Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-08
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.
Omeers are to be nominated and inn
portant business transacted at a meet
ing of the Randle Highlands Citizens
Association tonight.
meeting of the HiIlsdale Citizens
Association is to be held tonight at
O'Clock at Odd Fellows Hall. Sumner
road.
The opening meeting of the Grover
Cleveland Parent-Teachers Associa-
tion is to be held in the school tomor-
row afternoon at o'clock. Mrs. F. l..
Hansome is to speak on What to Eat
sn Time of War and Where to Buy It"
Officers will be elected for the year.
musical entertainment was given
for the soldiers and sailors OF the
United States at the recreation center
of the W. c. T. L. 14lS Pennsylvania
avenue northwest. last night. The en-
fertainment was under the auspices OF
the North Capitol street chapter of the
organization. l.. A LiHeback, Mrs.
Ella Hoover and II. s. Omohundro ad-
dressed the men in the service.
Replying to statements that the So
cialist party of the United States had
tried to hinder the enforcement of the
CONSUMPTION act. Julian Pierce. ma
fional committeeman OF the socialist
party, declared at meeting at head
quarters of the organization. sll Z
street northwest, last night that the
socialists would do all in their power
10 help the United States win the war.
We did not intend to fight the draft"
said Mr. Pierce. but to tell the people
that war is not the proper method TO
use to settle our differences with Ger
many.
years old. I616 Stevens court died sud
denly this morning about $50 o'clock.
He was taken i'll and died before a ply
sician from Emergency Hospital
a certificate of death from natural
causes.
4 joint Red Cross meeting Of the
Junior and senior members of the Col
Ann Hawkes. Hay Society. Children OF
the American Revolution, was held
Friday evening at the home of Mrs
Merchant. president of the society Fol-
were entertained with screen pictures
of Yellowstone Park and other places
OF interest. Refreshments were served
by the hostess Dancing followed.
The Arst business meeting of the
Choral Club of the Young Women's
Christian Association is to be held this
evening at the associat ton building.
The CluO VIII hOIu It's nfsl regular
meeting next Monday at the Eliza beth
Somers Home. 18th and NJ streets north
west, when Mrs. Blair will resume her
directorship Of the organization. The
club expects large class this winter
on account Of the number of omen
now working III the city.
William Ross, eolored, member of
Company {, LIST Separate Battalion. d.
G. NC. was shot in the left chest sat
urday night while participating in an
alteration at 35as Volta place. 1t was
not until yesterday morning that po-
lice of the seventh precinct learned he
was in Georgetown University Hospital.
They then arrested Theodore Ganney.
colored, residing in the house where the
shooting occurred, and charged him
with assault with dangerous weapon.
He is said to have admitted the shoot
ing. and the case will be heard in Po-
lice Court as soon as the wounded SOL
der is able to appear
Corp. Leon Goodwin. Company {. lat
Separate Battalion. was accidentally
ernoon by Private Frederick Purdy of
the same company while on the gov
eminent reservation at Rosslyn. Va
The wounded man was sent to the post
hospital at Fort Myer. and Purdy was
arrested and turned over to the cap
tain of his company.
4 motion picture exhibition demon
Normal School is to be given in the
school building this evening at S
O'Clock.
A meeting of Kit Carson Post. No. 2.
Department of the Potomac, G. A r. is
TO be held Wednesday evening at s
o'clock at Grand Army Hall, 1912 Penn
sElvania avenue. The stated meetings
of the post for the fourth quarter. 1917.
VIII be held at o'clock on the second
and fourth Wednesdays of each month.
william Il. Harris, 1904 New J~rsey
avenue southeast, has complained ia
the police that he was bitten on the
arm by dog that was tied to a fence
in front OF the residence Of Charles
Digss 1909 I'd street southeast He had
the wound cauterized at Providence
Hospital.
Theresa Ellis. coiored. seven year,
Odd. sd and Cloud streets northeast
was bitten yesterday afternoon nv i
DOG belonging TO a neighbor Her
wound was dressed by physician