Evening star., 1917-10-01
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.


Iumbia Heights Citizens Association
tomorrow evening at 7:45 O'Clock in the
auditorium of the Powell School; Ihe
committee on parks and lawns Will re-
port on the award OF prizes Tor the
three best-kept lawns.
A meeting of the board Of education
Is to be held Wednesday afternoon at
$3.50 o'clock at the Franklin School.
Courses In Journalism and printing
have been added to the curriculum at
Mckinley Manual Training School The
class in journalism is to do much OF
the work in connection with Tech Life.
official publication at the school. Miss
Mabel l.. Scott. teacher OF the journal l.
ism class, is faculty adviser of the
paper.
A meeting of the Association of old
est Inhabitants of the District of Co
lumbia Is to be held Wednesday even
Ing at 1870 O'Clock at the Union engine
house, 10Th and II streets northwest
William Knowles Cooper. general sec
retary of the Y. NJ. G. A, is to speak
at the annual fall rally of the Christian
Endeavor Society of Calvary Baptist
Church tomorrow evening. y musical
program also is to be given
Men of the 18th Field Artillery, sta
toned at Fort Myer, were guests of tn"
Church of the Epiphany last night at
an entertainment and musical presenta-
tion. Two hundred members of the bat
terry marched to the church in military
formation. Rev DIR. Randolph II. Nc
kim, rector of the church, a veteran of
Gettysburg, pronounced soldiers 8
blessing. Sergt Walter Smith. assist
ant leader of the Marine Band led in
the musical program.
The Washington branch of the Peo-
pies National Council has obtained the
use of the Socialist Hall. at S11 L street
northwest, for its bi-weekly meeting.
The Peoples National Council has been
denied the privilege of holding a con-
yention in nearly every city in the
United States. and 1T is rumored that
Maj. Pullman will not permit its
meetings to be held here The use of
Friends Meeting House. at 1911 l street
northwest. where previous meetings of
the society have been held, has been
denied It,
Bernard h. Wells, painter. early
yesterday morning fell on the stairs at
1928 9Th street, where he boarded, and
fractured his skull. He died at Cas-
ualty Hospital yesterday afternoon. and
Coroner Nevitt gave a certificate of ac-
cidental death. Funeral services are
to be held in Wrights cha pei tomorrow
morning and interment will be in Glen
wood cemetery.
Warrington Lodge, No. Is. Il. p. o. E.,
Is to hold a dance at Elks' Hall Thurs
day evening. The committee in charge
consists OF James BalderSon, chairman;
Arthur Whitcomb. George Van Den
Ber, secretary, and Herman Richards
and Walter Mack, caterers.
: The Southeast Citizens Association is
to hold special meeting at the Ran
dali School Wednesday evening at
o'clock.
A reception to the Washington Ter
minal Womens Auxiliary of the Red
Cross was held Friday evening at the
Railroad Y. NJ. c. A. Addresses were
made by w. j. Wilson. superintendent
of the Washington Terminal Company;
Mrs. j. B. Hutchison of Philadelphia
and chairman of the Women's War
Work of that city, and Mrs. G. H. Wins
low, chairman of the Washington Ter
minal Women's Auxiliary. The pro-
gram included musical and literary
numbers.
~PHvate- Dalxell. who has been lee
turing for five months in Ohio and as
oisting in the sale of liberty bonds, the
work of the Red Cross and kindred af-
fairs, is visiting his children in the
city. After brief rest he will return
to Ohio and resume his work. He is at
the residence of his daughter. Mrs.
Samuel Il. Milhauser. 1926 9th street.
registered at the New Willard, was
greatly inconvenienced because of a
mistake at Union station yesterday aft
ernoon. His suit case containing IN
outfit necessary to his comfort when
he reached the hotel was taken from
in front of the ticket window and a
suit case containing female wearing
apparel left in its stead. Police think
the fair traveller. who made the mis-
take, will communicate with the Maine
man, and correct the mistake.
Three persons who were members of
yyn
years ago were presented with flags
at rally day exercises held there yes
terday. The recipients were E. d. Cod
frey, Mrs. Clara Roach and Mrs. Clara
Quinter. The program was of a pa
triotic as well as religious nature.
Members of the several departments
and the. pastor. Rev. DR.. Lucius c.
Clarke took part.
Edward Robert French. ir. of the
graduating class of last Jurses of Nc
Kfnley Manual Training School has
been awarded a scholarship by the
Catholic University of America.
Marshal Robert ID. Carter, chief of
police of Baltimore, who was elected
national commander Of the Army and
Navy Union at the recent convention
In Baltimore, is expected to speak at a
meeting of the Presidents Own Garri-
son. No. 1o4. tomorrow evening at c.
A. R Hall. Reports of the convention
will be made. Col. W. J.. Hull. past
commander. will give "sidelights" of
the convention in the form of a report
Omcers for the ensuing year are to
be elected at the first meeting of the
season of the Georgia Society of Wash
ington tomorrow evening at the New
Ebbitt House. Judge Charles II. Rand
and Representative Walker of Georgia
have been invited to address the So
ciety.
Plans have been completed for the
patriotic dance to be given by the
Kallipolis Grotto Drill Corps Wednes-
day evening at Rauscher's. In addition
TO long program of dancing and the
serving of refreshments. the drill corps
WY give fancy drill in full uniform
Applications for tickets are coming in
rapidly and a capacity attendance is
expected. Henry Lansburgh is chair
man.
The "Chosen Army"
To the Editor of The Star:
In view of the general desire to get