Evening star., 1918-05-17
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

A.: Leftwich Sinclair, president Of
the Chamber Of Commerce, has ap-
pointed delegates to the twenty-third
annual convention of the National
Association of Manufacturers. to be
held in New York May 20. 81 and %.
The delegation will consist of Joseph
A. Berberich, A. A. Chaplin, Miss Liz
Ian NJ. Chapman. George P. Killian.
Joseph Letter, Frank A. Munsey,
Henry T. Onterdinger and Joseph I.
Saks.
A reception to DR.. steven M. New
man. retiring president of Howard
University, was rendered at the school
last night by the officers, professors
and alumni. A loving cup, in COM
service as president of the university.
was given him, DR.. ]. E. Moorland
making the presentation speech. Dr.
Newman has resigned the presidency
Of Howard University to take up lit
eEary work. His resignation takes
effect July 1.
st. Martins Club will hold Its nrsr
dance In Immaculate Conception Hall,
8th and N streets, at S:45 O'Clock to-
night. Charles F. Dowd is in charge
Of arrangements.
AfranGemenfs Gre being rapidly
completed sh for the river outing for
now. The boat is to start at $40
o'clock, from the wharf from which
the Mount Vernon boat leaves Many
stunts" are planned. The merry
makers will be accompanied by a
band.
Secretary Of the Interior Lane. who
as on a trip in the west, will dedicate,
on Monday, the Powell memorial
monument, on the rim Of the Grand
Canyon. in Arizona. The monument
is in memorial Of Maj. John Wesley
course In 1853 and again in 1871.
Among the Washingtonians invited
, 10 attend is ]. K Killers. who is one
Of the survivors Of the second e1pedi-
Ston made by Maj. Powell.
The viii Of John b. D.i.n. dated
February % last. has been filed for
probate. He leaves his estate to his
wife. Alice N. Daish, who is named as
Sxecutrix.
An injured thumb and I strained
wrist and forearm are a decided
handicap to a typist. according to
plant of Martha L. Gericke. who asks
the District Supreme Court to award
her $4,000 damages against the
washington Railway and Electric
Company. which she alleges is re-
spons1ble Tor such impairment Of her
usefulness. Miss Gericke says her in
5uries were sustained April 16, 1917,
while a passenger on a car Of the
company in collision with a car of
another company at 18th and B
streets southwest
Ea.cational opportunities open to
B$udents Of Eastern High School and
to boys and girls in the southwest
portion Of the city were described at
. meeting of the Home and School
Association of Eastern High School at
Smith. president Of the association.
presided. Among the speakers were
CHARLES Hart. principal: Miss Bertha
Gardner OF the faculty, Miss NJ. L.
dawes. Claus Schwartz. Louis H. Bat
tersby. head of the physical training
department. and Miss Edith Grosve.
nor. Harold B. Warner and Miss H.
May Johnson. Charles Boteler spoke
Tor the association.
by George c. Potwin at a meeting of
the Abracadabra Club at the home OF
Mr. and Mrs. Arturo Y. Casanova. 1906
Caroline street. Wednesday evening.
MT. Potwtn gave a survey Of all the
important cities Of the New ENGLAND
and women who made them famous
Mrs. >Georgiana H. Thompson read q
poeaa. The Burial Of Moses" Newton
". Preston read two poems on the
war.
William L. Symons has fled suit In
the DISTRICT Supreme Court for an alb
eolute divorce from his wife, Helen
d. Symons. They were married De-
cember 10, 1903. There are two chiI.
drsn. for whose custody Mr.. Symons
asks.