Evening star., 1918-12-19
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| An elevator accident, May 13 last. at
sO5 E street, occupied, in part, by the
! defendant, forms the basis of a suit to
recover $4,000 damages filed by
Archibald F. Fairfax against the Ju-
Illus Lansburgh Furniture and Carpet
Company. The plaintiff was in the
employ of the company and sustained
serious and permanent injury, he as
SertS.
Mrs. GOldie l.. Gates has filed suit
for legal separation from Robert e.
Gates. They were married in Bristol,
Tenn, August IL, 1908, and have two
children.
The Catholic Women's War Relief
Association will meet this evening at
| s o'clock in the Catholic Women's s
War Service Club, 240S X street.
Representative kinchelOe. president
of the Kentucky State Society, will ad-
dress the organization at o'clock to-
morrow evening at the Masonic Tenn
pie. His subject will be My Trip to
the European Front"
The Christian Endeavor Conference
will give a social Monday evening at
the Lincoln Temple congregational
Church, 11th and r streets. 1nstalla-
ton of officers will take place.
University of Illinois women will
meet this evening at the home of Miss
Laura Verran, Stoneleigh Courts.
The South Dakota Society will hold
a social and dance at the Wilson Nor
NAL School. 11th and Harvard streets.
at o'clock tomorrow evening.
The Jewish Welfare Board Juniors
Will meet at o'clock next Sunday
afternoon, at the Y. NJ. H. A.
Progressive Council. No. o. ID. of A.,
will entertain men in uniform at a
dance this evening. at S:45 o'clock, in
Naval Lodge Hall. 4th street and
Pennsylvania avenue southeast.
Members of the District Volunteer
Guard met last evening in the armory
and decided to merge with the District
National Guard. A committee was ap-
pointed by Capt. Sidney f. Smith to
look into the matter and take steps
toward the union of the two organi-
cations.
Minnesota girls will give n dance to
men in uniform from the state at
Northeast Masonic Temple. 523 8th
street northeast, on Christmas eve.
Veterans night will be observed by
Sons of Veterans, tomorrow evening.
s o'clock. in the Pythian Temple, 9Th
and L streets. G. A. +. veterans will
be honored guests. Representative
Everett Sanders of Indiana will de-
liver an address. Commander William
Tindall of Burnside Post, No. 8. and
Commander NJ. w. Mawson of the De-
partment of the Potomac, q. A. R., will
also speak.
Washington Council. knights of Co
lumbus, will hold it's annual Christ
mas party at the X. of c. Hall to-
morrow evening. F.. D. Roach has
prepared program. Gifts will be
distributed.
Five hundred wounded and sick
soldiers were entertained at Walter
Reed Hospital Tuesday night by the
Navy Yard Players League, under the
auspices of the Y. NJ. c. A. Dancing.
singing. monologues, dialogues and
"skits'' helped the patients forget
they were either sick or wounded.
A lighted match. dropped in the
pantry at the residence of Mrs. C. H.
Carnahan, 1905 18th street. early last
evening started a fire that did $500
damage. Hot Goals dropping from a
stove started a small fire in the kitch
en- at the home of Sarah Scott. 645
Girard street. and only $50 damage re-
suited.
William Liggons. Joseph s. Boston
and Alfonso Robinson, small colored
boys, residing in Southeast Washing
ton, were arrested last night by De-
tective Nalley of the fifth precinct and
charged with turning in false alarms
of fire. According to the detective. the
boys said they wanted to see the fire
engines making the runs. They will
be tried in Juvenile Court.
Former Senator Scott of West Vfr-
sinia will address the Colorado Soci-
ETY. at it's meeting at o'clock tonight.
in Thomson School, 18th and L streets.
Mrs. Flora McGill Keefer will sing and
the entertainment will close with a
dance.
Col. Edward Deeds of the aircraft
production department of the Army
will be guest of honor at dinner in
the Army and Navy Club. tomorrow
evening. 7:45 o'clock. The dinner is
in charge of Lieut.. Col. l.. S. Horner.
The Engineer School at Washing
ton barracks will give a dance at
Rauscher's Thursday evening.
The "Velvet Kind"
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