Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-26
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.


meeting for Friday afternoon at
o'clock in library hall. Howard Uni
versity, to consider matters OF national
defense and food conservation. She
has requested all colored women in
tereSted to attend.
The division of poultry husbandry Of
the Department of Agriculture has re-
moved from the department building
and now occupies the sixth floor of the
Busch building, on E street between
7th and Sth streets northwest. Ex-
perts of the division are devoting
much attention to back yard poultry
raising" and are organizing an infor-
nation service for the benefit OF per-
sons interested in this form OF inten-
sive poultry culture.
The fundamental principles of So
cialism were explained by Representa-
tive Meyer London Of New York in an
address yesterday to the members of
the Washington Ministers Alliance,
colored, at the Y. NJ. c. A.
War pictures from the European bat
tie front, taken few days before the
United States declared war OF Ger
many, were shown at the University
the War Department the titles Of the
different scenes were deleted. This.
however. did not make the pictures less
clear to the audience, for the scenes
explained themselves
Member. of the Business High School
Alumni Association held a dance at the
Arcade last evening. They we're hosts
to the graduates Of the school. who
recently received their diplomas
Dr.. Joseph Taber johnson will talk
to the National Society of Keep-Wells
Friday evening at o'clock in the
parish hall of St. Johns Church, 18th
and H streets. on Keeping Women
Well" The doctor will also discuss
Birth Control" This will be the last
lecture for this season. All women are
invited to attend.
The annual parish excursion Of Holy
Comforter Catholic Church to Marshall
Hall is being held today. Prices will
be awarded in a number of athletic
teams representing Holy Comforter and
st. Peters churches.
Flag presentation exercises were held
last evening by troop % of the Boy
,Bsouts in the parish hall Of the Church
OF the Epiphany. An American flag was
presented to the officers and members
OF the troop by Gen. John L Glenn, U.
9. A.. while the troop nag was pre-.
scented by Col. G! B. Young. D. c. N. a.
A patriotic address was delivered by
Rsx. Percy F. Hall.
:. lawn fete was given last evening
on the lawn Of the Church Of the Sa-
cred Heart. at 18th street and PARK
ing fund for a new Church Of the Sa.
cred Heart at 10th street and Parl
tendance. The affair will be repeated
this evening and tomorrow evening.
"Flrst Aid to the Injured was the
subject Of a lecture delivered by DR.
E. 8. Green from the Red Cross travel.
ing car In the Baltimore and Ohio
freight yards at New York and Florida
avenues yesterday afternoon to the
employees Of the railroad. He is sched-
uled to speak tomorrow afternoon al
the Washington terminal.
Capital Branch 142, National Associa-
tion of Letter Carriers. at its last meet
Ing unanimously Endorsed the two-pla-
toon system for the District Of Columbia
fire department
Many persons Eathered in the vicinity
OF the store of ]. X. Chakacokis, s33
9Th street. yesterday afternoon about
3 o'clock and witnessed the destruc-
ton OF an awning by fire. Fire COM
panies came from every direction in
response to an alarm that was sounded
from a nearby box. but the firemen
had but little work to do. Only slight
damage resulted.
Explosion Of an oil stove last night
the house of J. F. Yancey, 1345 " street
Anacostia. Firemen extinguished the
nre before much damage had been done.
No. 13 engine company yesterday
afternoon extinRuished a small fire in
the kitchen at the home of Mrs. Eliza
beth Horner. 933 F street southwest.
The origin of the fire was not deter
mined.
membership in the Washington Board
OF Trade yesterday afternoon at a
meeting of the executive committee
OF that organization: James r. Wick.
herbert L. Davis. Thomas E. Petty.
Tom Moore. DR.. w. Thompson Burch.
Simon Lyon and Francis G. Addison, tr.
Thomas r. J. Campbell. stock broker.
has been indicted by the grand jury for
alleged embezzlement and larceny AFTER
trust. 1t is charged that June e. 1871
the broker received certificates of stock
OF the American Cotton Chopper Co.
OF Baltimore from Harry Marchant,
q dentist OF the Monumental city. for
sale and that he converted them to his
own use Justice Gould directed the is
s1ance of bench warrant for the bro
ker's arrest
MarKarefta III. b. McCOrd has insti-
tuted suit in the District Supreme Court
for $4,000 damages against the Capital
Traction Company and the District OF
Columbia The declaration alleges that
November 6. 1916. Mrs. McCord was a
passenger on one of the 18th street
cars Of the Capital Traction Company
and after alighting at 14th and q
streets she attempted to cross the car
tracks when she stepped into certain
depressions adjacent to the car tracks
left In, Iar
or unlighted condition. Mrs McCord
was greatly bruised and wounded and
suffered a broken thigh. she alleges
She is represented by Attorneys James
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