Evening star., 1917-10-03
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

The Amphion Glee Club Is to resume
its rehearsals for the coming season,
according to an announcement made
by J. Henry Lewis, director. Addt-
tional members are being taken In at
each weekly meeting. Several novel;
ties are planned for the opening event
Church. This is the clubs twenty
sixth year of continuous existence.
Chaplin Union, W. c. It. T.. is to have
charge of the rest rooms of the w Z.
r u, 14lS Pennsylvania avenue. this
evening. at which time all of Uncle
Sans "boys' IN and around Washing
ton are to be guests. A musical pro-
gram is TO he given and refreshments
served. Harold Keats of the war serv-
ice commission Is to deliver an address
Hostesses are to be Mrs. Francis st
Clair, Mrs. James W. DOGGY. Mrs. Faith
Jenkins Mrs. Holland jerks and Miss
Grace Holzberg.
Edward linda. nineteen years old. a
Mexican. was in Police Court yesterday
on complaint Of Miss Helen Markhan
107 r street northeast. She testified
that linda had threatened to use
knife and stiletto on her and told her
he had killed a man in Texas. Cnda
said he was only joking when he said
he had killed a man in Texas. and the
5oke. He was sentenced to give bond
in the sum of $500 or so to Occoquan
for sixty days.
Lucinda McMorris has fled suit in
the District Supreme Court to recover
SIS, 900 damages from the Washington
Railway and Electric Company for al
legged personal injury. She alleges that
car August last at Wisconsin avenue
and street when the vehicle was put
in motion suddenly and she was thrown
to the ground. She is represented by
Attorneys r. F. Downing and q. A
Berry.
Fer the purpose of establishing n
list Of eligibles to teach in the white
night schools an examination is to be
held In the Franklin School. 18th and
K streets northwest, beginning at ,
am. October 10. Examinations will be
held for night high school teachers IN
All subjects listed in the general cir
cular and Spanish and French in addl-
ton Examinations for night ele-
mentary school teachers are to be held
IN cooking. sewing and typewriting.
Information as to scope of examina ton.
salary and other details may be OBJ
tanned from the Office of the board of
examiners.
the first meeting for the season of the
Twentieth Century Club tomorrow
morning at 1890 o'clock at All Souls
Church The grogram VIII III start hns,nsa at
session. Mrs. Marie Manning Gasch
and Mrs. Margarita Spalding Gerry are
TO give a number of short stories: Miss
Guerrier of the food administration is
to speak on food conservation. and a
member of the woman's liberty loan
committee on the part women should
take in the present campaign
Plans for the winter activities of the
league will be outlined at the first
meeting for the season of the Anthony
League tomorrow at the home of Mrs
Nanette B. Paul 2007 Columbia road.
Delegates also will be elected for the
State Equal Suffrage Association.
suRerinx from a bullet wound in his
right ankle. George A. Ready, fifteen
years d. 4539 Conduit road. last night
about 8 o'clock walked to a street car,
rode to the city and visited physician
before he let his parents know he was
wourde He was accidentally shot by
Charles Kessler. also fifteen years old
40 Foxhall road. while handling a
pistol near Conduit road and Ellicott
street The wound was not serious
one.
Frederick Moore. eoIored, G51 Ware
alley. near 7th and NJ streets. this
frightened when he discovered fire il
his house. jumped from a second-stor,
window and received painful scalI
wounds 1t is stated that the fire wa:
caused by a child overturning a lamp
About 500 damage TO the house an'
contents resulted. Moore was takeI
TO Emergency Hospital. where physi
clans said his condition was not seri
GUS.
william c. Jackson, eOlOred. 225
Champlain street, has complained u
the police that he assaulted ant
robbed of $50 while on Missouri aVenu
Monday night. He said he was uncon
scious when picked up by friends am
assisted to a hotel on Pennsylvani;