Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-11-26
CAT TALES.
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.



If Takoma Lodge, No. 80. F. A. A. NJ,
to be held tomorrow night. the degree
work will be. presented by past mas
ters Of that lodge. Those who will
take part in the work are Past Mas
tiers William E. Dyre. Joseph B. Simp-
son, George L. Tarbell. E. w. Porter
Howard S. Fisk and Hervey s knight.
A feature of the meeting will be the
presence of all the members of the 1917
class. Jacob B. Derrick. master OF the
lodge. will preside at the meeting and
confer the degrees. assisted by the line
Of past masters.
DR.. c. W. stiles 10 to deliver an Illus
trated lecture on meat fnfection Dy
parasites at the Wilson Normal Scnooi'
18th and Harvard streets nornn" ,ao
tomorrow evening at o'clock The Zee.
ture win be the second Of the course OF
lectures being given at the scnooi on
foods and dietetics.
Fire I'm a mail car attacked to Baltf-
more and Ohio train in the yaro
Union station. last night aoous
O. clock destroyed a quantity OF mai en-
Practically every package of mail In
the car was destroyed, but empioyee OF
the mail service were unable to suggest
the amount OF damage done. An ex-
animation
disclose the origin of the fire. but 1t Is
thought to have started from mascnes
being ignited by heavy package drop
ped on them. The fire was extinguisn-
ed by No. g engine company.
No. 8 engine company last NIGHT
about IL o'clock responded to an alarm
received from the home OF MI MIS- 80 S ntas
in a fiue and quickly spread to otner
parts of the dwelling. About $loo
damage was done.
4sunraxe and Beyond II the subject
of an address to be made by EdWard
Costigan at meeting OF the CoiIege
40 o'clock at 1926 Rhode Island ave-
nue.. A business meeting Will De helo
at 1880 o'clock
meeting Of the Areheological Sec
tfon of the Twentieth Century club is
to be held tomorrow afternoon at $3.50
o'clock at the home Of Mrs. John Lowe,
1922 Woodley place.
Rev. william C. Brown. pastor Of
John Wesley A. NJ. E. Zion Church: IL
to speak on 1.-THE Making of Race" at
Historical Association tomorrow even
ing at o'clock at Metropolitan A. NJ.
E. Church.
meeting Of the West virEinians, an
organization composed of coiored resi-
dents Of washington. iv'to be held to-
morrow evening at o'clock at the resi-
dence Of ]. L Summers. 1881 V street.
| An sailors and marines in the city
\ have been invited to a tea Thanksgtv-
ing day at the Mason house, 1906 2eth
street northwest, under the auspices OF
the woman's Naval Service. Inc. OF
which Mrs. George Dewey is president
No cards Of admission are required Tor
the tea, which will be held from to Z
pm. Among those who have been IN
vited are the Secretary of the Navy and
Mrs Daniels. Maj. Gen. Barnett Of the
Marine Corps and Mrs. Barnett, and
Admiral and Mrs. Leigh Palmer.
A dance will be given tomorrow night
brew Association. of this city. The
| proceeds will be used to equip gym
lnasium at the new headquarters OF the
association. at 18th street and Pennsyl-
iyania avenue, which are expected to be
completed in February. Plans for the
eouipping of the new quarters were
discussed at a meeting at the head
quarters. 1347 Pennsylvania avenue
northwest last night.
dinner to LIS soldiers Will be given
thanksgiving day at the Mount Pleas
ant Congregational Church The din
ling. The regular Saturday night enter
tainment for soldiers will be omitted
this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John r. Hawkins Of 1641
14th street. played at a recital given
Thursday evening by the pupils OF
Prof. Bruce H. Davis. Miss Hawkins
Conservatory Of Music, Oberlin, Ohio.
L.w. Rogers. national lecturer Of the
Theosophical Society. will speak on
'"The Invisible Side Of War" at Pythian
Temple, 1912 9th street northwest. to-
night at 8:15.
Miss Amelia Henson. Rochester, N.
r., temporarily residing at 27lb 18th
street. was thrown from horse yester-
day morning near 21st and P streets
and her hip was seriously injured. Her
animal became frightened when the
horse Of her companion stumbled near
rider. She managed to retain her seat
until the horse stumbled. DR.. L. w.
Glazebrook rendered first aid and took
the injured horsewoman to Emergency
Hospital.
Robert A. Hickman, fourteen years
old. who told the police he ran away
from his home in Keyser, w: W.. seven
months ago and was anxious to return
was found at Union station yesterday
afternoon trying to board westbound
freight train. Detective Barbee took
) him to the house of detention. Roberts
mother was notified.
Concerts for the benefit of the Ma
tional Training School for Women and
Girls are to be- given by Williams
colored jubilee singers this evening at
8 o'clock at the Nineteenth Street Bap-
tist Church and Wednesday evening at
the First Congregational Church.
J The Warrington branch Of the Wom-
ans peace party is to meet at the au-
ditorium of Woodward & Lothrop's to-
morrow afternoon at o'clock Dele
gates are to be elected to the national
meeting.
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