Evening star., 1916-12-09
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

Mrs. Cornelia Templeton Hatcher IN
TO deliver an illustrated lecture on
Alaska, under the auspices of the
League of American Penwomen. Mon
day evening at o'clock in the audi
torium Of the central building Of the
Public Library. The meeting is free
and the public is invited.
AePresentative James A. Hamiu of
New Jersey is scheduled to make an
aaoless on Retirement" before a
meeting of the Interior Department
branch of the Federal Employees Union.
TO be held Monday night at o'clock
at Pythian Temple. 1912 9Th street
northwest Nominations of officers for
the branch for the, ensuing year will he
made at the meeting.
Speaker Clark IL expected to de-
MNer an address at a meeting of the
Kentucky State Association Wednes-
Day evening at the New Ebbitt Mrs.
y. H. Kincheloe. wife of Representative
hlncheloe. is to give an instrumental l
500. and other musical numbers are
to be given.
The 10Oth anniverSary of the admfs-
SION OF Indiana into the Union will be
celeprated by the Indiana Society at a
banquet Monday night at 1880 o'clock
al the New Ebbitt House. Among the
Speakers invited are Vice President
MARSHALL and former Speaker Joseph G.
cannon A musical program will be
feature.
.ards announcing the candidacy of
Mrs G. Wallace Hanger for nomina-
lion as vice president general from the
O1sirict OF Columbia have been issued
By the Capt. Molly Pitcher Chapter Of
Cooper are to deliver addresses at a
mss.ing OF the Junior Temple Society
of-the Washington Hebrew Conerexa-
tton. to be held tomorrow night at s:3o
Eighth Street Temple There will be
vocal selections by Mrs. Selma Seltnger
Danforth. followed by social hour
Mississippian at meeting of the Mis-
sissippi Society last evening. Renre-
sentative w. w. Venable of Mississippt
lauoed hlm as having personal cour-
old-fashioned enough to pray to God
and eat fried chicken" The program
included piano duet by Mrs Thomas
d n, Herndon and Miss Margaret Balm
accompanied by Eileen Lambuth. In
the absence of President Peyton. Wal
ter s. Erwin presided.
Miss Marietta stocksrd wa. elected
president of the Story Tellers' League
Of Washington. affiliated with the Ma
tional Story Tellers' League of Wash
inz,on at a meeting Of the league
last evening at the residence of Mrs
Lydia NJ. Fox. 1913 NJ street north
west Other officers elected are Miss
agnes Nelson Lamb. vice president;
Miss Ina Emory. second vice president;
Miss Ella Gardner. corresponding sec
retary: Miss Mccarthy. secretary, and
Miss Emslyn shsdd. treasurer: "rhe
story told by Miss Berenice Randall
Miss Agnes Lam entertained with a
story on The Per1ured Santa Claus"
proxran embr.cinx music and dane.
Ing was feature Of an entertainment,
given by the Journeymen Horseshoers
Union. ocal No II. last evening ir
Eagles Hall. Matt Myers presided. The
committee in charge was composed OF
W. A. Callan. Henry c. Garges c. l.
Jones and John Mudd.
Joseph !. keefer. well known for hi,
interest in local historical matters, i,
to present to the Society of the Son.
of the Revolution a rung from balus.
denee Of Gov. Alexander r. Shepherd
on Georgia avenue. now being disman
tied The presentation will be made
Tuesday evening at a meeting of the
society at the Army and Navy Club
Absolute divorce 1. asked I'm q peti.
sion filed in the District Supreme Court
by Rudolph WIKI against Maggie WIKI
They were married June "A. 1911 At.
torneys Toomey & Toomey appear 70,
husband.
Mxs. Lena Mitchell has fled SUIT I'm tn.
Distric: Supreme Court to recover $40.
600 damages from the Baltimore anc
Ohio Railroad Company for the deatf
of her husband. Richard Mitchell, ar
employe of the company. She tells tn.
court that June 1s last he was directed
to assist in loading box car. and Will,
so engaged passing switch engin'
struck a hand truck left on a nearb,
track and the truck was thrown VIC
lently against her husband and inflicted
injuries from which he died the mex
day. She is represented by Attorney
Topper & Gusack-
The Washington Railway and Flee
tric Company is named as defendant II
q suit filed in the District Suprem,
Court by James Lawyer to recove
$4,000 damages for alleged personal in
jury While passenger January i
was propelled around curve in Ana
costa at such rate to tostle hin
against other passengers. and to fore
him against the sides of the vehicl
and to infiict serious injury. He i
represented by Attorney II. W. Hendry
cember 2. 1916. has been filed for pro
bate. He gives $500 to his mother
Sarah B. Collins. and $500 to his daugh
ter, Ruth Collins. An automobile
household effects and real estate a
Colonial Beach. Va. are given to Fam
Kinsella- The remaining estate Is de
vieed to tho daughter Ruth. John {
Foster 10 named az executor.
meeting Of the executive commit
tee OF the Board Of Trade 10 to bs hel
Monday afternoon at o'clock.
Mrs. Mary Suit. eighty-two years OLD
1855 New Jersey avenue. was foun
=, dead in the kitchen at her home las
Night about $3.50 o'clock. Her deaf
was due to an attack of heart disease.
Charles R1ehaFAson, forty-seven year
old. Central Union Mission. was foun
dead in the public comfort station q
Pennsylvania avenue and 7th stree
hast night about o'clock. His bod
Va9 taken 70 the morgue. whore II wa
eaiA hfs death probably was duo to tn
tsyeutea1A :.