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

CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.
Herbert A. Wrcnn has filed in the
District Supreme Court an answer to
the suit for absolute divorce brought
by his wife. Lucy E. Wrenn. He denies
all the charges made by the wife. At
torneys Shinn & Schick appear for the
husband.
Application has been made to the Dis
trict Supreme Court by Thomas H. Mat
ters, jr., receiver of the Army and Navy
Equipment Company. to operate the To-
cal branch of the concern at 1921 Penn
sylvania avenue northwest for thirty
days. The receiver says the company
seeks to compromise with it's creditors,
and he thinks the compromise will be
aided by the continuance of the busi-
ness. He is represented by Attorneys
Wolf & Cohen.
Meetings of the Observation-Disclosures
ington Community Association will be
resumed next week, when the schools
reopen, according to Miss Cecil B. Nor
ton, general secretary OF commu-
nifty centers in Washington. The COM
mittee on the constitution for the as
sociation will report at meeting of
the association next week.
The Petworth womnn's Club will
meet at o'clock Monday night in the
streets. The art committee will be in
charge of the program.
Stories and descriptions Of c6ndi-
tions on practically all of the fighting
fronts of Europe are to make up the
programs Of series of talks to be
given by Harry Holmes of Edinburgh,
Scotland, who has just arrived in this
country. Mr.. Holmes is to talk to the
soldiers at the camps and cantonments
in and near this city. He is also to
talk at the Y. NJ. G, A, and proba bly,
will address the National Geographic
Society. He has come to Washington
under the auspices of the local Y. NJ.
c. A.
Tony AltanaxiO. 1406 LIST street, told
the police he gave IS to two young men
who visited his place Of business yes
inspectors and pretended they had been
sent to inspect the wires in his estab-
lishment. 1t is believed they are the
individuals who obtained money from
four Chinese laundrymen through the
same game.
A valentine dance will be given by
the Young Women's Hebrew Associa-
ton at the Arcade ballroom on the
evening of February IA. Music will be
furnished by the Kaminsky Orchestra
Final arrangements for the dance will
be made at meeting of the committee
in charge on February I.
Representative Dan v. Stephens OF
the third Nebraska district, a member
of the Congress contingent which Wis
tied the allied battle front during the
last recess, is to speak at meeting of
the Nebraska State Association at the
Y. NJ. c. A. on the evening of Febru-
ary II.
Another "stranxerS dance" Will he
given at the Knights of Columbus Hall,
606 f street northwest, Monday night.
to which strangers in Washington on
war work or other employment are in
vited. James F. Meegan. chairman of
the committee on arrangements, re-
ports that the first strangers dance -
held a week ago. was highly successful.
A meeting of the Federation OF Citf-
zens' Associations of the District of
Columbia is to be held this evening at
s O'Clock in the boardroom OF the Dis
trict building.
A social meeting of the Washington
Chapter, American Association of En-
at 7:45 o'clock in the Chamber of Com
merce rooms, 644 18th street northwest.
Election of omcers and discussion of
lures of the meeting of the Iowa So
ciety Monday evening at o'clock at
the New Ebbitt House.
Memorial services for the late James
H Hayes, former attorney, are to be
held tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock
at the Florida Avenue Baptist Church.
Senator HOke Smith Of Georgia, with
a committee headed by James T. New
n q r.
to obtain a list of names of Georgians
now working in the various govern
ment departments. The list is being
prepared in connection with a cam
Society against increasing rent rates
for rooms and apartments.
An appeal for sewing machines to
carry on it's Red Cross work is sent
out by the Sunshine Society. The so
the machines, and any person who can
spare one should phone either North
$3.50 or Columbia 1927. The work of
the society is done in the Franklin
Bank building.
The second of the series of six lee
lures in French on Belgium by Prof
Victor Horta, member of the Royal
Academy of Belgium, is to be given
Monday afternoon at 8 o'clock at the
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S street northwest. His subject will be
Modern Belgian Painters" These
lectures, which started last Monday
will be given every Monday afternoon
at o'clock in the homes of different
residents of the city, and will be. in
part, for the benefit of Belgian artists
An entertainment was given by the
Aurora Norma class or the Second
Baptist Church Wednesday evening a,
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Mrs John B. HUM, 423 9Th street
northeast The program included
tmusic and games.
Downtown fremen had useless run
! to the new War Department building
+, at 9Th and b streets yesterday after
moon. A watchman wanted to send in
a call from police box. but pulled
the fire alarm by mistake. WatchmeI
today were instructed how to send il
calls SO as to prevent a repetition OF
the error.