Evening star., 1917-12-04
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.
After n married life of les. than

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| months. Mrs. Katie F. Sherwood, fifty
years, has filed suit for maintenance
| in the District Supreme Court against
her husband. Columbus F. Sherwood,
sixty years old, an employe of the
Capital Traction Company. Each had
been married before. according to the
! marriage license record. They were
married June 10 last. Attorney E. L.
Gies appeared for the wife.
Plans for an organized movement for
| suffrage for the District are to be made
at a meeting OF the executive commit
Equal Suffrage Association this even-
ing at 7:45 o'clock at 1926 Rhode Island
avenue.
Suffrage for the District" is the sub
ject of addresses to be delivered at a
meeting of the Anthony League Thurs
day evening at o'clock at 1926 Rhode
Island avenue. The speakers will be
Albert Schuelties. chairman of the suf-
frage committee of the Chamber of
commerce, and P. 7. Moran. a member
OF that committee.
A musical for the blind is to be given
at the Library of Congress this even
ing at S:15 in pavilion Z. The pro-
gram will be given by Charles Trow-
bridge Tittmann, bass-baritone. with
Miss Katherine Cuckler, accompanist.
A meeting of the Cranch-Tyler Home
and School Association will be held
Thursday evening at O'Clock in the
Tyler School. The program will in
clude question box conducted by
Stephen E. Kramer. assistant super
intendent of schools; short talk by
Miss NJ. J. Watts and singing conducted
by DIR. H. E. Cogswe1l. The meeting is
planned as get-toSether of parents
and teachers.
Or. John r. keenan, was elected COM
nander of the 1st Regiment of the
newly organized Brentwood Volunteer
Home Defense League at a meeting in
the Brentwood School Saturday. Other
officers elected are: John Basker Nor
ris, lieutenant colonel: majors. Robert
B. Newell, John D. Secrest and Edward
Barnard: captain. G. A. Castle: Re-
rolled at the next meeting in the Brent
wood School Sunday.
DR.. III. w. Wiley is to deliver n lee
ture on milk at o'clock this evening
at the Wilson Normal School. 11th and
Harvard streets. This is the third lee
ture of the course given by the COM
munity center on foods and dietetfcs.
#. A, DAILY OF PhiIadelphia win lee
ture on THE Laughing Muse" In Nc
Mahon Hall Of Catholic University to-
morrow evening at o'clock. The lee
ture is free.
ordered out for regular drill Thursday
evening at o'clock at headquarters.
1924 H street northwest. Capt. Charles
D. Shackelford expects every member
to be present. as new movements are
to- be taken UP.
The friendship branch of the SUM-
shine Community Society will hold It's
next meeting Wednesday. December
IL. at the residence of Mrs. George
Hebbard. 1919 Belmont street north
west. At this meeting 1t will discuss
and inaugurate its Christmas charity
sary committees to carry forward the
work.
4 meeting OF the Citixens' Associa-
tion of Chevy Chase, D. c., is to be held
tomorrow evening at o'clock at the
Chevy Chase School building.
A board meeting of the Georgetown
Industrial Center is to be held to-
morrow morning at 1890 o'clock at
the center. 1440 Wisconsin avenue.
This organization sews for the hospi-
tails and the Red Cross free of charge
and compensates the women who do
the work.
Mrs. Mary Bethune of Duytona. Fla.
recently appointed organizer for the
Cross. is to speak at a public meeting
to be held under the auspices of the
Harriet Tubman branch of the District
of Columbia Red Cross this evening at
1880 o'clock at the Lincoln Temple
Congregational Church. Every colored
citizen of the District Is urged to at
tend the meeting.
Miss Helen GrifHths will be the
presidents page at the annual conven-
tion Of the District of Columbia Divi-
sion of the United Daughters of the
Confederacy, to be held tomorrow at
the Confederate Memorial Home. Other
pages are Misses Mary Pugh. Louise
Mattingly, Virginia Hereford. Helen
Hopkins and Mary Key Compton.
Miss Emma Cray. president Of the
! National New Thought Center, will
lecture al o'clock tomorrow evening
at the rooms Of the organization, s02 F
street northwest. Her topic will be
Healing"