Evening star., 1916-12-06
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

A rehearsal of the Community Sing.
ing Society was held in the assembly
room OF the Thomson School, 18th and
streets northwest. last evening.
"Shakespeare the Man, IL to be the
subject Of an address by Judge Wen
dell Philips Stafford, associate Justice
OF the Supreme Court of the District
mont state Association of the District
onoMonday evening at the Washington
Club. 1910 18th street
nual meeting of the Cathedral Heights
Cltizens Association Friday evening at
oclock in St Alban's parish hall. Re-
ports of committees also are to be sub
mitted.
meeting Of the Federal Photo
graphic Society of Washington is to be
neid tomorrow evening at o'clock in
the National Museum
The annual meeting of the National
Library for the Blind, 1929 II street
northwest. has been postponed from
yesterday until December 13 at. 1890
o CLOCK am, owing to some misunder-
standing among the members as to the
annual meeting day. At the meeting
next "Wednesday officers are to be
elected.
verdict of accidental death was re-
ported by coroner's jury at an. in
quest heid at the morgue yesterday
afternoon IN the case of Mrs. Mabel
Edna Bates. whose clothing caught fire
IN her apartment at the Riggs, 18th
ana streets. Monday night. and
burned her so severely that she died at
Emergency Hospital less than three
hours later. 1t was testified that Mrs.
Bates was in the bathroom when her
clothing ignited, while her hubsand
Hen,y = Bafes- was asleep in another
room Mr.. Bates. who was detained by
the police pending the result of the
inquest. was relea Sed
Short-circuiting Of wires yesterday
''rn"" caused n fire iE the automo-
bile of Mrs. Catherine NJ. Rogers Balls
ton. Va. in front of BIAS NJ street The
fire did So damage.
A motor truck Of the Fidelity Stor-
az" C"rnpany yesterday afternoon col
nded with a street car at 11th and S
streets. The truck was overturned,
throwing Benjamin Tompkins. chauf-
helper. to the pavement Moten re-
ceived slight injury to his leg. while
the chauffer was not hurt.
Edward T.. Sweeney. seventy-seyen
years old. was found dead at his home.
81 X street. yesterday afternoon He
was a son of the late Mary E Sweeney
who resided at the K street address
J. y L
viewed the body and gave a certificate
N of death from natural causes. Funeral
services will be conducted at ST.
Aioysius Church tomorrow morning at
H'"iock 1rternent will be at Mount
O1ivet cemetery.
The women of the Guild of st.
Georges Protestant Episcopal Church.
tca at the Raleigh Hotel tomorrow
afternoon and evening. The affair will
open at O'Clock and at o'clock a
concert is to he given under the di-
rection of Arthur Green.
Five new members were admitted
into the Georgia State Society at
meeting of the society last evening at
the president. W. J. Harris. Vice Presi-
Gent E. Mercer presided. A mu-
seal program, in which Miss Gilmore
Eby and Mrs. T. ]. Richards partici-
pated, was given.
The annual luncheon of the Rector's
Guild of the Church of the Epiphany
Is to he given tomorrow and Friday
from 1890 to 2:30 o'clock in the parish
hall OF the church. G street between
18th and 14th streets northwest. Mrs.
John n Spell is chairman.
'---'eon Is being given today and
tomorfcw by the Western Guild of
Epiphany Episcopal Church for the aid
of home charities. from 1870 to
o'clock in the church. Mrs. John NJ.
Steel is chairman of the luncheon com
mittee-
An Informal reception. supper and
dance is to be given by the South Da-
kota Society Friday evening. December
10. in the Tea Cup Inn. Gil 18th street
rn-thw~~t The reception is to begin
at o'clock
InlA ~hDlr AF hA
legislative committee of the American
F ii alton 80 ahor. is anpounced to
speak on Labor Legislation" at
is'oeti~g ~ the Anthory League tomor-
row evening at o'clock in the home
of its president, Mrs. Anna f. Hendley.
c607 Columbia road. Miss Margaretta
Campbell is to sing. the public is in
vited.
linen shower given by the
Ladies' Auxiliary of the Hebrew Home
for the Aged last evening at the home.
AS VI street Rabbi G. Silverstone
spoke. Donations of linen were re-
e~ir@d by Miss r. Yuderevit, Mrs. D.
Wolfe and Mrs. Elizabeth Lissivitz.
Mrs. Weisenb@rg was chairman of the
committee in charge.
s.Tbe single Tax Movement; a Retro
spect and Prospect" is to be the sub
feet of an address by Louis F. Post.
assistant secretary of Labor. at a pub
ture room of the Public Library. under
the auspices of the new Single Tax
League of the District of Columbia. II
Is expected that plans will be laid for
an aggressive campaign OF education
in land values taxation.
A meeting of the board of directors
% the cha rnber of Commerce is to he
held this evening In the rooms of the
cr'rsnizarion- This afternoon at $50
o'clock a meeting of the committee in
>-7'',--l Training School for Boys is to
b. held.
Justice stafford of the District Su-
preIne Court has granted an absolute
divorce to Sarah NJ. Evans from Charles
III. Evans. The wife IL given the Gus
tody Of the child. and the costs of the
proceeding are assessed against the
husband. Attorney Frederick X. Whip
pier appeared for the wife.
Sparks from n railroad engine are
believed TO have started q fire in a pile
of lumber north of the Ba fillmore and
ohio railroad tracks near Lamond sta
tion about ! o'clock this morning
Only slight damage resulted. The
lumber belongs to John Meiklejohn
5sl5 Blair road.
Lucien y. Conrad. twenty-one years
old, military prisoner patient. yester-
day afternoon escaped from Walter
Reed Hospital. He wore olive gray
The Woman's Union OF Ingram Me-
mortal Congregational Church opens a
three-day bazaar In the Sunday school