Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-23
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

confined to his home with a badly
bruised leg. His left foot, which was
sprained, is improving.
A shakespearean recital fl to be given
Thursday evening at o'clock at the
home of Mr.. Edison N. Briggs for the
benefit of needy family at Friendship
House. The proceeds will go toward
raising a pension fund for the mother
and five children, whose father is i'll In
IL hosI tai. Rev and Mrs George Buck
Ter will give readings from Shakespeare.
Music will be furnished by Mrs. Flor
ence Price. Miss Flora Briggs and Miss
Helen White. accompanied by Mrs. w
c. Hamilton.
Motion pictures made by Germany and
passed across the German frontier in
Switzerland two days before the United
States declared war are to be shown
Monday evening at $3.50 o'clock at the
University Club. The pictures show
German war scenes in Germany, Austria
and Rumania; troops advancing against
a curtain of fire; the return OF the
Deutschland to her home port and bat
ties in the Tyrol, where the troops
came down the mountain on skis.
George H. Thomas Auxiliary to the
Sons of Veterans, L. S. A, will present
a flag to Christ Episcopal Church at the
at the church. Members of the G. A. r
and all patriotic organizations are in
vited.
held under the auspices of Troop %.
Boy Scouts. Monday evening at 8
o clock in the Parish Hall of the Church
of the Epiphany. Gen. John L. Glenn.
T. S. A, is to present an American
flag, while Col G. b. Young. .. c. N. G.,
is to present the troop flag. Rev. Percy
F. Hall is to speak. A musical program
also Is to be given.
Columbian Harmony Society is to ded-
icate a receiving vault at Harmony
cemetery tomorrow afternoon at 4
o'clock Henry Johnson is to deliver
the dedfcatory address. Ralph V. Cook.
chairman of the committee on buildings
and grounds. is to speak briefly. Rev.
]. F.. Gregory is to lead the devotional
exercises. John A. Simms. president of
the society, is to be master of ceremo-
MES.
Plans to increase their prevent menu
bership to 600 by September were dis
cussed at meeting of the Salesman
ship Club of Washington at the Raleigh
Washington's delegate to the second
annual craftsmanship conference. held
in Detroit recently. explained that a
country wide movement was to be made
to increase the membership Of the
clubs.
Zionists of Washington who are to at
tend the opening session of the TWEEN
tieth annual convention of the Fedora
ton of American Zionists and affiliated
will form at 9 o'clock at 14th street
and New York avenue and go to the
Maryland city in special cars.
elected at a meeting of the Ahavas Zion
Society Thursday evening. They are:
President, DIR. Charles Gordon; vice
president. A. TENN; recording secre-
tary, H. Kramer; financial and CORE
spending secretary, Jerome Hofenberg,
and treasurer, Samuel katz.
meeting of the Woman Wage Earn
ers' Association Is to be held tomorrow
afternoon at o'clock at 704 r street
northwest. The membership of the as
socfation has grown so rapidly since
its organization, January IA, that the
three story building and basement at
704 T street has been leased for it's
headquarters.
Columbia Chapter, No. 1, Royal Arch
Masons, is to entertain the Grand
Chapter officers Of the District of Co
evening, at which time the Royal Arch
degree will be conferred on three
teams
Harris Rhines are to be held by Prince
Hall Chapter. order of Eastern Star,
tomorrow afternoon at 4:30 o'clock at
st. Thomas Chapel. South Capitol and
T, streets The sermon is to be
preached by Rev. William V. Tunnel.
The annual outing of the Filipino
Club of Washington was held today at
Great Falls, the guest of honor being
Senior Manuel QueZon. former Philip
pine delegate here. and now a member
Of the Philippine senate. Special cars
for club members and guests were run
over the Great Falls and Old Dominion
electric line during the day.
The Terminal Railroad Y. NJ. C, A. fs
to hold a patriotic meeting at the or
Fthe1hert Could lice