Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-16
CITY. NEWS IN BRIEF.

| Fie.- and staff officers of the high
school cadet regiments are arranging
! to give a dance at the Raleigh Hotel
February u. This will be the largest
| social event of the cadets for the sea-
, son.
a croSs-bilI for absolute divorce has
| been filed by William j. Jacobi against
| jeanette NJ. jacob. He asks that the
| court order requiring him to pay her
| temporary alimony under the suit
| brought by the wife be revoked and
that she he denied permanent alimony
| The general relief committee of
| Washington is to give a masquerade
| for the benefit of the Jewish war suf-
! ferers. Prizes will be given for
/ unique and handsome costumes
| institute, under the auspices of the
| board of religious educa ton of the do
| ceSe of Washington, on Tuesday night
/ at 1870 o'clock, in st. Margarets Parish
| Hall. Connecticut avenue and Bancroft
/ place. is made by Eugene f. .Thomp-
| son. the secretary. The March meeting
| is scheduled for Tuesday, March 20, in
| Epiphany Parish Hall.
The Cleveland Park School and Com
munity Association will hold its Feb
| ruary meeting at SIS o'clock this even
| ing at the John Eaton School. Rev.
DR.. John Van Schaick, jr.. president of
| the board of education. will speak on
| The Washington Schools
| DIR. Joseph b. Murphy is announced
ton Emery School Association this
evening at o'clock in the Emery
School Music is to be furnished by
the fifth division school orchestra
"Food Principles, were discussed by
DR.. Cora Smith King before forty
members of the domestic science class
of the community conference at the
Ormond Wilson Normal School last
night. Miss Mabel Dillon conducted a
short story writing for a class of
thirty.
| An illustrated talk ON "PIant and
Animal Life on Snowf1elds and Gla-
| ciers," with an exhibition of arctic
| specimens, was given before the Aqua
| rum Society of Washington in the 20
| illogical laboratory of George Wash
| ington University last night by Titus
| Ulke. DR.. w. o. Emery presided, and
| the members engaged in informal dis
cussion of the specimens.
! A dancing contest was a feature of
an entertainment given by the Holy
| Name Society of the Holy Rosary
Church for the benefit of the church
last night in old Masonic Temple.
Prizes of $40 and So in gold were given.
Thomas Kelehan and Miss Kelehan
won first honorS, while second honors
went to Mr.. and Mrs. John Mcfarland.
Discussion of plans for n mass meet
| ing to be held here next week to pro-
| test against a declaration of war with
| out a referendum was & feature of
meeting of the District socialist party
last night at it's headquarters, 81 E
| street northwest.
The West Virginia Woman's Club.
which has started a campaign to raise
! funds for the diffusion of educational
| literature, gave it's first annual dance
| last night in Pythian Temple. The
| club, which consists of about $500
members throughout the state of West
Virginia. was organized last July by
| Mrs. Todd c. Sharp. 12S G street north
| east. Permanent headquarters are to
| be esta bliShed as soon as funds are
available for such a project.
At meeting of the Society for PhiIo-
| sophicaI Inquiry to be held at the Pub
lie Library at las pm. tomorrow, E 7.
| Williams. chief of the division of far
eastern affairs, State Department. will
! speak on The Relations of Philosophy
| to History
George II. Thomas Camp, Sons of
| Veterans, and its Ladies' Auxiliary
viii entertain the George H. Thomas
! Post, G. A. r., and its Woman's Relief
| Corps this evening at a celebration of
| Lincoln's and Washingtons birthdays
at the New Masonic Temple Sth and f
| streets northeast.
| "EeminiSm'' is to be the subject of an
address by Kenler Hoyt Sunday after
noon at q meeting of the Washington
Secular League at Pythian Temple.
The Georgetown Citizens Associa ton
is to hold it's February meeting Monday
evening at O'clock at the Potomac
Bank Hall.
T. ID. Harari, young Syrian, Is to
lee q = tii5 f,ening at S o'clock before
the National Fraternal Society OF the
Deaf at the Calvary Baptist Sunday
Day school house, Sth and H streets
northwest. Mr.. Harari escaped from the
clutches of the Turks at the outbrear
of the European war, after having been
taken prisoner because of his refusa