Evening star., 1918-01-25
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

The B-eck!ard Citizens Association
is to meet tonight II O'Clock at the
Brookiand Masonic Temple, according
to an announcement by Secretary D. S.
Pollock.
Kailipolis Grotto Glee Club will en-
tertain the officers of the Grand Chap
ter, ROYAL Arch Masons. at their an
nual visitation TO Eureka Chapter. No
4, this evening in the chapter room at
the New Masonic Temple
Several lecture. are on the program
for the meeting of the Biological So
ciety Of washington tomorrow evening
at S O'Clock in the lecture hall OF the
Cosmos Club. Emerson Stringham is to
Fishes. Especially of the Alewife"; W.
E. Stafford on Natural History of Para
disc Key, Fla and r. W. Shufeldt on
Biological Abnormalities as Exempli-
fed by the Collection of tie Army Med
ical Museum"
dance for the benefit of the Knights
of Columbus war service fund VIII be
held in St. Donlinic's Hall, 9Th and F
streets southwest, Wednesday night
Mrs Thomas P Brown is chairman of
the entertainment committee
Soldiers and sailors will be enter
tanned tomorrow night at the Mount
81
Columbia road, by a dance and social
hour. Bowling, basket ball, music and
refreshments also are in store for the
fighting men who attend. The festivi-
ties will begin at o'clock.
Candidates for membership will be
initiated at meeting of Flagg Coun-
Gil, No. 256. of the United Commercial
Travellers of America, at 1912 eth street
northwest tomorrow night. j. Harry
Prentiss sentinel OF the council, has
ten applications for membership to be
considered.
A smoker will be held at the recrea-
ton rooms of the Young Mems Hebrew
Association. 1341 Pennsylvania avenue.
tomorrow night for soldiers and sailors
in Washington. \ social program has
been arranged.
s.Everyday Birds About Washingto tom
is the subject of lecture to be given
before the members of the Audubon
Society of the District "Wednesday night
in Mckinley High School. 1th street
and Rhode Island avenue northwest.
by DIR. H c. Oberholser of the biological
survey. The lecture will be illustrated.
This will be the twenty-frst annual
meeting of the society and reports of
officers for 1917 will be submitted. Job
Barnard is president of the society.
John Boyle, jr. will lead a party of
WanQerIuSteES on NIKE tomorrow
afternoon. The start will be made at
2:30 o'clock at Benning.
The local branch of the National Bis
cult Company has displayed in its win
dow a handsome service flag with 7U2
stars representing the company's con-
tributton thus far to Uncle Sans fight
ing men-nearly per cent of its
male employees More than one-third
of the company's employees are women.
A similar flag is displayed at every
one of the coInpany's two hundred odd
branches throughout the country.
Every state in the union is repre-
sented.
Mrs. Madeline ZiSIer, eighteen years
old. 1915 eth street, who took poison
several days ago in an effort to end
her life. died at Emergency HOSPITAL
yesterday afternoon. Coroner Newt
gave a certificate of suicide.
representative Medin Mccormick OF
Illinois. who recently returned from a
trip. to Europe. will speak in Mcmahon
Hail., 1t Catholic University. at 3
o'clock Sunday afternoon on problems
of War" The public is invited to
attend.
dance will be given by the yeo.
women of the bureau war risk in
surance at Immaculate Conception
February 6. for the sailors of the sea
men gunners' class of the Mayfowe,
and the enlisted men of the naval re.
serve force.
verdicts of condemnation juries wer<
returned today to Justice Mccoy in the
extension OF Kenyon street from Noun,
Pleasant to 18th street, in the opening
Of a minor street through square 352,
and nthe extension of Oak street