Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-06
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

stephen Pitts Ryder, a former WASH
ington boy, who now lives at Niagara
Falls, sailed from New York Saturday
with q Dartmouth College unit for the
ambulance field service in France. He
10 a son of Mr.. and Mrs. S. NJ Ryder of
Washington.
The annual meeting of the Society of
Alumni OF Georgetown University will
be held at o'clock Saturday afternoon
at the site of the new preparatory
school. on the Rockville pike. In case
OF bad weather arrangements will be
made to hold the meeting within the
building at the site.
A campaign for an increased member
ship has been started by the Federal
American Federation of Labor and the
Central Labor Union of this city
Watchmen in the government service
are urged by the union to join, and it
- stated that applications for member
ship can be secured from the secretary,
James H. Reed. 1928 B street southwest.
Justice }. Harry Covington of the
District Supreme Court is to address
the graduates of the Bliss Electrical
School at the commencement exercises
to be held this evening at Carroll
Institute Hall. GIG 10th street The
class consists of 140 men from forty
one states and nine foreign countries,
also a searchlight unit Of engineers,
nfty-seven in number. the first en-
listed company in the reserve of the
United States Army. The company has
been ordered into active service June
Is.
'srhe Batrnchians of the District of
Columbia is to be the subject of
paper by DIR. r. W. Shufeldt at the
regular meeting of the Aquarium So
ciety OF Washington to be held tomor-
row evening in the geological labora-
tory OF George Washington University
20z5 street northwest.
Mrs. Emma Welnecke, 1863 E street
northeast. was knocked down by an
William H. Gibbs. Tugedo. Md, at Ben
ming road and 10th street yesterday.
She was given first aid at a physicians
ONCE and taken home by friends.
The Pocahontas Memorial Associa,
tion is to hold its last meeting of the
season tomorrow afternoon at 4:30
o'clock at the Bellevue Hotel
The last meeting of the season Of the
Citizens Association of Chevy Chase.
p. G., lis to be held this evening
at o'clock at the schoolhouse Mem
bers more than thirty years of age who
have not Joined the Home Defense
League and who are willing to do so
are urged to attend
s The feasibility OF forming Holy Name
societies on board all fighting ships of this
country is to be taken up for considera-
tlon at a meeting of the Holy Name So
cfety OF Trinity Church tomorrow even
ing in the parish hall A musical pro-
gram also is to be given.
Alumni Of Stanford university living
IN Washington, met at a luncheon at
the University Club yesterday to pay
tribute to the men who are going to
France as an ambulance unit from the
".
OF Stanford delivered an address.
Mrs: Ella $. Brice ha. filed suit in the
District Supreme Court for an absolute
divorce from William F. Brice, manager
OF laundry. Mrs. Brice asks aIimony
OF $3.50 per month. The Brices were
married married June IS, 1890. They have twin
9aughters. eighteen years old. Mrs
Brice charges hem husband has trans
1erred his affections Attorney Martin
:. mcnamara appears for the wife.
A meeting of the newly Organized
war relief service committee of the
washington Catholic Alumnae has been
called for Saturday afternoon at 4:30
o'clock at Rauscher's. This will be the
beginning Of a campaign for active
work. Miss Edna Sheehy. chairman of
the war relief service committee. will
be introduced to the alumnae. Work
from the Perpetual Alteration Convent
also is to be distributed. together with
Red Cross work. The committee is plan
ming to take up work in the concentra-
ton camps.
The fifth of q series of lectures ON
First Aid by DR.. Charles W. Allen,
Is to be given this evening at 8 o'clock
in room 103. Municipal building. All en-
ployes of the District are invited.
suit At law was instituted today by
Walter F. Bowen against the Southern
Railway Company to recover s25, 900
damages for personal injuries alleged
to have been received as a result of
the negligent operation of one of its
trains. The complaint Is filed by attor-
neys c. E. Nicol and r. H. Yeatman
$500 to Gettysburg, Pa. and Return,