Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-11-14
CAT TALES.
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

| ClIY NEWS LIN 6h1EF.
Plans for the election of a number OF
community secretaries are now being
made. The elections have been author
| lied by the board Of education. the
dates follow: Grover Cleveland School,
Friday. November Is. at pm; East
ern High School, Wednesday. Novem-
Der FL. at PM. and Dunbar High
School, Monday, November 10. at pm.
A community meeting for the Powell
School has been called by Miss Cecil
B. Norton. general secretary OF COM
munity centers, for November 20.
For the purpose of eIecting officers of
the Washington Board Of Trade the
board Of directors is to meet In the
rooms Of the organization Monday art
ernoon at AIS o'clock A president.
two vice presidents, secretary. assistant
secretary, treasurer and general coun-
sci are to be chosen.
Capt. Francis H. Poole of the Medical
Reserve Corps, who has been stationed
ordered to Fort Omaha, Neb., for duty
as post surgeon.
C. w. stiles, who spent eight years
of the United States. will deliver an
address tonight in the hall of New
Central High School on Traits OF
German Character" at a meeting Of the
W. Pullman. William p. Emo and other
officers Of the league will be present.
James Eslin, colored, 436 Washing
ton street, Is wanted as a fugitive from
the District Jail. Eglin. who was serv-
/ ing sentence on a minor charge. was
| a trusty about the prison. and late yes
terday afternoon he walked away.
| william p. Phelps, .o01 Georgia ave-
nue.. reported to the police the theft
of 100 one-haf grain morphine tablets,
valued at 81. The druggist told the
Sunday and was permitted to visit
rear room. He did not miss the NOR
phine until yesterday. he stated. ana
he thinks it was taken by the stranger.
The National Capital Volunteer
Guard, organized as an "anti-aircraft
adjunct to the Home Defense League
Of the District, has grown SO Iasi
High School where weekly drills are
held. has become too small to accom-
modate the members of the guard The
organization is made up of residents OF
Washington who reside north of Flori-
da avenue northwest. Col. Hodges, ..
S. A., retired. has whipped the organi-
zation into shape and now the men are
ready to go through the more intricate
Emo and Oden S. Smith of the Home
defense League review the drill Of last
week
Dental Society of the District of Co
lumbia presented silver loving cup to
DR.. William S. Lotion. founder ana
president emeritus of the society. at
his home. 1928 NJ street northwest
aRoman Remains in Britain" was the
| subject Of an illustrated lecture by
Miss E. B. Lowe at the home OF MRS.
west. yesterday afternoon. under the
auspices Of the Archaeological Section
Of the Twentieth Century Club.
-. u.s,,rr. Of the Pocahontas Memoir
| iaI Association is to be held tomorrow
afternoon at 4:30 o'clock at the Hotel
Bellevue.
| talk to pupils of the Central High
school at 9 o'clock Friday morning and
before the pupils of Eastern High
school at 2 o'clock in the afternoon
| Mr. Freund's theme will be music In
| the public schools and the part school
| children play in the upbuilding OF
music in America These addresses
have been arranged by DR.. Hamline
| r. Cogswell. director of music In the
public schools. School officials are to
| be present.
| The outdoor service rife range nj
| Congress Heights. Nd. will close De
| cember /. according to an announce
general of the District of Columbia. to-
| dav. Cold weather prohibits rifle prac-
| tice outdoors. it was explained.
| Rever.y Flock. sixteen year. old. a.
| Rhode Island avenue northeast. was
| arrested yesterday an alleged Joy
| rider He said he knew the owner OF
| the automobile and thought he would
| not mind him taking it for short ride.
| Charles A. Bowen. 100 v street north
east. registered an objection to joy
riding parties using his car. however
and the boy was held to answer in
| Juvenile Court. He was arrested by
| detectives Springmann, Bailey and
| ConnorS after a chase from 2lst and
| P streets to 30th and p streets.
meeting of the Scribblcr*' Club Is
to be held Friday evening at o'clock
in the west wing of the Public Library
Beadings will be given by several mem
| bers.
DR.. Swisher's lecture on "Curren,
Events will be held tomorrow in the
auditorium of Woodward & Lothrop's
I
ers' Club at 3:45 pm. The lectures
will be held every week until next
June.
w. r.. Mccain of. the Emergency
Fleet Corporation delivered an illus.
trated lecture on the Panama Cana
and Its Electrification" at the first
meeting of the Washington branch OF
the American Institute of Electrica
Engineers last night at the Cosmos
C1uh The lecture was illustrated BY
lantern slides and two reels of motor
pictures. Several members of the
staff during the erection Of the cana
were In attendance AID joined in q
general discussion of the subject.
The sf'Ive Hundrcd' party arranged
for by the Congress Heights Chapter
OF the District Red Cross will be
| given Friday evening at Loefiier'.
Hotel, Nichols avenue. This new an
nouncement of time is due to previ'
Gus confusion of dates.