Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-07
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

Capt. Robert Duponey. of the French
scientific mission to the United States,
Is to speak on his experiences in the
trenches tomorrow evening at $50
o'clock at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
=. E. harrington, on the campus of the
Chevy Chase School. Continental avenue
extended.
'The Mythology of the Indian" Is to
be the subject of a lecture by E. w.
Deming Saturday evening at S o'clock
at the Arks' Club.
Joe Stevens, the nomad indicted yes
terday for alleged failure TO register
for CONSUMPTION, gave bail of $4,000 late
yesterday afternoon and was not com
mitted to Jail. DR.. W. W. Stewart quail
lied as surety.
Louis Brownlow, District Commits
sioner. is to speak at the last meeting
Of the season of the Brookland Citizens
Association. to be held tomorrow even
ing at o'clock at Masonic Temple Hall.
1ath and Monroe streets northeast
An exhibition match game of pocket
billiards between Frank Sherman and
Walter Wallace. two well known expo
nents Of the game, furnished the chic.
form Of entertainment at a meeting OF
the Citizens Auxiliary of Engine Com
pany No. "a last evening in the engine
house. Georgia avenue and Rock Creek
Church road. Musical numbers were
given by Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Mccarthy.
Mrs. Gaius M. Brumbaugh. regent.
District Of Columbia Daughters of the
american Revolution, has called an ex-
ecutive meeting to be held at the Hotel
Powhatan. Saturday evening, at )
o'clock.
Arrangements for holding tag day
next Wednesday for the benefit OF the
Martha Home and st. Gertrude's Home
were perfected at a meeting OF the
Catholic charity workers of this city
last evening at s o'clock in Carroll
Hall. Andrew Hickey is chairman of
the committee on arrangements
william H. Lyle., nfty-three year.
old, received cuts about the head and
face and a dislocation of the right
shoulder as a result of a runaway ac-
cident at Maryland avenue and Sd
street southwest yesterday afternoon.
He was taken to Emergency Hospital
Gertrude Hunter, twelve years old, $50
Westminster street. and Mary Shugrue.
nine years old. 1912 sth street, last
night were knocked down by a motor
delivery vehicle at 9th md S streets.
They received cuts and bruises about
their faces.
While playing ON the sidewalk near
his home at 1915 14th street yesterday
Afternoon Thomas Clark. four years
old. was bitten about the legs by a dog
seriously wounded.
Edward Robinson. colored. nfty-tvo
years old. 1892 r street. yesterday aft
ernoon was killed while working in a
french in front Of the residence Of DR..
Charles w. Richardson, Grant road
Dirt on one side of the excavation
caved in and buried him, fnficting in
ternal injuries which resulted in his
death at Freedmen's Hospital early last
night Coroner hewitt arranged to hold
an inquest at the morgue late this aft
ernoon.
The Chevrolet Motor Company OF New
York Is named as defendant in a suit to
recover $4,000 damages filed In the
district Supreme Court by Ruth Craven.
q minor. by her next friend. John era.
ven. The plaintiff says an automobile.
operated by an agent of the defendant
was run on the wrong side of 18Th
street December last and collided with
ner. She has sustained serious injury.
Il Is asserted. Attorneys W. Gwynn
gardiner, H. w. Brimer and Blaune
Coppinger appear for the plaintir.