Evening star., 1917-09-23
Total of Certiacations.
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

Soldiers and sailors are to be enter.
tained by the Anacostia branch Of the
W C. r U. at the Union rest rooms.
141s Pennsylvania avenue, tomorrow
evening. There is to be a program.
which will include vocal solo b3 Miss
Alice Stone. violin solo by Miss Louise
Giering and recitations by Mrs. Carrie
Smith. At a meeting OF the branch
this week Mrs H. Gene Cornish was re-
elected president.
Pate Wa1ston. Joseph J. Baker. Aufus
Ellin and Allen Owens. resident of Elm
City. y. c.. who were arrested in this
city Thursday afternoon and charged
by agents of the Department of JUS
tice with violation of the liquo- law.
forfeited $50 collateral each in Police
Court yesterday. The specific charge
against them was that of bringing un-
labeled whisky to this city from Bal
timore At the time Of their arrest
they were taken before United states
Commissioner Isaac r. Hit and held
for the action of the grand jury on Il
charge Of misbranding. The lesser
charge later was substituted and they
We're permitted to forfeit $50 collateral
each
BENJAMIN II. Lucas. cOIOred. who was
convicted in Police Court several days
ago of a charge Of selling intoNicants
to soldiers. appeared before Judge
Pugh yesterday for sentence A mo-
ton for a new trial was overruled and
a sentence Of eight months imposed.
filed suit in the District Supreme Court
to annul his marriage to Mary Il. Nell
sen. Thu ceremony was performed in
Essex. \. Y. in January. 1916 Attor-
neys Edmund Darlington. Samuel II.
Truitt and W. c. Turnage.
The first business meeting Of the
Choral Club of the Young Womens
Christian Association is to be held Oc-
tober at the association building. Tho
club will hold its first regular meeting
october Is at the Elizabeth Somers
Home, llth and NJ streets, when Mrs.
Blair will resume her duties as directs
ress of the club. 1t is expected that the
club will have a large class this win
ter in view of the large number OF
women working in the city.
John & Dancy, former recorder OF
deeds and lecturer. is to discuss some
special features Of the labor problem
in an address at a meeting Of the Wom-
an Wage Farmers Association this
afternoon at 4 o'clock at its headquar-
ters. 104 street.
- Mrs. Robert Lansing, wife of the Sec
retary Of State, has accepted the Office
of secretary of the National Associa-
ton Opposed to Woman Suffrage. ac-
cOrdlnS 10 an announcement maze yes
terday Mrs. Wadsworth. wife of the
senior senator from New York, is
president Of the association. which has
its headquarters at 1921 K street. Both
Mrs Lansing and Mrs. Wadsworth are
actively identified with many war re-
lief measures, giving much of their
time and attention to the work.
Matters Of importance to members or
the local plate printers union are to
be discussed at meeting of the or
sanization to be held this afternoon
at 2:30 o'clock at Typographical Tenn
pie 423 G street northwest. 1t is an
nounced. -.
A party Of seventeen wanderlustcrs
were entertained at campfire dinner
In upper Rock Creek Park Friday even
ing by Miss Monnah Hord Expert
ances of the various members of the
W wanderlusters during the past summer
formed the principal topic of discus
sion. Mr.. Ulke. recently returned from
4 trip to Glacier Park. told of his ex-
periences with the B1ackfeet Indians
Coroner Nevftt yesterday Afternoon
conducted an inquest at the morpue
over the body of James H. Shaw. col
,red. who was found dead on an eie-
rator at the Harrington Hotel Friday
night. The jury reached the conclu-
sion that Shaw fell through the ele-
vator shaft as a result of an accident
His death resulted from crushed skull
and shock.
Fire Of unknown origin yesterday
!, ,fternoon attracted several fire COM
oanies to the premises of Martin Co.'S
Dy. 81 K street northeast. The fire did
slO0 damage. .-----.-..- So