Evening star., 1917-05-15
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.
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Alleging that the defendant employed
him to prepare plans for an apartment
to cost 100000 and later abandoned the
proposition and broke her contract with
him, Henry B. Davis, an architect, has
filed suit in the District Supreme Court
to recover $4,000 from Harriet e.
Shafer. $4,000 for the services rendered
and $4,000 as damages for the alleged
breach of contract. He is represented
by Attorney Henry F. Woodard.
The Triangle Club of Master Masons
of the Department of Agriculture Is to
hold it's second informal dance at the
Arcade tomorrow night.
Charles Behrens, by his will dated
May IA. 1915, leaves his entire estate to
his daughter. Annie E. c. Hufnagel. She
is also named as executrix. The estate
is valued at about $4,000.
Sidney s. walcott, son of DR.. Charles
D. Walcott, who was formerly a west
ern High School student and gradu-
the New York division of the OHcers'
Reserve Corps and is now at the train
ing camp at Plattsburg.
working in France in connection with
the hospital service the past ten
months, arrived in Washington Sunday.
The passage across was quite stormy,
but without special incident.
Cooperation of the organization In
relief work during the war was
pledged by members of the Legion of
Loyal Women last night at the Raleigh
Hotel and arrangements were dis
cussed for decorating the graves of the
unknown dead in Arlington cemetery
on Memorial day. In this work the le-
gion will be assisted by grandsons of
civil war veterans and Children of the
American Revolution.
physician was given by Dr. Samuel s.
Adams to the graduates Of the Lucy
Webb Hayes National Training School
at commencement exercises held last
night. DR.. Edward Y. Davidson pre-
sided and made an address Mrs. J.
benediction was pronounced by Rev.
Dr. Harry D. Mitchell, pastor Of the
Metropolitan ID. e. Church.
In an address before ArR0 Lodge. No.
413. last night at the Eighth Street
Va. deplored the deaths of thousands
of members of the order of B'nai Birth
on the battledelds of Europe. Other
speakers were Edwin L. Levy of Rich
mond and Sol S. Gluck of this city.
Excerpts from ssLiterary Hearthsfones
of Dixie" Mrs. Pickett's book of remi-
niscences, are to be discussed at
meeting of the Y. W. C.. A. 'booklov-
ers," to be held tomorrow evening at
the association hall, 18th and G streets.
Miss Alice Hutchins Drake is to lead
the class. Miss Drake also will lead
the class which is studying points of
interest in Washington at meeting to
be held Friday evening. 'The Paint
ings at the Corcoran Art Gallery" is
to be the topic Of discussion.
Resolutions approving the action of
the Associated Charities of the District
of Columbia in proposing Legislation
making it a criminal offense to sepa-
rate mother and child under six years
of age were passed by the board of
managers of the Florence Crittenton
Mission at its monthly meeting recent
ly. The resolutions called attention to
the fact that the keeping Of child and
mother together has been the funda-
sion during its thirty-four years of
work.
young companion yesterday afternoon
Frederick Ma1oney, fourteen years old,
625 Sd street northeast. was accidentally
shot in the hip with small rife. He
walked to Casualty Hospital, where
physicians said his wound was not a
serious one.
Clifford Julian Downing, a bricklayer,
last night committed suicide in his
apartment at 1858 Willard street by in
haling Illuminating gas He was