Evening star., 1917-10-10

his right arm while escaping from St
Elizabeth Hospital. where he was a
patient. late last night. This morning
about 30 o'clock he was found near
Nichols avenue and Milwaukee place,
Congress Heights, by Mounted Police
man Lusby and returned to the hos
pital.
Jack Martin, alias Buchanan, and
Edward Cauffman. each sixteen years
old. yesterday afternoon escaped from
the National Training School for Boys
and the police have been asked to re-
capture them. Martin is from Texas
while the Cauffmau boys relatives re-
side in Virginia.
Coroner hewitt yesterday Investigate
ed the sudden death of the infant of
Robert and Ella Thompson. colored.
1850 Wisconsin avenue. He gave GER
tificate of death from nautral causes.
Mrs. Nellie Evans. seventy years old.
1909 E street southeast, yesterday aft
ernoon was taken ill while in a store
near her home Her attending physician
found her suffering from a stroke of
apoplexy-
false alarm of fire was sounded
from box No. IL last night about 6
o'clock. Firemen and policemen went
to 34th and o streets in response to the
alarm. but trace of the individual
who sounded il was obtained.
No. :3 engine company yesterday aft
ernoon eXtinguished small fire in
building of George Washington Uni
versity at 2023 g street The fire was
caused by an overheated furnace. police
reported, and SIS damage resulted.
Grafton s. DuvaII. Barcroft. ya.. last
10 he of he
theft of a revolver. The weapon was
taken from his automobile in front of
sos Maryland avenue southwest, he
stated. and police were told that small
boys probably committed the theft.
Two rings, one set with n ruby and
the other with opals. disappeared from
the residence of Mrs. John Ford. 146
11th street southeast. the past summer
She told the police the rings We're worth
$50.
At n recent meeting of the junior
dental class of George Washington Uni
versity the following officers We're
unanimously elected for the ensuing
year: President. Charles V. Stiefel;
vice president, Thomas A Reilley; sec
retary treasurer, Samuel Katzman: ser
geant-at-arms, f. Harold Donovan, and
editor. Charles r. Witt.
With n view to giving recent ar
rivals in Washington an opportunity to
familiarize themselves with points of
interest in the city, the Young Women's
Christian Association is to give d
course of eight lectures on Friday
evenings at o'clock, beginning with
October 10. This series of lectures will
be under the direction of the educa-
tional department. Miss Alice Hutchins
Drake will be the speaker.
A meeting of the executive commit
tee of the Tuskegeeans national serv-
- Id ~,
7:30 o'clock at 1s47 9Th street.
Donations of food, including garden
products of all kinds. which can be
stored or canned, for the urgent needs
of the Bruen Home for Children during
the coming winter are asked for by
the board of management of the home.
The board will hold harvest home"
Saturday from until 6 o'clock at SIT
11th street
the soldiers and visit to Camp Meade
will be discussed at a meeting of the
Home Defense League of the sixth pre-
cinct Monday evening at 1:30 o'clock
at GonZaga Hall
At the first meeting of the collegiate
year, October Is, the White Debating
Society of Georgetown University will
discuss the Shepard prohibition measure
which makes the District go dry No
vember l. The question for debate is:
Resolved, That the prohibition law
passed for the District by the last
session of Congress is an undemocratic
measure" Edward McConville and Mr..
Bourneuf will uphold the affirmative.
while Paul Page and John Flynn will
support the negative side of the ques-
tion. Rev Peter V. Masterson $. J..