Evening star., 1916-10-12
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

annual meeting Tuesday evening.
Other officers elected are Henry Nau,
cial secretary: Anton Ostmann, corre-
spending secretary; John B. Geier,
treasurer. The following were elected
TO the executive committee: William
Neuland. Otto Rupert, Laurence ].
Mills. Henry G. Holman and ]. +.
ZegowitZ- A banquet was held after
the meeting.
A republican rally I'm the interest of
Hughes and Fairbanks will be held
tonight at True RefoI1ners' Hall, corner
18th anu L streets northwest, under the
auspices of the Republican Interstate
League Gncorpocated). The speakers
are John c. Dancy, Rev. H. II. Thomp-
son, Joseph II. Stewart, Q. d. Morris.
Rev. Joseph Perry and II. A. Clarke.
The committee on arrangements con-
sists of H. a. Clarke, chairman: H. NJ
Edeiin, vice chairman; r. Is. Blount
chairman executive committee: George
Smith. secretary; William Diggs. ser
:geaent-at-arms: Charles Gussom, man
ager. L. MelendeZ King will preside.
Officers of the ThOmsOn-Frank1in
Home and School Association are to be
elected at a meeting in the Thomson
assembly hall this evening at 1:45
o'clock DIR. John Van Schaick, presi
dent of the board of education, is to
deliver an address.
Frederick J. Rice. president of the
Columbia Heights Citizens Association.
has gone to North Dakota on business
He expects to return to " aShlngton in
about two weeks.
The Women's Alliance Of All Souls
Church is to hold its first meeting for
the season in the church parlors, at
18th and l. streets, tomorrow morning
at II o'clock. Its officers are: Presi-
dent. Mrs. Joseph Stewart; vice presi-
dent Dr.. Clara s. Ludlow; recording
William II Sr1,dder.
corresponding secretary. Mrs. A. Wer-
ner-Spanhoofd; treasurer. Mrs. VIII
liam J. Meyers.
Secretary Lansing of the State De-
partment is to lay the corner stone of
the new building of the Mount Vernon
Seminary, Nebraska and MaSSac chuSettS
avenues extended, Monday afternoon at
o'clock.
The formal private inspection of the
new buildings and grounds of the Ma
tional School of Domestic Art and Sci
ence, ESQ Wisconsin avenue, which
was to have been held two weeks ago.
but was postponed on account of in
element weather, is to be held from to
o'clock Saturday afternoon.
Georgetown University Law school is
to have a Woodrow Wilson club. An
nouncement was made last night ask
ing all democratic students to attend a
mass meeting at the school this evening,
when officers will be elected and con-
stitution adopted. The school has re-
publican club, which was organized
last week.
Four women. employees of the federal
government in this city, but maintain
ing their legal residence in Illinois, yes
terday applied to republican headquar-
ters for assistance in returning to their
home to vote for Hughes. They were a
mother and three daughters. Mrs. Elmer
Miller fu1nlpveG n ba S,,r
is anxious to go home to Kansas to cast |
her vote for the republican candidates
also.
The District Suffrage Association is !
TO hold business meeting in the Eb- |
bitt House tonight at o'clock. Re- /
ports by members who attended the ma |
tIonal convention at Atlantic City re- |
Gently will be received. Mrs. Henry !
Churchill Cook is president and will |
preside.
Plans for n reception and entertain
1nent to be given Gov. G H. Brough of ;
Arkansas and other visitors from that |
state accompanying the "Arkansas-on-i |
wheels" exhibition train are to be dis |
cussed at a meeting of the Arkansas |
Society of Washington Monday evening |
at $50 O'Clock at Congress Hall Hotel. |
Brightwood Citizens Association will |
be held tomorrow evening al 5 o'clock, |
in the hall of the Brightwood Public !
school, on Georgia avenue Engineer !
Comm issioner Col. kutz has accepted /
an invitation of President Louis p |
Shoemaker to speak.
The automobile Of DIR. f.. T. Stephen
son. t53 Maryland avenue northeast |
and horse and wagon owned by Sam |
uel Cutter. 2s21 Georgia avenue colIfd- |
ed at Massachusetts avenue and 9Th /
street yesterday afternoon Slight dam !
to the 3IfOyrOkile
Albert Newby, cOlored. 1895 33d !
street. was knocked down BY a street !
car at 35th street and Prospect avenue
yesterday afternoon and slightly hurt. |
He went TO Georgetown University !
Hospital.
"Week-end messaEe.- in song and
story are to be given by Rev Albert II |
Zimmerman tomorrow at go S and 8
pm. in the First Congregational
ness is the topic.
Celebration of the golden nnnf~er-
saf= of John A. Rawlins Post of The {,
A K. will he featured by patriotic ex-
ercises tonight at o'clock at the L.
y r. HAIL, 1412 Pennsylvania avenue
northv est. The Soldiers Home or
chestrs will furnish the music
Absolute divorce In asked in u petit
tloT hled today in the District Supreme
Soort by Bessie Wilson against Charles
W wilson. They Were married Nav
"a. 1919, and have no children. Mis-
conduct is alleged and correspondent
named Attorney Edmund Darlington
represents the wife
Members of the police force who re-
Gently received increases in their sala
ries tonight will be hosts at a banouet
rendered the District Commissioners
and Maj. Pullman. The BANQUET win
De heId at Rauscher's. 1t Is to be an
informal affair and the committee i'm
charge has provided an Interesting
program for the entertainment Of the
guests. ~