Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-27
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.
Ike Aerie. Fratern.i Order of Eagles,

bers for its host. The party, which
includes q number of ladies, will re-
main for several days. The visitors
will be met by committees OF Wash
Auxiliary, with band, and be escorted
60 the Eagles Home. where recep-
ton will be held.
Louis MarchettI. who was arrested
last month for the Virginia AUTHORITIES
on a charge of violating the dry" laws
Of that state. has been TeIeas sh ny
Justice Mccoy on writ or haoeas
corpus. Hearing was scheduled Tor
yesterday, but a letter was received
asking the dropping of the prosecution.
Attorney NJ. II. Mangan appeared lot
the accused.
Miss Ida c. Piummer. assistant Sec
rotary of the National Association or
Teachers In Colored schools, is to adj
dress tho teachers OF Talbot county,
Md. tomorrow at Easton. Md.
A patriotic rally wa. held by the
Washington members of the Tuskegee
alumni last night At the home of Hol-
ioway Bethias. t0s street northwest,
Resolutions indcrsing the Presidents
stand fin declaring war on Germany
were adopted.
At the annual meeting of the Arts
Cub Of Washington last night in the
clubhouse = new constitution and by-
laws were adopted. The election #
officers was postponed until the next
meeting.
BESSIE Lawrence. Lillian Saliva and
Jessie Nelson. members of the large
family of children at Washington city
orphan Asylum, 14th ana streets.
"Wednesday night disappeared from the
asylum. They spent the night at the
homes Of relatives and We're returned
TO the institution yesterday afternoon.
A smoker Is TO be held by the active
chapter of Kappa Alpha Fraternity OF
George Washington University tomor-
ter house, 20ft Columbia road. Local
alumni and Visiting members are in
Nited.
Arrangements have been completed
by the dramatic section of the Spanish
American Atheneum for a performance
in Immaculate Conception Han. Sth
and streets. tomorrow night at $
o'clock. Following the performance
there is to be dancing.
Rhythmic dancing, a play and musical
numbers are to be features of an en-
tcrtainment to be given at the Wilson
Normal School this evening for the
benefit of the Parents League Of the
third division. Dancing is to follow
the regular program.
@'The Breath of Life Is the subject
of an address to be made by DR.. Riley
ular League at Pythian Temple Sunday
at 3 pm. This will be the leagues last
meeting for the present season and the
annual election OF officers will take
place.
Mrs. Josephine MaciuIla yesterday
afternoon was burned about the face,
neck and arms while fighting a fire in
her husbands store at ESQ Georgia
avenue. can of gasoline caught fire
and did $50 damage. Mrs. Maciulla was
taken to Garfield Hospital.
Six vacant houses in Pierce court
southwest. the property of F. G. Nolte,
$50 Rhode Island avenue. were dam
aged by fire this morning about 8
o'clock. The fire was of unknown ORR
gin, according to the police, and $3.50
damage resulted.
White and colored soldier. last night
about II o'clock participated in a row
on car of the Washington Railway
and Electric Company at New York
avenue and 14th street One of the
vestibule windows of the car was de-
molished. The combat was of short
duration, policemen were told and the
oombatants quickly disappeared.
Wesley Burk.. colored. thirty-five
years old, 1916 L street. narrowly
escaped serious injury yesterday after
noon when his bicycle was struck by
motor vehicle at 10th and l. streets.
He received only slight injury, but
his bicycle was demolished.
While boarding n street car mt 9Th
and 9 streets last night about $50
o'clock Mrs. Charles Collins, 21O4 Penn
sylvania avenue, fell and received an
injury to her knee. She was able to
60 home unassisted.
DIR. Henry Jackson of the United
States bureau Of education is to de-
liver an address before the Emery
lexington Home and School Associa-
ton at a meeting to be held in the
Emery building this evening at 5
o'clock.
Chi Chapter of the Phi Mu Sigma
fraternity is to give an informal dance
tonight at $50 o'clock at the Arcade
ballroom. Music is to be furnished by
the Jardin Orchestra.
1aaicolm f. Williams, Twenty-Five
years old. and Mae Il. Reid, nineteen
years. have q surprise in store for their
friends and relatives at Clifton Forge
va. when they return there tomorrow
as man and wife. Without advising
their parents of their intention, the
couple journeyed TO Washington and
were married today by Rev. Titus T.
Davis. They confided to Col. W. A.
kroll. the license clerk, that il was an
siopeHiehI
A consent verdict for $500 dam
ages has been awarded by Jury in
Circuit Division 1. before Chief Justice
Covington. in favor of Michael j. Bar
fett. administrator. against the Chr
Heurich Brewing Company. for the
death of his son, Edward j. Barrett
by an explosion at the brewery in
January. 1914. Christian Heurich who
was sued Jointly with the company,
was exonerated by the jury Attor-
neys Wilton ]. Lambert and X. H. Yeat-
man appeared for the plaintiff while
Attorneys Tobriner & Graham repre-
scented the company.
tIndustrial Standards in War Time.
will be the subject of 4 talk by Miss
Mary d Hopkins of the National Con-
sufners' League at a tea at National
American Woman Suffrage Association
headquarters, 1926 Rhode Island ave-
nue.. at 4:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon
s.The Vision of -. Agnes Eve" is TO
be presented tonight in Trinity Parish
Hall. Sd street and Indiana avenue
northwest. The pageant was presented
about two weeks ago. ana VAS received
30 favorably that il was decided TO re-
peat after a number Of requests 10 do
SO were received. There viii IL: no
charge for admission, and every one is
invited 10 attend.
Margaret Johnson, Congress Heights
has complained u the police that
week ago she parted with 81 80 under
conditions which. she thinks. merit
police investigation. \ color-d man