Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-21
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

instituted by Gertrude V. Shafer as
Administrative of. the estate O. f n
deceased husband, John William Sha1er,
against the Washington Railway aha
Electric Company and the D1strict Q.
Columbia, as damages for the death Q,
her husband as result OF the aieseo
negligence of defendants
James Adam Smith, colored. giving
his address as 10 c street soutneast.
has been held for the grand jury by
Judge pugh on a charge of joyridlng
It is charged that he drove car
belonging to W. A. Brown, his en-
ployer. to Baltimore. where he was ar ar.
rested for speeding and nneo. Inc
court fixed bond at $1,000.
No. truck company last night, about
1880 o'clock, extinguished fire in an
unoccupied house at 1905 New Hamp.
shire avenue. The fire. the origin OF
which was not determined. did $50 dam
age.
Raymond Day, colored, 18th street
southeast. this morning. about 2:30
o'clock. participated in an altercatlon
with another colored man, at East cap
the right eye with a knife. He was
taken to Casualty Hospital.
Fire of unknown origin tAis morning
about 4 o'clock did 800 damage to the
stock and building at Stone & Poole's
drug store, 1910 Pennsylvania avenue.
The fire was extinguished by No 16 en-
CINE company.
meeting of the North Capitol and
lexington Citizens Association is to be
held Tuesday evening at o'clock in
the Emery School building, Lincoln
road and Randolph place.
public lecture II to be given by
3 Camp No. 81. Order of Sons of Zion.
this evening at o'clock. at the Sixth
70
northwest. I. Carmel of New York. a
prominent Zionist, will be one of the
principal speakers.
Miss n. Lovisa White is in New York
to attend a meeting Of the general
finance committee Of the National
American Woman Suffrage Association
as representative Of the District Of
Columbia.
Commencement exercises Of the
Washington School of Chiropractic are
to be held at Pythian Hall this
evening at O'clock. The class is to
conduct exercises. DR.. J. Shelby Riley.
Crabill are to deliver addresses. DR..
Rosalie NJ Simpson Is to confer the de-
grees-
of New Hampshire. Brawner Hetfeld.
recently returned from China: Shamus
O'Sheele, the Irish poet, and r. L. Neu-
hauser, POSTMASTER, will be among the
speakers at the dinner tonight at the
Arts Club, when the topic Of the even
ing will be washington, the Art Cen
ter Of the Country"
~The Russia of Today II to be the
topic of Wachlaw s. Jesien OF Warsaw,
Poland. in a lecture to be given at the
Hotel Lafayette tomorrow evening at
$50 o'clock.
F. L. Kemp. superintendent Of schools
Of Alexandria county. and Prof. r. L
Stearns were speakers at the COM
mencement exercises Of the Alexandria
County School at Cherrydale yesterday.
There were about eighteen In the class.
Three prizes for the best essay on the
nag were awarded. the nrst going to
Miss Grace Talbot, eighth grade. Ball
ston, Va; second prize. to Miss Elsie
Shreve. Cherrydale, Va. and third, to
Thelma Comeley. A program Of music
was one Of the features Of tho exer-
cises.
Ceremonies connected with the p1ac-
ing of protecting fence around Dis
trict milestone, No. 8. on the Leesburg
pike. one mile from Union station, Alex
andria, Va, are to be held under the
auspices of American Liberty Chapter.
D. A. R.. Saturday afternoon at $3.50
dress by Senator Jones Of washington
and musical numbers The public is
invited.
The extension Of Calvert street west
ward from the Connecticut avenue
bridge is to begin at once, 1t is stated.
Chief Justice Covington today confirm
ed the award Of the jury assessing the
damages and benefits from the opening
OF the street Exceptions to the award
noted by some of the owners were with
drawn today.
Justice Hits has granted an absolute
divorce to Albert s. Davidson from
Sallie Davidson. The custody Of the
child is awarded by tho decree to the
father. Attorneys c. r. Colvin and N.
C. Turnage represent tho husband. The
same justice has signed a decree grant
ing an absolute divorce to Mrs Nora C.
Ball from Harry R Ball. Attorney E. L
Gies represented the wife.
Mrs. Blanche b. Klefndienst today
filed suit for a limited divorce from
Samuel B. Kleindienst, q policeman.
charging cruelty. neglect and intoxica
tion. Justice Hitz issued q rule on the
husband to show cause why he should
not pay temporary alimony to his wife.
They were married in Baltimore Febru-
airy 10, 1897. and have two children. At
torney Robert E. Mattingly appears for
the wife.