Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-02
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

give a play called the 'OlQ Iha1uS CoH-
vention" tonight at o'clock. Mrs
Henry Albers and Mrs. F. G. Umhau
form the committee in charge.
The old controversy with respect to
the Shakespearean writings Will be re-
vived this evening when the Washing
ton branch of the Shakespeare Society
of America is to hold its weekly meet
ing at the headquarters of the organ
ization in the Cairo. Robert A. Smith.
an adherent of the Baconian theory,
will be the principal speaker. Mrs.
director. will sing a solo, and Mrs.
Leima Watts Collins will sing aria
from Carmen" Maurice Murray,
tenor also will sing. The public is in
vited.
To arrange for the annual dinner of
the Retail Merchants Association,
Henry Lansburgh, chairman of the
committee on arrangements for the
dinner, has called meeting for Mon
day afternoon at 1 o'clock at the Com
mercial Club. Other members of the
committee are Charles w. Semmes. vice
chairman; f. William Mackenzie, j.
Philip Hermann, George ". Harris, L.
c. Graham, NJ. A. Leese, Ralph W. Lee,
Joseph NJ. Stoddard, Charles +. Crane,
J. c. Mclaughlin and Richard L.
Lamb.
Gen. Leonard Wood Garrison. Army
and Navy Union. will meet in G.. A. Il.
Hall this evening. All members are re-
quested to be present. as several dis
tinguished speakers will address the
meeting and the recently elected COM
mander will be installed.
Officers were elected Mt the annual
meeting of the Hebrew Relief Society
and Hebrew Friendly Inn Sunday at
Adas ISRAEL Synagogue. The officers
are: Marcus Norman. president, for
the ninth term: l.. Cohen. vice presi-
dent; John Wolf, second vice presi-
dent; s Atlas. treasurer; S. Rosen.
cording secretary. The report of the
secretary also was read.
"The Vatican and the War; is the
SUBJECT OF a lecture to be given by
moses Baritz of Manchester England
at a meeting of the Washington Secu-
Iar League Sunday afternoon at
Ss.ock IN Pythian Temple. An open
forum discussion of the subject is TO
follow the lecture. The public is in
vited. "
Mrs. Annie Riley Hale of New York
Is to speak on The Greatest yora-
Sion tomorrow evening at o'clock in
Eoundry Methodist Church, 10th and
church streets northwest
lighted match dropned M, , n;..o
VI cloth this morning about . O'clock
.uSeo small hre in a room on the
uiii9 moor OF 20S Indiana avenue. the
residence of Mrs. Virginia Wood. Dam
to SIS. III 'eu
colored man at $50 LIST street southwest
aoout 4 O'Clock this morning, Frederick
moore, go l. street. received a knife
wound across the neck. His wound was
dressed at Casualty Hospital
Louisa Williams. cOlored. this MORN
ing about l o'clock participated in
row with another colored OCCUPANT of
her house at 1926 Marion street and re-
ce1ved stab wound in the left hin
The police took her to Homeopathic
Hospital.
suffering from fracture of his right
ankle, Herman Z. EnssIin. 1920 Sd
street, was taken to Emergency Hos
pitai from near 9Th and G streets yes
terday afternoon. He sustained the in
jury when knocked down by a street
car.
1917 18th street, collided with street
car at Pennsylvania avenue and 18th
street last night shortly after O'Clock
Both vehicles were slightly damaged.
An automobile belonging to Louis
Lombard. 2040 S street, and bicycle
ridden by Jacob Hunter. thirteen years
Old, "A FoXhaI road, collided at saith
and NJ streets yesterday afternoon
Slight damage to the bicycle resulted.
of meeting of the Paramount ORA
matte Club last evening in Moose Hall
9Th and G streets northwest. The Of
ficers are Morris Greenbaum, president:
Fornoroff. financial secretary; Miss
Rose Savage, recording secretary; Myer
Black, treasurer and director, and AL
bert Driessenstok. sergeant-at-arrns.
he ms fal lott how
rendered the retiring president, Abe
Markus.
Judge G.. Willrich, United States consul
to Quebec, is to give an illustrated lee
ture tomorrow evening at $50 at the
University Club on Canada, with special
reference to Quebec.
@Brains Rule the World. will he the
subject of an illustrated lecture this
evening at the colored Y. NJ c. A
building by Prof. G. W. Savoy of Cali
fornia.
st. Johns College alumni are to hold
banquet at the New -Ebbitt House
February Ii, common Grating the fif-
tieth anniversary of the coming of the
Christian Brothers to Washington. All
former students of the college, now liv-
ing in and around Washington are to
be urged to attend. a program of mu-
steal numbers and addresses is to be
given. Officers of the alumni associa-
ton are to be elected at that time.
The Velati Caramel Company, IncOr-
porated. has filed a certificate of ineer-
poration with the recorder of deeds
The capital stock is placed at $4,000
divided into shares of 500 each. The
fncorporators are NJ. A. Velati, James c.
Mulvihill and Wilton ]. Lambert
As the result of n collision of two
cars of the defendant. John T. Hall, jr,
has filed suit in the District Supreme
Court to recover $4,000 damages from
the Washington Railway and Electric
Company for alleged personal injury
He says he was passenger January
- last. when the cars collided on Ben
ming road. He sustained, he asserts.
serious and permanent injury. He is
represented by Attorneys Wright &
Wampler.
business meeting of the Young
Frolickers' Club will be held Sunday
afternoon at 2:30 at its clubroorn in the
Fairmont apartment.
Members of the alumni chapter of the
Kappa Alpha Fraternity are making
plans for their annual BANQUET. to he
held February II.
The Lincoln Park Citizens, AssOcia
ZION Is to hold business meeting Mon
day evening at o'clock in the lecture
room OF the Chapel of the Nativity, 14th
street and Massachusetts avenue south
east. Appropriations for the northeast
sectioh or the city during the next year