Evening star., 1917-12-07
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

Lora Mccartney has fled suit In the
District Supreme Court to recover $685.
600 damages from the Washington Rail-
way and Electric Company. for alleged
personal injury. She was a passenger
on a car of the company when another
car bumped into it and she was thrown
from the seat sustaining serious in
Jury. She is represented by Attorneys
Tobriner and Graham.
The National Pecan Groves Company,
n local corporation, has filed suit in
the District Supreme Court to recover
$250,000 damages from the Stackhouse
for alleged breach of contract. The
suit grows out of an alleged contract
to sell $500 acres of land in Sumter
county, Georgia, to be developed and
Fred G. Geiger appears for the plain
tiff.
Joseph T. KIawans. administrator of
the estate of Mae klawans, has filed
suit in the District Supreme Court to
recover $4,000 damages from the
Power Efficiency Corporation, which is
Installing the heating plant at the
Walter Reed Hospital. for the death of
his wife. An automobile of the COM
pany collided with Mrs Klawans it is
alleged. at 18th and Harvard streets
October 10 and she died a week later
as the result. it is charged. Attorney
A. l. Newmyer appears for the admin
fstrator.
Mrs. Eleanor TarbOx. national presf-
dent of Ladies of the G. A. R.. who is
in Washington to inspect the four cir
cles Of the District. is the guest of
street northwest.
AIdrich #. Lewis has been elected
president of the District Employees
Benefit Association. an organization
composed of colored employees of the
District of Columbia government 9th
ers chosen to serve with him are ]. w.
Grayson. vice president; Joseph S.
S8SSson. financial secretary; Eugene
-sWingard, recording secretary; Will
liam j. Smith, treasurer; William A.
directors: John Hurd. chaplain, and
Joseph Bolden. sergeant-at-arms
care Trade Unions a BENEFIT to the
Richard Fl. Alvey Debating Society of
the National University Law School
on the night of December Is. Arthur
Starr and Artie Ward Kidwen will up
hold the affirmative. while Edwin
Marks Mess and Joseph r. Norwood
win take the negative.
Omeers were installed at a meetinr- nj
the Collegiate Club last evening at the
Eighth Street Temple. A program OF
entertainment also was given, one OF
norwood and Scheer. comedians
With a program embracing solos and
ensemble numbers. a quartet from the
t1fSt baptist Church will entertain the
inmates of the Home for the Blind in
Georgetown tomorrow evening at $50
o'clock at the home.
Men from the Maynower. the ure.i-
dental yacht and from the receiyine
snip at the navy yard, are to be the
special guests at dance to be given
by the Daughters of Isabella tomorrow
evening at Knights of Columbus Hall
06cers for the ensuing year are tn he
eiected at special meeting of Admiral
George Dewey Camp, No Z, u s. w. "
tomorrow evening at 1880 o'clock.
A. NJ. Dockery IL to speak mt the dr.,
meeting of the season of the Missouri
Society of Washington tomorrow even
ing at o'clock at the New Ebbitt
House. Refreshments will be served
All Missourians in the city are invited
Four vessels with oysters aboard
from river and bay beds have arrived
at the oyster wharf in the past twenty
Tour hours, and the cargoes they bring
will supply the market until early in
the coming week. Prices on oysters
at the wharf market remain unchanged
good stock this morning selling al
about SO cents bushel for those from
the Potomac and up to 81 bushel for
those from bay beds.
Receipts in the fish market continue
light and prices remain at the high
figures that have prevailed for seyera
weeks. Dealers at the wharf look 70,
no relief from present high prices un.
z til the spring fisheries begin.
Pythian Sisters of the Rathbou,
Temple degree team Of the Knights oi
Pythias presented a one-act play
waiting for the Trolley" last night a.
Pythian Temple. The cast included
George Barkman, H. Elkton Smith
Kitty Smith, John Prescott, F. A. Mein
niger. Bertha Williams. w. Thomas
Daisy Wfghtman, Charles Runge, Ethe
1 Johns. o. Atherton, Ethel Johns, !
Sommer, catherine Emmons and Molli.
Mitchell The proceeds will be uset
toward aging the debt Of the temple.