Evening star., 1917-04-10
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.
o. II. Benson OF the Department of
Agriculture is to address the SlXteenth
Street Heights Citizens Association at
a meeting of the association to be held
this evening at o'clock at the resi-
dence of Robert +. Heater, l2l' Dog
wood street northwest
4 musical for the blind is to given
at the Library of Congress TINS evening
at SIS O'Clock in pavilion . The pro
gram will be rendered by Miss Heien
Woytych. vioiinist. and Augustine
Bursumo, accompanist.
An undenominationaI class is to he
addressed by DR.. Samuel Ridout. teacher
of the Bible. tomorrow night at
o'clock at the assembly hall. 18th street
and Pennsylvania avenue southeast
Washington alumni of Hamilton Col
1ege held an informal dinner ar the
University Club last night. Several un-
dergraduates. home from the college
for the Easter holiday. also were pres
ent The following officers for the en-
suing year were elected: President, II
w Stone: secretary, w Is. landers'
The following from Clinton. \. Y. rep
resented the college. l.. j. Banner, NJ
Watson, Waldron Stone and J. D. Sea-
yer.
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the United States will be called upon
TO render in connection with the trans
ferring of troops during the war VIII
be outlined by Col Chauncy b Baker,
+ s A in an address to be delivered
Thursday evening before Capital Irac-
tion Company Section, No. ), American
Electric Railway Association All EN-
ployes of the company, whether mem
hers of the section or not. ere invited
TO attend. The meeting will be held In
the assembly hall of the companys
building at seth and NJ streets north
west
Mrs. Sarah l.. McCauley. forty-four
years old wife of d. +. MoCauley, 1906
9Th street, was taken i'll at her hcme
yesterday afternoon and died before a
physician from Emergency Hospital
reached the house. Coroner hewitt gave
a certificate of death from natural
causes. and funeral services Will be
held at her late home Thursday morn
ing at IL o'clock.
Suffering from severe injuries to his
ribs Charles Z. Graves, thirty three
years old, 725 Webster street, was
taken TO Emergency Hospital from
18th and streets yesterday afternoon
about o'clock. He said that he was
assaulted by unidentified colored
man
"What the Women of France and
England Are Doing for National De-
Tense" will be the subject of an ad-
dress this afternoon at 4:30 o'clock at
the Washington Club, by Capt. Gran
willie Fortescue, military observer ana
war correspondent. Capt. Fortescue
will speak under the auspices OF Mary
Washington Chapter of the d. A. r. and
all visiting daughters in the city have
been invited to be present.
Members of the New Hampshire So
ciety pledged their loyalty to the
President and the government at a
= fina wat on las nj oh
at the Dewey Hotel. Representative 4.
II. Wason presided.
The annual reunion of the Cornell
alumni in the District of Columbia Is to
be held this evening at the Powhatan
Hotel. The speakers are to be Maj. W.
II. II. Hutton. university trustee; Daniel
Rhodes, Pierre Boai and John Temple
Graves.
A proclamation to all members of the
Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Free
and Accepted Masons for the District
of Columbia TO support the President
and the government i'll the present
crisis has been sent out by William H.
jackson. grand master of the organiza-
tion. In his proclamation he say: Let
s,our motto be America First and AL
ways
The Noun. Pleasant W. &. r. L. is to
mold its regular meeting tomorrow aft
ernoon at O'Clock at the home of Miss
arene V. Barnes, 310l 18th stleet north
west
Arrangements for the concInve of the
Bloom of Youth Working Club, COM
posed Of members Of the Bloom of
Youth Lodge. No. 1868. Grand United
Order of Odd Fellows, We're completed
at meeting last night in it's hall, 1906
NJ street northwest. The concIave will
be held tomorrow and will end with
an entertainment and reception in it's
hall tomorrow night. The executive
committee is composed of J. s. Jones'
chairman: Dudley Tucker, secretary,
and David Rinker. treasurer.
10 form Ped Cross unit at a special
meeting to be held tomorrow afternoon
a O'Clock in the vestry room of
Eighth Street Temple All Jewish
~omeE IN the city are urged to be
present.
Mai. Raymond ". Pullman has re-
Ce!ved automobile for his personal
use. provision for it's purchase having
been made i'll the District appropria-
Ron bill. passed at tie last session of
Congress.
FLORENCE Reed. nine wears old. , des,
mute, yesterday afternoon ran in front
of !" motor truck near her home on
Canal ROAD, Was struck, knocked down
end seriously EUIt. Charles Norris 536
.th street southeast. who was operat-
Ing the truck. took the injured child
TO Georgetown University Hospital
where it was found she had sustained
two cuts on her head and was badly
shocked. Norris told the police that
the accident was unavoidable
Car No. 6"5 of .he Washington Rail-
way and Electric Company collided
with Il hose reel belonging TO the Dis
tr1ct sewer department near 2Jth and
= streets yesterday and damaged il to
the amount of $50. William H. Black :
burn, driver of the District team re-
Ceived injuries to his head which were
dressed az Georgetown University Hos
pdtal
The automobile of Mrs. Lansing wife
OF the Secretary of State, was damaged
yesterday afternoon while in front of
1403 + street. A motor truck belong
Ing to an + street merchant backed
against l. and did slight damage.
William Matthews, 326 North Carolina
avenue, reported to the police a rob-
berry committed at the Dunkard Church
North Carolina avenue and 4th street
southeast. in the past Week. Wearing
Apparel and q razor were stolen.
meeting of the POcahOntas Me-
p1orial Association is to be held Thurs
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