Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-11
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

The First Baptist Church. 9Th and {;
streets southwest, is to hold a special
prayer meeting tomorrow evening at
o'clock for the interest of relatives
of tho colored race slain during the
East st. Louis riots.
Edward F. Mccarthy has filed suit in
the Supreme Court of the District of
Columbia against John F. Murrell trad
ing as the Washington Woodworking
Company. for $4,000 damages for in
juries alleged to have been sustained
by him October IL, 1915, when he was
struck by an automobile owned by Mr..
neys Edwin A Mooers and p. j. Ryan.
Henry ]. Gompers has been awarded
an absolute divorce from Bessie G.
Gompera The decree signed by Justice
Stafford gives the husband custody of
the child. Attorney J. c. Adkins ap-
peared for the husband.
Richard 8. Mckay, q chauffeur. who
while on joy ride struck and killed the
horse which Policeman Heide was riding
and injured the officer. has entered a plea
Of guilty before Justice Siddons in Grim
inal Division 1. The case was referred by
the court to Probation Officer Steele for
investigation. Mckay is now member
of the Army Ambulance Corps in train
ing at Allentown, Pa.
Harry GrOsSman. who was operating
the taxicab that run over and killed
William NJ. Rout. eight years old. son
of Policeman Rout, near the bureau of
engraving and printing Monday night.
Yesterday afternoon was held for the
action of the grand jury at an inquest
held at the morgue. Bond was fixed at
$4,000. Funeral services for young Rout
will be held at ST. Paurs Catholic
Church tomorrow morning. Interment
will be in Mount Olivet cemetery.
While crossing Massachusetts avenue
between 4th and 5th streets last night
about 10 o'clock DIR. Walter C. Murphy,
sixty years old, 314 E street. was
knocked down by an automobile and
his head injured. He was taken to
Emergency Hospital. where physicians
said he was not seriously hurt.
nue., Takoma Park. slipped and fell on
the pavement near. 9th and F streets
last night and cut her arm. Policeman
Hellmuth rendered first aid, and Miss
Graham went home.
A collision between the automO biles
of c. Burton Rodrick. 521 18th street.
and Mrs. Leroy Mark. Bali Ashley ter
race. occurred near saith and Macomb
streets Yesterday afternoon. Both cars
were damaged, but their occupants
were not hurt.
A midsummer festival for the benefit
of 1mma culate Conception Church was
begun last evening in the hall of the
church. Mrs Hunter presided at the
fancy table, Mrs. Morgan F. Loveless
at the cake table. Miss Madeline Augh-
inbaugh at the grab bag and Mrs c. w
Aughinbaugh at the lemonade and soft
drink table. Mrs. Marguerite Georgius at
the ice cream table and Mrs. Rose Ben
nett as fortune teller. Rev. George j.
Bryant. assistant pastor of the church. is
q nf fha facfi
Organization Of the Washington As
sociation of Colored Druggists was eff
fectcd at meeting last night at the
Lewis building, 5th street and Louis
lana avenue northwest. The organiza-
ton is to be used for promotion of the
interests of the druggists. Officers
chosen were: w. c. Simmons presi-
F. Hai1stork. secretary: L. H. Single
ton. treasurer, and E. F. Harris, field
agent
man Autocratic Government at an
open-air meeting at Pennsylvania ave-
nue. and Sth street northwest this even
Ing. under the auspices of the socialist
committee on education.
The District of Columbia w. C. r. U.
window exhibit, showing dry and wet
territory and other information along
temperance lines, was moved from the
window of Miss Alice Klock. S26 Shop
herd street. where Petworth Union had
placed it. to a vacant store at 1911
Pennsylvania avenue northwest, where
It is under the auspices of Mrs. Chees-
man and West End Union. A card in
this window states that the national
". c. T. l. convention will be in session
here December 2 to Z.
Benefits TO he derived from the
waste trade" traffic. especially at the
present time. are to be discussed by a
committee from the Waste Traders AS
ISOLATION, when that group appears be-
fore the Washington Board of Trade.
Washington Chamber of Commerce and
the Retail Merchants Association. At
a meeting of the Waste Traders Asso-
citation in the Woodward building last
night the following committee was
named to appear before the bodies
named above: L. NJ. Cook, Fred Paxton.
\. Frank and Benjamin Wollberg. The
firm of King. Simon & Young was
named as counsel for the organization.
Supreme Court of the United States
and Mrs. Hurley today announced to
their friends the engagement of their
daughter, Anna Livingstone Hurley, to
Harry J. Capehart Of Keystone w Va
The wedding will take place in the fall
Mr. and Mrs. Hurley reside at 1915 S
street northwest.
parliament and Irish nationalist leader,
is to speak at the National Press Club
at go pm. tomorrow.
The complete lists Of registrants un-
der the universal service law for the
second division are on file at the second
police precinct, on 9Th street between
NJ and y streets northwest These lists
contain the registrant's name as well as
his CONSUMPTION number, and can be
seen at any time during the day or
night.
Thousands of government employees
and others in the shopping district yes
terday afternoon were inconyenienced
by the storm. The downpour was not
accompanied by wind enough to do
much damage. however. and very few
reports of damage were made by the
police. Probably the most serious dam
age was done in front of the Office of
Littlefeld & Alvord's Express Company,
l46s Pennsylvania avenue. where a
lamp was demolished by lightning
Branches were broken from several
trees and a washout at 18th and Shep-
herd streets was reported.
Mrs. l.. b. swormstedt is to have
charge of all the local arrangements
FOR the big rally during the week of
December / of delegates from all parts
OF the country in what is promised as
the biggest suffrage convention ever
held In this country, Mrs SWORN