Evening star., 1917-03-07


near New York avenue and 9TH street
and died at Emergency Hospital this
morning. Her death was due to an at
tack of apoplexy.
Smoke from an overheated chimney
last night caused a fire scare at the
hcme of James Burdine. 120 Alabama
avenue, Anacostia. Firemen responded
! to an alarm and quickly extinguished
the fire. No damage resulted
"AnntomicaI Expression of Emotion"
is to be the subject of the last lecture
of the season by DR.. Frank Baker. lee
turer on anatomy, tomorrow afternoon
at 4:l3 O'Clock at the Corcoran Gallery
! OF Art The lecture is to he given in
the auditorium, and admission is free
Ihose attending are requested to use
the New York avenue entrance.
1he Petworth Wcmnn'S C,vb will
meet Friday evening at the Petworth
School building. The program. Three
American Humorists." illustrated, will
be given by the literary committee.
The first of n series of four lectures
by c. J. Blanchard of the Department
Of Interior is to be given this evening
at SIS o'clock in the assembly hall of
the Y. NJ. c. a. His subject will be
The Northwest" The subjects of the
other three lectures, to be given on
successive Wednesday evenings, are
Our Inland Empire The Romance of
the Southwest" and Uncle Sans Chill
dren. All of the lectures are to be il
Illustrated and will be open to the pub
lie.
The opening lecture of course on
Ana yzing Character is to be given
by n. w. Sheferman this evening at
s o'clock at the Y. NJ. C. A
Eliot Wnrdsworth. acting chairman
n O lfv-l1 Of no a,,,.y
lean Red Cross, will tell of the work
of the Red Cross in the European war
Friday evening at o'clock in the boys
department of the y. NJ. c. A. The pub
lie is invited.
Rev. George BuckIer. president of
the Shakespeare Society of America
presided at a reception rendered Sir
Herbert Beerbohm Tree. the English
actor. by the local branch of the So
ciety at the Colonial School. 18th and
| Q streets northwest. yesterday after
noon.
Damages to the extent of S2G.O9O are
asked in suit filed in the District Su-
preme Court by Stanley r. De Pue
against Simfund E,hrlick for alleged
| false arrest. Attorney r. W. Mcmahon
appears for the plaintiff.
Echoes of the recent scmi-centennial
of Howard University were given by
Literary Society. Those who contrib
uted to the program We're Richard T
Greener of Chicago, DR.. Roscoe Brown
of Richmond, Rev. Grasty of Culpeper.
Prof William H. Richards Robert Pei
ham, James L. Pinn. jr., Mr.. MaXfeld
and the Misses Nellie Quander and
Marie A. d. Madre.
Two half-hOur illustrated talks on
scenic beauties of America are to be
features of an entertainment which is
to be given by the Franklin Thomson
Home and School Association tomor-
| row evening at o'clock in the Thorn
son building, 18th and l. streets north
west. n. II. Darton is to speak on The
Grand Canyon of Arizona and j. s.
| Diller is to have for his subject "Erup-
tions of Mount Lassen, California.
Both talks are to be illustrated with
colored stereopticon views A musi-
cal program is to be given.
Erneest T.. BickneII, national director
of the American Red Cross. is an
nounced as the speaker Of the evening
at the next meeting of the Federal
Schoolmen's Club, to be held SATURDAY.
evening at Fairmont Seminary. o7O1
l4th street northwest. DIR. and Mrs
ATthur Ramsay. principals of the
schooL VIII he the hosts of the occa-
sion, which is the annual ladies' night
of the organization. The regular bust
ness meeting which is to open the pro-
ceedlngs will be called at O'Clock.
The submission of the report of the
banquet committee and the considera-
tloh of a program of spring activities
are to be features of the next meeting
/ of the California State Association
Scheduled for tomorrow evening at &
CLOCK at 1ol ID street northeast The
California flag carried in the inaugural
parade VIII be exhibition