Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-29
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

A lace curtain blown against n light
ed gas jec last night resulted in a fire
in the residence of Marion Butler for
mer senator from North Carolina, 1882
18th street. The fire did $50 damage.
While responding to the alarm the wa
ter tower struck an automobile parked
at Pennsylvania avenue and 18th street
and damaged 1t.
A fire Of unknown origin occurred
in the house of Charles Friedman. 1928
C street southwest. last night about 10
o'clock. Damage to the amount of s25
resulted.
Representative Martin A. Morrison Of
Indiana was the speaker at the Y. M. C.
A. lobby meeting yesterday afternoon.
He spoke on THE New Religion" as
outlined in 1909 by Charles w. Eliot,
president emeritus of Harvard, who
characterized it as the religion of the
future"
Christian Endeavor societies in the
District of Columbia have been invited
to be the guests of the Bethel Literary
Society. at Lincoln Congregational
Temple, 18th and r streets northwest,
tomorrow evening. silk Christian
Endeavor banner. now held by the
Christian Endeavor Society Of the Shi-
lob Baptist Christian Endeavor Society,
is to be presented to the organization
having the largest percentage of mem
bers present. Rev. James L. Pinn. pas
tor of the First Baptist Church, is to
speak on THE Unfurled Banner
"What NatfOnalism Is' In the subject
of a lecture to be given by DR.. SEMINAR
va Levin, zionist leader and former
auspices of the Ahavas Zion Society to-
morrow evening at o'clock in Pythian
Temple.
Educational Tests and Measure
ments' is the subject of an address to
Swarthmore College before the Federal
Schoolmen's Club at the Continental
Hotel Saturday evening. A meeting of
the board of governors of the club is to
be held at 6:45 pm, business meeting
at pm. and dinner is to begin at 7.3O
James G. HOughtOn, 11O2 14th street,
was injured early yesterday morning
as a result of collision between his
automobile and a street car at Az
street and Maryland avenue southwest
HIS head was injured and several ribs
We're broken. He was taken to Emer-
gency Hospital.
Willard Price, coIored. fourteen years
| oid, 4Z5 10Th street, was kicked on the
forehead by a horse yesterday after
noon and painfully hurt He was taken
| to Emergency Hospital
Virginia Parke, ten y..rs aid RIA
cliVer street, yesterday afternoon was
| bitten on the arm by a dog belonging
10 heighbor. Her wound was dressed
by Or. Thomas A.sPooIe
Champ Clark. Speaker of the House.
ana Judge j. Harry Covington. chief
| I I(i7.i OF the Supreme Court of the
| INSURER OF Columbia. have accepted in
Eitatons to speak at the fifth annual
banquet of the North Carolina Society
OF Washington Friday evening at 4
clock in the Raleigh Hotel Repre-
! sentative robert \. Page. who is vol
UNFAIRLY retiring from Congress is to
be the chief guest of honor. +, r ms
tlce. assistant attorney general of the
! Department OF Justice and former
speaker or the North Carolina house of
! representatives, also is expected 10
speak. The program also win i,;cl,,de
instrumental and vocal selections.
meeting of the Southeast wash
1ngton Citizens Associa ton is TO be
held tomorrow evening at S O'clock in
Donohoe's Hail, 314 Pennsylvania ave
, nue. southeast.
! Leon II. Vincent is announced to de-
liver a lecture Thursday afternoon at
o'clock at the Friends School 1911
street. George Eliot is to speak Fri
day
"Hei1ki0us Conditions and Needs in
South America Is the subject of a lee
ture to be given by Rev. Thornton b.
fenield OF Englewood, n. j., this even
ing at o'clock at the Y. W. c. A.
announcement has been made that
! the operation performed on Mrs. How
ara n. thompson, widow of Howard
=. thompson of the Associated Press,
has been successful Mrs. Thompson.
who came here on a visit to her sister.
Mrs. Henry q. Lyon, is at the Homeo-
pathic Hospital.
n dance will be given Thuraday
evening, February 8. by the Immacu-
| room. Sth and streets northwest
| This Is the fifth dance of the season
given by the club. Refreshments will