Evening star., 1918-04-29
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

chance to hear the songs that are being
sung to boys in training camps this
evening at the lobby concert Of the Y. M.
C. A, when the Camp Service Quartet
will give a program to which the public
is invited. The quartet is made up OF
Mrs. W. S. Cline, Mrs. Florence Pizzini.
Miss Marie V. KNAPP and Miss Ann Tuohy,
with Mrs. Charles Salin as accompanist.
Miss Mary A. Cryder Is director, and Miss
Miriam Larking. an Englishwoman. is
cellist.
of a Jewish state in Palestine was pre-
dicted by John Barrett. director general
Of the Pan-American Union. in an ad-
dress yesterday before the Washington
Hebrew Congregation at Eighth Street
Temple. He said the proposal for a
support in all the world except Germany.
Mr. Barrett also spoke about his visit
to the backgrounds Of Europe. Rabbi
Abram Simon introduced the speaker.
An appeal for support of the men OF
France and to strain every effort to make
victory possible was made by Lieut..
Harry Nilsson of the Canadian army. re-
Gently returned from service in France
in an address last night at the Church OF
the Covenant. He stated that the great
hope of the allies was in the work Of the
civilian population in backing up the men
in uniform.
dent Of the Washington Secular League
at a meeting yesterday afternoon at
Pythian Temple. A. b. Baden was re-
elected secretary. and H. H. Burweil
tom, the weekly meetings of the league
will be suspended until the first Sunday
in October. Edwin Evans addressed the
meeting on Foes in Democracy"
The tenth annual banquet Of the
Columbia Women was held at the Chevy
Chase Club Friday evening. Before the
dinner Mrs. William c. Van Week, as
sisted by Mrs. Charles H. Stockton. Mrs
]. Wilmer Latimer. DIR. Martha Brewer
and Miss Ella Monk. received the los
guests in the tearoom. War activities OF
the Columbia Women were told in detail
at the banquet. A play. 'The George
Washington Family Tree and Few
Twigs." followed the banquet.
Firemen in South Washington this
morning about 3 o'clock received a call
from box 419 because Of a small fire al
116 G street southwest, where sparks
from a cigarette had set fire to Ben
jamin Fenderson's bed. Henderson got
out of bed in time to escape being
burned. but was unable to extinguish the
fire before about $50 damage had been
done.
A small fire of undetermined origin
occurred in the house Of John r. Cant
1886 4th street, shortly before / o'clock
yesterday afternoon. The fire was con-
fined to a basement room and about $1(
damage resulted.
Mrs. Lucy Tate, cOlOred, TWENTY-FIVE
years old. 522 Croft court northeast, died
suddenly yesterday morning. Coroner
hewitt gave certificate of death from
| natural causes. and relatives residing al
Haig. Va. were notified.
With members of the G. A. n. dying OF
| at a rate of nearly 1.500 a month ]. B
Mcpherson Post yesterday adopted reso.
| lutions urging chat all sailors and sol.
diers Of past and present wars be in.
| cluded in the membership of the organi.
| zation.
The number Of deaths. 1t is feared, viii
! increase alarmingly with the new years
There are about 100000 members in, thu
| organization. -.
Nearly 100 wanderIusters Vook part II
a fye-mile hike yesterday. under the
| rout.4 led from Chevy Chase Circle be.
| tween the golf courses Of the Chev5
! Chase Club and the Kirkshire Golf Clut
. to Wisconsin avenue. thence to Eethes
da and on to Glen Echo. moonlight
stroll VIII be held Wednesday evening
| from the terminus of the Mount Pleas.
| ant car line, starting at s o'clock Tht