Evening star., 1916-09-27
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

The first of its series Of autumn and
winter weekly meetings will be held
by the Washington Secular League
Sunday afternoon at o'clock. John
D. Bradley, the president, will make
the principal address. ' The meetings
are conducted on the open forum"
plan. Those in the audience are given
an opportunity to express their views.
The meetings have been conducted
regularly for the past twenty years.
Boys playing with matches yesterday
afternoon started a fire on the rear
porch at the residence of George
Brand. 442 Luray place. Several COM
panies OF fremen were summoned to
the scene. About $40 damage resulted.
Thomas Knowles, colored, 1879 L
street, died in an ambulance last night
while on the way to Emergency Hos
pital from 18th and L streets, where
he was taken ILL., His death resulted
from hemorrhage of the lungs.
Charles Jones. colored, was made i'll
by Illuminating gas while working in
a trench at New Hampshire avenue
and G street yesterday. He was work
ing for the Washington Gas Light
Company and was drilling a hole in a
service pipe He was not seriously af-
fected.
Wednesday next has been announced
as the opening date for the National
Cathedral School for Boys at Mount St
Alban. About lis boys between the
ages of eight and twenty are expected
to enroll.
After u recess of two months, the
Aquarium Society of Washington will
resume its meetings tomorrow evening.
at the geological laboratory of George
Washington University, 2025 G street
northwest. The feature of the evening
will be the reading of a paper. Illus
trated with stereoptfcon and micro
United States National Museum scien-
tific stan. entitled. Minute Denizens of
Our Ponds and Streams" Friends of the
society are invited.
The Trowel Club Of master Masons In
the Interior Department will hold its
frst autumn meeting at the New Eb-
bitt House Saturday evening at 8
o'clock number of entertainment
features have been included on the pro.
gram.
J. b. Densmore. counselor for the
Department Of Labor, is to be the prin-
cipal speaker at a meeting of the Ma
tional Democratic Women of America
Friday evening at o'clock at the New
Ebbitt House. The public is invited.
President William r.. Harr of the
Hughes Club of Washington will enter.
cain the vice presidents and members
of the executive committee of the club
at dinner at the University Club tomor.
row night Plans for the organization
sill be discussed at the dinner.
Improvements for Brishtwood Park
ere to come up for consideration at a
meeting of the Brightwood Park Cfti
o'clock. in the Brightwood Park School
building.
Leonard Ward, nine years old, 9a7
street. and Clarence Oliver. eight years
Did. 907 / street. yesterday afternoon
were riding in small wagon that war
struck by an automobile at 18th and ]
streets The boys were thrown from
erick L. Muse. 1929 Florida avenue
operator of the automobile, took the
boys to Emergency Hospital
offense of speeding. was today fined s5t
by Judge Mullowny in the Police Court
and the execution of a thirty-day SEN
tence was suspended. He was placed
on probation in the suspension of the
Jail sentence The court was notified
that Raum's permit as an automobile
operator had been revoked.
pany today, through its president, D. s
Fletcher. filed petition in the Supreme
Court of the District of Columbia, ask
ing that IT be permitted to change its
name to the Home Builders Investmen,
Company. Attorney Edward L. Gies
represents the petitioner.
The waExaman LithoKraph Compan,
filed articles OF incorporation in tn,
Office of the recorder of deeds today
The capital stock of the company Is Il
be $4,000. and the ONCE Of the com
pany is to be at 472 Louisiana avenue
The incorporators are Ennalls Wagga
man. K e. Malone and John W. Braw
ner.