Evening star., 1917-05-10
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

The will Of William H. Daw, dated
August 81, 1906, has been fled for
probate. Bequests of 81 each are
made to his seven children by a former
| marriage and the remaining estate
devised to his widow, Lillian C. Daw,
who is also named as executrix.
BY the terms of the will of Margaret
O'Dowd, dated December s, 1905. her
grandson. Robert S. O'Dowd, is given
daughter, SIS. The remaining estate is
to be distributed among her five
children.
tea Friday from to pm. for the war
relief fund.
The concert which was to have been
given Sunday night at Polls Theater
by the Arab Patrol of Almas Temple
of the Mystic Shrine has been indefi-
nitely postponed.
The annual memorial service. which
is to be held Sunday for the members
of the organization who have died dur
Ing the past year, was discussed at
meeting of Kit Carson Post, No 2, De-
partment of the Potomac, G. A. r., last
evening in G. A. r. Hall. Past Com
mander George II. Slaybaugh presided.
The drill corps composed of members
of the Young Mems Hebrew Associa-
tion is to hold its first drill tonight at
the District guard armory.
DR.. Albert Mann Of George Washing
ton University is to address the Wom-
ems Alliance of All Souls Church to-
morrow at II am. at the church. DR..
William Elliot Griffis is to lecture on
Japan there tonight
meeting of the California State As
sociation is to be held this evening at
the Senate Hotel
Collection of 10000 bags of waste
from as many Washington homes will
be started Monday. and continued
sale of the waste by weight will go to
the Friendship. Neighborhood. Noel and
Colored Settlement houses.
Mrs. Grace NJ. Barnes has been grant
ed an absolute divorce from John b.
Barnes. The decree, signed by Justice
Hitz directs the costs of the proceed
ing and counsel fees to be assessed
against the husband. Attorney Edward
L. Gies appeared for the wife.
A limited divorce, with alimOny of
800 a month, has been awarded by
Justice Stafford to Mrs. Margaret c.
Smith from Percy G. Smith. Attorney
]. Y. Morgan represented the Wife
Officers for the ensuing year are to
be elected at a meeting of the Woman's
City Club, to be held Monday evening
at the Cairo.
II. II, buckingham was reelected
president of the Mems Club of Mount
Vernon Place NJ. L. Church last even
ing other officers elected are: H. W
Smith, vice president, Z. l.. EpauSh,
secretary. and X. T.. l.. Thomas, treas
urer. \ plan to take steps to form a
federation of mems clubs. of the South
ern Methodist churches of the city was
inaugurated. Among the speakers We're
Rev. II. L. Hout of Calvary Church.
Rev John c. Copenhaven and +. A.
Frost of Mount Pleasant Church, y. l..
Loving of Epworth Church, Rev. y. h
Hardin and W. W. MILAN OF Mount Yer
non Place Church
The regents and secretary of the
Smithsonian Institution are to tender
reception to the delegates to the eighth
annual convsntion Of 9th, the american
Federation OF Arts THURSDAY evening
next at $50 o'clock.
Members of the Parents League of
the third division last night held car
niyai at the Wilson Normal School for
the benefit of the community work
which has been carried on there
Members Of the membership commit
tee OF the Board OF Trade, who have
formed a military company, held their
initial drill at the armory OF the Ma
ttonal Guard last night. John Doyle
Carmody organized the company, when
now contains about sixty-nNe men. IL
is hoped to obtain rifles through the
War Department.
Justice Gould of the District supreme
Court today ordered the return of Jo-
seph D. Brennan, twenty months oid.
to the custody of his mother, Grace
Eleanor Brennan, after hearing tesi-
mony on the mothers petition Tor q
writ OF habeas corpus. 1t was shown
that the child's father. j. Raymond
Brennan, with three other men, visited
the wife's home at 1880 New Hampshire
avenue. April II, and took the child
away forcibiy. Attorney John X
Shields represented the mother and At
torney James y. Green appeared for the
father.
DIR. \. w. Shenerman is to lecture at
the Public Library this evening at
o'clock on THE Job. the Nan and the
Boss
Lucille A. Frye. alias Lucille \. HaN-
kins today asked the District supreme
Court 10 annul her marriage to Edward
Hawkins which was celebrated October
IS 1914 She has learned, she AYERS.
that her husband was married in La
Plata, Md, April 20, 1898, and had never
been divorced Attorney Edward L..
Gies appears for the plaintiff.