Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-02
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

Capt. Joseph p. McCrink. who served
as chief machinist on the Boston. one
Of the battleships of Admiral George
Dewey's fleet. during the trouble in the
Philippines, yesterday called Adj
miral Dewey and extended the days
greetings. Capt. McCrink. after re-
turning home from the war. with a
number of his shipmates. organized the
Admiral George Dewey Naval Command
Of Spanish War Veterans to honor the
hero of Manila bay. serving as captain
of the naval command.
Private J. f. Carroll Of No. O engine
company last night lost his uniform
coat and hat from the fire apparatus
while passing through the H street
viaduct answering an alarm. The alarm
was sounded from box 2S4. located at
Florida avenue and Sd street northeast.
and was sounded by some unidentified
person who wanted to see the fire en-
gines make the run.
william Howard. coiored. So New
Jersey avenue. dies at Freedmen's Hos
p'tal last night as result of lockjaw.
He punctured his foot with a nail about
two weeks ago. the police were in
fo-'red. and the attack of tetanus fol-
lowed.
The election of officers and n lecture
on Educating Young People for Life"
by o. H Benson of the Department of
Agriculture. are to be features of the
annual meeting of the Cranch- Tyler
Home and School Association Thurs
day evening in the Tyler School. 18th
and G streets southeast. Mr.. Benson.
who is in charge of the activities of
canning clubs fostered by the Depart
ment of Agriculture throughout the
country, will explain and demonstrate
canr'-@ methods with both fruit and
vegetables.
An entertainment was given bv the
Junior League Sunday afternoon in the
home of William Goldberg in Tenley-
town. The program included piano Sc
iectfons b. Lena Gratz. Sarah Becker
3 William Goldberg and Rose Goldberg:
violin solos by 1sadore Brotman and
Abe Goldberg; a minstrel dialogue by
Melvin Brotman and Milton Goldstein,
and a recitation by Herbert Soloman.
Preparations are being made for the
second dance of the season by the
league to be held in Masonic Temple
February %.
meeting Of the Pocahontas Memo
rial Association is to be held Thursday
afternoon at 4:30- o'clock in the Hotel
Bellevue.
Judge Walter i. Dawkins Of the SUI
preme court of Baltimore is announced
to speak at the Inauguration of the
president and vice president of the
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afternoon at o'clock at it's headquar-
tiers. Annapolis Junction. Md.
Memorial services for the late A, A.,
Birney are to be held by the faculty of
the Howard University Law School to-
morrow evening at clock in the law
school building. 420 5th street north
west. Those announced to speak in
clude President Newman of the uni
yersity, Dean Il. F. Leighton Of the law
faculty. DIR. J. E. Woodland of the board
Of trustees Of the university and w. J.
Carter of Harrisburg, Pa, who will
represent the graduates.
Carl Oswald In announced to speak or
Photographic Optics at a meeting of
the Federal Photographic Society of
Washington Thursday evening at s
o'clock in the New National Museum
The lecture is to be illustrated with
slides meeting of the board of di-
rectors is to be held at 1880 o'clock.
Representative John G. Cooper Of
Ohio is to address social and New
Year rally to be held in Ingram Me-
mortal Congregational Church Thurs
day evening at o'clock. under the
auspices Of the Ingram Brotherhood.
Judge wendell PhIIIip. stafford Of
the Supreme Court of the District of
Columbia is to deliver a lecture on
shakespeare the Man. before the
Washington branch of the Shakespeare
ooC'e,y VI america at the cairo at S:15
o'cA'ck next Saturday evening Music
Is to be furnished under the direction
of Mrs. Samuel Burleigh Milton. The
program is to include vocal solos by
Mrs Milton and Juan Soldana of the
Columbian legation and piano solos by
Senior Borguna of Spain.
Representative john I. Nolan of Cali
fornia Is to discuss the minimum wage
bill before members and friends of the
Anthony League Thursday evening at
o'clock at 1926 Rhode Island avenue
northwest. Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait.
president of the National America n
Woman Suffrage Association, also is 10
speak Gertrude Lyons is to sing. ac-
companied by Mrs. Brooke Smith. Mrs.
Anna Hendley Is to preside.