Evening star., 1917-05-07


ington Safety First Association, to be
held Wednesday evening at o'clock IN
the Public Library.
John sutton, twelve years old. n resi-
dent of 25th street southeast. yesterday
morning was bitten on his legs by
~dog belonging to neiShbor. he had
Shis wounds dressed at q physicians $
office.
The annual memorial services of Kit
tCarson Post, No 2, Department of the
Potomac. G. A. r., are to be held next
Wesley NJ E. Church. 5th and F streets
northwest. Past Commander George
II. Slaybaugh is TO preside. PRAYER
is to be offered by Rev. DR.. William H.
Gotwald. chaplain Of the Departmen1 De OF OF
the Potomac. Tribute will be paid to
the members of the organization who
have died since May IA. 1916.
Irish History Study Club is to be held
tomorrow evening in the Kidder build
ing. Goth street near Pennsylvania ave-
nue., when the members of the club
will be the guests of Division No. Z,
Ladies Auxiliary to the A. Q. H.
DIR. Ernest A. Robinson. Mt n meeting
of the Woman Wage Farmers Associa-
ton 704 T street northwest. yesterday
advocated a back-to-the-farm move
ment for the colored people. 1t would
solve to some extent the high cost of
living for them. Miss Jeanette Carter
presided.
Rev. George W. Clinton of Charlotte,
\. c.. is to speak at the closing meet
ing of the season of the Bethel Literary
Society, to be held tomorrow evening
at Metropolitan A. NJ. F. Church. Music
Is to be furnished by the Lyric Quintet
and the Washington Concert Orchestra.
DR.. w. H. Jackson is to recite.
AZ a meeting OF the Indiana Society
of Washington. to be held tomorrow
evening at the New Ebbitt House, the
annual election is to take place. Mrs
Robert d. Heinl. pianist: Miss Eliza
beth Leckie, soprano, and Miss Maude
Lee. monologist. are to participate in
the evenings program
While playing in Soldiers Home
grounds yesterday afternoon Thomas
Dclan. fifteen years old. was bitten on
the hand by a stray dog Dolan. who
resides at 600 Morton street, had his
wound dressed at Soldiers Home Hos
pital
William Gordon. colOred, forty years
old, oo5 Gordon avenue northeast yes
terday afternoon was knocked down
by street car at I'd and II streets
northeast and fatally injured His
skull was fractured. and he died at
Casualty Hospital early this morning
Coroner Nevitt Will hold an inquest
"Wednesday morning in order that a
jury may be able to determine the
question OF responsibility for the ac-
cident
An illustrated lecture on Yellowstone
National Park is to be given by r. III.
hamilton tomorrow evening at $50
O'Clock at the Thirty-fourth Street
Consregational Church. Mount Raj
nier. Md.
\ meeting of the executive board Of
the congress of Mothers and Parent
Ieachers Associations is to be held
tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock in the
oak room of the Raleigh Hotel
Closing of the night school work n
the Wilson Normal School Wednesdav
IS to be marked by carnival. plans
Tor this are being completed by mem
bers OF the Parents League of the
third division. which is in charge nf
the community work done ar ~
school. Classic dancing sortune toll
lnS, grab bags. dancing. refreshments
ana games are some of the attractions
provided. Officers of the league are 70
be elected May l6.
he importance of Suffrage In the
Eaucation of Women" was the subject
OF an ADDRESS by DIR. Philander Clay
ton. commissioner of education YES
terday at the National American Won, :
an Suffrage Association headauarters
rfotl the point OF view of the edu-
Gator, Dr. Claxton said woman suf-
1rase is an absolute necessity. Educa-
tioft is the most important question
with which legislative bodies have to
deal and women are in closer touch
with the necessities of education than
men are. They are better qualified to
vote on educational matters"
The Priscilla Musical Club Is to pre-
sent the opera Priscilla" tomorrow
evening at GonZaga High School Hall
j street between North Capitol and 1st
streets. The cast is to include forty
people.
DIR. Frederick Il. Power. in charge of
the phytochemical laboratory, bureau
~ chemistry, is to speak on the prin-
clples of chemistry in their relation
3f familiar things at meeting of tho
Washington branch of the American
pharmaceutical Association, to be held
Wednesday evening at o'clock at the
@,ational College of Pharmacy, sos
street.