Evening star., 1917-11-17
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.


Officers of classes In the medical de-
partment Of Georgetown University
have been elected as follows: First
year-President, William Cussack; vice
president. Andrew Evans: secretary, L.
A. Cornet: treasurer. L. NICK. Bryan.
Second year-President, Matthias Dom
nelly: vice president, Matthew z. DON
oehue. secre etary, Michael kozialek;
treasurer. Robert Z. Moran Third year
President. Walter Rapport; vice
president, Monterville G.. Ewing: sec
retary and treasurer. Charles McDon-
ough. Fourth year-PreSident, Edward
G: Morse; vice president. Joseph H
Howard; secretary. David e. Horrigan.
The Howard University Choir 4. to
render a special song service in the
chapel tomorrow afternoon at O'Clock
for the benefit of the Soldiers Comfort
Society. an organization formed for the
purpose Of knitting garments for the
soldiers. ~ silver Offering will be used
in purchasing wool for the different
units.
Laden with about 500 tons of hard
coal from Philadelphia, the bay barge
Mobjack is lying at the pier of Wash
ington barracks on the Washington
channel side discharging her cargo.
The vessel was brought down the bay
and to the Wicomico river. in the lower
Potomac. by a Baltimore tug. and the
Washington towboat. James o. Carter.
took her there and arrived here with
her yesterday and berthed her at the
Army wharf. The coal she has aboard
will be used in heating the Army En-
gineer College, the Washington bar
racks buildings and other structures
on the reservation.
DR.. Hills Cole of New York city II to
deliver the last OF a series of addresses
before the Bahai Assembly OF Wash
ington tomorrow evening at 8:l5
o'clock, in Studio Hall, 1919 Connecti-
cut avenue His subject will be THE
Ark of Deliverance."
Virginia DonOhuc, coIored, of 1c6 I'd
street southwest was taken Ill last
night with acute indigestion at her
pital in ambulance. but died about II
O'Clock.
John C. Ereund. editor of Musical
America. told of the growth OF music
! in this country at a dinner at the Arts
| Club. 20lT / street northwest, Thurs
day evening. Hostesses of the evening
were Mrs. Felix Garziglia and Miss
Mary Cryder.
Mrs. Weiss told of her experiences in
American hospital in France al meet
ing of the Women's National Press AS
sociation at the home of Mrs. Mary
Lockwood last night. Other speak kers
We're Mrs. Brinon ard Mrs. Walker
A community secretary for the east
ern section Of the city will be elected
| next Wednesday night at the Eastern
High School
j The character and quality of teachers
in the Washington schools were praised
at memorial meeting for negro teach
ers who died in the last year at the
Dunbar High School yesterday. Speak
| ers were Rev. B. F: Rivers. r. c. Bruce.
| ca aSp ton MT af q
+, Prof Tibbs of Howard University and
Miss Mary l.. Europe of Dunbar High
| School.
| strdent nctivitie. at George Washing
! ton University, under the student coun-
/ Gil will be governed by Earl Van Wag-
! roner of the law department, Joseph
/ Kreiselman of the medical department.
| Victor Kebler of the Columbia College
| Joseph Geuesse of the dental school
i and representative to be appointed
, by the veterinary school. The men
! mentioned were appointed to the stu
! dent council at meeting held last
night at the university. Only small
| decrease in the activities of the student
body has been noted. it was announced.
Alleging cruelty aud inadeauate sup
port Mrs. Blanche 3. MacWelch has
! filed suit in the District Supreme Court
:; for n limited divorce from John N.
MacWelch. They We're married June
| IS, 1906 and separated November 13.
The wife says that her husband from
! q loving husband of the first two years
| changed to one of indifference. coldneSs
and abuse She is represented by At
torneya ID. w. Baker and w. f. Leahy.
Justice Siddons has cited the husband
to show cause Friday why he should
not he compelled to support his wife
and two children.
.Justice Gould Of the District Supreme
Court today awarded an absolute di-
! yorce TO Charles c, Jones from Eliza
beth Jones. The, father Is given Gus
| tody of the two children. Attorney
| George G. Shfnn appeared for the hus-
band Attorney Harry J. Gerrity rep
resented the wife by appointment of
! the court.
| Fire In the Galsrnitb A. NJ. r.. Zion
| Church, 9Th street between L and NJ
! streets northwest, shortly after $50
o'clock last night. did 500 damage