Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-29
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.



Under the leadership of their COM
mander, Capt. Brook Lee. about thirty
members of Company X, LIST Maryland
Infantry. who have enlisted since the
organization returned from the bor-
der are planning to attend an Illus
trated lecture on the activities of Dis
trict of Columbia and other troops dur
ing the border campaign. to be deliv-
cred at the Woodside, Md, school Mon
! day night. May :. by J. Crosby McCar-
4 thy. At the meeting, which is to be
! under the auspices of the Parent
/ Teachers Association of Silver Spring.
! Md. Mrs. q. V. Chandler, chairman of
the Red Cross auxiliary, also is to
| speak.
! William II. Baldwin has been ap-
/ pointed by the Commissioners to rep
| resent the District of Columbia at a
! national defense conference to he held
( in the office of the Secretary of War
May o at 10 am. The conference,
/ which was called by the Secretary of
! War, will consist of one delegate from
/ each state 1t viii consider the rela
! ;ionship of the state and federal ac-
! tivities in the prosecution of the war
1 and the methods of organization of
| state and local defense committees and
| their cooperation with the council of
! nd kioHdi deieitse'
/ meeting of kentucky women in
I Washington will be held in Mrs. c. G..
| Nice hord's apartments, Willard Hotel
! tomorrow afternoon from to O'Clock
| to discuss plans for knitting useful
! articles for the crew of the battleship
! Kentucky and for the Navy League
| All woman kentuckians who are will
ing to participate in this work are
! invited
Alpha Nu Chapter of Kappa Alpha
Fraternity of George Washington Uni
versity held its first spring smoker at
the chapter house. 2011 Columbia road
northwest, last night.
The Georgia Society il to hold it's
Apr!l meeting at the New Ebbitt House
Tuesday evening. The adyisa b1litN OF
abandoning the annual banquet of the
society in conformity with the general
policy of economy is to he discussed.
meeting of the board of education
is to he held Wednesday afternoon at
80 o'clock at the Franklin School.
Carl NrOoman. assistant secretary of
agriculture is to address the Kansas
state Society of Washington THURSDAY
evening at the Home Club. ii jackson
place Other speakers are to be former
Representative Joseph Taggart, Mrs.
Guernsey. president-general, u. A. K.
and Gov. Capper OF his representative
attending the conference OF governors.
Mrs Frank Fl. Northrup and her class
will give rhythmic dancing. Music is to
be furnished by W. J. Wrightsman,
violinist; Mrs Bella Thompson. pianist:
Charles Allen. tenor: Miss STUNT,
pianist, and Mrs. Zurhorst. Dancing
Will be provided.
A celebration meeting. under the
auspices of the combined Jewish or
carnations of this city, in commemora-
ton of the overthrow OF the RUSSIAN
autocracy is to be held this evening at
s o'clock at the Eighth Street Temple.
Rev DIR. A. Simon, rabbi of the temple
John j. O'Zoll, former member OF the
Russian duma, and Mr.. Felgenpam OF
New York are to speak. There Will be
a musical program. The puoiic Is IN
vited.
Walter yickers Lambert, Twenty-Five
wears old, a conductor in the employ
of the Washington Railway and Elec-
tric Company, who resides at sos A
street southeast, yesterday afternoon
fell from car window while adjusting
the trolley and was seriously hurt
Lambert was taken to Casualty Hos
pitai. where he was attended by Dr.
Mcclure.
Mrs. Charles Bieler. wife Of Prof.
Charles Bieler of the Presbyterian
Theological College of Montreal, is 70
Covenant tomorrow afternoon at 5:SV
o'clock on THE Soul of France. Mrs.
Rieler has four sons in the British army
serving under Gen. Haig in France.
Arrangements have been completed
for the annual banquet of the freshman
class of Catholic University to be held
tomorrow evening at the Raleigh Hotel
Otis II, Kent Of the Interstate COM
merce commission has been appoln.eu
an attorney for the United States ship
ping board. Mr.. Kent entered the serv-
ice of the interstate commerce com
mission December 5, 1907. Since that
time most of his work has been in the
legal service of the commission. He
has been acting as one of the assist
ants to the chief counsel or the COM
mission during the past two years
StonewaM Jackson Chapter. No. 20
United Daughters OF the Cohleosraes.
is to conduct a card party tomorrow
night in the Confederate Memorial
Home, 1922 Vermont avenue. In AID OF
one of the worthy causes being pro
NOTED by this organization. mrs Eliza
beth Fred is chairman of the entertain
ment committee. Mrs. Katherine Eslyn.
president of the chapter. with her stan
of officers, will welcome the guests MRS.
James E. Mulcare division president
of the organization for the District,
will attend.
Saving the day for America and Eu-
rope after the war through American
missionary activities in INDIA ana the
orient is 10 be the theme of a lecture by
Prof George F. Enoch at Polls Theater
tonight Prof. Enoch has travelled in the
oriental countries. and will discuss the
future relations of the far east and the
far west. The public is invited.
VALUATION REPORTS SOON.
Utilities Board Plans to Close Cases
Til. yIyaaL. Eynar4 M, Stand