Evening star., 1917-09-17

The 18th street branch Y. NJ. c. A.
announces the arrival of L. L. Gibson.
new physical director. and W. r. Will
Hams. the boys work director.
When the pile driver employed in re-
building the timber work about the
draw pier of the Highway bridge COM
pletes its task the structure will be
practically new. More than half the
upper side of the west end of the
structure has been removed and the
driver has about completed pulling
old piles and tearing out unsound
wood. Piles about seventy feet long
are being driven deep down in the bed
OF the river in water which at this
point Is twenty-five feet deep. Several
weeks will be required to complete the
rebuilding of the draw timber work.
as considerable pulling of piles and
driving Of new ones yet remains to be
done.
Announcement has been made by the
board of religious education of the
diocese OF Washington that the an
nuaI Sunday school institute is to be
held at the Church of the Epiphany.
Wednesday. October "a the opening
session to be at 10 am. Programs
are to be issued about October 10
giving the details of the institute. 4
mass meeting has been arranged for
parents and teachers the night of Oc-
tober "a. at which Bishop Mccormick
OF Michigan and DIR. Henry F. Cope of
Cn1cago are to be the principal
WytAe Leigh Kine.olvinx, who for
some time has been an assistant
orders to go to France to take up
similar duties with the American ex-
peditionary forces. He is to leave in
few days.
The Walker Memorial Glass OF Nine
teenth Street Baptist Church held a
farewell meeting Saturday night at the
18th street branch Y. NJ. c. A. in honor
two OF It's members who have been accepted
Ior service with the National Army
the class presented each with a Bible
yonn ". Davis. new secretary of the
l. NJ Z. A, made a short address
The knilipoiis Grotto GIee Club gave
It's second entertainment for soldiers.
sailors and marines in the lecture hi
OF Epiphany Church. 1917 G strae+
Saturday. Dancing and music were Tho
principal amusements 'A-
Reason Carothers. 29O0 p street. .,a
Summerf1eld Mccartney 1928 Dumbar-
ton avenue. have been accented in tbe
hospital unit being organized as base
hosPi,aI 40. 40 by DR. Hunter Mcclure
Jr-, near Richmond. Va. This unit viii
comprise $50 college men and is ey.
pected to leave soon for France for
1urther training before 1t goes into
actual field service
MILDRED Murray, four years old, di,ap.
peared from her home, 1906 Fairmont
street; yesterday morning about II
o'clock, and was found wandering
along the streets in Southeast Washing.
Ton last night She was taken to the
nrst precinct police station, from
where her parents took her home
The body of an unidentified coIoret
man, who was killed by train, wa.
found on the railroad tracks near Souti
Capitol and G streets early yesterda,
morning. The body was taken to The
city morgue. The man wore a blu,
overall coat. khaki pants and tar
shoes. He had a razor in his pocket
II is believed the man was stealing Z
ride on a train and fell under tn,
wheels.
Harry ID. Murray. taken into custod,
by the police at the REQUEST Of the chic
OF police Of New Haven. Conn, Satur
day night on charge of non-support
today applied to the District Suprem.
Court for writ Of habeas corpus t,
compel RAYMOND W. Pullman, superin
tendent Of police. to release him
Murray. through Attorneys P. J. Ryal
and z. A. Mooers. claims he is innocen
Of the charge. and that. even II guilty
the offense Is not extraditable Justic
Stafford directed that the man b
brought to court this afternoon.
The Home Deferse League Of tn
second precinct will hold drill an
INSPECTION tomorrow night at ia
o'clock at the second nrerinct static
house. on 5th street northwest betwee
N and y streets.