Evening star., 1917-10-18
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.
Under the direction of a special com
mittee of women of Anacostia a five
hundred party was held recently in the
Anacostia Masonic Hall. the proceed:
of which will be turned over to the Rec
Cross fund. Mrs. Edward F. Wood was
chairman of the general committee.
Miss Janet Richards Is announced t.
speak at a meeting of the College Equa
Suffrage League Monday evening at
o'clock at the National Woman's Suf.
frage headquarters.
Suit to recover $4,000 damages has
been filed in the District Supreme Court
by Annie Daniel as administra trix OF
the estate of Mary E. Taylo- against
of an automobile which struck and
killed the deceased June % last in
Anacostia- Attorneys NJ. D. Rosenberg
and David Wiener appear for the ad-
ministratrix.
An evnnEelIstic campaign 10 being
conducted under the auspices of the
National Evangelistic Ministers ALI
ance of America at Cosmopolitan Bap-
tist Church. The campaign, which has
been in progress for some time, will
end November 4. DIR. .. S. Simms of
Pittsburgh is the preacher.
Mrs. Agnes H. Bartram has fled suit
in the District Supreme Court for an
absolute divorce from George c. Bar
tram They were married in Boston
June IL. 1902. and have no children.
The wife alleges that her husband de-
serted her in August. 1910. and has not
since contributed to her support A
correspondent Is named. Attorneys Fred
G. Coldren and Harry R. Cover appear
for the wife.
George Alfred Davis, George Roose-
Welt Flemer and William Henry French
were licensed to practice pharmacy in
the District of Columbia at the regular
quarterly examinations Of the District
board of pharmacy held October II and
IL. Six applicants presented them
selves. of whom the above three were
successful.
The Washington Alumni Chapter OF
the Kappa Alpha Fraternity will hold
Its first smoker and business meeting
of the season at Its chapter house. 1908
Kalorama road northwest. Saturday
evening at $50. Delegates to the bien-
December will be elected. The annual
election of officers will be held.
washingtonians interested In Joining
q writer's club are invited to attend a
meeting tomorrow evening at o'clock
in the west wing of the Public Library.
Several George Washington univer-
sity pupils who have been pledged for
membership in Sigma Chi Fraternity
have issued a challenge to any other
group of pledges" at the university to
tug-of-war. to be held on the evening
Of the freshman-sophomore class
SCRAP" This is to take place October
2e on the bride path at ed and B
streets northwest in Potomac Park If
the Sigma Chi bows find any other
group to accept their challenge their
tug will act as preliminary match.
John c. Foster was elected grand
chief of the Grand Council of the Inde-
pendent Order of Sons of Jonadab at
the first session of the annual meeting
last evening at the Capitol-Harmony
Council. 304 B street southeast. Other
officers are John II. Joeschke. grand
vice chief: E. w. .Sanderson. grand sec
retary and treasurer; T. w. Newman,
grand chaplain; George Durand. grand
herald; Oskar Roth. grand guard: Wal
ter Boseman. grand sentinel, and S. D.
Tennyson. grand lecturer. The officers
are to be installed at the final session
this evening.
The National Metropolitan Bank, nd
ministrator of the estate of Charles 2
Jacobs, has filed suit in the District
Supreme Court to recover $4,000 dam
ages from the Capital Traction Com.
pany and the Washington Railway and
Electric Company for the death of Mr.
Jacobs. Through Attorneys NJ. D
Rosenberg and David Wiener the ad.
ministrator says Mr.. Jacobs was rur
over by a car of one of the defendant:
May last, and sustained injury which
resulted in death June 2.
Rev. DIR. James Shera Montgomery
pastor of Calvary NJ. Z. Church OF
Washington. today went to Philadel-
phia TO deliver patriotic address il
the interest of the liberty loan. DR.
Montgomery is to speak at the Acad
emy of Music and fully 5000 person!
are expected to be present.
Enlisted men in the membership o
the Home Defense League Rifles are
being watched as to attendance ant
ability for the selection of officers mex
month. The membership of the rife:
is now 1876, excluding members of tbs
Tegtmental staff. The ninth precihc
division will hold a reception at tn.
Northeast Masonic Temple Thanksgiv
ing evening. a meeting of the division
of surgeons and alternates will be helt
in room SOB, District building, tomor
row night.
A jury in the District Supreme Cour
has set aside will of Miss Marion
Robinson, a former employe of tn.
Treasury Department. The will hac
been procured on her deathbed and lef
the bulk of an estate valued at S43o
to her physician, DIR. Charles W. Allen
Relatives contested the will, chargins
undue influence. Attorneys Mason n
Richardson and Charles S. Shreve ap
peared for the relatives, while Attorne,
Z. l.. Gies represented the benefciar,
under the proposed will.
Howard VI. Jones of Penn Groves, \
j., pleaded guilty in Criminal Division
late yesterday afternoon before Jus
tice Mccoy to an Indictment charging
the non-support of minor children. H
was sentenced to serve one year at Oc
coquan. but was released on probation
on his promise to pay IS weekly I
Probation officer Steele for the children
Justice Mccoy cautioned the father tha
the District Supreme Court has a lon,
arm and should he fail to keep hi
promise could reach out for him an
return him here to serve the sentenc
even II he went as far away as Alaska
An exhibition of canned fruits an
vegetables is to be held under tn
auspices Of the Reno Citizens Associa
tion this evening at o'clock at Ren
school. The public is invited.
With special services tomorrow even
Ing at o'clock the tenth anniyersar
OF the Adath Israel Synagogue will b
celebrated at Adath Israel congrega
ton Rabbi Benjamin L. Grossma
will speak on "A Potent Factor i
Life. The celebration will close wit
musical program and banquet sun
DAY evening at o'clock in the vestr