Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-26
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.
A meeting of the scribblers' Club
has been called for next Friday even
ing at O'Clock at the Public Library
The Young Mems Hebrew Aasocin-
tion is to hold its regular meeting at
the Y NJ H. A. rooms. 1347 Pennsyl-
vania avenue, Sunday at $3.50 pm
The regular Saturday reception md
dance for soldiers. sailors and civilian
guests will be held at the Y. NJ Fl. A.,
1347 Pennsylvania avenue northwest
recreation center tomorrow evening
at $50.
Arrangements were made for Hal
loween dance and entertainment at
meeting of the Young Women's Hebrew
Association last night at the head
quarters. at 18th and L streets north
west Benjamin Ilevinson addressed
the meeting on "Zionism.
The EIks' Club. with headquarters
ut 9l9 Fl street northwest. held its last
oyster roast of the season last night
in the clubhouse Music and dancing
were the features of the evening.
Experiences of travelling through
will be told by Mrs. Carl Q. Spamer in
a story entitled The Lady in Black
at a meeting of the Home Club this
evening at S o'clock in the club head
quarters, IA Jackson place At a
meeting of the club Monday evening
United States Consul Wesley Frost
will speak on the sinking of the
Lusitania.
Military service. are to be held at ST.
ri NyiS
morning and evening. A special choir,
under the direction of Prof A. w. Har-
med. and quartet from the Engineer
Band are to furnish music. Rev. j. j.
Dimon, pastor of the church. arranged
that the services should be in keeping
with the request made by the President
for day of prayer Sunday for the sue
cess of this country in the war.
The National Capital Volunteer Guard.
operating as the anti-aircraft battery
attached to headquarters of the Home
Defense League. will assemble at the
loop" next Sunday evening and march
to All Saints Church. where Rev. ]. Mac
bride Sterrett. the chaplain. will deliver
a special sermon at $50 O'Clock. Capt.
Hendler and the other officers expect to
have the entire membership of 130 men
present on the occasion.
Capt. Howard ID. Queen, L. 5. \. A..
who was in the fight at Carrizal,
Night School this evening at O'Clock
The meeting is open to the public.
Nominations for officers of the first
year class of the law department OF
Georgetown have been made a S follows:
President, John c. Wilkes, Charles II.
Ruth and Robert /. Azar; secretary.
William J. Burlee. Vice presidents will
be chosen from the four recitation sec
lions of the class. The annual election
will be held next week
Mrs. Emily Halliday. state councillor
of the District of Columbia, Daughters
of America. has directed that the local
organization observe Sunday in &C
cordance with the Presidents procla-
nation. Arrangements have been made
evening at Ryland Methodist Church.
when the pastor. Rev. J. ]. Jeffries,
will deliver patriotic address.
Barton W. Pafro. son of DR.. and Mrs.
W. E. Pairo Of 81 Rhode Island ave-
nue.. who enlisted in the ordnance de-
partment Wednesday, has left for Rock
Island arsenal.
@Winning the War by Saving Food
IL the subject Of an address to be made
by Julian Pierce, socialist national COM
mitteeman, Sunday evening at o'clock
at Socialist Hall. This will be the first
OF a series of lectures by Mr.. Pierce on
food regulations in the United States.
Herbert d. Lawson of Takoma Park
has arranged with Walter T. Holt for
his stringed orchestra of thirty pieces
TO give the entertainment at Walter
Reed Hospital this evening. Mrs. Ivy
n. Slade, soprano: Mrs. Nellie Newton
Shore. contralto. and Mrs John Sylves-
ter, pianist, will assist.
Arrangements have been made for n
lecture before the members of the
League Monday afternoon at 4:so
o'clock by Roland Holt of New York.
The lecture will take place at the
Friends Select School. 1909 1 street.
Mr.. Holt. who has been featuring in
the south in the interest of an arousal
of public support OF the drama as a
form of national expression, will speak
here on the subject. Saving the Thea
ter From the War" Invitations are
issued to members of the Drama
League and their friends to attend the
lecture Monday afternoon.
An Informal reception to permit
members of the club to meet the allied
-ofioers now in Washington is to be
held Monday evening at 9 o'clock at
the Cosmos Club.
G. r. Farmer. C1arkxburE, W. Va,
reported to the police his overcoat was
stolen while he was in Chinese
restaurant 9Th street early this
morning. A key to his hotel room was
In one of the pockets of the coat. he
told the police, and it was necessary
for him to make an explanat ton when
he reached his hotel.
Susan +. Bowman. a dre<xmaker, has
hled suit in the District Supreme Court
to recover $4,000 damages from
AlonZo o. Bliss and the trustees of the
Bliss properties for alleged personal
injury. Through Attorneys Henry E
Davis and Joseph Y. Reeves. the
plaintiff says she tripped over an
awning left in the hallway of the
Dunsmere apartments. owned by the
defendants. and sustained serious in
Jury.
william Run, colOred, faces long
term of Imprisonment in the peni-
Tertiary for attempt to kill Police
man Roper of the sixth precinct Au-
gust Is. Ruff was convicted late yes
terday afternoon and was remaHded to
jail to await sentence. Assistant United
States Attorney Leahy conducted the
prosecution.
TO LECTURE ON ATROCITIES.