Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-25
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.
The annual card party of the VII


The annual card party of the War
garet Whetten chapter. Daughters Of
the American Revolution. Mrs. Tidwood
vandergriff regent. is TO he given Tues
day afternoon at o'clock at the Cairo
Mrs. Il. q. Harrison. formerly Of
Hulmerille, Pa. Of the Alabama apart
naent house, today celebrated her nlne-
tieth birthday anniversary with her
daughters. Alice ana Frances, and a
host Of friends
About ZOO students of the Catholic
University have been drilling for three
weeks under the direction Of Sergt. Maj.
Henry Malinka. Engineer Corps, l. >
A.. assisted by NJ. y. WiIberding and NJ
=. Doran. two university instructors
Drills are held Tuesday, Thursday and
Friday afternoons. and II is hoped to
soon have a supply Of old army rifles
for the students.
Member. OF the Nomen's Christian
Temperance USiion Were guests at an
entertainment given by enlisted men Of
the Marine Corps at the marine bar
racks last night the meeting being one
of Il series to interest the men in the
crusade against liquor. Among the
speakers Were PriyateS W. j.. fiSner
and Roland L. Simpson.
horticultural Loans" will he the sub
ject of an address TO be delivered to-
morrow night by Herbert Quick of the
farm loan board before the banking
and finance class of the local chapter
of the American Institute Of Banking,
at 12lf + street northwest.
Prompted by n motive for economy.
it has been decided that in lieu of the
annual dinner of the Washington
| n Alumni ~
College of the city OF New York, that
a meeting be held at the home of the
president. DIR. Marcus Benjamin. 1903 z
street northwest, Friday evening. Elec-
ton of officers for the ensuing year
will take place.
.The Importance of Being Earnest is
to be presented privately by the George
Washington University drama class
May Is. in the assembly hall of the arts
and sciences department. administra-
ton building, 2023 G. street northwest.
1t will be under the direction of DIR. De
Witt c. Croissant, professor of EngHSh
and head of the drama class.
Coroner hewitt yesterday afternoon
conducted an inquest at the morgue in
the case of Mrs. Maria Evans, colored,
who was killed in an elevator accident
at the Cortland apartments. 1860 En-
cid street, Monday night William L.
Wilkinson, elevator conductor, testified
that Mrs. Evans ignored his warning
not to enter the elevator until he gave
her the signal She stumbled against
him. he stated, and caused him to lose
control of the car. and before he could
regain control of il she was crushed. A
verdict OF accidental death was re-
ported.
A coroner's jury yesterday afternoon.
at an inquest held at the morgue, de-
cided that the death of David Burn
slime. ten years old. who was struck by
an automobile owned and operated by
Frederick Drew, 1435 Harvard street,
while crossing near his home, at 14th
and Euclid streets, Sunday afternoon,
was the result of an accident. Funeral
services for the boy We're held yester
day and interment was in the Wash
ington Hebrew cemetery.
The ninety-ffth anniversary of the
| birth Of Gen. Grant will be observed
I in the Metropolitan Methodist Church
Friday evening, under the auspices of
the Grand Army Of the Republic. IN
\ conjunction with the Woman's Relief
I Corps, the Ladies of the G. A. r., the
, Legion Of Loyal Women, the Spanish
/ War Veterans, Sons OF Veterans and
/ others. Senator Sherman. Representa-
! tive Fess and others will deliver ad-
dresses, and there viii be patriotic
music.
/ The joint Young Peoples Socialist
| League organizations of this city are to
1 hold a May day festival and dance
Tuesday night at Pythian Temple, 1912
9Th street northwest.
/ .The Mentally Deficient Child, il to
| be the subject of an address by DR..
i Charles Z. Tignor before the Medico-
/ Chirurgic:l Society tomorrow evening
at the 18th street branch, y. NJ. c. A.
An illustrated lecture on .tsibraItar,
Naples, Pompeii and Rome is to be
| given by Miss Cordelia Jackson tomor-