Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-28
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.



the wife.
The final Monday evening concert OF
tie year in the lobby of the Young
Mems Christian Association VIII be
given Monday evening under the dI-
rection OF c. W OConnor of Studio
Hall. Those who viii contribute TO the
program include Mrs. ]. NJ. Stoddard.
soprano. Richard Lorleberg. 'celllst;
George Thompson. pianist; Harry W al
Ter violiniSt; Miss AIwcrda Casselma
accompanist. ana {. W. o'Connor.
reader.
walter G. Newman. indicted for al
legged false pretenses, has been taken
into CUSTODY in New York city at {.
brokerage office on Broadway. Dttec-
tive Jake herman. who is IN the me
tropoIis. is expected to bring New man
to Washington. Newman Is alleged 10
have obtained $1,000 from u clerk TO =
committee of Congress by miSrepre-
sentation as 70 4 stock transaction
Declaring that after she had given
her husband. Morris y. Scher. $1,000
from her former husbands estate he
neglected her and finally deserted her.
Mrs. Annie Scher has asked the court
for limited divorce and alfmony.
They were married August :, 1914, and
Mrs. ScheT says she set her husband up
iu business with the money from her
former husbands estate. Attorney Gus
A. Schuldt appears for the wife.
Mrs. Frances AxteII. the first wcmn"
legislator in the state of Washington
ana now q member of the Workmen'S
compensation commission. and Repre-
sentative jeanette Rankin OF Montana
are 10 assist in the receiving line at j
card party to be given at the headquar-
tiers of the National American W ON
ans Suffrage Association, 1926 Rhode
Island avenue. Monday night. Others
who will receive are Mrs. John r.
" -. A{fS n fI..N ttNl
OF Colorado, Mrs. Luther w. Mott Of
New York. Mrs. Edward Heating Of
Colorado. Mrs. Philander Claxton OF
Tennessee, Mrs. Frank Hiram Smell OF
Connecticut and Mrs. Wesley Martin
Stoner of Florida.
Charles Sumner Hill, IN attorney of
this city and grand master of the Dis
trict Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows, is
TO deliver an address before the Wom-
an Wage Farmers Association. 104 I
street northwest. at o'clock tomor-
row afternoon. All women are invited.
There will be music.
stanley washburn. war correspond
ent. recently home from the Russian
front. last night addressed members of
the Washington Plattsbursh Associa-
ton at the regular drill of that or
ganization, held at the Riding and
Hunt Club. The speaker outlined the
problems which Russia, in the sudden
Will have to face. Capt. Archibald
Miller of the I'd Cavalry. U. s. A, pre-
coded the evenings drill with brief
address on the practical problems of
actual service.
The annual ball of Potomac Lodge.
No. {, Brotherhood OF Locomotive Fire
men and Enginemen, was held last
night at National Rifles Armory, G
near 9Th street northwest. The COM
mittee in charge Of the dance con
sisted of S. C. Aver, chairman; c. s.
Elliott, vice chairman; II. p. Beach.
H. b. Bowersox and W. a. Cahoon,
treasurer.
young man was seen leaving the
restaurant of Milton Schmidt. 102 eth
street, this morning about 4 o'clock
and an examination of the premises
disclosed the theft of 500 from the
cash register. colored man who saw
the burglar told the police he was
about twenty-five years old and that
he wore black suit and fedora hat
matters of participating in the enter
tainment of visitors from Arkansas to
the Confederate. reunion next June will
be discussed at a meeting of the
Arkansas State Society of Washington
to be held this evening at $50 o'clock
at W. c. T. U. Hall. 522 9Th street
northwest.
n
selecting a team to represent the as
sociation in the inter-city debate with
the Richmond Y. NJ. H. A. for the cham
pionship of the middle Atlantic states
federation. to be held in Richmond.
May IS. is to be held by members of
the Y. NJ. H. A. Debating Society to-
morrow afternoon at o'clock at the
association home, 1880 10th street
That Capital Punishment Be Abolish
ed in the United States is the sub
Ject selected for the tryout debate.
A meeting of the socialist party bf
the District is TO be held this evenin z
at its headquarters, Sl1 E street north
west. In addition TO the discussion of
the report of Julian Pierce, delegate to
the Emergency National convention at
81. Louis. Mo, the policy of socialists
OF Washington during the war Will be
considered.
An appeal for the discard of German
text books on psychology was made by
Dr. W. de kerlor in a lecture last night
A. the Hotel La Fayette on The Psy-
choloSy Of the Hands" These book $
should De replaced with the works of
reHch and English writers, he de-
Siared.
concert for the benefit of the
daughters OF Isabella building fund
was given by the anthony mandolin
ana guitar orchestra under the direc-
llon OF Miss Annie l.. Murray last even
ing IN the immaculate Conception Hall
Others who contributed to the progrl m
We're j. Lewis Moneyway. reader; Mrs.
Edith Wiley Wheeler, classic dancer.
MISS Gertrude Misel. contraIto; Miss
Helen Crowley, violinist; T. A. MURRAY
baritone, and Arthur Nichols. singing.
John Henry Mackey was arrested
last night by Detectives Evans and
" rren and held to answer q charge of
ialIns 10 pay board bills. He told the
detectives ne was an accountant from
Baton Rouge, La Complaint was made,
that ne exhibited a draft Tor Sl15 al
houses where he boarded for the pur-
pose OF making it appear that ne had
FUNDS. II as probable that he will be
given a hearing in court Monday
Rev. Z. VI. Tanner. new pastor of the
metropolitan a. Nj h. Church, is to oc-
cupy the pulpit of the church for the
first time tomorrow. He is the son of
Bishop Il. L. Tanner of PHILADELPHIA
and brother of II. o. Tanner, an artist
in Paris. Rev. Mr.. Tanner received his
training in Philadelphia, having fin
ished the theological course at the
Protestant Episcopal Divinity School.
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