Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-16
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.
Robert ID. Harlan, trading as tn

Robert ID. Harlan. trading as the
Harlan Toggery Shop. al 1913 eth street
northwest. has filed petition in volun-
tary bankruptcy. He lists his debts at
s3,s02.25 and places his assets at
$e4e.25 above legal exemption He is
represented by Attorneys French c.
Simpson and John L. Gardiner
BY the terms of the will of Joseph A.
Rose, dated october II, 1883. his entire
estate is devised to his wife. Frances
Rose She is also named as eXecutriX.
Alumni of Brown University living
In the District of Columbia are plan
ming for banquet Arrangements were
discussed at luncheon held at the
Cosmos Club Thursday afternoon. The
affair probably will be held in Feb
ruary.
More than n dozen women are among
the 145 applicants for admission to the
bar of the District, who are now TAX
ing the examinations. The eXamina-
tons which are being held at the
Georgetown Law School, will close to-
night.
The Ahavas Zion Society Is to hold
Its semi monthly meeting tomorrow
night at o'clock at 1905 9Th street.
The public is invited.
Members and friends are to discuss
the comparative values of European
a~d tmerican drama at the open
house" to be kept by the Drama League
S.1uy LIuo tuesday in the workshop
of the league. 1922 street northwest.
Richard De Wolf is to read a paper.
a bill relative to birth control was
discussed at a meeting of the Birth
Control League of the District of Co
1umbia last evening in Perpetual
Building Hall The executive commit
n
Introduction of such bill, as well as
for lecture by Mrs Margaret Sanger
on Birth Control in January. DR..
Paul Popenoe. editor of the Journal of
Heredity, participated in the discus
sion
Mrs. Emma Sanford Shelton. presi-
dent of the W. c. T. U. of the District
of Columbia, and Mrs. Louis F. Post,
national vice president of the Woman's
Peace Party. are to speak in the inter-
est of peace and the red-letter-day
crusade tomorrow afternoon at o'clock
In the Church of the Reformation, I'd
street and Pennsylvania avenue south
east.
Arrangements have been completed
by the Ladies' Auxiliary Of the Army
and Navy Veterans. U. S. A.. for the
entertainment of George Washington
Post. No. 1, at an oyster. cake and cof-
fee supper Tuesday evening. January 2.
In Pythian Temple.
~The Act of Union. is to he the sub
5ect of an address by Frederick ]. ellis
at a meeting of the Gaelic Society of
Washington Tuesday evening at s
o'clock in the Hickman studio. 1910
New York avenue. The rest of the
program will be made up of musical
numbers.
.The Uplift Of Boys formed the
theme of talk by John Bennett of the
Central Union Mission at the first
meeting of the Boys Uplift Athletic
northwest. last night. More than fifty
boys heard the talk: Musical numbers
followed. George Lawrence is superin
tendent of the club.
r. p. Keene was elected commander
of Burnside Post. No s. Department of
the Potomac. c. A. r, at a recent meet
ing of the post. Other officers elected
mander; George H. La Fetra, junior
vice commander; George T. Carter,
quarterInaster: DR.. James Mckee, sur
geon; Z. B. Thompson, chaplain: II. l..
Dean, officer OF the day; George F.
Miller, officer of the guard William
Emerson was selected as a member of
the department memorial committee
Robert l.. Mason, a clerk, has filed a
petition in voluntary bankruptcy. He
declares that he owes S1,095.59 and that
his assets are SO above legal exemp-
tons He is represented by Attorney
Soterios Nicholson
Charged with assault with a danger
Gus weapon, John Middleton. colored.
10 Alexander court, was arrested early
this morning by Policeman b W.
THOMPSON of the third precinct and
locked UP. II is charged that he
stabbed and dangerously wounded
George Dyson, colored, 20O9 + street.
The trouble occurred in Middleton s
home Dyson's wound is in the abdo-
men. and while his condition is serious,
physicians at Emergency Hospital,
where he is patient. think he will re-
cover.
A "get-together, meeting and enter
tainment of the Florida Society is to
be held at the Logan Hotel Thursday
evening The spirit of Christmas" is
to be interpreted in dancing by Miss
Alva Robinson.
South Dakota Society Entertains.