Evening star., 1918-02-20
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.
Prof. George William Cook and stu
dents of the Howard University Con-
servatory of Music entertained the col
ored soldiers yesterday afternoon IN
the Y. NJ. c. A. building at Camp Meade
They were Miss Margaret Rhodes. so
prano: Miss Lena Dorsey, reader, and
Tourgee De Bose, violinist.
A general meeting of all chairmen
and their committees of the women's
section, Montgomery Council of De-
fense has been called for Tuesday aft
ernoon at 1870 o'clock at the Mont
gonery Country Club, Rockville. Nd
invited.
Members of Alpha xi Delta Frater-
nifty have been requested to meet next
Wednesday evening at the home OF Mrs.
J. Harvey Dunham, 2109 G street north
west.
old, died at Children's Hospital about
1890 o'clock this morning as result
of fracture of the skull sustained In
fall from a high chair Monday after
whose home is at 1881 West alley, took
him to the hospital early yesterday
morning. /
Coroner Nevitt yesterday afternoon
conducted an inquest at the morgue in
the case of William Francis. colored,
Fairmont Heights. Md. who was killed
by the falling of derrick at the bu-
reau of standards, where he was en-
ployed. Monday afternoon. A verdict
4 ot,n
DR.. Milton $. LittIeheld, District rep
resentative of the Congregational Edu-
cation Society and an authority on
Sunday school work, is to speak on
High Spots in the Modern Sunday
the Mount Pleasant Congregational
Church. All interested in Sunday
school work are invited. DR.. Litteheid
will be accompanied by Mr.. Preston,
state secretary of the Delaware Sunday
School Association.
Citizens OF Anacostin will perfect
plans tonight for the Community Gar
q special meeting in the hall Of st.
Teresa's School, in v street. at which
time H. M. Conolly of the Department
of Agriculture is to deliver an illus
trated lecture. G. A. Williams. chair
man of the committee Of the citizens
association in charge Of the affair. has
divided the suburb into five sections,
and tonight supervisor for each of
these sections will be appointed.
A meeting Of the Webster Parent-
Teachers Association will be held to-
morrow afternoon at 2:15 o'clock at the
Webster School. Mrs Anne Fahne-
stock of the food commission will talk
on food conservation. Mrs. r. Tucker
will sing.
Two hundred and fifty coIored sol
diers from Camp Meade will be the
tertainment to be held February 28 at
18th and. U streets northwest by the
Patriotic Women's Friendship Society.
The affair has been arranged in the
raising Of s11S at previous reception
of the society. The 351st Field Artil-
lery Band will play.
Of the University of Michigan, to be
held every Thursday at noon at Har.
vey's. have been arranged. All Mich
igan men in the city are invited to
attend.
Mrs. Ray Brez, Ashley apartments,
last night about s O'Clock received in
juries to her body and arms when she
was knocked down by an automobile
owned by Louis Notes, 811 E street, at
California and 18th streets. Mrs Brez
was assisted home and attended by her
family physician.
Newland Blnckston, colored. 71s I'd
street southeast. is patient in Cas-
ualty Hospital, where he is employed
as chauffeur. He took four poison tab
let's while on duty at the hospital yes
terday afternoon, according to his
statement to one Of the physicians, and
told of what he had done before his
condition became critical. 1t is thought
he will recover.
A get-together meeting Of the alumni
of Howard University will be held to-
morrow in the Andrew Rankin Memo
rial Chapel, when officers from Camp
Meade will be the special guests. and
will speak.
A meeting of the District OF Columbia
Federation of Women's Clubs is to be
held Monday afternoon at o'clock in
the boardroom of the District building.
"Going Into the silence" will form the
topic of discussion at meeting of the
New Thought Club tomorrow evening
at the Eagle Wings rest rooms, sos 11th
street northwest.
An entertainment and dance was
given by the Children OF the ked Cross
class Of Brentwood and Mount Rainier
Friday evening in the Brentwood
School under the direction Of Mrs. Louis
]. Waikart. The Red Cross circle of
this locality has knitted 100 sweaters
and number of articles for hospitals.
Members of the 18th street branch
of the Y. NJ. C. A. will join with the
Y. w. G. A. in celebrating George
Washipgtons birthday anniversary
Friday, when open house will be kept
at the mems association. Men in uni
form, new workers in the government
departments and visitors to the city
gram In the gymnasium has been ar
ranged.