Evening star., 1917-03-21

Rev. DIR. Arthur Il. Taylor OF Ork.
Pa, is TO deliver the sermon at the
Lenten service in All Souls Episcopal
Church. Connecticut and Cathedral
avenues. this evening at o'clock.
II. Hayes Hamilton is to give "ph"-
toiogue" before the young ladies of the
Bristol School this evening. The lee
turer viii! show pictures of Washington
by night. along the Hudson and Adiron-
daciz winter sports, Salt Lake City and
feature Yellowstone Park since the in
, tTodGction CT automobiles III that park.
meeting OF the South Washington
Citizens Association is to be held this
evening at o'clock in the assembly
"Lost-A Chaperon." comedy in
three acts. will be presented by the Phi
Mu Sigma Players at Waugh NJ f.
Messrs. Wemer and Wondrack and
Misses Stevens. Smith and Mccoy will
be seen in the leading parts.
While on'h way to work this morn
ing, about $50 o'clock, Herman Ryan.
420 NJ street southeast. found the dead
BODY OF an infant in an alley near 4th
and H streets northeast. The body was
turned over to the police and taken to
the morgue.
Nellie Smith, colored. forty-two
years old, 1907 9th street, yesterday
afternoon dropped dead at her home
Her death was due to an attack of
acute indigestion.
Tag day for the benefit of st. AIMS
infant Asylum, which was postponed
on account of the inclement weather of
March II, is to be held Saturday.
A meeting of the Washington Athletic
r11 cd foy
night in the Shoreham Hotel to con-
slider reports on finances and member
ship and to discuss plans for beginning
the erection of the proposed clubhouse
Final arrangements for the fourteenth
annual banquet of the Washington
Chapter of the American Institute of
Banking to be held at the New Willard
Hotel Saturday night will be completed
by the committee in charge at din
ner meeting to be held at the New Eb-
bitt at 5:45 o'clock this evening Speak
ers at the banquet are to include Rev.
James Shera Montgomery, George f.
Allen. director of EDUCATION, American
institute of Banking, and Granville
tortescue, war correspondent, Just re-
turned from the battlefelds of France.
"Why Men Fight Is to he the subject
of an address by Prof c. NJ Thomas
this evening al o'clock at the Twelfth
Street Branch of the Y. NJ. C. A. The
public is invited =
''Thc Tale of the Easter Hat" was the
title of musical production given by
members of the. Fifth Baptist Church
choir at the church asst night The play
was under the direction of W. j.
Palmer. leader of the choir.
The spring bird class of the Audubon
Society of the District of Columbia is
to meet in the assembly hall Of the
Thomson School, 18th and L streets
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sons interested are invited to attend.
Spring outings are being planned by
the society. The first will be held
April IA.
Charles Trowbridse Tittmann was
elected president of the Community
Singing Society at a meeting in the
Thomson School last evening Albert
w. Harmed is to continue as director
and John Doyle Carmody is the coun-
selor.
The failure Of the government to nd
Vertise the great economic assets of the
, country. the national parks, was given
as the reason for the tourist travel of
the country being diverted to Canada,
by former Representative Robert NJ.
McCracken of Idaho in an illustrated
lecture last evening in. the House office
building.
Mai. Raymond w. Pullman. superin-
tendent of police, in an address before
the Mems Society of the Mount Vernon
NJ. f. Church last night, said the police
work to prevent wrong. THE policeman
is a walking bureau of information"
said the speaker. He upholds the laws
of health, prevents accidents and has
a knowledge of first aid
Former Representative Robert NJ.
McCracken of Idaho is to deliver a
free illustrated lecture on the Panama
canal this evening at Central Union
| Mission, 622 Louisiana avenue. Mr.. Nc
Cracken will show a number of special
views secured a recent trip to the
canal. The public will be welcomed.
| "HOw 1t Was Done" is to be the sub
\ ject of an address by, Albert Z. Shoe
| maker. attorney of the District of Co
| lumbia Anti-Saloon League. before the
| Capitol Hill Union of the w. c. r. l..
! at Waugh NJ. f. Church. Sd and A
streets northeast, tomorrow at pm.
A reception will be rendered Rev. DIR.
Forrest J. Prettyman, pastor of Mount
Pleasant NJ. L. Church South by the
members of the church Friday evening
in the church parlors. Rev. DR.. ii. NJ
Canter, the presiding elder of the
Washington district. and Mrs Canter
will assist DR.. and Mrs. Prettyman in
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