Evening star., 1917-01-23
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

House.
A musical for the blind will be given
at the Library of Congress this even
ing at S:15 o'clock, in pavilion seven.
The program will be rendered by Mrs.
Sitchie McGrann. accompanied by Miss
Casselman.
The annual banquet of the Society of
Mayhower Descendants in the District
Of Columbia is to be held at the Hotel
Lafayette February II. when Gen. Leon
ard Wood. governor-general of the Ma
tional Society of Mayflower Descend
ants. is expected to be in attendance.
Three colored boys were arrested
last night by Policemen Harney. Fields
and Lowery of the fourth precinct and
charged with having visited the store
OF Frederick kolker, 1Seo Half street
southwest. last Friday night and rob-
bing the merchant of $50 in cash and a
revolver. They registered as Charles
Coleman, nineteen years, 1892 I'd street
southwest: Matthew Fair. seventeen
years. 81 o street southwest, and
Charles Fells. thirteen years. 1880 1st
street southwest. The police recov-
cred Kolkers revolver.
Child labor questions are to form the
subject of discussion a Il child labor
day meeting of the Young Mems He
brew Association tomorrow evening in
the vestry rooms of the Washington
Hebrew Congregation, Sth and l streets.
Judge MlltOn Stf1SbuFSeT Is 10 denver
the principal address and George Hclfor
will read paper on The National
Child Labor Law "A musical program
also is to be given. The meeting is to
be held under the supervision of the
educational and religious committee of
the association. of which Louis r.
Spiegler is chairman. The public is in
vited.
UDrama, Is the theme of a program
to be given by the Arts Club Thursday
night Mrs. Clarence Buell. of New
York is TO give readings on The
Drama" Mrs. Du Pont Joyce is to tell
of the oriental drama, Henry h. Bush
Brown and Miss Lydia Brown are
to give a skit. Miss Caudace Howard
and Miss Kathryn Drain are to appear
in a dramatic dance and c, W. OConnor
IS to present some limitations. Mrs.
John Jay White, chairman of the dr1-
matte committee of the club, is in
charge.
The general welfare of the home was
discussed at a meeting or the SoclaI
Club OF the Hebrew Home Tor the
Aged last evening in the home, 40 NJ
street northwest. \ committee was ap-
pointed to-tiraw up resolutions to pre-
sent to the board of directors OF the
institution. endeavorine to bring out
tie exact standing of the club in rela-
tion to the home.
"Japan-Its Art and Customs" is the
subject of a lecture to be given by Mrs
Eleanor ]. Bingham of the lecture stan
of the New York board of education to-
morrow evening at o'clock in the
Paul Institute. The public is invited
John ID. Bradley. president of the Sec
ular League, is announced to speak on
Some Thoughts Relative to the ar
at n meeting of the Young People S So
cialist League Thursday evening at )
o'clock at S11 E street northwest
xtuh N
wholesale market near 5th street and
New York avenue is to be discussed at
n meeting of the wholesale produce
dealers Thursday evening. 1t is said
that the proximity of the railroad and
express depots to this section Will help
to a great extent to expedite shipping
and delivery of goods.
@The Law of Vibration. or What's In
a Manner is the theme of lecture to
be given by Miss Louise Cults Powell
this evening at o'clock in the Port
land Hotel. Miss Powell is to give
reading of Admiral Deweys name to-
morrow evening at o'clock. She also
is to give readings on David Lloyd
George and other famous statesmen,
past and present, Thursday evening.
Exerci~es in commemorntion of the
birth of George Washington are 70 be
held in thirty-one of the principal
cities in the United States February
% by the Supreme Assembly, 4th De-
gree, Knights of Columbus Judge Nor
gan j. O'Brien of New York is TO give
the principal address at the celebra-
ton in this city The other cities are
Atlanta, Boston, Buffalo. Chicago, Gin
Gnnati, Cleveland. Davenport. Denver,
Detroit Houston, Indianapolis. Jack
sonville, Kansas, New Orleans, New
York. Oakland, Philadelphia, Pitts
burgh, Providence. Portland, Ore; Rich
nond, Salt Lake City, Springfield, Mass,
and St Louis.
A Carnival of Nations'' is to be held
at the Petworth NJ f. Church. New
Hampshire avenue and Grant circle
northwest. during the week of Febru-
AIRY 5. under. the auspices of the Wom-
ans Guild Of the church. over 100
persons, representing the various ma
tions. are TO participate. There also
are to be special show attractions with
a change of program each evening Of
the week.
BY the term. of the will of John II.
Waters, dated November :, 1896, the
bulk of his estate is left to his brother.
Leon H. Waters. The remainder is
given TO John s. Taylor, a retired SOL
Jier. The deceased had been a ser
geant in the United States Army
Absolute divorce Is asked in Il petition
hlad in the District Supreme Court by
Emil Brown against Marguerite Brown.
They were married October %. 1892, and
have two children. Attorney J. Will
nam Sie1 appears IpE the nuSbdnt-
After hearing testimony for two days
as to the mental condition of Seymour
Q. Chunn. jury before Justice Siddons
has rendered q verdict declaring him
of sound mind. The court directed the
release of Chunn. who has been con-
fined at the Government Hospital for
the Insane. The hearing waJ held on
petition in habeas corpus sued out for
Chunn by Attorney X. Z. Evans
BaekfrinG Of engine yesterday
afternoon caused a small fire aboard a
launch owned by walter X. Ackerman
SIS Connecticut avenue. at the 9Th
street wharf. The launch was not
damaged
..The bohemian GIrI' is TO he re-
hearsed by the Community Singing So
ciety at the Thomson School, 18th and
j. streets northwest. at s o'clock to-
night. Albert W. Harmed viii be in
charge OF the rehearsal.
Representatives Walter Chandler and
IIiius Kahn and George O'Cohnor and
Matthew Horn furnished the entertain
ment OF speeches and musical numbers
at an Informal meeting of the Town
and Country Club held a town head
quarters. 18th str and Columbia road
northwest last evening. About 200 man
members of the club were in attend