Evening star., 1918-02-11
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

Plans for establishing a community
newspaper. solving the transportation
tangle and relieving the house and
room shortage in Washington Will be
discussed tomorrow night at a meeting
of the Piney Branch Citizens Associ-
alton in the chapel hall of the Church
of the TRANSPORTATION. Gallatin street
west of 14th street NOTWITHSTANDING
gardens will be discussed by repre-
sentative from the Department of Agri-
culture
The HiIl.dale Citizens Association
will meet at o'clock tonight at the
Birney School building. on Nichols ave-
nue., C. S. Shippen. secretary of the as
sociation, announced today.
The regular meeting Of the North
east Washington Citizens Association.
which was to have been held this even
ing, has been postponed indefinitely,
owing to heatless Monday.
A meeting of the tenth precinct
members of the Home Defense League
Wednesday evening at the tenth pre-
cinct station house. Special instruc-
tions in police work are to be given.
AWaxhinston. the Nations Capital Of
Today" is the subject of an illustrated
lecture to be delivered at Camp Meade
tonight by R Hayes Hamilton.
photeloeuer. who is visiting various
cantonments 10 contribute 10 the en-
tertainment of the soldiers.
DIR. TRULY King In to deliver a lecture
on Infant Welfare Work in New Zea-
land under the auspices of the infant
welfare committee of the District
Council of National Defense. Friday
evening at O'Clock. in the board room
of the District building. Miss Gwynn
is chairman of the committee. DIR. King
visits Washington upon the invitation
of Miss Gwynn. at the suggestion of
Miss Julia Lathr9p. chief of the ma
tional bureau of children's welfare.
Miss Loui.e Chambers. daughter OF
Judge William L. Chambers, United
States commissioner of mediation, died
yesterday morning at the Devonshire
apartments. The body was taken to
Monocacy cemetery. near Beallsville,
Md. for interment this afternoon, fol-
lowing funeral services at the family
country home there. Miss Chambers
had been an invalid for a number of
years
The regular monthly meeting of the
Peabody ParentTeachers' Association
will be held tomorrow at 2:30 pm. at
the school Mrs. William Wolff Smith,
who has been connected with war
kitchen work in Washington, will
spead on food conservation.
EuIogies were delivered by member.
of the Ohio delegation in Congress at
memorial services for the late Repre-
sentative Ellsworth r. Bathrick in the
House yesterday. Representative
Isaac r. Sherwood presided.
The regular weekly drill of Company
A, Home Rifles will be held this even
Ing at o'clock at headquarters. Senate
office building, southeast entrance. Capt
sCharles D. Shackelford expects every
member to be present.
Fire of unknown origin last night
about o'clock caused damage and ex-
citement in the house of Ann Mat
thews. IA Sheridan road, Anacostia.
Anacostia fire companies were unable
to prevent a loss of S400.
Thelma English, eighteen months old.
1o1 18th street northeast, swallowed a
poison tablet Saturday night and was
made sick 1t. is believed the child
thought the tablet was candy She
was taken to Casualty Hospital, where
physicians said they thought she would
recover.
While engaged In a row on School
street southwest yesterday afternoon,
Samuel A. Lewis. colored. forty-four
years old. 916 L street southwest re-
ceived a cut across his left temple His
wound was dressed at Casualty Hos
pital-
Arthur Jones, nineteen years old
Bernard Jones' seventeen years old, and
Charles Reider. whose age is given as
seventeen years, are wanted as fugi-
tives from the National Training School
for Boys. The trio walked away from
the institution late yesterday after
noon and disappeared. School author.
tiles offered a reward of So for the ar
rest of each fugitive.
Miss Catherine Gennu. s25 North Cap.
ftol street. was knocked down by ar
automobile at Morse street and Bla.
densburg road yesterday afternoon anc
slightly injured. The automobile die
not stop and Miss Genau refused treat
ment.
Cecilia HransOn, cOl0red, forty-fwS
years old. Alabama avenue, Anacostia
was severely burned about her face anC
arms yesterday morning as result o1
the explosion of can OF gasoline. She
was tAken to Casualty Hospital. Hel
s. recovery is expected.
v1llian Chapnan. eolored. forty.
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