Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-13
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

District Supreme Court to recover $1O.-
900 damages from the Terminal Taxi
cab Company for alleged personal in
Jury. He asserts that a taxicab col
lided with him near Union station Feb
ruary II and that he sustained serious
injury. He is represented by Attorney
Michael +. Mangan.
The will of George W. stone. dated
February 10. 1912. has been offered fol
probate by Attorney Walter c: English
The testator directs distribution OF
his estate among his children. ano
names his daughter, Minnie Bromley, as
executrix.
The baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company is named defendant in suit
to recover $25.0O0 damages filed in the
District Supreme Court by John w
De Vaughn. a laborer. for alleged per-
sonal injury. He was employed by
the company he says. November 3. 1915.
on its Georgetown line and while rid
Ing on n car returning to Maryland
from his work near seth and NJ streets
the car was derailed and he thrown In
its path. was run over by 1T and ser1-
ousiy injured. He is represented by
Attorneys Crandal Mackey anu W. [.
Ashford.
Alice ST. Clair. colored. was convicted
an. sentenced to a term of five months
1n<jaiI today in the Police Court on a
charge of larceny. The girl was
at $50 from Oscar Jordan.
on Some European Experiences With
EntomoIogists." illustrated with Ian
tern slides. at meeting or the no
logical Society OF Washington this
evening at O'Clock in the Cosmos
years accumulation of exchanges rs 10
be held Monday in the new Naiionai
Museum.
m, 18th street branch of the Young
Mems Christian Association Is to hold
memorial exercises for the late W. a.
Hunton. former international secretary
of the colored Y. NJ. c. A, tomorrow
afternoon Prof. John r. Hawkins. sec
rotary of the financial department of
the A. NJ T. Church. will deliver an
address on the work of MIR. Hunton
Former senator Lafayette Young II
TO deliver an address before the An
thony League Thursday. January %. at
8 pm. at the National Womans sui
frage Association. 1926 Rhode Island
avenue. A musical program is also TO
be given. Mrs. Anna T.. Hendly is to
spreside.
The rife Club Of the office of public
rosdse and rural engineering of the
Department of Agriculture has elected
officers as follows: President Waher
Marean: secretary. Theron L. Aims
worth: treasurer. Robert Y. Faulkner.
and executive officer. Fred p. Pritchard
Fer the benefit of the Confederate
Memorial Home a second recital Will
he given this evening at the Raleigh
Hotel by Eileen Castles and associated
artists. The concert last night was
largely attended, and the audience man
Tested the greatest pleasure with the
songs of Miss Castles and numbers by
Philippe Servesta. harpist. and Lee
Croncan. pianist.
Law and Order" was the subject of
the address delivered by Alexander
Rerkman, ana rciiist. author and lee
furer at the Old Masonic Temple last
evening under the auspices of the AL
lied Progressive Organizations OF
Washington. Most of the talk dealt
with the present bomb plotting trials
In san Francisco.
.Private Property and Personal Lib
erty Under Socialism is to be the sub
ject of an address TO be delivered by
John Sparago the night of January 10
In the main auditorium of the Public
Library under the auspices of the So
cialist party of the District.
Rabbi =. Schaner Of BALTIMORE. one Of
the leading orthodox Jewish ministers
In the country. is 10 speak at S:lo
o'clock tonight before the Menorah So
ciety of George Washington University
In the auditorium of the arts and sci
ences department of the university.
2es3 g street northwest, His subject
will be orthodox Judaism-Its Prin-
ciples and Its Future"
About I.sOO PERSONS witnessed q thrill
in. exhibition drill by troops b. G and
u % the I'd Cavalry at Fort Myer yes
terday afternoon. Music was rendered
by the Marine Band. Another exhibit
tion drill will he given by the same
troops January &c. tickets to which may
he obtained from the adjutant of the
post at Fort Myer.
Order. hive been issued by the Dis
trIct government for the laying of 700
feet more of eight-inch water main
In Minnesota avenue. between Meade
street and point north from Nash
street. 40 feet of eight Inch main in
4ath place. north from Meade street
aud $50 feet of twelve-inch main in
18th street between Meade and Nash
streets northeast. The total estima ted
cost of the improvement is s1.Si4.1..
Organization of the Buena Vista As
socistion of Maryland was effected at
meeting OF property owners of Buena
Vista. held at the Office Of Robert 6.
Mcclure 125 Florida avenue northwest.
Thursday evening. 4 constitution was
adopted and cfficers were elected as
follows: President, Thomas J. Gallo
way; first vice president. Mrs. Sarah c.
Evans: second vice president, o. W.
Marshall; secretary. Robert 6. Nc
CURE; assistant secretary. 5. NJ Ken
Grick. treasurer. George A. Younger.
chaplain. Mrs. Rachel r. Bell: ser
Eeant-at-arms. J. W. Mudd, and re-
porter, Miss Hattie C. cambridge
Iouis Dinowltx haS hIed suit In the
District Supreme Court to recover $4,000
famages from William c. Bowles and
Siye & Watson. Incorporated Through
Attorneys A. l.. Newmyer and William
J.. Frost the plaintiff says he rented a
shop in the Madrid apartment, 1900
ASth' street northwest. including the
~ o. an apartment and other privi-
eeges. lie AYERS these privileges have
S,een abridged and he has been request
cd to .acate. lie declares his business
has teen injured by the action of the
defendants.
Hc5ert VI. NrNeiIi. member Of the To-
ysi bar. has filed suit in the District
supreme Court 10 recover an attorneys
fee Of $3.50 from oliver J. Sands and
HAIRY -. Eicheiberger for services rem
dered IN connection with the sale to
The defendants of the Arlington Hotel
site for $4,000. The lawyer asks for
per cent % the purchase price for
legal services from January Is. 1914
until the consumIpation Of the sale. He
Is represented ty Attorneys Daniel
Thew Wright and r. Morris wampler
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