Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-24
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.


CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.
.The Electrical Equipment of the
Southern Railway" is to be the subject
of an illustrated lecture by W. j. Eek.
electrical and signal engineer of that
railroad tomorrow night at meeting
of the Washington Association. No. l.
National Association Stationary En-
gineers, at 1904 Pennsylvania avenue.
The closing program for the spring
season will be presented for the blind
at the Library of Congress this evening
At S:15 o'clock. in pavilion I. cello
and piano recital will be presented by
Richard Lorleberg and Mrs. W. H. Won
Bayer-
". H. barton of the geological survey
Is to deliver an address on Spanish
Pioneers in Our Southwest before the
Spanish American Atheneum tomorrow
at Rauscher's. A piano selection is to
be rendered by Miss Katherine Flock
her of the Peabody Conservatory of
Music.
1.-THE committee of one hundred color
ed citizens on the war" is to meet to-
night at the Y. NJ. c. A. building. 1916
18th street, at which time the commit
tee will be enlarged to 500. Additional
subcommittee are to be appointed and
work assigned. in order to organize and
mobilize the colored people of the Dis
trict to aid effectively in the war. Rev.
1T j. milton WaldrOn is pTeSluent ana
Prof. John r. Hawkins vice president
of the committee. with Prof. Charles
n. Thomas, secretary.
Chemical Society will elect officers at
its next meeting. to be held within
week or two. Nominations are: For
president. F: Fogle. p. Brattain; vice
rotary. w. S. Brown, G. Gersdorf, F.
La Duo; treasurer, w. Hellmuth, w.
Brown: press representative, p. Brat
tain. H. Shinnick; executive committee.
II. Miles, H Kahn, w. F. PAIL, A. Cross.
W. Stockett and G. Gersdorf. Members
OF the society will make an inspection
trip through local bakery next Sat-
urday afternoon.
The Harriet Tubman branch OF the
District Red Cross is to meet tomorrow
evening at o'clock at Dunbar High
School. Committee reports and class
announcements are to be made.
Talks ON Gen. Grant and musical Sc
1ections are to be the features OF a
meeting of U. S. Grant Circle, Ladies
of the G. A. r.. to be held this even
Ing Exercises are to be held by the
Department of the Potomac. G. A. r.,
Friday evening in honor of Gen. Grants
memory.
Linda and the War, In to be the topic
of free lecture which Prof George
Polls Theater Sunday evening. Prof.
Enoch has spent years in India as a
missionary of the Seventh-day Ad-
yentist denomination. Motion pictures
OF the great steel mills in India which
were constructed number of years
ago under the direction of an Amer
ican-Julian Kennedy of Pittsburgh
are to be shown.
Word has been received here of the
death Saturday in Philadelphia of
Harry A Atkinson. only brother of
MIS-. George A Armes of this city. His
death was due to pneumonia. He is
survived by his widow and a son.
squad movements hitherto INDUCED in
BY the Washington Plattsburg Asso-
citation at their Tuesday afternoon
drill on the ellipse this afternoon at 5
o'clock. Much interest is being evil
denced in the work of the men, and it
has been announced that these open
air drills will be continued indefinitely
Friday night meetings at the Riding
and Hunt Club are being held each
week.
DIR. George +. Bowerman. librarian
OF the Public Library, is to deliver an
address this evening before the North
Carolina Library Association, now hold
ing its eleventh annual meeting at
salisbury. y. G. His subject is to be
The Library OF the Twentieth Cen
fury in Small and Medium Sized
Towns"
Stanley Wnshburn. correspondent for
Golfers Weekly, who has recently re-
turned from Russia, is to describe the
situation in Russia at a lecture at the
National Press Club tomorrow evening
at $3.50 o'clock.
Spaldin9 Council. No. AZ, Knishta of
Columbus, held an anniversary smok or
last night at Knights of Columbus Hall.
Soe = street northwest. Grand Knight
j. McAuliffe made the address of wei :
come A number of patriotic songs
were sung. NJ j. Driscou. denutr,
grand knight, recited Your Flag and
MY Flag"
LecturinE ON any War Adventures In
Germany and Belgium" at the Metro
poiitan Methodist Church last night
EDWARD Page CASTOR predicted that
Germany's defeat will come from with
In and not by the allies Some per-
sons are pesstmistic regarding the fu-
ture peace OF the world" Mr.. CASTOR
concluded. But / am optimistic and
believe that this is the war that will
end all war"
MEMBER. Of The Legion Of Loyal
Women OF America held a patriotic
meeting at the Raleigh Hotel last
night. Col. odell. past department com
mander Of the G. A. r.. Mrs Ellen
Spencer Mussey and Isaac Cans made
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sang. Mrs. Ada H. Weiss presided.
The Notre Dame Reading Circle Of
Notre Dame Academy is to give n re.
eeption and dance tonight at Gonzaga
College Theater Miss Hortense Nc.
Gowan. president OF the Reading Circle
will preside.
WILLIAM r. Yonkee. who conducts .
pressing and cleaning business at 245(
18th street northwest, today filed a
petition in voluntary bankruptcy He
Iists his debts at $3,021.07 and says hs
has no assets beyond legal exemp.
lions. He is represented by Attorney.
Michael c. OBrien and Edward l.
Giles.
Mary o. Brown today Aled suit In thu
District Supreme Court for an absolute
divorce from William w. Brown. They
were married August 2. 1905. and have
two children. Desertion and misconduct
are alleged. Attorney Edward L. Giei
appears for the vifs.
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