Evening star., 1917-09-08
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.
rhe first OF n series of smokers and

The FIRST OF a series of smokers ana
entertainments for men in Uncle sam
uniform and civilian strangers IN 'he
city by the Y. NJ. II. a. is to he given
this evening at the associations quar-
ters, 1347 Pennsylvania avenue An IN
teresting program has been arranged.
It will be for men only. y buhet
luncheon will be served.
Mrs. David Ransom CoveH. director
OF the Prisoners Aid Association OF the
District at the Police Court, who has
been seriously i'll at her home. Christ
Church rectory. on Capitol Hill. is ex-
pected to soon resume her duties at
the court.
Leo Gerson has filed suit In the Dis
trict Supreme Court against the Ter
minal Taxicab Company to recover
damages in the sum of $4,000 as re-
suit of injuries which he alleges he
sustained July IA last. His declaration.
drawn by Attorneys King, Simon q
Young, says that while alightng from
his automobile he was struck by a
taxicab. knocked down and severely
injured,
Court to the petition of his wife. Mrs.
Agnes F. Sammons, for absolute di-
vorce. William stokes Sammons asks
that her bill be dismissed the
ground that their marriage in 1910 was
Illegal. his former wife had obtained
an absolute divorce from him on the
ground of inf1delty. Sammons says that
at the time of his second marriage he
was ignorant of the law in the District.
which prohibits the remarriaGe of the
guilty party in an absolute divorce pro-
ceeding. Mrs. Sammons. in her petition
dled last week, named the same core
8pondent as in a former petition filed
In 1914. but which was later with
drawn.
Announcement of the decision of the
Judges in the lawn and garden contest
being conducted by the Park View
Citizens Association will be made at a
meeting of the association october
by District Commissioner Louis Brown
low Final eXamiua tions of the 1.40O
eligible lawns and gardens We're made
yesterday. The judges are William +.
Guide Capt. Thomas Judge of the tenth
police precinct and W. 2. Kenner.
Albert Washington. eishty-two years
old. Of Blue Plains, u. g. was stricken
with apopleXy at 901 CT street south
west last night and was removed to
Emergency Hospital He died about
twenty minutes after reaching the in
otitution-
The StenoErnpher>, Typewriters and
Bookkeepers' Union, local 11773 has
adopted a resolution to the effect that
the union "favors requesting all con-
Germs where our members are employ
ed to pay any of its employees the diff
ference in salary that they now re-
ceive and that paid by the Army or
Navy in all cases where any of our
members volunteer or are drafted in
the service of the United States gov
ernmeGt."
Two little girls. Francis Ludlow. nged
twelve, and Mary Ellen Arendes. aged
eight, cleared $40 on lawn party which
they arranged on the lawn at 9th and ,
B streets southeast Wednesday night |
The proceeds are to be given to Rev |
Louis J. oHern. chairman of the Catho-
lie war relief service with headquar-
ters in the Woodward building and
Carroll hall.
More workers are needed by the Red
Cross in the surgical dressings classes |
at the Georgetown Center 1925 Z |
street. The rooms are open daily from |
$3.50 am. until l pm, and on Friday |
evenings at $50 o'clock. No previous |
training is required for making the |
dressings. and the need for workers at |
this center is urgent.
About $50 damage was done to an |
automobile of Burge McFarr of 732 18th /
street yesterday afternoon. when it was !
struck by Capital Traction car at |
Pennsylyania avenue and jackson |
place No one was injured. |
That the death of William W. Taylor. |
VINO was run over by an automobile |
truck near the Anacostia bridge Thurs |
DAY afternoon, was the result of an un- |
avoidable accident was the verdict of I
coroners jury at an inquest at the |
morgue yesterday afternoon. Andrew |
Montgomery. who was operating the |
truck was relieved of blame and the |
police released him. Taylor was riding !
bicycle and il slipped on the wet as |
phalt throwing him under the wheels of |
the truck. He died later at Providence |
Hospital.
Search Is being made by the police for |
three members of Battery &. District !
-I,n Jo-t ,irYh,
Camp Ordway, where they were being |
held prisoners. Lieut.. McGrath at Camp |
Ordway told the police that the men !
who escaped were Peter Rochelli, nine
teen years old, of 217 John Marshall |
place; Pat OBrien, twenty -four years |
old. of 2114 35th street and John W. |
Musson. twenty years old. of Clark
place. Al of the men are said to be |
wearing soldiers uniforms.
Miss Ida G. PIummer. a public school |
teacher of the District. is to speak on |
sCare for the Working Girl at meet /
Ing GO the Woman Wage Farmers AS !
ISOLATION tomorrow afternoon at 4 |
0ea.'.:: at 7o4 street.
ONO .rs for the ensuing year were
elected at a business meeting of the (
Gregg Shorthand Association of Wash |
tneton Thursday evening. They are
Muiess. vice president; Miss y. Cox !
recording secretary; Oscar H. Lindlow,
corresponding secretary; Emil Schrage |
treasurer, and Miss J. ]. Mellott, Ii
brarian.
A special display of I2J photographs
OF the parade last Tuesday in honor of
the men selected from the District of
Columbia for service in the Army is
attracting the attention of passerS-by |
at 18th and + streets. President Will |
son marching al the head of the parade !
Is featured. The display covers both !
large windows of Aftiecks store.
The first meeting of the season of the
Piney Branch Citizens Association is
TO be held Monday evening at S o'clock |
at Iowa Avenue Church, 18th and En-
erSon streets.
DENIES WIFE'S CHARGES.