Evening star., 1917-03-19
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

Annie Miller, eleven years old. AIS
9th street, was bitten on her arm by a
dog belonging to William Hibbard.
1919 Webster street. while playing near
her home yesterday afternoon. Her
wound was dressed at her home.
Miss Helen Lloyd. 311 c street. yes
attending the testimonial to Bishop
Russell at Polls Theater She was
taken to Emergency Hospital.
Coroner hewitt this morning investi-
gated the sudden death of George Will
liams, colored, fifty EIGHT years old
123 9TH street southeast. His death re-
suited from natural causes.
The Congress of Mothers and Parent-
Teacher Associations of the District is
to hold its March meeting tomorrow
afternoon at o'clock in the oak room
of the Raleigh. The meetings of the
congress are open to the public.
'The Romance Of the Telephone" is to
be the subject of an illustrated lecture
TO be delivered by J. C. Martin before
the Petworth Citizens Association to-
morrow night at a meeting to be held
in the school building, sth and Shepherd
streets northwest, beginning at 1:30
o'clock.
Rt. Rev. Alfred Harding. Episcopal
mobile accident at Bancroft place and
Connecticut avenue yesterday morn
Ing The bishop was on his way to
participate in the morning service at
st. Margaret's Church about 1910
o'clock, when his automobile collided
with a street car. He was not injured.
Rev. l.. Jacobs, Memphis, Tenn, visit
ing at 1903 7th street, last night about
$3.50 o'clock was knocked down by an
automobile near 9Th and l. streets and
rendered unconscious. He received in
juries to his leg and hand and was
bruised about the body The injured
man quickly regained consciousness
and was able to leave the hospital
Andrew J. Rady, proprietor of a
lunchroom at sos Pennsylvania ave-
nue. northwest, today filed a petition
In voluntary bankruptcy. He lists his
debts at $1.951.32 and places his assets
at s1.O5O, of which he claims ex-
emption of s700. Attorney R. Newton
Donaldson represents the bankrupt
A sailboat valued at $50. the prop
erty of Robert Moran, 912 26th street,
disappeared from its anchorage off the
foot of F. street, the past few DAYS.
The police have been unable to locate
it. They think It drifted away in the
swift current and may be at the bottom
of the river.
Work done by the Boy Scouts formed
the theme or an address by Vernon
Bailey, scoutmaster, last night in
All Souls Church. He explained the
activities of the organization and
urged all parents to encourage their
boys to join it. He said the main OBJ
tect of the organization is to make the
boys self-reliant.
Mrs. Adelia A. Fought and daughter,
Miss Alice Virginia Fought, who were
injured last Friday evening by an au-
tomobile, are at Emergency Hospital.
Owing to their serious condition at
tending physicians will not permit
them to receive callers Mrs. Fought
is the widow of the late Joseph Fought
and resided near Falls Church, Va.
DR.. A: Barnes Hooe is to talk to the
National Society of Keep-WeIls Friday
evening in the parish hail of St Johns
Church. His subject will be "Abdomi-
nal Surgery" Women interested have
been invited to be present
Two subcOmmittees of the general
citizens group. which is preparing
to honor the members of the National
Guard of the District of Columbia We'd
nesday evening. are to meet this after
noon to perfect arrangements. The
committee on reception is to meet in
the rooms of the Board of Trade. and
the committee on ushers is to meet at
the headquarters of the Chamber of
Commerce.