Evening star., 1916-12-15
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

Fire of unknown origin yesterday
afternoon occurred in the stable of
Isaac Fisher, Half nd streets south
east. Firemen extinguished the hre
after 5000 damage had been done. No.
IL engine company yesterday afternoon
extinguished small fire in the base
ment of the house of Mrs. Charlotte n.
Rohrer, 1S43 Columbia road. the nre
started in a quantity of trash In the
basement and IS damage resulted
Mrs. Jo.n Inv White Of this city and
Miss Vivian Pierce of San Diego, Cal.
are to be the principal speakers at
meeting tonight at the headquarters OF
the Congressional Union for woman
officers will be elected for several of
the subdivisions of the second pre-
cinct now being organized along SUI
frage lines. Miss Mildred gilbert OF
California, organizer OF the precinct
will be in charge.
The Gym Club Of the Young Women's
Christian Association is to give a
the association building, 14th and
streets northwest, at S:15 o'clock this
evening. The performers are to take
the characters Of toys and dolls and
sstunts." Miss Norma Schwendener.
physical director, is to direct the affair
and give interpretations and esthetlc
dances.
Andrew j. Hunter, q carpenter, last
night about 7:30 o'clock was taken sud-
denly i'll at his home, 716 10th street
northeast, and died before a. physician
could be summoned. His death was
caused by an attack of heart disease.
He was forty-nine years old. Funeral
services will be held at his late home
Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Inter
w ne N Cemetery.
Paul Pessagno, twenty years old, 2243
Prout street, Anacostia, was overcome
by gas last night while looking for
leak in gas pipe in front of 1417 22d
street, Anacostia. He quickly revived
under treatment Of a physician from
Casualty Hospital.
At q meeting Of the Warrington Pas
senger and Ticket Agents Association
Wednesday night in the Cochran Hotel
dent to succeed Joseph A. Hurney.
Other officers elected were: Vice presi-
dent. T. w. Tuft; secretary, T. w.
Luckett; treasurer. L. NJ. Campbell.
January 9.
At the meetinE> Of the Society for
Philosophical Inquiry, to be held at the
Hyland c: Kirk will present a paper
entitled Poetry in Its Philosophic
Or1gin, to be followed by discussion.
All interested are invited.
HoThe Boy II to be the subject of an
address by L. W. De Cast, director of
boys work at the Y. NJ. c. A, at a
meeting of the Emery-Eckington Home
and School Association this evening at
8 o'clock in the Emery School. Repre-
sentative J. T. Lloyd of Nebraska also
is to speak. Miss Agnes Whelan is to
sing.
Miss Alice Deal Of the Mckinley
Manual Training School is to speak on
the teachers retirement bill and school
fraternities at a meeting of the Henry
d. Cooke Home and School Association
this evening in the Cooke School.
The penal laws, the 1.-THE wnr and the
disestablishment of the Irish Church
are to be discussed at meeting OF
the Irish Club of Catholic University
this evening in McGivney Hall.
The chapter of the Kappa Alpha
fraternity Of George Washington Uni.
versity Is to give its annual dinner ir
honor Of resident alumni tomorrow
evening at $3.50 o'clock in the chapter
house. 2011 Columbia road. Senator
Sheppard of Texas and former Gov. Foil
Of Missouri are to speak. ]. Edgar
Hoover OF the Library of Congress, is
president of the university chapter.
The women of st. Matthews Chanel
morrow in old Masonic Hall for the