Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-11-13
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

More than 800 people have obtain ed
employment through the White Cross
free employment bureau. according to
Rev. Simon P. W. Drew. pastor OF the
Cosmopolitan Baptist Church and pres
ident Of the White Cross employment
bureau. Positions are now open for 800
cooks and general houseworkera 100
laborers and 100 boys to run errands.
In his sermon Sunday DR.. Drew pledged
the support of the colored race to the
winning Of the war and said that
day nursery would be added to the
church.
Frank w. Perry's judgment for $500
damages against the Washington Rail-
way and Electric Company was GUS
.ained in an opinion by the District
Court of Appeals rendered by Justice
Robb. Perry was passenger and was
injured when the disorderly actions of
a number OF boys on the platform broke
a glass In the car.
A lecture for the blind will be given
at the Library of Congress this even-
ing at SIS o'clock in pavilion I. Mrs.
l.. Marriott will speak on Tho Life of
An American Woman in Italy" Seats
not required for the blind and their es-
corts are free to the public.
Reports of summer playground and
library committees will be read at
meeting of the Parent-Teachers. Asso-
citation of the johnson Powell Schools
this evening at o'clock.
s'The Greatest Heroine In Human His
tory" Is the subject of lecture by
Rev. DR.. Walter Everett Burnett tomor-
row evening at Foundry NJ. e. Church.
under the auspices of the Young Won
ans Foreign Missionary Society Of the
church.
U. 8. Grant Circle, No. 1, Women of
the G. A r., has invited Mckinley.
Abraham Lincoln and Beck circles to
it's meeting this evening in G. A. r.
Hall to arrange for a reception in the
near future to the national president,
Mrs. Eleanor Tarbox.
The first midnight meeting of the Col
ored Druggists Association of the Dis
trict Of Columbia is to be held Thurs
day at 1870 o'clock In the residence of
DR.. w. C. Simmons. president OF the
association.
The meeting Of the Gage School
Parent-Tea cners' Association tnis ever
ing, at 7:30 o'clock, will be addressed by
Clarence r. Wilson. food administrator
for the District. and others, on the sub
ject Of food conservation.
"A Fair Price for Food and How to
Obtain 1t" will be considered at the
second of a series Of three community
meetings for men and women to be
held tomorrow evening at o'clock in
the Metropolitan Presbyterian Church,
18th and B streets southeast under aus
pieces OF the Washington Civic Associa-
ciude Everett Colby and DR.. Henry E.
Jackson.
Final arrangements for the campaign
fAft 70 10 ha |tGo5H 1al OF
meeting Of the Washington Safety
First Association, to be held in the
Public Library tomorrow evening,
Women of the metropolitan Pre.by-
terrain Church, 4th and streets south
east, are to serve a war dinner" to the
brotherhood of the church at 6 o'clock
tonight in the Sunday school room.
President Fl. II. Cummings of the
church brotherhood will preside. E. o.
Heyl of the food administration Will
sneak on Prussia.
The meeting of the Mems Club of the
Mount Vernon Place NJ. E Church.
scheduled for this evening, has been
postponed on account Of an address to
be delivered tonight at o'clock at the
speak on Church Finance Problems"
The meeting of the Mems Club viii be
held on the night of November 20.
Inc oOutnNCbt SlSAC AwSOCauNAO1A - ~
hold a meeting tomorrow night at
o'clock at the Randall School. LIST and
L streets southwest.
Because the government has taken
over the Old Masonic Temple for use as
office space, the fourth annual dance OF
the Social Club of the Hebrew Home
for the Aged has been transferred to
Elks' Hall, 919 H street northwest.
Tuesday evening, November 20
Tho Young Women's Hebrew Associa-
ton will hold it's knitting club peeting
at headquarters. 14th and U streets
northwest. tonight at o'clock. Miss
Lieber is to organize a Zionist study
circle.
Isaac Cans rendered n luncheon yea
terday at the National Press Club to
Postmaster N. o. Chance, A. Leftwich
Sinclair. president Of Chamber Of Com
merce: Thomas Grant. secretary Cham
Der Of Commerce: DR.. Lewis Battle and
C. E. Howser.
There VIII Be q Wedding
at the food show at Convention Hall