Evening star., 1917-03-22
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

John ID. Rockefeller, jr.: Mrs. Rookie
felIer. their two children and sister
OF Mrs. Rockefeller were visitors in the
Treasury building yesterday. Travellers
curiosity seemed the motive OF tbs trip,
for the party was taken through the
building and shown the wonders Of the
vaults Of the Treasury.
An aquatic meet between teams rep
resenting the Washington Play grounds
and the Y NJ C. A. is To be held Fri
day evening IN the boys department OF
the association. Arthur c. Smith, who
was the representative of the local Y.
NJ. G. A. with the District troops on the
border, is 10 speak On With the Dis
trict Troops on the Mexican Border
Friday evening at the boys depart
lnent- \ camp reunion supper is to be
held saturday evening. Basket ball
games also are to be played.
~ stand by the President in aIi he
does TO Keep our national honor and
american ideals of justice. liberty and
humanity alive is part of the new
pledge of the Alpha Circle Of the Na-
tional Bible Scouts, which 5000 chill
dren are expected to sign. This circle
is the children's unit of the National
Bible Scouts. of which Rev. A II Zin-
norman is leader.
Desserts Awakening WAS the sub
ItCJ ol IL lecture MOTIFS BIsn OF the
reclamation service before members of
the Home Club last night at the club.
lie explained how the government is
making the deserts and arid regions
bloom.
meeting of the District of Columbia
Federation of Womens Clubs is to be
held Tuesday evening al O'Clock in the
New Ebbitt House.
The annual banquet of the Pennsyl-
vania State University Alumni of Wash
lDgton is to be held tomorrow evening
at the University Club. Reds Bebout
OF the class of ii, who is a member of
troop A, which recently returned from
tae border. will describe his expert
ences. There are about sixty-five grad
ustes of Pennsylvania State University
living in Washington and vicinity.
alliance of All Souls Church. for the
reports and election of officers will be
neld at IL O'Clock tomorrow morning
IN the lecture room at 18th and l.
preside at the luncheon following the
business meeting.
Members Of the MyrtiiIn Miner Me-
mortal Association are planning to hold
remintscence meeting in the near fu-
ture, at which time special guests are
10 De those who were taught by Miss
Miner in person. The executive COM
iaittee. which decided that this meet
ing should be held, has given out the
following hst of former students under
Miss Miner who expect to be present:
Mrs Julia Hanne. Mrs. Cleo Arnold,
Mrs. Lula Peters. Mrs. Hannah Jones.
Miss Sophia Thornton, Mrs Amelia
Wormley, Mrs Rachel Wilkinson and
Mrs. William Bruce.
Gordon Durr, I3s. North c,ro,,,,
avenue northeast, a pupil at the Naurv
School. broke his arm while playing in
the school yard yesterday He was
treated at Casualty Hospital
Treatment of simple accident. nm
trains. In the household and in sports
was the theme of an illustrated lecture
by DR.. NJ. j. Shields of the field service
OF lhe American Red Cross al a meeting
held at Memorial Continental Hall Iasf
night. The lecture was the second of
a. series being held under the ausnices
of the District Chapter of the Red
Cross. eN
Society of Washington is to he hold
saturday evening at O'clock in the
new lecture hall of the Cosmos club
w. T.; Iaylor, W. Dwight Pierce and r.
w: shureidt are to give short talks on
Notes on Apoldontia' ''rhe Extroordi-
nary Strepsipterous Type of Partisn1''
ana geological Statuary at the NJ
are welcome.
LubricatinE oils and greaScs wer. de-
scribed by j. Gaub in an address befnre
dshilS lSton Association. No. l. Ma
tional Association of Stationary Fnai
heers. at a meeting at 1904 PanusvI,.,
ma avenue northwest last night.
-, Nauonai Folk Craft Society is to
nora meeting this evening at S.2n
o'clock at its exhibition rooms ms :.
street northwest. The object of the
meeting tonight is to explain tb, ,v0rlz
oL the organization. y musical pro
invited. .
Ihe Christian Endea~or society al,
DslnAhy Baptist Church. I'd street and
Rhode Island avenue uorthU.st i -
hoid business meeting and social to-
morrow evening at S o'clock in th, So
ciel room of the church