Evening star., 1917-02-27
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.


iT.c Ia~S Il n series of six lectures by
Rev Dr. E,rle Whitley is to be given
tom ,r-'-v evening at SIS o'clock at the
Y. NJ = :, His subject is "Oid Ocean.
Our slave and Master" The public is
invited
Pupils of Miss Victoris SiddonS are to
give a dramatic recital Saturday even
1ng at sis O'Clock at the y. NJ. c. A.
Tho re>iIhl is to be given under the
direction Of the musrc department of
the association. The public is invited.
George VI. Bond. who for many years
has been district passenger agent OF
the Chesapeake and Ohio railway. and
also agent of the Kanawha Dispatch.
together with position of statutory
agent of the Chesapeake and Ohio rail-
way for the interstate commerce COM
mission. has been appointed general
egent of all Chesapeake and Ohio rail-
way matters in Washington and sur
rounding territory.
musical for the blind will he given
IT the Library of Congress this evening
It SIS o'clock. in pavilion :. The pro-
g'ram will be rendered by Fritz Mueller.
violoncellist and Nation Boyce, pianist.
The Southeast Washington Citizens
association is to hold its regular meet
ing this evening at s o'clock at 314
Pennsylvania avenue southeast.
A small piece of timber was blown
from the roof of a building near Sth
and d streets last night shortly before
o'clock. 1t landed against q show
window at the store of Rosenthal &
Levy. III D street. and did considera BILE
damage.
Wallace Groves, resident of AIexan-
dria. while passing 1913 f street last
night about o'clock, was struck by a
fagpole that fell from window. He
received a slight scalp wound that was
dressed at Emergency Hospital.
Slight damage was done by fire In a
paper-ruling establishment at 1872 18th
street last night shortly after o'clock.
Origin of the fire was not determined.
Rev. William Curtis White. assistant
rector of st. Margaret's Episcopal
Church, is to preach at the first
Wednesday evening Lenten service in
All Souls Episcopal Church, Connecti-
cut and Cathedral avenues, tomorrow
ices are also being conducted in the
church each Friday afternoon at 5
o'clock during the Lenten season.
Automobiles Of Richard NJ. Hill.
olympia apartments. and Thomas Bones.
Wardman Courts. collided at Florida
avenue and 14th street last night
about O'Clock. Mrs. Florence c. Hill
was thrown to the pavement and in
1ured on the face and body. She was
taken home in Mr.. Bones car Both
machines were slightly damaged.
Mrs. Ellen Hungerford. cOlOred. sixty
years old. died suddenly last night al
her home, 1904 10th street. Coroner
hewitt gave a certificate of death from
natural causes.
Suffering from n fractured jaw and
almost unable to talk. Frances Carter.
colored. 12S Rover court. last night was
taken to Homeopathic Hospital by the
second precinct police. Frances in
formed the police that she had been
ton with a colored man named Walter
Jones, and Walter is sought by the
police to answer charge of assa ult.
business OF Importance. 1t is an-
nounced, Will be discussed at meet
ing of the executive committee of the
Columbia Heights Citizens Associa-
ton which is to be held tomorrow
evening at $ o'clock at the residence
OF President Frederick J. Rice, 1902
Columbia road.
Frank J. Frea. printer Mt ST 18th
street northwest. today filed a petition
in voluntary bankruptcy. He lists his
debts at s3s4sS6, and estimates hi,
assets at S423.65. He is represented bI
Attorney Gibbs l.. Baker
The Union College Alumni AssocJntio,
is 10 give its annual dinner SATURDAY
evening at the Army and Navy Club al
which President Richmond will b,
present Philip !. Ryan secretary,
treasurer, sos Woodward building, is ir
charge.
Members OF the Armstrong Mann.
Training School Alumni Association ar,
% conduct class night exercises Wed
Hesday afternoon at 3 O'clock A mu.
steal and literary program will be
given.
Francis +. Greenfield. coIored, RI,
Kentucky avenue southeast. has with
drawn complaint made to the polio.
that he was held up at the point of ;
pistol Saturday night while on 5ti
street southeast and robbed of S3495
Yesterday. according to a report mad.
by Detectives Evans and Warren
Greenfield admitted he had lost tn,
money in a game of BLACK jack"
Food values in relation to the mora
and mental life OF the child is to be tn,
subject of a lecture by DIR. Harvey W
Wiley before the members of the Fair
brother Mothers Club this evening a
I:30 O'Clock at Ryland NJ. f. Church
10th and ID streets southwest.
Mai. w. &. Harllec, u. s. NJ. C., IL I,
deliver an illustrated lecture on Riff
Shoting. under the auspices of tn
Smithsonian Institution Rifle Club, to
morrow evening at o'clock at the Ma
tional Museum. Moving pictures takel
at the Winthrop, Md, rifle range durin,
the past summer. and several thousan,
feet of films showing the activities a
the government range at Guantanamo
Cuba, are to be shown.
Pleading guilty to n charge Of takini
an automobile without the consent o
the owner. Robert Alexander. colore6
was held for the action of the gran
jury in $500 bonds today in the Polio
Court. Alexander is charged with TAX
ing the machine of Marvin A. Lush
from garage at 1914 street south
east. He was arrested by Policema
G. p. Waite of the fifth precinct.
Have Shaner Sup the Flowers
for your Inaugural S"~yxb4es. 800 14tl
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