Evening star., 1916-09-20

A lecture on building and dedication
of Solomon's Temple is to be delivered
teenth Street Southeast Christian
Church for the benefit of the Loyal
Daughters class.
Local headquarters for the Wilson,
Marshall Democratic League will be
decided upon at meeting of the head
quarters committee of the organization
at o'clock Friday night at the New
Ebbitt House. Charles w. Darr will
preside.
The nre department yesterday after
noon extinguished fire on the prem
northeast The fire was caused by a
defective fue. the police reported, and
;-bout $3.50 damage resulted
tomobile of F. B. Crovo & Co., 901 Lou
isiana avenue at I'd and B streets yes
terday afternoon started fire that
came near destroying the car. Regt-
the blaze before more than s25 damage
had been done and before the arrival Of
members of No. engine company.
while netting a cat at his home, AT
H street, yesterday afternoon Alfred
Zannelli, five years old, was scratched
on the head and bitten on the left ear
by the animal Alfred was taken to
the Emergency Hospital
COMPLAINT was made to the police
last night that Bertha Sol. five and
one-half years old, had been assaulted
and bruised about head, hands and
arms 1t was stated that a small col
ored boy inflicted the injuries. Bertha,
whose home is at 1925 Wisconsin ave-
nue., was taken to Georgetown Untver-
sity Hospital.
Lloyd Jackson, colored, fell ON the
pavement near Georgia avenue and
Varnum street about l o'clock this
morning and cut his head. His home Is
At 35 18th street southeast. He was
taken to Freedmen's Hospital
The tenth annual convention Of the
American Peat Society is to be held at
the Raleigh Hotel, beginning tomorrow
and extending through Saturday. Pa
pers on various phases of the peat in
dustry will be the main business OF
the convention.
The Washington District Woman's
Foreign Missionary Society of the
Methodist Episcopal Church will hold
Union NJ E. Church. Bishop w. F. Nc
Dowell is to deliver the principal ad-
dress.
The FIRST fall meeting Of the North
Capitol and lexington Citizens As
sociation is to be- held Tuesday evening
at 7:30 o'clock at the Emery School.
Lincoln road and Randolph place
DR.. Sterling n. Brown of Howard
University and president of the Ma
tfonal Convention OF Congregational
workers Among Colored People. has
left Washington to attend the conven-
: tion's session at Talladega. Ala. Sep
tember 20 to "a. DR.. A. c. Garner and
z. P. Moore. also of this city. are to at
tend the sessions.
Consfderation Of improvements to be
requested by the West End Citizens
Association is to be feature OF the
meeting Monday evening at o'clock
In the Powhatan Hotel
Longevity pay for teachers Of the
District public schools is to be given
them when they meet Monday for con-
ferences prior to the opening OF the
school year. The longevity pay. which
was withheld from them last spring
because Of lack of funds. due to the
deficiency in the appropriation bill. was
to have been paid today. but 1t was
later decided that Monday next would
be more expedient
Plans for q large rally were dis
cussed at a meeting Of the Woman's
Peace, Prosperity and Preparedness
League at the Rochambeau yesterday
afternoon. 1t was decided to ask other
democratic organizations in the Dis
trict to cooperate. Miss Katherine H
Dabney, general chairman and national
organizer. presided. DR.. P. P. C1ax-
ton. United States commissioner. was
announced to deliver an address, but
was unable to be present
dinner II being planned by the
membership committee of the Board
was to have been held Saturday.