Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-11-21
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

DIR. Dorothy Reed Mendenhall, d.
vision of extension. University of Wis
consin, Is to speak at the Public Ii
brary tonight at S o'clock on welfare
work among children. She will be in
troduced by Miss Julia Lathrop, chief
+, of the United States children's bureau.
Justice Siddons Of the District SUI
preme Court has signed a decree an
nulling the marriage OF Eva S. Russell
and Irving w. Russell The wife is
permitted to resume her maiden name
Of Eva r. Spence. Attorneys Fred
erick A. Fenning and Horace r. George
represented the wife.
Myer Miller, n tailor, has nled suit I'm
I the District Supreme Court to recover
S.. 900 damages from Ben Schwartz for
alleged assault. Miller says he was
working quietly in his shop November
/ l. When the defendant entered and
beat him.
Capt. Charles ID. Shackelford, COM
handing Company A. Home Rifles.
at headquarters. 1924 H street north
west. at o'clock. Every member of
the company is ordered to be present.
trict Commissioner, was elected chair
man Of the Suffrage Federation of the
District of Columbia at the annual
meeting held Monday evening at its
headquarters. 1926 Rhode Island ave-
nue.. Other officers chosen are Mrs.
Basil Manley, vice president: Mrs.
Kelly. corresponding secretary; Miss
Alice Heaven, recording secretary; Miss
Mary Heyler. executive member: Mrs.
Reed. treasurer. and Mrs. Frances AK
tell. auditor.
The oratorio section OF the Church
of the Covenant Is to rehearse in the
chapel of the church this evening and
will take up. The Messiah" at $3.50
o'clock. Any singer in the city is invited
to join this body. which already has a
| membership of lis. Any one inter-
ested in this particular branch of study
Of music. whether a singer or not. is
invited to attend the rehearsals as a
listener The rehearsals are held every
Wednesday evening.
A stereopticon lecture ON Sweden and
Norway is to be given by DR.. J. H.
Memorial Church. Cathedral and Con-
necticut avenues.
To organize . bowling team the
Junior League will hold a try-out to-
morrow night at 1880 o'clock at the
Arcade, 14th street and Park road
northwest. All members are requested
to be present.
business High School alumni will
meet at a reunion Saturday evening.
December 8, at o'clock, in the as
sembly hall of the school. The re-
union will be the first meeting OF the
alumni as a body in eight years A
complimentary minstrel show and dance
will be held after the reunion. Among
those who will take part in the enter
tainment are: Mildred Raymond. Ruth
Hoffman. Raymond Vaughn. Emma Mo-
rizi Robert McMackin, William Bailey
and Carl Gill. The first informal dance
of the season for Business alumni will
be held in the private ballroom of the
Arcade Saturday night.
Miss Grace NJ. Eddy IL the frst girl
student to take part in the weekly
debates Of the Columbian Debating So
In recent debate Miss Eddys side was
victorious She was supported by C.
Hatcher and G. L. Hall. The subject
was: Resolved. That the United States
should own and operate the street rail-
ways in the District of Columbia"
/ An open forum for the public will b.
| a feature Of the first evening meetinf
| of the winter of the Woman Suffrage
League of Prince Georges County Fri
day evening at the home Of Mrs. Agne
Kiinger in Riverdale. 1t is expected
that Clarence J. Owens OF the Southern
Commercial Congress will be amoni
the speakers. Mrs. Francis Randolph
of Riverdale, wife of Maj. Randolph o
the ordnance division, is to deliver al
address dealing with the work beinl
done for the federal amendment. TIL
public is invited.
meeting Of the North Capitol an,
Lexington Citizens Association is t,
be held Tuesday evening at the Elmer.