Evening star., 1917-05-24
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

East Gate Chapter, No. II. Order Of
the Eastern Star, is to hold its first
opeE-air meeting of the season Satur-
Island avenue. The proceeds are to go
to the American Red Cross.
Jesse T. Mower has been granted an
absolute divorce from Mamie L.
Mower. The decree. signed by Justice
Stafford, assesses the costs of the pro-
ceeding against the man named as CO.
respondent. The husband was repre-
scented by Attorney W. A. Coombe.
The garden party announced for Sat-
urday by the Women's Alliance of All
Souls Unitarian Church has been post
poned until June s. 1t Is to be given at
the home of Mrs c. r. Richards. 8 West
Irving street, Chevy Chase. meeting
of the Women's Alliance is to be held
June 1.
nag recently purchased by COM
mittee Of the Federation of Citizens
Associations is to be presented to the
Commissions of the District at a spe-
cial meeting of the federation, to be
held Saturday afternoon at 2:3O o'clock
in the boardroom Of the municipal
building.
Miss Lillian Evans In to give a recital
in Rankin Memorial Chapel at the How
o'clock, to which the public is invited.
Justice Wendell p. Stafford of the
District Supreme Court is to speak on
Shakespeare the Man" this evening at
S:I5 o'clock at the Arts Club.
Miss Emma Gray, president Of the
National New Thought Center, lectured
meeting of the organization last even
ing in the Washington Loan and Trust
building. She said that people think
they are poor because they lack a few
things, whereas il they only thought
they could obtain many things more
precious than gold.
Mrs. Stanley Mccormick II to be en-
tertained by the Congressional Club. as
a member Of the women's committee of
the national council of defense, tomor-
row afternoon at o'clock. Tea will be
served at o'clock.
Applicants for positions as medical
inspectors and nurses for the public
schools of the District are to be exam
ined by the civil service commission
June 4.
DIR. G. J. D'Anchise Of New York gave
Congregational Church last night. The
proceeds are to go to a fund of $4,000
which the American Waldensiah So
ciety is endeavoring to raise for the
Y dlOSHSidh AilSSlouS 4ldly.
Mrs. Minnie c. b. Robinson, widow Of
Rev. Henry Clay Robinson. pastor of
the First Baptist Church for several
years. has resigned her position as ma
tron of the Stoddard Baptist Old Folks
Home, where she has been employed
several years. She has gone to New
York to become matron in the Howard
Orphanage Industrial School of Long
Island, of which Rev. ]. H. N. Waring
IS president. Mrs. Robinson is a prod
uct of the public schools of Boston and
IS graduate Of the Spellman Seminary,
Atlanta, Ga.
The will of Thomas Browning Spence.
probate. 1t is dated May 10. 1917. and
leaves his entire estate absolutely to
his wife. Mary Lee Spence.
Five girls Of the Bristol School were
awarded diplomas by the principal,
Miss A. A. Bristol, at the graduation
exercises held at the school last night.
DIR. Mitchell Carroll spoke on "The
Soul of Woman" Invocation was pro-
nounced by Rev. G. L. Allen.
The New Clfns Hotel Company, .
Rhode Island corporation. owning the
New Richmond Hotel. and Joseph "
Jordan. its manager, are named as de-
fendants in suit to recover $4,000
damages filed in the District Supreme
Court by Elizabeth Owen of New York
city. Through Attorneys Frederick J.
Rice. and Alexander II. Bell the plain
tiff says she was i'll at the hotel for
six days last February while a guest
there and was neglected. she asserts
and not provided with the service to
clEes that she had given diamonds
worth $1,000 to the manager to be kept
in the hotel safe and that he refused
to surrender them on her request, but
retained the jewels for several days.
The last meeting of the season /. te
be held by the West End Citizens As.
sociation Monday evening at O'Clock
at Kidder Hall, 822 goth street north.
west A resolution introduced at the
last meeting. providing for the return
OF the association to membership ir
the Federation of Citizens Associations
is to be acted upon.
Washington Hebrew ConxreRation I,
to hold Shabuoth services Saturday
evening at s o'clock. Confirmation
service Is to be held Sunday morning
Rev. DR.. Rosenau Of Baltimore is te
address the congregation Friday even.
ing, June /.
The children of Washington Cit
Orphan Asylum, under the direction Of
Miss Virginia Littleton, are planning
to give a folk flower festival Monday
afternoon at o'clock at the institu.
element weather the entertainment i.
to be given the following Wednesda,
at the same hour. Verses for the en-
tertainment have been composed BY
Ed Muth.
Talbot Taylor PendIeton, a gradual,
of the Episcopal High School of Vir
ginfa and of Princeton University, ha,
taken the examination at the San An
tonic encampment for a commission il
the army. He will report August 1
Mr.. Pendleton is the nephew Of Mrs
Eugene Van Rensselaer, of this city.
Memorial exercises for the member
of the organization who have died sine
May q. 1915. were held by Burnsid
Post. No. s, G. A. R.. last evening. Ad
dresses were made by G. NJ. Saltzga
ber, commissioner of pensions, and Re,
Earl Couden, chaplain of the House o
Representatives. Musical selection
were given by the Metropolita