Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-13
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

A meeting of the Brightwood Citf-
xens' Association will be held tomor-
row night at s o'clock in the Bright
wood public school building. Presi-
dent Charles ". Ray announces that a
number of important matters affecting
the welfare of that section will be
discussed and acted upon.
The Louisiana Society of Washington
will hold its first meeting of the season
at the Home Club tomorrow night
There will be literary program. fol-
lowed by dancing. Representative
Riley ]. Wilson is the president of
the society. A special invitation is
extended to residents of Louisiana who
have been added to the governments
stan in this city since the beginning
OF the war.
Members of the Collegiate Club of
Washington are to assemble in the
rooms of the Young Mems Hebrew
Association. 143T Pennsylvania avenue,
at o'clock tonight to receive invita-
fiors for the informal dance of the
club to be held at the Elks' Home
Thursday evening. December 20.
be elected at the annual meeting of the
Biological Society of WASHINGTON Sat-
urday evening at o'clock in the lee
ture hall of the Cosmos Club. Reports
reviewing the work of the past year
will be read
The annual meeting and election of
officers of the Cornell Club of wa sh-
ington will be held this evening at
O'clock in the alumni room Of the
University Club.
Omeers are to be elected mt the an
nuaI meeting of the sMedico- Chirurgical
society of the District of Columbia this
evening at the Y. NJ C. A. Dr. F. ID.
Whitby is to read paper.
A meeting of the local committee for
the American Jewish relief fund has
been called for this evening at the
Town and Country Club. 18th street
and Columbia road. by Chairman Nor
ris D. Rosenberg.
a 3war', luncheon, consisting of fried
chicken and rice, buekwheat cakes and
maple sirup ice cream. cakes and
coffee. Is to be given by the College
Equal Suffrage League Saturday after
noon at / o'clock at the New Ebbitt
House.
4 dance was given last night nj the
Pythia ntemple by the Grotto Drum
and Bugle Corps, composed of sons of
members OF kiiipolis Grotto. Uniforms
and instruments will be brought for
the corps with the money raised by the
dance
meeting of the New England Club,
organized last Friday among members
OF the Young Women's Christian Asso-
citation from New England, will be held
at headquarters, 619 14th street north
west, tomorrow evening at s o'clock.
Miss Clara McQuoNn. who has trav-
eled extensively in the Orient will lee
fure on THE Women OF the Orient" at
yesper services at the Young Women
Christian Association Sunday after
noon Mrs Robert L. Corby will pre-
side.
Isaac Cans addressed pupils of Busi-
ness High School this morning in the
auditorium of the school on Business
Ethics
An oyerheated furnace yesterday nft.
ernoon caused fire in the home of the
rev, n T. Shields. 1926 Quincy street
northeast, neeessitating the calling out
OF No. "a engine company. The fire did
$50 damage.
tanned at the revival being held a;
Ebenezer NJ f. Church, 4th and Z
streets southeast. Evangelist Conrad
is to preach Mt O'Clock tonight A
converts testimony meeting is plann et
for tomorrow night at o'clock under
direction of Rev. w. H. Dean, pastor.
John Marshall Chapter, Phi Delta
PHI legal fraternity, is to hold q
smoker in the alumni room OF the Uni
yersity Club tomorrow evening at $3.50
O'Clock.
Activities of the Garnetf Center are
TO begin at the school tonight. The
work, which will be under the general
supervision of Mrs. r. +. Lawson will
he as follows: First aid, DIR. Julia r
Hall: child study, Mrs. Anna J. MUIR
ray: eonseryfSion of clothes. Mrs Car
RE B. Ford: civics. Prof. Jesse Law son
The sum OF $50 was added yesferday
TO the fund for the fatherless children
of France by the Christmas post care
sale at the store at 1925 Connecticut
avenue being conducted by the Ioca
committee. This will maintain five
little ones orphaned by the war for 2
year. The sale will continue daily un.
I'll the holidays.
Reeves Oh ocolafe5