Evening star., 1917-05-31
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.
women Of the local council Of the
Mothers Congress are to be hostesses
at bridge and five hundred party at the
Hotel Powhatan Saturday evening at
o'clock. Proceeds are to be devoted TO
the extension of dental clinic work Tor
school children of the District. Mrs.
Giles Scott Raftcr and Mrs. A. B. Garges
are in charge of arrangements.
A program of interpretive dances by
Miss Marion Hill. Miss Katheryn Drain
and Mrs. George Mcclellan Chase Will
be given at the regular midweek enter
.tainment at the Arts Club this evening.
The Sunday school OF John Wesley
Church, assisted by pupils of Miss Eva
Virginia Johnson's School of Music, IS
to give a musical tomorrow evening at
o'clock at the church.
Senator Watson Of Indiana, II an
nounced to speak before the mems class
of Calvary Methodist Episcopal church,
Sunday morning at $3.50 o'clock. Sem
ator Watson is actively connected with
Sunday school and church work in his
homo state.
The last meeting of the season Of the
Federation of Citizens Associations is TO
be held Saturday evening at o'clock IN
ing. Committees having matters before
them for action are requested to be
prepared to render reports.
Oncers for the ensuing year are to
be elected at a meeting of Federal
. -Watchmen's Union. No. 14964. to be held
: tomorrow evening at o'clock at Moose
Hall, 7th and streets.
The annual picnic of All Souls Me-
mortal Church is to be held on the
grounds of Springland Saturday. All
members Of the parish are invited.
; Nicholas LIE Petit. who spent seven
weeks In the trenches in France and
who ten days ago escaped from ST.
Elizabeth Hospital. where he was
patient, yesterday afternoon was ar
rested by Sanitary Officer Lynn and De-
-tectfve Joe Grant. He was charged
with being a fugitive from the hospital
and was returned there.
NThe Needs Of Soldiers In the Concen-
tration Camps is to be the topic of an
c. 8. p, of the College of st. Paul the
Apostle is to deliver before the Catholic
.Women's Literary Guild of Washing
ton in Gonzaga College hall this even
ing at o'clock.
joseph Won Chopicki, fhirty-four
years old, 204 F street, and his wife
last night were riding a motor cycle
AI I" lBCOuSIH avenue anu Emery place
when collision occurred with the
5automobile of Alfred Natho, 1902 East
Capitol street. The motor cycle was
badly damaged and its riders slightly
hurt.
An automobile operated by Ralph
Mccoy, 3003 Sherman avenue, yesterday
afternoon collided with bicycle ridden
by Shafter Watts. colored, 2900 @
street, at 18th and H streets The BIZ
tc
received injuries to his legs. The au-
fomobile had previously co1lided with
an automobile operated by John Thorn
rs. 1875 NJ street, at 18th and II streets.
Meir wertheimer, nfty-three years
old, who said he was from Cumberland,
Nd, and that he had escaped from
Washington Sanitaffum. Takoma Park,
terday afternoon by Policeman Moseby
of the seventh precinct. Wertheimer
said he left the sanitarium Monday aft
ernoon and that he had been without
food since that time. He was returned
to the sanitarium this morning.
Ways In which they can help the
country are to be discussed by students
of the Thomson Night School this even
Ing.
Sheds I'm the rear Of the residences of
George n. Tucker and George Chaconas,
611 9Th street and 614 5th street, last
night about IL o'clock were slightly
damaged by fire. The origin of the fire
was not determined.
Mrs. w. r. Newton, Baltimore. Nd,
D visitor at Arlington yesterday after
noon, slipped and fell while alighting
from car at Mount Vernon station.
18th and D streets. and injured her
back. She refused treatment.
The Hubbard School Alumni Associa-
tion is to meet tomorrow evening at 8
o'clock at the Hubbard building.
Arrangements are now complete for
the twelfth annual excursion Of the
Business High School Alumni Associa-
tfon. to be held to Marshall Hall to-
morrow. Boats are to leave Washing
ton for the resort at 10 am. 2:3o. $50
and pm.
Commencement exercises of Immacu-
late Conception Academy are to be held
Riordan is to celebrate mass, assisted
by Rev. George Bryant and Rev. A.
Heidsr. Harry Wheaton Howard is to
direct the musical program.
MeetinEn scheduled by the Associated
Harvard Clubs for this year have been
cancelled because Of the wan Many of
Harvard's graduates. including some of
the most prominent officials in the coun-
try. are taking an active part In the
preparations for war. meeting of
Harvard graduates which was to have
been held at the New Willard Hotel to-
morrow evening has been called off,
A public debate ON the question of
! compensating the liquor interests when
national prohibition is adopted was
held Tuesday evening at the. Baptist
Temple. Philadelphia, Pa. Dr. Clarence
True Wilson, general secretary of the
board Of temperance prohibition and
public morals of the Methodist Episco-
pal Church of this city, represented the
Temperance organizations, and D. Clar-
ence Gibboney. president of the PhiIa-
delphia Law and Order League, repre-
sented the liquor interests.
HepoFts from Mrs. Henry Farouhar
and Mrs. Joseph Stewart, who repre-
scented the alliance at the May meeting
: recently held at Boston. Mass, are to
be made at the last meeting Of the sea-
son Of the Women's Alliance Of All
Hoalg Unitarian Church to be held to-
morrow morning at II o'clock in the
church parlors. The garden party, post
Z poned from last Saturday, is to be given
Iune At the home of Mrs. Clifton r.
Richards. . West Irving street, Chevy
Chase. Nd.
Class niGht exercises In commemora-
tion Of the tenth anniversary of the
founding OF the Teachers College OF
George Warrington University are to
fbe held BY the class Of 1917 tomorrow
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