Evening star., 1918-01-21
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

At q meeting OF the Thomson COm.
munity Center to be held at SIS o'clock
this evening at the Thomson School,
18th and I, streets northwest, plans
are to be discussed for Fairgrounds
for the children OF the Thomson and
Webster Schools. Plans also are to be
formulated for the organization of
clubs for the boys and girls attending
the two schools. Rev. DR.. j. Henning
Nelms of the Church Of the Ascension
is to speak.
Meeting of the North Capitol and
lexington Citizens Association is to be
held tomorrow evening at 1880 o'clock
in the Emery School building.
Company No. 1. Brookland Auxiliary.
District Chapter of the American Red
Cross, Is to meet this evening at the
home of Mrs William Ayers. 1912
Lawrence street northeast.
A meeting Of the Central Citizens'
Association is to be held this evening
at o'clock at the North Capitol Saw
fngs Bank.
The arcAeoloxical section of the
Twentieth Century Club is to meet to-
morrow afternoon at i2:s0 o'clock at
the home of Mrs. John Lowe. Mrs. ].
A. Cunningham will speak on The
Hills of Ancient Rome"
". H. Mewery 4. to speak ON .Pub-
lie and industrial safety and affected
unsafe walking surface" at meeting
of the Washington Association. No. /.
n. A. Of s. E.. Wednesday evening at
o'clock at its hall, 1904 Pennsylvania
ayenve northwest.
Or. Thomas s. Adams. vice chairman
of the war tax advisory board. will
Of Credit Men Friday. February 8. at
the Commercial Club on some Of the
problems connected with the prepara-
tion OF income tax returns. DIR. Adams
Is professor of political economy at
Yale University and recognized expert
on income tax matters. The associa-
tion plans to follow this meeting with
sectional smokers, devoted to the dis
cussion of trade acceptances, credit
{ references and credit education.
Advantage Is being taken Of the en-
forced lay-uo Of the Taylor tug Capt
Toby, on account of the ice, to give
her general overhauling. Her en-
8ine is being put in order and other
repairs made that Will put her in the
best of condition for efficient service
when navigation opens. The District
tug Louise. which runs between this
city and the wcrkhouse at Occoquan, is
also being repaired.
Thomas Sullivan, a young coIOred
man from Lawrence. s. c., told the
police that s135 was snatched from
MIN last Thursday afternoon at Sd and
H streets northeast by another colored
man Sullivan said he was stopped by
two men and told that one of them had
picked up pocketbook containing
500. He was asked for change for a
twenty-dollar bill. he stated. and when
he took his money from his pocket
one of the men snatched it and ran.
Sullivan waited until yesterday to in
form the police.
The Metet Choral Society will hold a
rehearsal tomorrow night In Memorial
Lutheran Hall. 18th and streets north
) west, at 7:45 o'clock
James WeIion johnson Of New York.
neid secretary OF the National Associa-
ton Tor the Advancement of Colored
People will address the Bethel Literary
and Historical Association at the 12th
Street Branch of the Y. n. c. A tomor-
row evening at o'clock.
Margaret Clifford. sixteen years old
who was reported missing from her
home. go II street southwest, last week
mas returned home. She had visited
iriends in Alexandria, she said. and had
neglected to tell her mother she was go
ing there, taking 1t for granted he,
mother knew where she had gone.
lucy r. "fenn today 6led suit for nm
absolute divorce from Herbert A. wrenn
government clerk, who is also said To
be the owner Of valuable patent rights
They were married October 25. 1905
and have two children A co-responden,
IL named Attorney L. B. Perkins an.
pears for the wife.
MIS-. Lydia O'Donnell, elghty-four year,
Old. died suddenly at her home, 1880 "
street. last night about 1890 o'clock
Her death was due to natural csusaa
OF Richmond. Va
The Daughter. Of scotia will civ. .,
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