Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-16
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

Omcers of the Business High School
| Alumni Association are to be elected
at a meeting to be held at the school
June 20. at o'clock. This Is the an
nual meeting of the organization. Fol-
| lowing the business session dance Is
| to be held. June rs a dance is to be
held in the Arcade ballroom.
For the purpose OF establishing list
of persons qualified to teach freehand
drawing In the colored schools an ex-
animation is to be held June % and 70
beginning at am. at the Franklin
School, 18th and X streets northwest
Fifteen hundred and thirty boys and
girls are to enter high school next fall,
according to figures Just compiled by
officials of the public schools. OF this
number, sos expect to enter Central;
103, Eastern: 90, Western: 427. Busi-
ness. and 305. Mckinley Manual Train
ing School.
Children Of William H. Daw, who
conducted a drugstore at 23d and H
streets northwest at his death. have
filed a petition in the District Su-
preme Court for the appointment Of a
receiver for the business and for the
real estate belonging to their father.
The petitioners are children by the first
marriage. and have filed caveat to his
will. which left them only 81 each and
second wife. Lillian c. Daw. Attorney
H. A. L. Barker appears for the
petitioners.
Justice stafford of the District su-
preme Court has cited John c. Stein.
a member Of the fire department Of
the District Of Columbia, to show
cause why he should not contribute
to the support of his wife. Hattie j.
Stein. The. order is based on petit
ton for a limited divorce brought by
the wife. in which she charges cruelty.
They were married April 20. 1904. and
w. Bramhall represents the wife.
The Washington Railway and Elec-
trio Company is named defendant in a
alleged personal injury. fled in the
District Supreme Court by Ralph Shinn.
seventeen years old. through his next
friend. The boy was injured while
alighting from car, which was pre-
maturely placed in motion. he ayers.
Attorneys H. W. Brimer and w.
Gwynnn Gardiner represent the plain
tin
The annual excursion of the Wash-
ington Chapter of the American Bank
ers' Institute to Marshall Hall yester-
day was marred to some extent by the
Indictment weather. About 1000 per-
sons took the trip. In the evening a
on the trip up and down the river.
Souvenirs were distributed among the
guests.
vaudeville will be presented by the
Olivian Players. a dramatic club organ
lied by the older boys and girls of the
New York avenue Fairgrounds. this
evening in Immaculate Conception Hall.
Sth and n streets northwest The
Washington Chapter of the Red Cross
will bs the beneficiary of the enter
tainment.
A farewell entertainment was given
by members of the boys department of
the T. NJ c. A. to s. W Leech, assistant
secretary of that department, last
evening at the association. A travel
ing bag was presented to Mr.. Leech as
Mr.. Leech has been detailed for duty
at the branch Y. NJ c. A. at Fort Myer
Cadet Lieutenant and Adjutnnt Donald
David FITZGERALD, son of w. T. Fitz-
Gerald of 2310 Tracy place northwest,
was graduated with high honors yes
terday from the Pennsylvania Military
College at Chester, Pa. He received
the degree of civil engineer from John
Wanamaker. president Of the board of
trustees Of the West Point of the Key
stone State. He was presented for
his degree by Col. Charles E. Hyatt,
president and commandant of the COL
lege.
A marksman's bar was pinned upon
Lieut.. FITZGERALD yesterday by Maj
uate Of the college in the class of
1878. Gen. Devol reviewed tho cadet
corps.
Representative Tess Of Ohio 1. to
make an address at a meeting of the
woman's Red Cross unit of Lebanon
Lodge. No. Z. F. A. A. NJ, at 8 o'clock
tonight at the New Masonic Temple.
The members of the unit will appear
Tor the first time in their new uniforms
Mrs. Blair Mckenzie. the captain of the
unit. will make a report Of the work
done up to the present time.
"Factory Work Among Women, will
De the subject Of an address to be de-
iivered before the Woman Wage Earn
ers' Association tomorrow afternoon at
O'Clock Women generally are in
vited. Admission free Miss Jeanette
Carter. the president. will preside.
Delegate. from sixty chapter. in IN.
District Of Columbia OF the d. A. R.. in
conference In the College Women's
clubrooms, 1904 F. street northwest.
yesterday organized a systematic cam
Magazine. Miss Berta F. Wolfe chair
man OF the magazine committee. pre-
sided. and prediction was made Thar
the magazine will be made more than
ever valuable historical record.
Justice Hitz of the District sunrem.
Court has directed Herbert NJ. Djckin-
son OF the reserve officers camp at Fort
nyer 70 pay his wife. Catherine NJ.
port OF their child. Mrs. Dickinson ts a
,yeowoman" in the navy, and declares
her pay or $7O.50 a month is not enough
for herself and child Attorneys W
Coombe and Bertrand Emerson. ir, an.
pear for the wife ''' "p
A program of patriotic exercises 4. in
be the feature of a meeting of the Pet
worth Citizens Association Tuesday
evening az o'clock in the Petworth
School. 9th and Shepherd streets. T. V.
Powderly. chief Of division of informa
ton. Department of Labor, is to speak
on The Citizens Duty" Charles b.
Hanford Will give a short talk on "The
Writing Of the Star Spangled Banner"
after which he will recite the national
anthem.
The closing song service of the season
is to be given by the vested choir OF
der the direction Of Miss Eva Virginia
Johnson. tomorrow evening at the
church.
Central Citizens Association is to be
held Monday evening at o'clock in the
North Savings Bank building.
An exhibition of motion pictures pre-
pared by the Department of Agriculture
is to be given this evening at $3.50
o'clock at the University Club.
Dwight X. Terry, eighteen-year-Old
son OF Mrs. s. Higgins Terry OF 4191