Evening star., 1916-09-22
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

! Informal talks by we'll known men
every Saturday night will feature the
entertainment work of the University
Club this winter. Claude N Bennett is
chairman of the club entertainment
committee. Many new members have
been added to the University Club dur
ing the year.
Washington for Frederick, Md, Tues
| day on a merit badge bicycle ride ar
i, rived home yesterday evening, making
the return trip in easy time. No acci
the boys who participated passed the
required qualifications. The awards
will be made later.
Mrs. E. A. Carson. villa Heights,
Charleston, S. c., en- route to Steuben-
Vile Ohio. suffered an attack of acute
gastritis last night while changing
cars at Union station. She was taken
to Casualty Hospital
Geraldine Robinson, sixteen years
old, 1907 Volta place, was taken i'll at
| 2Sth and K streets last night about IL
o'clock. She was taken to Emergency
Hospital, where physicians said she
was suffering from an attack of hys-
terra.
Samuel Pumphrey. forty-seven years
old, 453 G street. was taken to Elmer
o'clock from his home. 1t is stated
that he was suffering from lung trou-
bic.
Former slaves will be given dinners
at the Cosmopolitan Baptist Church, on
n street between 9th and 10th streets
northwest, October % to 80, it is an
nounced A mass meeting will be held
at the church tonight to make arrange
ments for the affair.
An automobile owned by John b.
Hopkins this morning about 1870
o'clock was destroyed by fire in a
garage in the rear of it's owners resi-
dence, 63 Kennedy street
Fire of unknown origin last night
about 1890 o'clock did damage esti-
mated at $500 in the houses of George
street. The police reported that the
origin of the fire could not be deter
mined.
origin of the courts of the United
States, was a theme discussed by
Judge Michael Doyle before a meeting
of the Eldorado Club. at 1411 G street
northwest last night. Leon F. Cooper,
president of the club. gave brief his
tory of the organization, its work and
ideals.
Modern lyrics and the Importance OF
rhythm in reading are to be the general
topics of the initial meeting Of the
Washington Readers Club at the New
Ebbitt House Tuesday evening at s
o'clock. Mrs. Grace Ross Chamberlain
is to have charge of the program
Solomon Thomas. cOl0red, thfrty-nfne
years old. 2515 l street, was struck on
the head with brick that fell from an
upper floor of the new Interior Depart
ment building at 18th and E streets.
where he was working, yesterday aft
ernoon. He returned to work after he
was injured, but about 4:30 o'clock he
complained of being ill, and died before
Coroner Nevitt will hold an inquest late
this afternoon.
Milton Smelling, president of the In
ternational Steam and Operating En-
gineers' Union, is visiting his home
here. Mr. Smelling was vice president
of the organization for six years prior
to his assuming the duties of president.
He also served four terms as president
of the Washington Central Labor
Union. Mr.. Smelling will leave Wash
ington Sunday for the engineers union
headquarters, in Chicago.
Mrs. Cora w. wilkinson, accompanied
by several young girls. yesterday en-
| tertained the inmates of the Home for
| the Aged and Infirm.