Evening star., 1917-10-25
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

granted to the War Department Rifle
lClub. the Ordnance Rifle Club and the
Military Service Legion Rifle Club,
through the adjutant general of the
District Of Columbia and the director
iof civilian craftsmanship. Shooting
will commence at o'clock In the morn
Ing and will probably continue through
cut the day.
DR.. e. c. Dinvviddie, legislative super
America, left today for Honolulu, by
way of Columbus, Ohio. and Albu
Querque. N. NJ. He will spend several
weeks in the Hawaiian Islands. where
he Will be in conference with Ant-Sa- =
loon League and other prohibition
workers.
The RAMBLER Pa.time Club will hold
Halloween masquerade dance next
Tuesday evening at 523 Sth street
northeast. The best women's and men :;
costume will each receive a prize. All
men in the service are invited.
Declaring that q tax on the mineral
resources Of this country would secure
tsnough money to carry on the war,
Herbert ]. Browne told of the applica-
tion of the mineral tax in Mexico with
relation to this country at meeting of
the District Single Tax Association in
the Public Library last night. by
taking the tax OFF food and levying a
tax on mineral products from the mines
of the west and southwest the cost of
living could be materially reduced"
said Mr. Browne.
The Sphinx Honor Society of George
Washington University. composed of
girl students. with purpose to raise
the standard of scholarship in the fresh
man classes, has offered a prize of s2J
to the girl freshman making the high
test scholarship record during the first
semester.
"PfOneer Experiences In the Unita-
fian Ministry" Is the subject of an ad-
dress to be made by Rev. Mary A. SAT-
ford at meeting of the Women's AL
lliance OF All Souls Unitarian Church
tomorrow morning at IL o'clock in the
church parlors Mrs. Archibald Hop
Qortunity of the Church." Mrs. Joseph
Stewart. president of the alliance. is
TO preside.
phions. spoke in the interest of the
liberty loan before large audience
Monday evening at the Second Baptist
church The Amphions viii sing Am
erica In the concoUrse of the Union
station Sunday morning in honor of the
'dei,ai ting officers and soldiers
Winter winds that sweep down the
iPotomac valley make Fort Washington
Q cod place, and in preparation for
Their coming the big bay barge Totus-
Key is lying at Fort Washington
wharf discharging q cargo of about
500 tons of coal for use at the Army
post this winter. The vessel loaded at
Wilmington, " Del. She arrived at Fort
Washington yesterday. After unload
ing the Totuskey will be taken to a Po-
fomac point to load ties or pulp wood
1or point on Chesapeake bay
soldiers and sailors by the woman's
society of the Vermont Avenue Chris
Wan Church was given last evening in
the recreational rooms of the Women.s
lFennsyfvanfa avenue. Solos were sung
by Mrs. I. c. Mcconnell and violin Sc
lections were given by Private T. H
0eehan.
After I'm absence of several weeks the
xotomac river excursion steamer St
Johns paid visit TO her home port
yesterday. The big steamer during the
4nmmer was taken over by the Navy
Department for war service. thus
bringing the Colonial Beach excursion
season to premature end. She was
sent to New York for duty, but about
two weeks ago was ordered to Norfolk
Tor service on Chesapeake bay Yes
terday's visit was on government busi-
ness. and she will at once return to
Norfolk The St. Johns, i. is stated
1s in government service for the period
Of the war.
& MaTIam VIII Rsve an illustrated
address on China and Her People" at
The Emmanuel Baptist Church, 18th
street and Columbia road, this evening
at o'clock.
The Ladies' Auxiliary to the Knight.
of st. John. through their District
president Mrs. NJ. E. Rannon, presented
Rev. Father OHern with $500 at a
meeting of the war relief committee
Monday night.
Member. Of the Washington conxre-
lational Club. at a meeting in Ingram
Memorial Church last night, instructed
the treasurer to buy 800 liberty bond
for the club. Rev. Walter A. Morgan
S delivered an % eddress on The Pilgrim
Of the Nations After the War
sixteen hundred dollars was sub
iscribed for liberty bonds by persons
attending a mass meeting IN Masonic
speakers included ". W. smith and
9. e. Dunkum of the liberty loan COM
imittee. DR.. c. c. Havener and VI. OF
Prayer was offered by Rev. Charles s.
Biggs. Music was furnished by the
Bloomingdale Band Boy Scouts OF
Troops 4s and SO solicited the applica-
lions for bonds.
Herbert Pair. pupil of the Bruce
School. and said to be one of the
youngest persons in the District to buy
Q liberty bond with his own savings. is
to tell how he is doing his bit" at a
military night" to be observed at
Miner Normal School Community Cen
ter this evening at s O'Clock. officers
from the Des Moines training camp are
to make addresses Members of the
LIST Separate Battalion and Boy Scouts
are to be guests of honor. Leonard
Butler. boy soprano, of Mott School is
10 sing patriotic songs. Every boy in
the community about the school is in
vited to attend and bring a boy with
him.
The Washington Medical and Surgical
Society was entertained Monday even
ing at the residence of DIR. Lewis J.
Battle. 1901 Kennedy street northwest.
A. resolution was passed appropriating
money for the purchase of liberty
bonds. Eight members of the society
are now in the medical service of the
Army.
To get complete information In just
what ways the war taxes mo- :
tion pictures will operate is the work
Of Committee appointed at a meeting
Of motion picture exhibitors in the
rooms Of the Washington Chamber of
Commerce yesterday afternoon. The
committee comprises A. Brylawski
chairman of the meeting: Harry NJ
Crandall. Maurice Davis, W. II. Holl-
away. Clarence l.. Linz. A. II. Brown
and DR.. William p Herbst.
Cant. George Hall, who recently re-