Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-24
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

meeting of the College Equal Suf-
frage League is to be held Monday
evening at o'clock at suffrage head
quarters, 1926 Rhode Island avenue.
The alumni in this city of De Pauw
University is to tender a dinner to DR..
George r. Grose, president of the uni
versity, Monday evening. at the Uni
versity Club. Among the alumni In
Washington who are to attend the din
ner are the Japanese am bassador, Sato,
Justice Van Devanter of the Supreme
Court of the United States and Senator
Watson of Indiana. Frank w. Horn
brook is in charge of arrangements.
Alleging a breach of contract In fall
ing to properly roof a garage adjoining
Anacostia, George B. Bury has filed suit
in the District Supreme Court to re-
cover $4,000 damages from Joseph G..
Herbert. The plaintiff declares the
roof admits rain and is menace to the
safety of persons and property in the
building. He is represented by Attor-
neys MILAN & Smith.
The Santa Fee Pacific Railroad Com
pany has filed suit in the District
Supreme Court for mandatory injunc-
ton against Franklin K. Lane, Secre-
tary of the Interior, to compel him to
a land selection in New Mexico, made
by the company in lieu of lands granted
to 1T by Congress. The court is also
asked to direct the issuance of a patent
for the land to the railroad company
Attorneys Britton & Gray appear for
the company.
Meetings for teachers of primary
grades Of the public schools are to be
held at the Franklin School Monday
and Tuesday. Monday afternoon at
S:45 o'clock Miss I. NJ. Lind is to talk
on The Teaching and Studying of
Group" is to be subject of talks to DE
delivered at the school at 2:30 o'clock
Tuesday afternoon. Miss Clara Hick-
man is to address the teachers of the
first grade and Miss Geneva Johnston
is to talk to the teachers of the second
grade.
Mrs. John NJ. Hickey of Washington
and Tennessee has been appointed
hostess for Forests Calvary Corps for
the Confederate reunion, which is to
be held in this city June to Z. Mrs
Hickey was the first president of the
the Confederacy. This chapter has the
honor of raising the first thousand dol
lars for the erection of the Confederate
monument in Arlington national cemetery
DIR. Paul Bartsch Of George WASH
1ngton University is to speak at the
Teachers Club at pm. Tuesday. Tea
is to be served from to pm A
general meeting of the club is to be
held at 3:45 o'clock Wednesday after
noon. This evening at Sis o'clock a
concert is to be given by the Rebew
Orchestra.
An automobile owned and operated
by Mrs. George Walker, 1924 Belmont
road, going south at Massachusetts
avenue and 22d street, yesterday after
noon about 4:30 o'clock, collided with
the automobile of C. L. Howard, Gath
ersburg, Md. Her car was damaged to
the amount of $50 and she received a
painful injury to her ankle.
A meeting of the West End Citizens,
Association is to be held Monday night
at Kidder Hall, S22 goth street.
The Cathedral Heights Citizens As
ISOLATION is to meet Thursday evening
at st. Adams Parish Hall.
In connection with a meeting Of the
iowa Society tonight at GIL 18th street
a program of music and stories is to
be given. A social hour is to follow
the entertainment.