Evening star., 1917-04-11
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.


CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.
reccption to the four members of
Congress who are members of the q.
A. r. is to be a feature of the meeting
of Kit Carson Post, No. >, Department
of the Potomac, G. A. r., this evening.
The meeting will be called at 7:5O
o'clock and the reception is 70 begin
at o'clock The representatives, are
Henry S. Osborne of California, David
A. Hollingsworth of Ohio, Daniel w.
Comstock of Indiana and Isaac Il.
Sherwood of Ohio.
Boy Scouts of Glen CnrIyn. Va. gave
masquerade ball Monday night in
The town hall. y large gathering was
present and, besides dancing, patriotic
songs were sung. The hall was deco
rated with flags and green's
Secretary Daniels of the Navy De
partment has communicated his
thanks to the Washington Chamber
of Commerce for its offer of all possl-
BILE assistance in the present war
sThe patriotic spirit which prompts
you and other Americans to volunteer
Tor service in case of need is highly
appreciated" says the Secretary, in "a
letter to the officers of the organiza-
tion.
Information regarding the manner of
conducting the annual competitive drill
of the High School Cadets of Washing
ton has been requested by officials OF
the public schools of New York city.
who are desirous of holding a similar
affair.
A program of songs in costume of the
period of 1872 by Mrs. Gertrude Lyons,
and an address by John Ross Key, de-
Epangled Banner" is to be feature of
q meeting of the District Society,
United, States Daughters OF 1912, Saturday
afterrioon at ESQ o'clock at the New
Willard Hotel.
Mrs. Clara Whelpley. forty years old.
whose home was in Brooklyn, \. Y,
was found dead in bed at 80 l street
yesterday. She was employed as dem,
onstrator for a New York firm and had
been in this city since Monday. Coroner
y hewitt gave certificate of death from
apoplexy and arrangements We're made
to send the boz to Brooklyn
While visiting mt &c o street yester-
dav afternoon Eugene Cole. colored.
thirty-seven years old. 81 street pc
came i'll and died before physician
could be summoned. The coroner gave
q certificate of death from natural
causes.
No. IL truck Yesterday afternoon dam
aged fence on the premises of Lewis
Schneider while responding to an alarm
received for a brush fire near 3fth
street and Tunlaw road. deep rut IN
the road caused the truck to SWerVe 10
one side of the thoroughfare and do the
slight damage. The fire did no damage
The Northeastern Suburban Citizens
Association is to hold its April meeting
this evening at o'clock in the Sunday
sob lrsr,T of al n
Mrs. John y. Cuthbertson * to ad-
dress the Womans Home and Foreign
Missionary Society tomorrow afternoon
at o'clock at the Metropolitan Zion
Church. Rev. F. f. Martin is to preach
the sermon at o'clock.
meeting of the Connecticut Avenue
Citizens Association is to be held to-
night at o'clock at the Army and
Navy Preparatory School, Connecticut
avenue and Upshur street. Matters OF
interest to the section Will be discussed
"F,xpressiOn of Posture and Gesture
AS the Universal Language" will be the
subject of the sixth lecture of the series
In character analysis by DIR. n. w. Shelf
ferman, before the Y M {. y. this even
ing.
The annual dance of the Ladies' Aux
Hilary of Eagles was given Monday
The committee in charge consisted of
Mrs. John L. Wege. Mrs. 3. Meachem.
Mrs. Peter White, Mrs. T. knussi, Mrs.
.. A. Williams. Mrs. c. Koehler, Mrs.
Mckay and Mrs. Reh. The organization
plans a trip to Richmond. Va, April 27,
where they will be entertained by the
Eagles of that city.
ssThe Vision of st. Agnes" was the til
Tie of a play presented by members of
the choir and Sunday school of Trinity
p. E Church last night in the church,
under the direction of Mrs. Van Fossen,
wife OF Rev. George w. Van Fossen,
rector Of Trinity Church.
meeting of the Anacostia Citizens
Association is TO be held this evening
IT o'clock at POOL Nichols avenue.
All members of the Maryland Chap
ter Cf tEs International Federation OF
Catholic Alum nae have been invited to
attend meeting tomorrow morning
at II o'clock in Corpus Christi Hail.
Baltimore. Plans for participat ting in
Red Cross work will be discussed.
Pledges of support to the President
and tine country were given at meet
Ing of the Indiana Society last night in
the New Ebbitt House.