Evening star., 1917-09-12
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.
Charged W ith robbery. Lawrence WI

Charged with robbery. Lawrence Will
lians. colored. was held for the action
of the grand jury in $1,000 bonds yes
terday in the Police Court Williams is
George Lenager OF FoXhaU road Satur-
day evening Of 25 cents. Sergt. Corn
well and Policeman Smith of the Ten
1eytown precinct arrested Williams He
denied the charge.
The Commissioners have authorized
the retirement Of Policemen g. A.
Schrader. Edward l.. johnson and Ed
ward Archambolt. on allowances of $50
month each. W. II. Webb. engineer
IN the fire department. was retired at
$50. and r. Despeaux, private in the
fire department. at S47.50 month.
Naming ns correspondent n boardcr at
the house where he and his wife re-
sided. +. T. Blaakenship has filed suit
In the District Supreme Court for an
absolute divorce from Lilly BIanken-
ship. They We're married at Montyale
Va. October 20. 1905. and came to
Washington in 1909. The husband says
the correspondent came to live in the
same house last July. There are no chill
dren. Attorney James A. O'Shea ap-
pears for the husband.
Past Commander f.. Albert Lang of
William B. Cushing Camp, Sons of Vet
Grams. L. S. A. of this city. ACCOMPANIED
by his wife and daughter, Miss Ida May
Il
to Boston, where they visited relatives
On the way to Boston they stopped at
New YORK. New Jersey. Connecticut
New Hampshire and Vermont to visit
friends Commander Lang attended the
national encampment of the Sons of
Veterans in Boston.
''The Making of m American" will be
tne subject OF lecture illustrated by
colored slides at the Great Falls tent
city Sunday evening.
The first of the weekly meeting. Of
the Baptist Ministers Conference col
ored. will be held next Monday morn
ing at IL O'Clock at the COSMOPOLITAN
Bapust Church. street near 9Th street
northwest. having been discontinued
Yor two months during the summer
The Rev. DR.. NJ. W. u. Norman is pres
ident of the conference and the Rev.
DIR. j. !. Loving secretary.
The third national exposition of
chemical industries is to be held dur
ing the week beginning Monday Sep
tember "a, at the Grand Central Palace
in New York city.
the Mount Vernon Place Church was
held last evening in the parlors of the
church. Henry =. Holden was the
sneaker of the evening. Refreshments
were served.
An automobile fire engine is desired
by the Silver Spring. Md. volunteer
IRE department. Contributions for
the purchase of this engine which is
expected to cost s2.700. are being So
Hcited in that town by a committee ap-
pointed at recent meeting of the fire
department y considerable part of
the required amount already has been
subscribed. The engine will carry ten
men and the necessary equipment.
The American AntO supply Company.
Inc. dealer in automobiles and acces-
eorieS, at 1908 II street northwest has
Med a petition in voluntary ha nix
ruptcy- Ii lists its debts at$s6.3136S
and estimates its assets at s3,61910
Attorneys Louis A. Dent and g. E
Rausch appear for the corporation.
DR.. Harvey w. Wiley is to he the
principal speaker at the dinner tomor-
row evening at the Arts Club. WHY
Medicine?" will he the subject of dis
cussion. Other speakers Will be DR.. w.
4 Stafford and DIR. Truman Able, who
will also preside as POSTMASTER. Mrs.
W. E. Stafford and Mrs. William Howe.
as the hostesses. will receive the
guests.