Evening star., 1917-06-01
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

The Woman Wage-EarnerS' ASs0ctA-
tion is to present Queens Pageant
coran streets northwest, this evening at
o'clock. An address will be delivered
by Thomas L. Jones.
Barton, U. S. A, and nephew Of Mr.. and
Mrs Isaac Cans, will enter this years
class of West Point Academy.
Robert Price. colored, who is charged
with having shot and killed Augustus
Hamilton, also colored, in a pistol duel
in Seaton court Wednesday afternoon.
was held for the action of the grand
jury at an inquest held at the morgue
yesterday afternoon. He was committed
to Jail
Daniel Butler. sixty-hve years old.
morning about 6 o'clock in Schneider,s
bakery, AS I street, where he was en-
ployed. His death resulted from natural
causes.
Coroner Nevitt this morning inyesti-
gated the death of Rosa Johns. colored.
1919 Duncan street, who died shortly
after midnight. Rosa suffered an attack
Of acute indigestion and died before a
physician could be summoned. A cer-
tiflcate Of death from natural causes
was given.
Paper in a waste basket left near a
A. Gordon. 1923 Q street. about 10
o'clock last night, caught fire and
alarmed members Of the family. In an
effort to extinguish the fire William
A. Gordon, Jr, was burned about the
at Georgetown University Hospital. The
fire did $40 damage.
An organization to be known as the
nGf 4nfo A S| N1v,1 nc
formed at a meeting last evening at the
residence of Mrs. Todd c. Sharp, 1925
Vermont avenue. Officers elected were:
Mrs. Sharp, chairman; Miss Elizabeth
p. Shelton. vice chairman: Miss Bessie
Barclay, secretary, and Mrs J. E. john
ston, treasurer. A musical program
also was given.
A May festival was given yesterday
at the Washington City Asylum. About
eighty boys and girls participated in
the exercises. which consisted of folk
lore dances. The affair was arranged
by Miss Virginia Littleton.
Alumni, students, teachers and friends
of Business High School went to Mar
shall Hall today on the twelfth annual
excursion of the Alumni Association of
Business. The committee in charge
Clarence c. Weidemann. ex officio;
Robert c. Tracy, David Bornet, Charles
Hart, Joseph C. McGarraghy. c. Albert
Parker and Paul A. White.
Rev. Robert Talbot, pastor Of St.
Paufs Church of Washington, D. c.,
Yesterday received the degree of doctor
Of divinity at exercises at st. John s
College. Annapolis. Md. Senator Camp
bell, president of the Maryland senate,
delivered the principal address,
w. S. Hance was named editor-fn-
chief of the Hatchet, student publica-
tion of George Washington University.
yesterday afternoon by the student
council. His associates are to be How
ard Martin and Henry Rayanel. H. Fl.
Button is to be business manager Law
renee Burton is to be in charge of the
Cherry Tree, another publication. All
appointments are subject to the ratifi-
cation of the faculty.
DIR. Herbert C. Hopkins read a paper
Robert T. Freeman Dental Society OF
the District, held recently in the amphi-
theater of Howard Medical College
Lantern slides relative to dental sub
jects were shown by DR.. F. P. Barrier.
Oscar T. Wright has fled suit in the
District Supreme Court to recover
trading as the Herdic Cab Company
| for alleged personal injury. Through
| Attorneys ]. Addison Hicks and Charles
| H. Merillat, he charges that cab II
which he was riding April was driver
recklessly aginst a curb. and broker
glass penetrated his eye.
| Denying his wife's charges of fre.
I quent intoxication. John D. Metz, ar
] emp1oye Of the government printing of