Evening star., 1917-01-09
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

"Canada's Natural Resources" is to be
the subject of lecture by l.. .. Arm
strong Thursday evening at O'Clock in
the assembly room of Mcmahon Hall.
Catholic University. The public is in
vited
Omcers of the Once of Public Roads
and Rural EngineerinS Rifle Club were
elected Saturday night as follows:
President, Logan Waller Page; vice
president. Edwin f. Marean: secretary.
Theron l.. Ainsworth; treasurer, Robert
r. Faulkner; executive officer. Fred p.
Pritchard.
Mrs. Edith Roberts Ramsburgh is
made the sole beneficiary in the will
of her husband. Jesse II. Ramsburgh.
dated July 6. 1908. and filed for pro-
bate in the District Supreme Court to-
day. Jacob Rohrback. brother-in-
law of the testator, of Frederick, Nd,
is named executor
Charged with carrying n concealed
weapon, Henry Scott. colored, was SEN
fenced TO pay fine of $50 yesterday in
the Police Court. Policeman Grover
testified the defendant had a pair of
metal knuckleS.
Pleading guilty to charge of house
breaking, James Bean was held for the
action of the grand jury in $500 bonds
yesterday in the Police Court. Bean,
who was arrested by Policeman G.. j.
Hellmuth. is charged with breaking
into the premises of Warren +. Bren-
izer Co. 1i1 Q street.
Frank Smith. colcred. was held for
the action of the grand jury in $500
bonds yesterday in the Police Court
on n charge of embeZZlement. 1t is
charged that Smith, who was arrested
by Detective Patrick OBrien. embez-
zled s5910 from Frank +. Altemus of
1924 nth street.
John p. Ernest Is to begin n course of
three lectures on business law at the
Young WomenS Christian Association
at 7:30 o'clock Friday evening The
course is open to members of the as
sociation-
Raymond Crist, deputy commissioner
OF naturalization work. is announced
TO speak on citizenship and naturali-
cation work at a meeting of the state
ID. a II. committee on patriotic edu-
cation Thursday afternoon at o'clock
at the home of the chairman. Miss Glas-
Sic, 1900 street northwest.
A musical for the blind will be given
at the Library of Congress this evening
given by Herman Hoffman. Oscar
Franklin Comstock and Miss Mary l. E.
Hartley.
Clarence J. blanchard of the United
states Reclamation Service is to give
an address on Photography in Pub
ncity" in the auditorium of the new
National Museum before the Federal
Photographic Society at 8 O'Clock
Thursday evening. Thursday will be
the society's annual ladies' night.
Overturning of m oil stove last
night caused a small fire and much ex-
citement in the house of Frank Clay,
2O1 street. Firemen made quick
response to an alarm sounded from box
"a. and the fire was extinguished with
out damage to the small
fire in the Bartram garage, 1904 New
hampshire avenue, last night did SIS
damage.
August Miller. fOrty-ive years old,
died at Emergency Hospital yesterday.
he was stricken with hemorrhage
while in Pennsylvania avenue hotel
Sunday. and did not regain conscious
ness after reaching the hospital.
Friends were notified of his death.
Coroner Nevitt yesterday afternoon
Investigated the sudden death of John
Rhodes. colored, fourteen months old,
IL 4lst street. He gave a certificate of
death from natural causes.
John J. German has returned from
H'n ~ w Va, where he attended the
funeral of his brother. William A Cor
man. who died there several days ago.
The deceased. who was forty years old,
was native of this city and was en-
ployed as the western representative
of a New York firm. He is survived by
his wife and two children.
prixe-winning suffrage poster by
Edward A. Poucher will be exhibited
tomorrow afternoon at the headquar-
ters of the National American Woman
Suffrage Association. 1926 Rhode Island
avenue. The color scheme is yellow,
blue and white. and the drawing rep
resen-s a Young woman ringing a big
bell. With the legend THE Woman's
Hour Has Struck"
"OId Bennington" was the subject OF
talk by Judge o. NJ Barber of the
Court of Customs Appeals at the meet
ing OF the Vermont State Association,
held at 1910 18th street northwest
last night. and featured by several en-
tertainment numbers. Richard L.
Groove son OF Representative Greene
of Vermont, gave an exhibition of the
prestidigitator's art, and musical num-
bers contributed by Miss Marian
Larrer and Mrs. Frederick Thompson.
Ke--'i'ions of coincidence were passed
on the death of Mai. c. G. Gould, chief
executive ~ the pension Office. Sew
eral new members were admitted.
Rev. james l.. Pinn. new pastor of
the First Colored Baptist Church of
West Washington, is holding revival
services there this week and will
preach this evening on The Prodigal
Son"
children of the city nre taking great
interest in the w. c. T. u. post card
contests on the question 'Do Our BOYS
and Girls Want Congress to Close the
saloons in the District of Columbia? :?
Why" Cards on which to write
answers may be obtained at the w. c.
T. U. headquarters. 522 9Th street on
Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays,
from to o'clock pm.
''The Girls of the Southern High
lands" is to be the topic of an address
which President Frank Z. Jenkins of
Piedmont College, Demorest. Ga, is to
deliver tomorrow at = o'clock in Mount
Pleasant Congregational Church
"The personality of FrancI, w
vaughn was the secret of his power"
Dean William a. Wilbur of the George
Washington University told members of
the Vaughn Glass Club at a meeting at
Calvary Baptist Church last night. Fol
lowing the meeting an informal ban
ouet was held. at which Howard H.
Saxton, president of the class. was
toastmaster. Praise Of the founder of
the class was also given by Rev. DIR. s
n Greene. pastor of the church; Dr. A.
+. Anderson. assistant pastor and Prof
Louis ID. Bliss. teacher Of the class
lecture recital to be given by Mrs.
Edward MacDowell in the National Mu-
scum tomorrow evening has been in