Evening star., 1916-10-17
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

Frank A. vandcsEr,, president of the
National City Bank of New York city.
is to address the Commercial Club at
lunch Friday, at 1916 O'Clock. This
to be given at the club by speakers
prominent in financial. business and
rrotessional lie throughout the autumn
nd winter. The next speaker Will be
Commissioner Louis Brownlow. who
will speak Wednesday, October 25.
In an effort TO collect funds with
which TO improve the living conditions
of the people of the southern mountain
districts and to provide educa ion and
training for the children 50 they may
grow up to be useful citizens. boxes
will be PLACED in number of stores
about the city by the Cause for Better
lnent and Educa ion of Mountain
Whites. according to Virginia Trimble
its president.
Officers are 10 be elected Mt a meeting
of the Elizabeth Cady Stanton Suffrage
Club Thursday evening at o'clock at
the Public Library.
meeting of the Pocahontas Memorial
Association is to be held Thursday aft
ernoon at 4:30 o'clock at II g Bellevue
Hotel. according to an announcement
sent out by its corresponding secretary.
Miss Lillian Reed.
'lhe w 1ShsuEsCn frSncn NO. IL OF
the National Association OF Post Of
fee Lahorers is to give its first annual
dance tomorrow evening at Odd Fell
lows HHH. NJ street between 18th and
nth streets. Ulysses Lee is oh" iTr1an
Of tire committee on arrangements. The
officers OF the branch are William F.
Brenhn-- president: Wil'i~r, ]. Digss.
vice president: Thomas VIDE, financial
secretary: Philip p Wattirs. treosurer:
William Henson, che rlain. ard Daniel
II. Turner. sergeant-at-arms-
Rabbi Maurice sbrr.n<on xyrs elected
PRECEDENT and lecture- of the Young
Mems literary Club 81 the aFo-T" Sho-
lem Synag gogue. 5th ord l streets north
west at n meeting St1nda" ni"h'. cther
officers are: Secretary Jacob " Fhr-
Itch. and treasurer. Nathan Bachraeh
rr. v-=r o. v.c.r-. II. Srrscrd. dated
January 2, 1919. has heen fiied <or Pc
l-rgrte- ruth 6 c Far-eli of New
York and the rerr-iHine estate 70 his
wife Anna r Svptevd Tie widow is
eiso named executriE.
That ".vr<n-rctor IS TIE r,n~c for tho
a--,or r,lant-' is to fnrr, the srbfent ~
discussion at 7ne+ing % tee Sorfn
WASHINGTON Citizens Association to-
morrow evenirp at o'clock at the
Jefferson School Building.
Dr. Weller H~u~i, Of the Nrf;c-aI
Museurn is to sn.nk on Ancient Pit
DyelIers % New Ne~ico'' az -Neeting
of the Archaeological Society of Wash
ington this afternoon at 4:30 o'clock IN
the National Museum.
4 conference hefvcrr tb- motion PIC
ture committee Of the District Of Co
lurnbia Federation 81 "o-;ens Clubs
Mrs J. j. Isonher. chairman ana sew
eraI. nauaee of r1ovinE picture the
tho gst- into IL
c!,ijdrcn's in@ @tiuees is to he held TO-
ncrro " morning II IL o'clock at the
New Ebbitt House. The first meeting
OF the season CT the club is TO be held
Tuesday evening at o clock at the
New Ebbitt.
Memorial services for the late james
Croeson are TO be conducted under the
ausnicas of the order cF the Sens of
Jonadab at Mckent-ee u +. Church
Wednesday evening October 70. The
program, as at present made up. in
cludes addresses h! Charles +. Sud
warth. Rudolph Kaufman. Res. J.
No. an rhar~bers and James Cotton
There also will be . special musical
pro rar~ The committee is to hold
u meeting tonight 10 perfect plans.
Joseph VI. Jones' Atlanta. Ca. fell on
the pavement at PENNSYLVANIA avenue
and u street this morning about 1880
O'clock and cut his head lie was taker
TO Casualty Hospital
The first OF a series OF ShaLespearean
lectures under the auspices Of the
Shakespear Society OF America is to be
delivered al the Cairo auditorium. by
Mr.. Henr: Elliott Mott at s O'Clock this
evening. The title of tbs lecture is
'Shyiock Is Ny Defense" and ie p plea
for utl Il defense of Shyiock, the Jew
ish money lender in The Merchant of
Venice"
Association will hear an address this
evening By Rev. DR.. John Van Schaick.
jr., president of the hoard OF education
On Teamwork At Home. and Abroad =
Music will be Furnished by a chorus
from the Dunbar High school under
the direction OF Miss Mary l.. Europe.
The meeting VIII be presided over by
=. :. Pirkett president Of the associa-
ton