Evening star., 1917-04-15
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

A resolution pledging the nssocia-
! tion's support to the President during
/, the present crisis was adopted at
recent meeting of the Southwest Civic
Association, colored. The principal
! speaker was Rev. D. E. Wiseman.
! speaker was Rev. D. E. Wiseman. other
Washington. ]. Z. Epps, J. Z. White.
/ Henry W. Banks, C. b. Walker, A. b.
McKenny and L. Patrick.
Grace W. Matthews has been granted
! an absolute divorce from Lawrence NJ
Matthews, an enlisted man in the
United States Navy. The decree signed
by Justice Hitz awards her the Gus
tody of the two children. The wife
! was represented by Attorneys Fred b.
| Rhodes, w. A. Coumbe and p. B. Crom-
elm.
| A. Caminetti. United States commits
I sioner of immigration, is to speak on
the governments plan and efforts to
solve employment problems at the
/ April meeting of the Social Service
Conference. to be held Friday evening
| at o'clock at st. Johns parish hall.
l6th and II streets northwest. Oppor-
tunity will be given for discussion.
Daniel p. Kelly. twenty-three years
{ old. a conductor on the Washington,
! Baltimore and Annapolis electric line.
Yesterday afternoon had a singular
! a nd painful experience while handling
| the trolley lines on a moving car near
| 44th street and Deane avenue north
east. The spool missed the trolley
and he was pulled from the car win
| dow and hurt about the body. He was
| able to go to his home at 1131 Staples
street after treatment at Casualty
| Hospital.
! The automobile Of DIR. Edward LAR
I Iii loz-
| afternoon was damaged a result of
! a collision with motor truck be-
| longing to John E. Early, 2131 G street
+ at Wisconsin avenue and NJ street
Occupants of the vehicles We're not
/ injured.
Nicholas aIanthos, 452 ID street. was
| burned about the hands while fighting
a small fire in his place of business
yesterday afternoon The fire was
| caused by an overheated gas stove and
IS damage resulted.
| at 18th and H streets northeast yester-
| day afternoon was damaged as a result
| of a collision with a delivery wagon
owned by a furniture company. Charles
Monroe, colored. who was in charge of
4 the wagon, escaped injury.
| Mrs. Caples. wife Of DIR. Byron NJ.
Caples of Waukesha. Wis, presided
yesterday afternoon as hostess at the
new headquarters of the National
| Woman Suffrage Association, 1926
| Rhode Island avenue. Mrs. Caples,
| who was formerly Miss Grace Stelle of
| this city. is visiting her mother.
! 4 lecture is to he given Friday even
ing at S 80 o'clock in Emmanuel Bap-
tist Church under the auspices of
Troop l9, Boy Scouts.
Prof. jesse II. White of the Univer-
! Sly of Pittsburgh is to address the
Craftsmanship Club of Washington
Tuesday evening at s o'clock. in the
| oak room of the Raleigh Hotel, on
! Versatility and Courtesy in Sales
! nanship."
The Preston c. King class of Emory
VI. +. Church. South, Brightwood. at
a meeting Friday night at the residence
Of Gerald +. Keene. Shepherd road.
adopted resolutions indorsing Presi-
dent Wilson's policies in the present
crisis and offering its services to its
country. This class is composed of
.wenty-three graduates of local high
schools.
knights of Toussnfnts are to give n
patriotic costume reception Thursday V
night at True Reformers' Hall: 18th
and L streets northwest. The title of
the drama is to be America of To-
| morrow Its aim is to stimulate pa
| triotism. A special feature will be
a representation of forty nationalities
entering the common melting pot"
| The WashinEtOn Alumni Chapter of
the Kappa Alpha Fraternity will hold
its annual dinner Thursday night at
o'clock at Rauscher's. Among the
| speakers will be Col. John Temple
| Graves, Joseph w. Folk. Senator Nor
ris Sheppard and Representatives E.
Y. Webb and S. J. Nichols.
Harry Hepburn, fifty years old. 843
| Maryland avenue southwest was found
dead on the floor near the front door
! of his home Yesterday about $50
o'clock. 1t is believed he had been dead
! several hours. Coroner hewitt gave a
certificate of death from natural
| causes.
DIR. Richard w. Christian of the
census bureau is to address the Woman
Farmers Association this afternoon
| tainments Among Women" All women
are invited There will be music.
| Admission free.
Great patriotism was shown last
night by the members of the Bureau
| Duckpin League, which is composed of
| employees of the bureau of engraving
and printing. at the annual banquet.
! Capt. Jacobsen of the bureau was the
| principal speaker. Musical numbers
| were rendered by Bob" Dyer and a
quartet composed of members of the
| duckpin league.
| More than 120 janitOrs of the public
| school buildings yesterday afternoon
were sworn in as special policemen.
| Many of them already had police
| power and Supt. Thurston asked that
| all of them be given such authority as
| ha "a a q
! buildings His request was complied
! with by the Commissioners and Chief
| Clerk Hesse of the police department
| administered the oath at the Franklin