Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-27
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.


Freshmen of George Warrington Uni
versity were victorious in the annual
tug-of-war between that class and the
sophomores of the university held last
evening in Potomac Park. The losing
team was dragged across central line
indicated by stream of icy water from
4 fire hose.
H. Martin Williams. secretary of the
Farmers National Single Tax League,
is to deliver an address before the
Washington Secular League at Pythian
Temple tomorrow afternoon at 3
o'clock. His subject is to be Pay AS
eral discussion.
The United Hebrew Charities will
hold their annual meeting on Tuesday
evening, October so, at o'clock at the
Eighth Street Temple. Election of Off
GERS and reading of reports. The public
is cordially invited to attend.
A meeting Of Local No. 726, Colored
Walters Union. has been called for to-
morrow at o'clock at True Reformers'
Hall to consider applications for mem
bership.
A public concert In to be given Mon
day evening in the lobby of the Y. NJ.
C. A. by the National Quartet of this
city. The concert will begin at 6:45
o'clock. and Will be given primarily for
the soldiers and sailors. The program
includes solo and ensemble numbers.
Two sons of the late Senator shively
Of Indiana, now in the service of their
country. We're among the first of the
George ]. Shively. the elder of the two.
IL now somewhere in France" with the
Ambulance Corps. while the younger
son. John j. Shively, who enlisted as a
Naval Reserve force. Is on duty in
Brooklyn, n. Y.
sThe Story Of the Man in Prehistoric
Europe" Is the subject Of a lecture to
be given by DR.. Mitchell Carroll. sec
Rotary Of the Archaeological Institute
of America, Monday afternoon at 4
o'clock in the assembly hall of the Col
lege Of History. American University.
DR.. Carroll will lecture on The Story
of Greece. Ancient and Modern" Tues
day afternoon at the same hour and
place. The public is invited.
A meeting Of the Federal Sehoolmen's
Club is to be held next Saturday at the
Continental Hotel. Dr.. L A Bauer;
Carnegie Institution. will give an Il
Illustrated lecture on Following the
Compass; the Work OF the Non-Mag-
IT. y.
commander of the Carnegie. and Dr.. S:
j. Mauchly, both of the department OF
terrestrial magnetism of Carnegie In
stitution, will be guests Of the club.
Lieut.. Nathan o. Gordloe of the On
GERS Reserve Corps is to speak on THE
New Woman" at a meeting of the
Woman Wage Farmers Association to-
street. Miss Jeanette Carter. presi-
dent of the association. Is to preside.
william II. Landvoigt Is to speak at
a meeting of the Ashlar Club of Master
Masons this evening in the clubrooms
at old Masonic Temple. Nine. Ida
Schudo- Rag gland, concert pianist. will
render program of music.
J. M. Meyers, n musician, whose age
was given as sixty years, was found
dead in his room at 81 Massachusetts
avenue last night about $3.50 o'clock.
He had been asphyxiated by illumi-
mating gas that had escaped from
small cook stove In his room. Coroner
hewitt gave certificate of accidental
death, and Meyers wife, who Is in
Lynchburg, Va. has been advised of
the sad occurrence.
The power yacht Idylwild. belonging
to Samuel Luttren. was yesterday
Regan's boatyard, ready for fall cruis-
ing on the Potomac The Idylwild had
her wheel changed, received minor hull
repairs and was painted.
The shortage in the oyster supply of
the middle of the week has been in
measure relieved by the arrival of four
vessels in the past forty-eight hours
with the bivalves aboard from the low
er Potomac. The oysters are selling
from the vessels at from so to so cents
a buShel-
n he 0Pvw 1Apf aR h. ~
about the headwaters Of the Potomac
river have caused a strong current in
a muddy flood at a speed of three or
four miles an hour. This morning it
sun showed In the swirl about the
draw Of the Highway bridge and was
giving some trouble to tugboats bound
up to GEORGETOWN with lows.
Police Of the Arst precinct are look
ing for a colored girl about ten years
old who is wanted to answer a charge
OF having abandoned an infant. Tho
girl yesterday morning visited Annie
Frye. 1915 New York avenue, and asked
permission to leave the infant there
for a few minutes. Having failed to
return last night, Mrs, Frye reported
the Incident to the police, and the In
FAINT was turned over to District
nurse.
W. II. Whitaker. superintendent Of
the District workhouse and reforma-
tory at Occoquan, will deliver an illus
trated address at 6:45 o'clock tomor-
row evening at the Mount Pleasant
congregational Church on Modern
Methods In Prison Reform" Mr..
whitaker will be introduced by Rev.
waiter A. Morgan. who has Just as
sumed the passionate Of the church.
Over $50 was collected BY the cAoeo-
tate soldiers working for the Adrienne
de Lafayette chocolate fund last nirhf
In the lobby of Keith's Theater. seven
additlonal women were enrolled as
chocolate soldiers. They are: Mrs.
FRED schneider. Miss Helen Crown.
Miss Roberta Kennedy. Miss E,izabeth
NILS. Miss Florence O'Donnell. Miss
Daly and Miss Margaret Rocca.