Evening star., 1917-10-17
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

A meeting of the committee on build
ing Industries of the Washington Cham
Der of Commerce has been called for
Friday at pm.
A four-day retreat was begun Mt
Georgetown University last night. Rev.
Daniel J. Quinn of New York. former
president of Fordham University de-
livered the opening sermon. Rev. AL
phonsus j. Donlon, S. J.. president of
the university, and other members of
features of the retreat is to be prayers
for the pupils and former pupils of the
| institution who are in military or naval
service.
Miss Leila Mechlfn. secretary of the
American Federation of Fine Arts. will
give an illustrated lecture next Satur-
day night at the weekly entertainment
for soldiers and sailors at Epiphany
Church. The members of the Girls
Friendly Society will act as hostesses
to the men in the service. The lecture
will be followed by dancing in the gym
nasium.
Omcers of the Dunbar High School
Parent Teachers Association are to be
elected at meeting in the auditorium
Of the school this evening at s. o'clock
discussion is to be held or "NNhv
, Pupils Repeat and Fail in>,. Their
studies.
Rev. DIR. John w. Wadman of Homo
luiu IS to dsliyer iiastrate>
Pleasant Congregational Church Friday
evening at o'clock. under the auspices
OF the Mount Pleasant Woman's Chris
tian Temperance Union. A musical pro-
gram is to be given by Miss Ida Sey-
both and William h. Boyd, with Will
T. Pierson as accompanist.
The Ladies' Guild of Emmanuel
church, southeast, resumed its actiyi-
.les Tor the winter months with a meet
ing yesterday afternoon in the parish
hall in street. 1t was voted unaYI-
mousiy to purchase a government lib
erty bond The guild also appropriated
money for use of church work
A meeting of the South Washington
CITIZENS Association is to be held this
evening at o'clock in the jefferson
School assembly hall.
Mai. Raymond W. Pullman, superin-
tendent of police, and Odeu S. Smith
are TO speak a rally of the Home De-
1ense League tomorrow evening at &
O'Clock at No, police precinct station.
Men who have been in trimming at the
officers reserve training camp at Fort
Des Moines, Iowa, are to be the speciaI
guests at the vesper services Sunday
AFTERNOON at o'clock al the chapel of
howard University. President Newman
is to preach.
"A halloween social Is to be given un-
I ger the Joint auspices of the ! ount.
| Womens and Young Mems Christian
aSsocia tons Tuesday evening from the
| to 1880 o'clock at the Central y. NJ. g
| A. building.
Miss Amy Bernardy of Carrarn, Italy,
| Is to address the League of American
PenWomen at the first meeting of the
season tonight in the ballroom of the
iiotel Lafayette, on conditions among
/ ehiidren of Italy as affected by the war
MISS Bernardy recently turned her home
, IN italy into school for the accommo-
uation of children of soldiers made
,,,oineless ,n.n's oy war Dr. Edward Egbert.
lately connected with the American Red
Cross in Kiev, Russia,I will lecture on
Russia and her People" Musical num-
bers. under the direction of Mrs Su-
zanne oldberg, will be presented
L. Pierce BoteIer, secretary of the
MUTUAL Fire Insurance Company, is at
tending the twenty-second annual
meeting of the National Association of
Mutual Insurance Companies, being
neld at Kansas City, Mo. Mr. Boteler
IS member of the Legislative commit
Tee OF the association. Charles F. Nes-
pit' superintendent of insurance. who
also is attending the convention. is
scheduled to make an address tomor-
row.
walter w. Paige and William Metz
entertained more than a hundred of
their friends at an informal reception
given in their apartment at 420 Cd
street northwest yesterday evening,
many "wanderlusters" being present.
The volunteer guard division of the
rome Defense League of the District of
columbia. made up of .colored citizens,
at Its regular drill last night in the
armory of Dunbar High School APP
pointed the following committee to
meet the colored officers from the mill
tary training camp at Des Moines, Iowa,
who will arrive in Washington today:
Capt. w. A. Warfield, Capt. M. G. Lucas.
Lieut. Robert p. Rhea, Lieut.. Wollsey
w. Hall. Lieut. J. E. Slaughter, Capt. E.
L. Webster. Es D. Williston, G. W. Cook.
Fountain Peyton. c. A. seWell. Rev J. L.
Pinn, L. E. Dogan, G. L. Sadgwar. ]. J.
Gardner, A. ]. Payne, w. Z. Lindsay and
J. v. Gets.