Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-10
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.


CITY NEWS In BR1EE.
About fifty persons organized RS n
colored singing society at meeting
held Wednesday night at 104 street
northwest. It was decided to hold re-
hearsals each Thursday evening from
$50 10 $50 o'clock at the above ad-
dress. Wellington A. Adams was
named as permanent director; Mrs. ]. F.
Jones, as temporary president, and
little Perry as temporary secretary.
The Young Willing Helpers Club is to
hold its next regular meeting at Per-
petual Hall, 18th and Z streets north
west, Sunday evening.
On recommendation of the district
attorneys office. Justice Gould. presid-
ing in Criminal Division l of the Dis
trict Supreme Court. has ordered
nole pros. in the case of Fred Joyce.
eolored. recently indicted by the grand
jury for robbery. Assistant District
Attorney Leahy explained to the court
that another colored man had recently
confessed to the crime alleged against
this defendant. Attorney Harry L.
Tignor appeared for Joyce.
At meeting of the Society of Med
zeal Jurisprudence of the District of
.OIunlDld- TO De neiQ at the University
Club. Monday, at pm. John G.. Ca
pers will address the society on The
Federal Narcotic Law and Proposed
Amendments Thereto.
The Mississippi Society is to give it's
annual banquet to its honorary mem
bers tonight at the Ebbitt House. Ad-
dresses will be made by the honorary
members. among whom are Attorney
General Thomas w. Gregory, Senators
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berlain. Representatives Hardy. Gray
and Taylor. ex-senator Joseph w. Bal
ley, Gen. H P. Mccain and others. The
entire Mississippi delegation in Con-
gress will be present to assist in the
entertainment of the guests.
The Moving Picture Operators Pro-
tective Union. Local No. 224, is to give
its sixth annual ball Friday evening,
March 2. at old Masonic Temple, 9th
and F. streets northwest. NJ. Morris is
chairman of the committee in charge.
meeting of the Connecticut Avenue
Citizens Association is to be held
Wednesday evening at o'clock in the
assembly room of the Army and Navy
Preparatory School. Upton street near
nual dinner dance of the association is
to be given next Saturday evening at 8
o'clock at the Burlington, 1920 Yer
mont avenue.
DRAMATIC and humorous readings
from Lincoln We're given by Mrs.
Mclean Ferguson of Bridgeport. Conn.
before large audience last even
ing at Douglas Memorial N: F.
daughter of Rev. Charles c. Mclean,
pastor of the church, scored a hit with
her negro and Scotch dialects. A num-
Der of readings also were given by
others. The readings were inter
spersed with selections by the quartet
choir of the church.
"The Marriage Rate of Stanford" is
TO he the subject of a paper Monday at
1880 o'clock, at the New Ebbitt House
by Paul Popenoe, at a get-together
luncheon of the alumni of Leland
Stanford University. Stanford people
in Washington are invited to be pres
ent. as a record attendance is indi-
Gated
The annual banquet of the Washing
ton Traffic Club is to be held tonight at
be made by Senator Hardwick of Geor-
gia, Representatives Campbell of Kan
sas and Farr of Pennsylvania and
Thomas A. Sisson, assistant chairman
of the railway executive advisory COM
mittee.
Clarence Spencer. colOred, n resident
of Charles county, Md, last night
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by street car at Water and H streets
southwest and injured about the head
and hand. He was taken to Casualty
Hospital.
lighted gas jet and lace curtain
last night formed a dangerous combi-
nation in the house of Mrs Halinda
Neff, 1909 Sth street and made it nee
csSary to summon members of the fire
department Damage to Mrs. Nefrs eff
feCts amounted to SIS
Bessie Burton. colored. thirty years
old 1Ji2 Columbia street, was over
Come by coal gas while asleep at her
home this morning about 1890 O'clock
She was taken to Emergency Hospital
where physicians said her condition
was not serious.
An overheatcd chimney last night
caused a srnaH fire in the house of
Print Shomette, Good Hope Park
firemen extinguished the fire before
much damage had been done.
Mrs. James f. MuIcare. president of
the District of Columbia Division,
United Daughters of the Confedera cy
las called a meeting of all the United
Daughters of the Confederacy to CO.
operate with the Red Cross Society. at
1906 goth street northwest Mason
house. Monday morning at 1870
O'Clock. President Mulcare expresses
me nope that there will be a large
turnout of the Daughters to cooper
ate in the commenda BILE work being
undertaken by the Red Cross Society
Justice Hitz of the District Supreme
Court has appointed Hubert r. Quint-
or and Georges A. Macdonald as re-
c"iv"rs c: the drug store of Fred A
Iialtby. Inc. at 14th and Clifton streets.
l2fHes ID. Hobbs and II. Il. Quinter, as
trustees, are attempting to foreclose
a chattel deed of trust secured on the
property They are represented by At
torneys Daniel Thew Wright and T.
Morris Wampler. while Attorney Henry
Il, Davis appears for the drug COM
pany.
Views of Washington" was the sub
jet of a lecture given by r. Hayes
Hamilton last evening at Knights OF
Columbus Hall. Mr.. Hamilton also is
TO deliver a lecture to the students of
Chevy Chase Seminary this evening He
viii exhibit pictures Of Yellowstone and
G.acier National parks.
More than f.0G1 persons attended the
Masquerade bah given bv the Regina
Elena Italian Pleasure Club Thursday
evening in Old Masonic Temple. The
grand march was led by Charles Bovello
president of the club, and Miss Ruth
HaddoX. Prizes were awarded for va
rlous costumes.