Evening star., 1916-11-16
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

The membership committee of the
Young Mems Christian Association is
10 meet at the main building. 1886 G
street northwest, at o'clock Tuesday
evening. banquet will precede the
business meeting.
The Young women's Hebrew Associa-
tion is to give an open entertainment
at $50 o'clock Sunday evening at its
home. 1889 10th street northwest, and
has invited the Young Mems Hebrew
Association to attend. Mrs. Charles
Goldsmith is TO speak and there will
he a musical program. The affair is
to be given under the direction of Miss
Elizabeth Lorenz.
Wax Sasuly of the United states bu-
reau of standards is to address the
Society for Philosophical Inquiry on
philosophy as Related to Science" at
the Public Library Saturday at 4:45 pm
All students of philosophy and science
are invited.
The question of the enactment of more
stringent naturalization laws will be
debated by members of the Enosinan
Literary Society of George Washington
University in the assembly hall of the
Arts and Sciences administra tion build
ing. 2023 q street northwest. Tuesday
evening. The affirmative will be ar
Eued by H. f. Smith and NJ. c. Martin.
and the negative by NJ. Belford and
u. y. Logan.
The local .ampaiSn to secure the
Washington quota of 400 new members
IN the thousand "a day -for-ten n-days
country wide membership campaign of
the Railroad Young Mems Christian
Association of North America which
began Tuesday. far has netted forty
SIX new members. About 5000 new
members so far have been secured
throughout the country.
The will Of Mary Victoria WALES,
dated May 30. 1900. has been filed for
probate. She leaves her entire estate
TO her sons. Montgomery 2. Wales and
sydney |. Wales. The former is named
as executor.
The Old-fashion~d two-step and
waltz have in a measure come back
into their own. At the dance given at
the Home Club of the Department of
the Interior last night none of the mod
ern steps was engaged in.
Preparations for n retreat to he given
the men of st. Stephens Church were
last night discussed by the HOLY Name
Society of the church at the regular
meeting of that organization. The re-
treat Will be given oy Rev. Ignatius
Smith, O. F.. director general of the
Holy Name Societies of the United
States. beginning Thursday. November
.o. and ending Sunday. November 2S.
Club is to hold a meeting this evening
at o'clock at the Public Library to
honor the memory of Henry George jr
Edward King of New York is to be one
Of the speakers.
Plans for Decreasing the spread of
contagious diseases among school chill
dren and the work of the BOYS and
girls clubs are TO be discussed at a
meeting of the Home and School Asso-
cation this evening at 1:30 o'clock at
the Monroe School. Vocal selections
are to be given by F.. w Scnieck and
recitations by Miss +. Candeli.
Robert VI. Parker was elected u vice
president at meeting Tuesday of the
hoard of directors of the American
sugar and Refining Company.
W. Frank Persons of the ...cu,,,.
committee of the National Board of Re
view of Motion Pictures and director of
the Charity Organization Society Of
New York. is to speak on Motion Pie
ture shows at meeting of the Nom
day Evening Club Monday evening at
o'clock. at the Y. NJ. G. A building.
The discussion is to be opened by Louis
Brownlow. District Commissioner. and
w y: Mcclure. executive secretary of
the National Board of Review of Mo-
tion Pictures Of New York
An illustrated lecture ON ..rh~ GeoI-
"gy of Palestine" was given by DR.
William Lee of the Smithsonian Insti-
tuition at Il meeting Of the RrookIaud
brotherhood Tuesday evening stand
'rg committees for the year were an
NouHced by the president of the organ
izdtion as follows. Religious Rev DR.
George y Duncan; social. Edward H.
Turner: finance. T. f.. Hutchinson; pro-
Fram. John .. Williams: membership,
T. -. Stocking; fellowship, J. F. Ne
Eeth. press. Louis Melius: exhibition
Fred Barncs. ways and means Lee 4
Wilson; advertising. +. q. Tansiu and
'horister. c. Il, Perry.
maspuerade dance IL to he given by
'he modern dancing club Of the Mar
1aret Wilson Social Center in the as
ssubly hall Of The Grover Cleveland
SctDol this evening at s. o'clock
Prizes are TO be awarded for the best
"o'nans : costume and for the best
mans costume Dancing is to continue
until midnight The board Of control
consisting Of Miss Florence Chambers
Nj and Mrs. George Mcleod Mrs
'.e"rgiafia Van Fleet and Airs Anuetta
Granain. VIII hap-rou the party Miss
Anna Norton VIII have charge Of the
dance