Evening star., 1918-03-28
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

Omeers will be elected by the Dis
trict of Columbia branch of Federal
Employees Union. No. 2, in Perpetual
Hall. 11th and E streets, at 5 o'clock
tonight The election will include a
president, secretary, mediator, guardian
and eight representatives. to the board.
This branch Of the union is made up of
employees of the District government.
The second Of the weekly Glasses In
folk dancing will be held at he1dquar-
ters of the National American Won-
an. Suffrage Association, 1896 Rhode
evening, in charge Of Mrs. Genevievs
Holman Of Chicago. Government war
workers are especially invited to avail
themselves of this free Instruction A
portion of the evening win be given
over to modern dancing.
Private Anthony La MAMMA. formerly
a student at the National University
Law School, has been appointed acting
first sergeant in line Is, section 8,
The third annual dance Of the Junief
Rotary Club, to be given tonight in
Pythian Temple, is to be featured by
prize dances for men In uniform and
committee on arrangements Is COM
posed of Dave H. Goodman, Chairman;
Joseph M. Brown, Leon Cohen, Herman
H. Lieberman, Anthony Deep, Lewis
Horowitz, Charles Graves and Butler
Haislip.
While anleading u revolver at her
home, S12 Dixon court southwest, yes
terday afternoon, Mamie Young, col
leg. She was taken to Casualty Hos
pital, where surgeons said she was not
seriously wounded.
A coroner's jury assembled at the
| morgue yesterday afternoon and heard
| which James W. Pearson, 11sO Morse
street met death at and K streets
Tuesday afternoon. His bicycle col
| lided with coal truck in charge of
BENJAMIN Baylor. colored. and he was
thrown to the street, the truck running
over him. His left leg was crushed
The jury reached the conclusion that
! the happening was an accident for
which Baylor was not responsible.
| be observed as holidays by the District
! Supreme Court, according to the usua
| custom. The various branches of the
court will adjourn at the close of bust
sessions until Tuesday, April 2. The
closing order does not apply to tbs
office of the clerk of the court, which
viii be open during the usual hours
| A smoker will be given by w..Ai.~.
| ton members of the Phi Kappa Pa
Fraternity Saturday evening at ths
New Willard Hotel in honor of mem.
bers of the fraternity in war service
IN Washington. The smoker will be
! attended by undergraduates of . ths
active chapter at Johns Hopkirs
University. at Baltimore. James r.
watson. senator from Indiana. viii
preside. and addresses will be made hy
Senators Chamberlain and Kenyon and
representative Miller.
Representative Albert Johnson a,
| washington. speaking at the United
service Club. Dupont Circle. last nirhf
described the trip he made with the
congressional party recently through
ane war zone in France and Belgium
| Inc various points visited by the party
were shown on a large wall map. Dem.
onstrations of parlor magic were eiver
by Harry McEvoy of Chicago.
RePresentattye Jacob e. Meeker q,
Missouri will address a meeting undei
auspices OF the White Cross free EN-.
pioynent bureau in the Cosmopolita1
Baptist Institutional Church, n stree,
between 9Th and 10th streets, al
O'Clock Sunday night.