughter, who are the sole
heirs. ask that letters be issued jointly
to the widow and the Union Trust Com
pany Mr. Sanrer's realty holdings are
assessed at s239.450 and his personal
Attorneys Hamilton & Hamilton repre-
sent the estate
Evangelist George Burkley, said to
oe L - years old. is announced to preach l
at one of the meetings for former !
slaves. now In session at Cosmopolitan
Baptist Church. Another speaker. also
claimed to be more than 100 years old,
is F,,fangelist NJ e. Banks, whose age
il stated as 104 years. The convention
i 20 caa-inue until November 6. meet
ings being held every afternoon and
evening except Sunday. s.
At 4 recent meeting Of the p0Nt- !
aduate class of Georgetown Cniver-
,-.y Law School the following officers /
were elected: Francis B. Condor. presi-
L mt: Robert E. ]. Whalen. vice presi-
t~1t; Roswell Ehrmanntraut, secre-
81 y; Cotton G. Eldridge. treasurer: |
ter Wood. sergeant-at-arms.
general meeting of all persons In |
. ested in the Tag day propaganda to
- held Wednesday to raise funds TO |
felp finance the new home recently |
chesed by the Holy Name Day Nur- |
cry is to be held tomorrow afternoon |
1T o'clock. The campaign is being |
conducted by the Ursuline Sisters An
.s<ew l. Hickey, chairman of the com.
r,ittee in charge, said that the Ladies'
auxiliary will furnish collectors for all
Government offices. theaters, business