Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-11
CAT TALES.
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

Tug Edith Goddard Winship, DeionS-
ing to the Consolidation Coal Company
and used in towing coal-laden boats
from Georgetown to unloading points
about this city and at Alexandra, mas
been relieved from duty by lce~cloSlng
the Chesapeake and Ohio canal. She
will leave here this afternoon for Bal
timore to be given thorough over
hauling in preparation for returning TO
duty in the early spring.
An entertainment given by the Dis
trict war service commission last night
in the auditorium Of the Young Men
Christian Association proved magnet
for many soldiers and sailors now IN
Washington. On the program were Ed
ward Donavan, Miss Lille Wilmer, Mrs.
Ruth Simpson. Miss Edna Barber. Mrs.
Nellie Shore and Mrs. l.. G. Dickinson.
An address on war insurance for men
in the service was given by Charles F.
Nesbitt before the Mems Club of Christ
Episcopal Church last night at the home
of G. A. King, 72s 18th street north
west.
Members of the Department of State
war relief work are devoting all of
their efforts to sending warm clothing,
blankets and shoes to the destitute and
homeless in devastated Halifax. Gifts
of clothing and money will be very
gratefully received at the rooms. 1879 II
street. from 2 to o'clock every after
noon except Saturday. Supplies will be
shipped promptly
lecture Twelve Famous Pic
lures is to be given by Mrs. Eleanor
Bingham tomorrow evening at o'clock
in the assembly hall of Paul Institute,
21o7 street The public in invited.
Officers will be elected and bylaws
adopted at a meeting of the Brent
Teachers Association and the Com
munity Association of the Webster and
Lsy-eay LII 0IC ~
School tomorrow evening at 1870
o'clock. DR.. Abram Simon will be the
principal speaker Other speakers will
be Joseph Raspar and F. Y. Tharin. A
speaker from the United States food
administration will outline the work of
the administration.
A military dance in honor of the on
GERS at Camp Meigs will be given at the
Thomson School Saturday evening
Those in charge of the affair include
Mrs. Charles w. Wetmore, Mrs. Fred
erick Brook. Mrs Victor Wallace, Mrs.
Susie Root Rhodes, Mrs. William F.
Flood. Mrs. Vincent Toomey. Mrs. War
rem Turton. Mrs. Albert Jingle Mrs
Gertrude Carpenter. Mrs A. j. DriscolI
Mrs. Peyton Mitchell, DR. Rush, A.
Lingle, A Finckel and A. ]. Driscou
st. Louis. no., IL considering building
a big open-air penal farm using the
District workhouse at occoauan as
model, and has summoned Supt Whit
taker of the local Institution to pass
on the practicability OF 5,O0O-acre
tract OF ground under consideration for
this purpose. Mr.. Whitaker left for ST
Louis Saturday.
Helen f. Hunter has filed suit for
maintenance in the District Supreme
court against Robert G.. Hunter an en-
pioye of the federal government. she
charges cruelty and inadequate sup
port. Attorney Alexander H Bell APP
pears for the wife.
Roscoe G. Bruce. assistant superIn-
tendent of colored schools, will address
the Parent-Teachers' Association of the
James G. Birney School tonight at s
O'Clock.
Citizens of the northeast section Of
the city VIII meet tonight in the Pea
body School TO effect the permanent or
ganlzation OF the Peabody Community
association. Officers viii be elected
and committee 10 draft the constitu-
tion and bylaws will make its renort
Miss Flora l.. Hendley and DR. +, 81
kimbail. supervising principals Of the
sixth and seventh divisions. are co
ISOLATION.
Miss Helen Sarick boswell of New
York, who is at the Willard Hotel has
beeh appointed secretary to the reDub-
lican committee of the state of New
York BY the chairman Of the committee
| George A. Glynn. Miss Boslyclrs an
| pointment is the first political appoint
ment in New York since the women Of
[ that state were given suffrage
|
| French war orphans will he benefited
by a tag day held Yesterday at Gearge
| Washington University Tags were on
I sale by girl students of the uniyersitv
| all through the day and during the
| evening The money viii he Forwarded
| George Neely Hennfnp he'd ~ ~ ~
partmenr Of Romance ,ane,Ia 80, ~ ~.
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