Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-31
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

r. C. Roberts, formerly labor COM
missioner OF Porto Rico. is to speak
of interesting experiences in that is
land at a meeting of the Georgia So
ciety to be held Tuesday evening, Jan
uary 2. at the New Ebbitt House. The
! talk will be preceded by a short BUSH
ness meeting OF the society. The pres
| ident, William ]. Harris of the federal
trade commission, will preside.
''The Rights Of the Child in the
Home" is to be the subject for discus
sion at the midyear opening of the
community center at the Wilson Nor
NAL School at s o'clock Wednesday
evening There are to be ste:eopticon
I slides shown. The meeting is to be
| n red letter dav' affair in honor of
Mrs. Mary T. Hill Willard.
| Carol Thomas. son of }. Gordon
| Thomas of Culpeper. Va. who was &C
1 cidentally shot in the abdomen Friday
while at Buena. Va. and later brought
| to Providence Hospital in this city. is
| recovering. Dr. James f. Mitchell per-
formed an operation on Thomas. who is
seventeen years old. The shooting oc-
CURED when companion of Thomas
tripped while carrying a loaded rifle.
causing it to be discharged.
Charged with a freak mt the garage
of Frank Norville. rear of 1914 NJ
street, Benjamin Morgan. colored, bet
ter known as Ben Gaskins. sixty years
/ old. was locked up last night by De-
! tective Scrivener of the seventh pre-
cinct 1t is alleged that he stole parts
of automobiles and tried to dispose of
! them. Ben will be arraigned in Police
! Court Tuesday morning.
IrednII Kendall. Hfty-one year. old.
a private in the army. was found dead
| in his room at SIG 2iSt street about
noon yesterday. He made no complaint
of illness Friday night before he re-
tired. his friends stated. and they were
surprised to learn of his sudden death
Private Kendall was detailed for cler-
! ical duty in the office of the adjutant
general of the army and was at his
certificate of death from natural
causes. The deceased was native of
New Jersey and had resided in this city
the past ten years.
Edward T. Bolts. sixty-One years old.
S14 14th street northeast, was found on
the tracks of the Baltimore and ONO
railroad in East Washington Park yes
terday afternoon. suffering from eX-
posture. The police took him to Wash
ington Asylum Hospital
22d and p streets yesterday afternoon
exploded and injured John A. Gibson.
twelve years old. PAT 22d street. and
Henry Parker. the same age, 1924 18th
street. Ine former received d cut vi
the right hand. while the latters right
leg was cut Their wounds were dress
ed at the office of physician.
Charged with petit larceny. Rudolph
Thurston. colored, who said his home is
at 1909 d street. was arrested last night
by Policeman Heathcoat of the first
precinct Thurston is alleged to have
stolen a bag containing $3.50 from Duke
Bell. also colored. while at 18th and Il
streets yesterday afternoon.
Omcers are to be elected mt meeting
of the Chevy Chase Citizens Association
Wednesday evening at O'Clock, at the
Chevy Chase School building.
Rev. C. !. Withrow. pastor Of the
Mount Vernon NJ L. Church. is to speak
this afternoon at 3:45 o'clock at
the 18th street branch of the Y. NJ. c.
A. Open house, inspection of the build
ing and an athletic carnival are to be
features of the New Year celebration
Monday at the association. The pro-
gram is to start at 2 o'clock. A musical
program also has been arranged.
meeting of the Cathedral Heights
Citizens Association is to be held
Thursday evening at o'clock in st.
Adams Parish Hall.
Omcers OF the Army. Navy. Marine
Corps and National Guard were enter
tanned at the Home Club of the Inte-
rior Department Friday night by the
Home Club Target Association. Those
who participated in the program were
Miss Vera Budd. Miss Olive Budd, Miss
Frances Scherger and Miss Helen
Davis.