Evening star., 1917-05-12
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

day, Miss Eleanor C. Donnelly. poetess
in villa Maria Convent West Chester
Pa, left $1,000 to the Apostolic House
at Brookland. D. C.
Delegates to represent Washinston
Jews at the. Jewish congress to be held
II this city September are to be
elected at q meeting Of the local Jewish
evening at the Ahavas Zion Society
headquarters .12os sth street northwest
Three wasAinxtoa men attendfns
Princeton University are out doing
their bit for their country. They are E
l. Strater and l. N. Proctor. who have
Joined the Ambulance Corps and are
going to France, and K. S: Wales, who
is taking an intensive course Of mill
tary training,
proceeds Of which are for buying and
settling land in Palestine and support
ing its settlers, is to be held Sunday.
May 20. by the local Ahavas Zion So
ciety, together with the Poole Zion and
other Jewish organizations.
The New Hampahire Association has
announced its last regular meeting of
the season to be held May IA at the
Dewey Hotel. officers are to be elected
and addresses are to be heard on the
life of the late Representative Cyrus A.
= Sulloway.
Methods of helping the country at
large were explained to members of the
Tuskegee Club of Washington at its
regular semi-monthly meeting held
Thursday evening at the home of 3. d.
Brown. 81 N street northwest. The well
fare of the club also was discussed.
Delegates to represent Warrington at
the Jewish congress to be held here
September are to be elected at
Of ha
committee Monday evening at o'clock
at the Ahavas Zion Society headquar-
ters, 206 9Th street.
to the men of the United States
Soldiers Home tomorrow afternoon at
o'clock at the regular meeting. under
the auspices of the. soldier and sailor
following meeting. to be held May 20.
Mrs. John A Logan is to be the speaker
and musical program will be given
by the young people Of the Foundry
Ray Stuntz.
The 18th Street Y. N. c. A. In ts. be
addressed by Rev. F.. E. Hearns on
THE Consecrated Life" tomorrow at
3:45 p.m.
Two expensive porcelain sinks were
fshed from the river near Highway
bridge by the crew Of the police boat
yesterday afternoon. Policemen were
to have been thrown overheard when
they recovered the sinks. It Is be-
lfeved they were stolen and thrown
away when the thives became afraid
that the police were close on their trail.
Policeman w. w. Orme of the third
precinct last night about z o'clock was
taken suddenly ill at roll call. He was
IN 10 of 0rro nm rofr
George Smith, cOlored, sixty-seven
years old. 422 I street, who was in
1ured about the head yesterday morn
one Of the District street sprinklers
and a Washington, Baltimore and An
napolis car on H street, between 9Th
and 7th streets northeast, died at
Smith was employed as driver of the
District team. Corner hewitt arranged
to hold an inquest at the morgue late
this afternoon.
Word has been received here of the
sudden death Thursday at her home in
Baltimore Of Mrs. Minnie Newhouse.
mother mot e,,,e OF Dr: d. BENJAMIN Newhouse Of
three years old. Besides DR.. Newhouse
she is survived by her husband. Nathan
Newhouse; another son. David H. New
house of Baltimore, and a daughter,
aserviee" Is to be the subject Of an
address by Charles Sumner Hill. Dis
trict grand master of Odd Fellow
lodges. at John Wesley Church tomor-
row evening at o'clock
''The Life Of Frances Wfllardn In to
be the subject Of an address by Mrs. A
II. Frear at a meeting of Capitol Hill
Literary Society Monday evening at 223
Sth street northeast A musical pro-
gram has been arranged.
r.. c. Edmunston IN to speak on
"Self-help and Co-operation" before the
Woman Wage Farmers Association to-
association home, 7o4 T street. There
IL to be musical program.
Chndrea Of the Fillmore school yes
Of drills and dances. Motion pictures
were shown and refreshments served.
sephc.ore. of the Catholic Univer-
sfty held a prom" in the university
hall last night. This Is an annual
event Of the Glass; The committee in
charge consisted Of p. C. Power. D. ].
Mccarthy. J. P; n MeGuinness, sy.,, Edward
tergren, N. L. Roddy and R. J. Leverty.
Drury Christian Moorman, employed
as a watchman at Grimth's garage. 50
$3.50 O'Clock was assaulted by an un-
identified colored man while at his
place Of employment and his pockets
searched for money. He had no cash
in his pockets. however, and his assail-
ant disappeared. The watchman was
taken to Homeopathic Hospital He
was similarly assaulted several years
ago. when his assailant was arrested
and sent to prison.
Armstrong Manual Training School
Players presented the Indian operetta.
Tho Feast of the Red Corn" al. Dun
bar High School last night. Benjamin
Washington was I'M charge. Delano
WilbArson and Cornelia Webb had the
leading roles. A chorus of forty girls
took part.
Robert Graham, private in Company
A of Central High School. was victori-
Gus in competitive drill held between
individual cadets at Central last night,
when "cadet night" was celebrated.
The evening was given over largely to
social activities and the arousing of
enthusiasm among the young soldiers.
The commencement exercises OF the
Lucy Webb Hayes National Training
School, including Sibley Memorial Hos
ital. are to be held Wednesday evening
at the school. North Capitol and NJ
street. Following is the calendar:
Tonight, senior class night: tomorrow
morning. sermon at Hamline Church
by Rev. Worth NJ. Tippey: vespers
and communion at o'clock; Monday
evening. hospital night, address by DR..
g. 8. Adams; Tuesday afternoon. alumni
association, and Wednesday evening.
commencement exercises. with address
by Bishop William F. Mcdowell