Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-12
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

Alleging cruelty and nOn-suppOrt
Gladys A. Waidelich has filed suit for
a limited divorce from George Wade
Itch They were married December g.
1915, and have no children. The wife
charges that her husband forced her
to leave him last December.
A rally and, membership campaign
Of the Holy Name Guild is to be held
at the Howard Theater at 2:15 o'clock
this afternoon. Former Representative
Ansberry of Ohio is to be the principal
speaker. Admission is free.
While on Marshall Hall ON her way
up the river yesterday from Camp
Humphreys. the District tug General
Warren, now in Army service. broke
her crank shaft. The tug Edith G. Win
ship picked up the disabled tug and
lowed her to Alexandria. Several days
will be required to put the Warren
in condition for service. This is the
abled by machinery breaks in the last
two months.
Company c of the new National Guard
of the District of Columbia will take
la hike this morning under the leader
ship of Capt. Harry E. Gladman. The
company will leave the armory. 472 L
street northwest, at $3.50 and the hike
will last about two hours.
munity Center. 18th and Harvard
streets northwest. have been announced
by Mrs Ida F. Kebler. community sec
rotary, as follows: Monday night, So
cial dancing for all members. from 3
to 1880; Tuesday night commu-
dramatfcs and musicals; Wednesday.
social dancing: Thursday, recreational
club meeting: Friday, junior social
dancing; Saturday. community dane
ing, soldiers admitted free by card
Community classes in French. Spanish.
service preparation. decimal filing,
rhythmic dancing and modern dancing
will be held nightly. Public night
school classes will be held Monday and
Wednesday. Free classes are offered
in cooking, English, millinery, sewing
and orchestra work.
An annual memorial service for the
members who have died during the
year will be held in the Metropolitan
northeast. this evening by Lincoln
Post. No. 3, and Lincoln woman's
Relief Corps. No. s, Department of the
Potomac, G. A. r. Rev. ]. Compton
Ball will deliver the principal address.
Commander James H. Perkins will open
the post and there will be prayer by
George M. Rowe, chaplain. Adjutant
20. H. Oldroyd will. read the records of
the deceased comrades.
Reasons for the entrance of the
United States into the world war were
outlined by James T. Du Bots, former
minister to Colombia, at a meeting of
the Pennsylvania State Society Friday
night at Central High School. Prof. l.
W. Hunfzberger also spoke. Included
in the program were musical selections
by string band. piano solos by Milo
Atkinson and A. Lewis, Rotations by
Fred E. Barbour; readings by Mrs. A.
P. Anderson and a duet by Miss Helen
iAschenbach and G.. Rosenberg
Several companies of firemen yester-
day afternoon went to the premises of
sin avenue and o street. where hay
sheds and fences in rear of the bakery
were burning. The fire consumed a
large quantity of hay, and firemen esti-
mated the loss at $500.
Herman Tabb, n shoe dealer at 1874
7th street. has asked the police to ar
rest a colored man who passed a
worthless check for 1856 on him sew
eral days ago.
TIE arst public address I'm Washing
ton Of Senator Xenophon p Wiley Of
Missouri will be his talk to the con-
gregatiOn of Mount Vernon Place
Methodist Church at o'clock tonight
A concert for the officers and enlisted
men of Camp Meade was given by the
Fisk University jubilee singers last
night at Dunbar High School. The
singers rendered several patriotic airs
and plantation melodies. Following
the concert a supper was served to all
81 {yo