Evening star., 1916-08-21
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

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Members of the Federal Employees
Union in the War Department are TO
meet tonight in G.. A. r. Hall, l4lz
PENNSYLVANIA avenue northwest, at
O'Clock, to organize department
branch of the union and to elect off1-
GERS A president, mediator, secretary
and guardian will be elected, and ef-
forts will be made to elect medlators
for the various bureaus.
N.I. Hill won the membernhip rifle
match of the Department of Justice
Rifle Club Friday afternoon, making a
score of 12S points out OF a possible
$50. The match was the first annual
contest for the medal offered by the
Nationa1 Rife Association to the MEM
ber making the highest score over the
prescribed course. Others who shot
and their scores are as follows: John
W. Gardner. III; J. r Gaskins. 9s'
no: A. Harveycutter, <73: George W
Lillard, So; Hunter B. Linton. 120; Al
bert II. Pike, 79; r. Sold, "a; Robert
c. Tracy. II: w. F. Whitlow, rs, and
]. C. Mcconnell, II.
motor delivery wagon belonging to
Ella Clelini. SIT New Jersey avenue,
early yesterday morning was over
turned on Bladensburg road and much
damaged. John Caswell. one of the oc-
cupants of the vehicle, received painful
injuries and was taken to Casualty
Hospital.
Open-air services in Lincoln Park
will close September "a. A large con-
gregation attended the services yes
terday afternoon. at which Rev T. N
Compiler of the First NJ. P. Church
preached the sermon.
first police precinct went on the sick
list yesterday. They were j. b. Lar
rick, on duty at Pennsylvania avenue
and 18th street. and H. A. Cheney,
crossing policeman at Pennsylvania
avenue and 9th street. The former
slipped and injurd his leg while board
ing street car. and the latter suffered
an attack of acute indigestion.
While In y store ON Good Hope road
Saturday night Jesse Stephens, thirteen
years old, 2320 Chester street. was bit
ten on the leg by dog. His wound
was treated by a physician.
An overheated gas range yesterday
afternoon was responsible for a hre
in the house of E. F. Mccarthy. 2soo
ed to SO. Five dollars damage re-
suited from a fire of unknown origin
in the house of Elizabeth Butler. 1241
South Capitol street, yesterday morn
ing.
Henry p. Weeks. TAI Gresham place.
and a party of friends had a narrow
escape from serious injury, and pos
sibly death. on the Conduit road. near
the District line. yesterday afternoon.
when he made quick turn to avoid
striking a boy. board fence prevent
ed the car from going down a fifty
foot embankment One of the occu-
pants of the car received a slight in
Jury to her ankle.
Thirty members of the Patriotic Or
der of Sons of America from Chicago.
III. are today enjoying sightseeing
trips through the National Capital
They arrived yesterday and plan to
leave tomorrow.
Half hundred Worcester, Mass.
delegates to the national convention
OF the Knights of the Golden Eagles
in Savannah. Ca. have been staying at
the National Hotel since yesterday.
While here they have employed their
time in seeing the many sights of the
the city this afternoon to visit At
iantic City and New York before re-
turning to their northern home
Dorcas Chapter. o. f. s., Of C,pcjp-
maui is IN Washington on 4 sightseeing
trip. The party arrived here yester-
gay ana VIII leave tomorrow for At
Ianuc city After stay at the sea
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and. after taking in the sights of the
hiG city. wiz leave by boat for old
Point Comfort, from where they will
cH;r%tn for home.
Horace Wrenn, n minor. by his next
friend, Annie i. "renn, has filed suit
20 recover $4,000 damages from the
Capital Traction Company for alleged
ing VI street az wisconsis avenue De-
cember last when a car operated at
an alleged excessive speed struck him
ana inflicted serious injury He is
represented by Attorneys James A
CShea and John T. Sacks
Wary Elizabeth Bailey today instf-
tuted suit in the District Supreme
,,onrt through Attorneys Hawken &
HaveN against the Washington-vir-
glnia Railway Company to recover r
$4,000 damages for injuries sustaine ed
April Z3 upon the Highway bridge She
s-heses mat while driving over the
bridge train approached her carriage
rom the rear. The motorrnan she
states, was warned that II he blew his
whistle II would f1ghten her horse, vel
le prev several shrill blasts. she al
reyes. causing the horse to become un
manageable and throwing her from
Inc carriage. resulting in her nerrra
nent injury.
The collision between an auto truck
and street car st 18th street and
Rhode Island avenue March z last
forms the basis of suit to recover
$4,000 damages filed today in the Dis
trict Supreme Court by Ernest T.
Whetzel against the City and Subunba n
Railway Company of Washington The
plalntln says he riding on the
truck. which was loaded with milk bot
ties, and that the flying glass cut and
seriously injured him. Attorneys Bran
denburg & Brandenburg represent the
plaintiff.