Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-25
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

A reception II to be rendered Ma
tional Commander jeremiah T. Lock-
wood at a special meeting of Encamp-
ment No. III. Union Veteran Legion.
tomorrow evening at 7:30 o'clock in
its headquarters. 314 and 31S Pennsy1-
vania avenue southeast. Members of
Encampments, Nos. Ill and 50 and
the women of the legion have been
invited to attend. Those announced to
speak include G. NJ. SaItzgaber. COM
missioner of pensions: Col. John Nc
Eiroy, past senior vice commander
G. A. R., and DIR. Henry N. Couden,
chaplain of the House of Representa-
tives.
~some Ideals Of Popular Government"
Is the subject of lecture to be given
by Judson King. secretary of the Ma
tional Popular Government League,
Sunday evening at $40 o'clock in the
Perpetual building. 11th and E streets
northwest.
Mrs. Abby A. Peterson. chairman of
the committee on southern circuit work.
is announced to speak on educational
and Religious Work in the South" at
a meeting of the Womens Alliance of
All Souls Church tomorrow morning
at II O'Clock in the lecture room of the
church.
Omcers were installed mt the annual
supper of the Custom Cutters Associa-
tion of this city last evening in the
Commercial Club. They are P. j. Foley.
president: T. NJ. Stein. first vice presi-
dent: G. r. I.ightfoot. second vice presi-
dent: L. E. Reed. financial secretary; L.
y. Grady, recording secretary: E. b.
Thiele. treasurer. and D. F. Margolis.
librarian. James n. Conville was in
charge of the installation ceremonies.
social club. composed of graduates of
the various high schools of this city,
held it's first dance LIST evening in the
Tea Gun Inn. 611 18th street north
west. More than fifty couDles attended.
The recently elected officers of the club
are Jack Buckley. nres'dent: T. Andes.
vice president. and Karl Dickinson.
secretary.
musical comedy entitled 1.-THE N~w
Minister is to be presented by the
Fpworth League of Foundry Methodist
Episcopal Church on the evenings Of
January 80 and 81. About fifty young
people are to participate
The Consultation f. to form the sub
tect of a lecture by Dir. Mary f.
Walker. president of the Woman's
United States Constitution Association,
Sunday afternoon at o'clock in the
Pythian Temple. fttr tTt fHare
4 meeting of the council Of sdminis-
tration of the Department of Potomac.
G. A. r.. is to be held tonight in its
headquarters.
Senators Harding and HardwIck are
TO be among the speakers at the BAN
Duet of the Scottish St. Andrews
Society. scheduled for the red parlor
Of the New willard Hotel. at o'clock
this evening. The date is the an
niversary of the birth of Robert
Burns. The list of speakers also
includes Representatives Mondell of
Wyoming and Tess of Ohio and Rev.
James L. Gordon. pastor Of the First
Congregational Church.
The will of Lillian f.. Swayxe. dated
July 10. 1916. has been offered for pro-
bate. She leaves 500 TO each of her
children and the remaining estate to
her husband. J. Clarke Swayze who is
also named as executor and guardian
OF the children.
The Commerce Club of the Depart
rnent OF Commerce is to hold it's fourth
dance OF the season at the Arcade the
night of February Is. The dance was
originally announced for February 2l
but on account Of that date being Ash
ehnesday the change was made
Mis-. Helen r. Tate has been ap-
pointed notary public by President
Wilson. II was erroneously announced
several days ago that Miss Ruth T
Tate had been the appointee
BY the terms of the will Of Erastus
X Robinson. dated December 1915 his
estate rs left TO Hugh Wallis for a
monument over the grave OF the de-
ceased at Arlington national Gene
terry.
Plans for cooperative buying prob
ably will be made definitely at a meet
Ing of the Franklin Thomson Home
and School Association. to be held In
the Thomson School. 18th and l. streets
northwest. this evening at 7:45 o'clock
II Is hoped to have the buying
started on the day following Tenta-
tive plans already have been formu-
lated An exhibition Of food products
Is 20 be shown