Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-19
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.
Columbia Lodge. No. 4s4. Brotherhoo,

national 1tlneS Armory. Inc commit
tee in charge Is D. S. Mcmahon, J. w
Anderson. ]. S. Adams. ]. McCauley
C. W. Boswell. ]. S. Mcintosh, A. NJ
Moriarity. G. d. King, A. Herbert, j
r. Payne, C. Z. Crown. r. Doome, A. S
Bunday and L. Reader.
8 o'clock at the Adath Israel Temple,
9Th and I streets northwest
"IncreasinE Efficiency in Business, il
TO be the subject .of an address by C. F.
Barber of the Emerson Institute of
Efficiency of New York tomorrow even
ing at o'clock at the Y. NJ C. a. This
lecture is TO be followed by twelve
others on Tuesday evenings.
J.. c. Tomlinson. for several years
Car accountant of the Cincinnati
Southern railroad, has been appointed
car accountant of the Southern rail-
way system, with offices in Washing
ton. He brings with him from the
Cincinnati Southern thirteen assistants
and from the New Orleans and North
eastern railroad three.
.Should war break out the sole motive
Of the association would be to help
alleviate the terrible conditions which
would certainly exist not only in this
city. but throughout the entire coun-
try" asserted Jeanette Carter, presi-
dent of the Women Wage Farmers
Union, at a meeting of the union last
evening in the Columbian building, 9TH
and T streets. The members voted to
volunteer their services either as u
body or individually.
Cardinal Gibbons has just announced
q personal gift of $1,000 to the fund for
the erection of the reference library at
the Catholic University. 1t is being
erected as memorial to the late
Thomas Mulry of New York, for many
years national president of the Society
OF st. Vincent de Paul.
A number of mining engineers con-
nected with the bureau of mines here
are in attendance today at the Hath
convention of the American Institute of
Mining Engineers in New York city.
The sessions of the convention will con-
tinue four days. and it is stated SUBJ
3ectS of great Importance to the Amer
lean mining world are to be discussed.
The assistant secretary Of the navy.
Franklin d. Roosevelt: Rev. Dr.. James
L. Gordon, pastor of the First Congre-
Eational Church, and Rev. DR.. James
Shera Montgomery. pastor of Calvary
Methodist Episcopal Church, are to be
the speakers at the annual banquet of
the Order of Washington, to be held
Thursday evening at Rauscher's, ac-
cording to announcement made today.
Mr.. Roosevelt is a member of the order.
LIT. Joseph n. Is. BulloCh Is chairman
of the banquet committee.
"a Critical Moment for Warrington"
is to be the subject of an address by
Rev. George Williamson Smith, before
the Columbia Historical Society, in the
gold room of the Shoreham Hotel to-
morrow evening at o'clock. DIR. Will
liam Tindall, former secretary to the
board of Commissioners of the District,
is to deliver an address on street Pas
senger Traffic in the District of CO.
lumbia.''
VIII talk to the National Society of
1\eep-WellS Friday evening" in the
Parish Hall of st. Johns Church. on
'Anthropology and War" All women
are invited to be present.
A play, "My New Curate,- is to he
presented at Carroll Hall, G. near 10th
street northwest, tonight for the bene-
ut of the Holy Family Day Nursery, 519
4th street northwest
Prof. LIE Want Dodge of Berea Col
lege, Berea, KY. is to deliver an adj
dress on 'Giddings, an Anti-slavery
Hero" at the Metropolitan A NJ E
Church. NJ street between 18th and 18th
streets northwest, tomorrow evening
before the Bethel Literary Society.
Rev. Father Paul r.. Connifr, s. J..
rector of ST. Aloysius Roman Catholic
Church, and Henry 1. Quinn are to speak
tonight at the annual banquet of the
Gonzaga College Alumni Association
to be given at Ebbitt Hotel. Mr.. Quinn
Is president of the association. Enter
>tafnment for the banqueters will be
provided by Guy V. Collins, George
O'Connor. Felix Mahony, Thomas Can't
well and Ward. Murphy and Kane, the
minstrel trio.
StFOOd Values ind Nutrition, IL the
subject of lecture to be given by DR..
Harvey W. Wiley Wednesday morning
at 1880 o'clock at the, Mason house
1906 goth street northwest. The public
in invited.
meeting of the Washington WeIles-
ley Club is to be held Saturday after
noon at o'clock at the home of Miss
Ninton, 250S Clifbourne place Miss
Mcdonald of the National Cathedral
School is to give a report of the coun-
ell meeting which was held recently at
the college.
A. B. See Electric Elevator" at a meet
ing of the Washington Association, No
i, n. A. S. E., Wednesday evening at 8
O'Clock, at 1904 Pennsylvania avenue
northwest. The lecture is to be illus
trated.
An attack of heart trouble this morn
ing proved fatal to Elizabeth Ball, col
street southwest Life was extinct
when physician from Casualty Hos
pftal reached her home, and Coroner
hewitt later gave a certificate of death
from natural causes
While crossing near Sth and II streets
last night, Robert 5. Johnson, 1911 II
street, was attacked and bitten by two
unmuzzled dogs. The police are max
ing an investigation with view to
having the owner of the dogs answer
charges in court.
A black leather hnnbag Is held mt the
hrst precinct police station for identifi-
cation. 1t was found on the street.
John Dugan, n retired soldier, yester-
day morning was made sick by illumin-
eting gas In his room at 615 New Jersey
avenue. He was taken to Casualty
Hospital. where physicians say he prob
ably Will recover.
Charles Hollerith of this city. q senior
at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute
has been appointed u member of the
Institutes banquet committee for 1917,
according to word received here.
The Central Citizens Association il
to hold q meeting this evening at 8
o'clock at the North Capitol Savings
Bank
A meeting of the parish guild of All
Souls Episcopal Church, Cathedral and
Connecticut avenues. is TO be held Tues
day evening in the parish hall of the
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