Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-15
CITY NEWS En- BRIEF.

James Turner, col0red, for seventeen
years an employe in the office of the
United States marshal for the District
Of Columbia, has rendered his resigna-
tion to Marshal Splain. Turner has ac-
eepted a position in the Department of
the Interior.
Because of the embarrassment oc-
casioned by his Germanic name and
particularly because of his attachment
for the United States. Adolph Charles
Weidenbach, an officer in the aviation
section of the United States Army, has
applied to the District Supreme Court
for permission to change his name to
Charles Andrew Willoughby. He is a
native of Germany, but has completed
his naturalization some years ago. He
Is unmarried.
The committee ON bread prices Of the
District food administration is to meet
at the Office of Clarence R. Wilson, Dis
trict of Columbia food administrator.
981 18th street northwest, Friday after
noon at o'clock.
In the first of a series Of demonstra-
ffons to be given as part of the war
Kitchen work of the food administra ton
and the Department of Agriculture. TIL
ed by Miss Abyn Chinn before the Will
eon Normal Community Center last
evening.
Emitted States engineer service were
completed several days ago, and she
has been placed on the Anacostia i'm
:. movement work above the Pennsyl-
yania Avenue bridge. She is employed
IN deepening the Anacostia channel and
m pumping the excavated material
ashore. The new bucket dredge Atlas.
also .s Of the the .s sngin in service. is en-
costa work. Both dredges will be kept
on this work throughout the summer.
sThe Thursday French Evening for
3Sen in Uniform will start a new class
for beginners tomorrow evening at 8
o'clock in the lecture han Of All Souls
Church. 18th and L streets. This will be
followed by the usual class. a short adj
dress by an officer of the French high
commission. a social hour and refresh
nents. All men in uniform invited free.
The patriotic rally to be held by
Lebanon Lodge. No. Z. F. A. A. NJ, Fri
day in it's lodgeroom at the New
Masonic TEMPLE has assumed large pro-
portions. Ond Of Gen. Pershing's Sam
mics will give his experiences on the
battle front. A lieutenant of the French
army. who has gone over the top. will
also speak. Senator Sherman Of Illinois
musical talent will furnish numbers A
general invitation has been extended
TO the friends of the lodge to be present.
Lieut.. l.. Plemmons Of the third
police precinct yesterday afternoon was
9truck on the back of the head by a
boft of cloth that fell from a second
story window of 428 9Th street He suf-
fered from shock and bruises.
Three false alarms of fre last night
brought out fire companies in South
washington. The first alarm was sent
IN from box 439, at 9Th and Water
streets, and twenty-five minutes later
4 call came from box 42s, summonine
third alarm was sounded from box 426
ut LIST and n streets. at 11:1S o'clock.
Smoke coming from a window ut 1915
] street yesterday afternoon about s
O'clock caused No. 2 engine company
to be called out. Firemen reached the
house and were informed that a smoky
latrobe caused the scare.
Suffering from . severe scalp wound
Josephine Hawkins. coiored, last night
about o'clock was taken from 62t
Gordon avenue northeast to Casualty
Hospital. She charged that another col.
ored woman inflicted the wound with
n brick.
Men stationed ut Fort Hunt were en-.
tertained last night at camp by worker.
for the District war camp community
service. Among those who took par
1n the program were Theodore Howard
Yung-Wai. Austin Howard. Georg,
wells. Sergt. E. Lefferts. Sergt. F. Far.
ley and William Foster
waiter.' Union. Ne. zs!. formall,
opened its clubhouse at 719 9Th stree
last night with a ball and reception
4 Roland Mahaney. conciliator of the De
4partment of Labor. who recently effect
ID an agreement between the waiter.
and the hotel managers of the city, ad
dressed the members last night, urgint
Them to promote a spirit Of co-opera
: tion with their employers. L. A. Sterne
organizer and business Representative,
of the union. also spoke.
More than $50 persons ATTENDED
dance in the Masonic Temple, 9Th and I
street northeast. last night given b!
Friendship House. Refreshments wer.
Friendship Circle for the benefit o
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