Evening star., 1917-02-28
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.
Miss Guadalupe silvestre is to give n

ClT1 NEWS LIN bh1Ef.
Miss Guadalupe Silvestre is to give "a
piano recital tonight at Sis o'clock at
Studio Hall, 1919 Connecticut avenue
northwest Miss Silvestre is n native
of the Philippines and will wear a ma
tive costume during the recital.
a meeting Of the PocahOntas Nemo-
rial Association is TO be held tomorrow
afternoon at ::30 o'clock at the Hotel
bellevue.
The City of Washington Branch of
the American Pharmaceutical Assocla-
ton is TO meet tonight at the National
College OF Pharmacy. sos | street
Members of the Noun, Pleasant
Players club are 10 be received by Mr..
and Mrs. George De Franceaux tomor-
row night at S:30 o'clock at their home.
1441 Monroe street. There is to be
grab bag" followed by dancing.
Lincoln Camp. Sons of Veterans, en-
tertained its friends at a social gather
ing last night i'll its hall. 11th and +
streets northwest. Representatives,
Richard Z. Freeman of Connecticut and
joan L. Farr of Pennsylvania gave
short talks on the patriotic duties Of
the members of the organization In the
present crisis. Musical numbers were
rendered by Misses overacker and
SduudeTS ana ~ l>siIS- past tpill-
nander of William =. Cushing Camp.
Recitations were given by Mrs. Ruth
Minor and John Hoffman.
George Helford. Harry Cayton and I.
Meyerovitch. with Louis Spiegler as al
ternate. were selected to represent the
Y. NJ. Fl. A. OF this city in intercity de-
bates with representatives of the asso-
Citations of Richmond and Norfolk, at
recent tryout of candidates. The first
debate is scheduled to be held in Rich
mond March 25.
William II. DE Lacy. former judge of
the Juvenile Court is announced TO
speak tomorrow evening at S o'clock at
the scientific temperance exhibit, 1855
New York avenue northwest.
Ethel Duckett. cOIored. nineteen years
old. 20S sumner road last night told
the police she had taken poison. She
was taken TO Casualty Hospital, where
physicians failed to find any symptoms
10 suggest she was suffering from poi
son.
William Perry. eOlored. thirty-four
Years old. 527 ed street, this morning
about 1880 o'clock was run over. at
14th and II streets, by the automobile
Of capt. Ii. ". Harms. War Depart
ment, and seriously injured. He was
taken to Emergency Hospital.
An automobile owned and operated by
night about 1880 o'clock was damaged
10 the amount of $3.50 in a collision
with a street car at Massachusetts ave-
hue and d street northeast. The car
fender was damaged.
Visitors from Kansas 10 this city for
the inauguration are to be entertained
by the Kansas State Society of Wash
ington Monday evening at $50 O'Clock
at the Home Club. j I Jackson place. All
kanSanS in the city are urged to he
present 4 special invitation is to he
extended 20 the kansas delegation in
Congress to be present.
Officers of the Worcester Polytechnic
Institute Alumni association have
been elected as follows: President,
Victor Cobb; vice president. l.. T. Cope
land. and secretary, r. W. Davenport.
Prof. j. II. Nelson spoke.
fIremen yesterday afternoon extin-
guished a fire in the house of William
douglass, 419 4th street northeast.
Damage to house and contents amount
ed TO S40O. Origin of the fire was not
determined.
Policeman Morris of the first pre-
cinct last night acted the part of ire
nan at the building OF ]. Rosenthal.
s@5ic u street. The awning in front of
the structure was destroyed.
Sensible dressing a> an aid to Elf
ciensy was discussed by Dr. Harvey W.
Wiley in an address before the Fair
brother school Mothers Club at T;yland
Nj E. Church last evening. High -hceleo
shoes Were cited OF the con-
tributing causes OF inetficiency among
women.
special meeting of the Scoutmns-
ters' Club Of Washington has been
called by Scout Commissioner II. II.
CiroSan this evening at ) o'clock in the
Board of Trade rooms. at the Star
building. Assignments for the inau-
Sural parade are to be given out.
Plans for an inaugural prOmenad to
be held at Convention Hall the even
ing OF March 6, We're discussed at a
meeting of the CUlOred Oldest Inhab-
1tants Association of the District at
Catholic Beneficial Hall last night.
thairInen of various committees in
charge made reports. James W. Muse,
the secretary, was authorized to re-
quest of the municipal authorities a
detail of police to assist the committee
having public comfort in charge for the
occasion. Eugene Brooks, president of
the organization, presided