Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-09


The formation of community center
in the territory of the Matthew G.
\ Emery School is planned al a meeting
tomorrow night at the school DR..
(; Henry Z. Jackson. national community
| center adviser of the United States
bureau of education. will address the
meeting.
| The regular meeting of the Washing
ton branch of the American Institute
at the Cosmos Club at SIS Tuesday
evening J. A. Seede electrical engi-
| neer of the power and mining depart
| ment of the General Electric Company,
will present paper on Electric Fur
naces and Welding" illustrated with
/, slides r. H nalgleish of the Capital
Traction Company will discuss the
paper.
.Food in Health is the subject Of n
| talk by Or. L. Kebler of the Depart
! ment of Agriculture Tuesday evening
| at s o'clock, at the Wilson Normal
School 18th and Harvard streets. This
| is the fourth lecture of course given
under the auspices of the Wilson Nor
NAL Community Association on Foods
and Dietetics." Plans for the Christ
mas entertainment also are to be dis
cussed
lecture for the blind will he given
at the Library of Congress Tuesday
evening. at s:15 O'Clock, in Pavilion !
DIR. Samuel ]. MacWatters will speak
on Erowning's "Abt Nogler."
Miss MadEe Reese. expert In canning
and drying for the extension division
of the United States Department of Ag-
riculture will be the speaker at the
weekly lecture and demonstration in
the auditorium of Woodward & Lo-
throp's store. at 2 o'clock Monday after
noon. The lecture is another in the
oh ic hain civ he
direction of the liberty war kitchen.
Miss Reese will discuss dried beans
and other legumes and Will recommend
meat substitutes Housewives have
been invited to attend
Representative Caldwell of New
York, advocate OF the two platoon sys-
tenn of duty in the country's Ere depart
ments, will be the speaker tonight at
a meeting of the City Firemen's Union
at 1101 E street northwest. Mr.. Cald
we'll will discuss the advantages of the
system for Washington firemen. r. Z.
Oden, president of the union, will pre-
side.
Coroner hewitt yesterday afternoon
held an inquest at the morgue over the
body of Mason Henderson. an inspec-
tor at the plant of the Washington
Steel and Ordnance Company, who was
killed by piece of metal piercing his
abdomen while at work Thursday
afternoon. The jury returned verdict
OF accidental death.
William W. Porter of New York,
member of the board of lectureship of
the First Church of Christ, Scientist. of
Boston is to deliver lecture on
Christian Science tomorrow afternoon at
8 o'clock at Polls Tl.eater. The lecture.
which is free to the public, will be
under the auspices of the First Church
of Christ of Washington
John Boyle, IT.. will lead the wan-
derlusters on hike tomorrow afternoon.
the start to be made from 18th and II
streets northeast at 2:30 o'clock The
walk will include section of the East
ern branch shore and across Mount Ham
ilton. the proposed site for the new
Botanic Garden.
A meeting Of the Mount Pleasant
| Citizens Association is TO be held
/ this evening at O'Clock az tne
Brown Betty Inn. 18th street and Park
road.
country.
Miss Clara McQuOvn, who has trav-
| eled extensively in Japan. VIII be the
principal speaker at a reception TO be
| held in the rooms of the Young Wom-
| ems Christian Association this even,
| ing at O'Clock. Miss McQuown will
1 speak on Japanese Women of Today"
National costumes of Japan and the
| costume of a Japanese Red Cross nurse
will be exhibited.
The reception will be the closing fea-
J ture of the campaign for new members
1 which began ten days ago, to increase
! the membership of the Washington
| branch TO 5000 members. Over 1000
/ applications for membership are in the
| hands of interested parties, it was stat
ed today.
| Absolute divorce Is asked In petition
filed in the District Supreme Court BY
Otto Anderson against Mary Anderson
II They were married in Brooklyn. n. Y.
May 20, 1888, and separated on Septem-
Der Is, 1893. and the husband says hi
ibid not see his wife again for five
years. Sc charges misconduct ane
names correspondent. Attorneys Haw
ken & Havell represent the husband.
Rabbi Edward n. Calisch of Richmond
meeting to be held tomorrow afternoon
at o'clock in the Masonic Tempt
Auditorium. under the auspices of tn
war service commission. The Marin
| Band is to furnish the music and Ken
meth Clark is to lead the singing.
An elderly man who spent much tim
about the Y. NJ. &. A. expecting mai
from President Wilson yesterday after
noon was arrested. He gave his nam
L as Robert Liddell, his age as eighty-si
years and his address as Thompson
willie. Conn. He had visited Red eros
headquarters ana tendered his service
as war nurse. H, was taken t
Washington Asylum Hospital
Held In a police cell two weeks, ques
ttfoned by members of Maj. Pullman
force. agents of the Department O
Justice and representatives of Unite
States Attorney Laskey was the ex
1 perience of William Grote, forty-thre
years old. an alleged alien enemy, VIII
was arrested by Detective Patric
| O'Rrfen He fold fine detacti,,as he 90 ~,
here from Lebanon. Pa. Police official
finally became satisfied and release
1 him.
II George b. Parker was elected com
| mander of Admiral George Dewe
/ Camp. No. Z, United Spanish War Vet
Il Grams, at a special meeting of the cam
in Northeast Masonic Temple. 8th an
F streets northeast, last night. Othe
officers were elected as follows: Geors
c. Mckee, vice commander; WiIlial
Shreve, Junior vice commander: Andre
II J. Kimmsl, od1cef Of the day; Patrick
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