Evening star., 1918-01-13
CITY NEWS IN. BRIEF,

James j. O'Neill, indicted for house,
breaking and grand larceny, was ac-
quilted of both charges but found
guilty of petit larceny by a jury in
Criminal Division / before Justice
Stafford. O'Neill was sentenced to serve
five months at Occoquan. He was rep
resented by Attorneys Hawkens &
Havell.
| A mobilization corps I'm the Petworth
auxiliary of the District Chapter,
American Red Cross, is expected TO be
formed at a meeting Of the auxiliary
at 2:30 o'clock Tuesday afternoon at
the Petworth M. E. Church Those who
would join the corps will be sworn in.
| A novelty dance il to be given by
the Young Women's Hebrew Associa-
| ton February IA, Valentine night, at
the Arcade. Arrangements for the
dance have just been completed Miss
Lillian R. Weisenberg Is chairman Of
the dance committee, Miss Lillian
lShappirio, Of the floor committee, and
Miss Anna Hornstein, in charge of re-
Treatments.
The Emma Sanford Shelton Chapter
of the w. C. T. U. will meet at 1880
o'clock Wednesday night at the home
of Mrs Alvin Lank, 3711 New Hamp-
j
meeting Of the chapter. and all mem
bers have been requested to attend.
! Chairman Charles Stevens of Kali
ilipolis Grotto ladies' night committee
has informed members of the grotto
event at the Willard are to be in
vested in liberty bonds of the third
issue. Among the features which have
been prepared for the prophets and
1 f.:1 Sc. ina Trdf fop, do
being arranged by Victor J. Evans.
Members of the Umatilla, Cayuse and
Ponca tribes are to participate.
| The Wage Earners' Association will
be addressed by Prof. Rothwell Deane
at headquarters, 704 street. He will
discuss the subject. How Woman Suf-
frage Will Affect Labor"
The Howard Park Cftizens' Associa-
tion is to meet at the Church of Our
at O'Clock tomorrow night.
Clarence II. Wilson, food administra-
tor for the District. will be the speaker
[ Monday night at a meeting of the
Mems Club Of Christ Church Parish
of Georgetown. The meeting will be
held in the parish house. 31st and o
streets northwest. Refreshments will
be served following the meeting.
| A meeting of the District of Column
bia Congress of Mothers and Parent
Teacher Association is to be held
Tuesday afternoon at o'clock at the
Home Club. The mothers pension bill
will come up for discussion. Tea will
be served and a musical program given.
The public is invited.
| report ON the street car service Is
Northeast Washington Citizens Asso-
citation tomorrow evening at s o'clock
at Northeast Temple, 18th and H
! streets northeast. Reports of COM
mittees and an address on the war
savings stamps also are scheduled.
| A meeting of the Public Improve
ment Association of Congress Heights
| is to be held tomorrow evening at 1880
O'Clock at the office of E. j. Neu-
| comb, Nichols avenue southeast
A c0roner's jury yesterday afternoon
at the morgue heard testimony in the
case of Jacob r. Boyer, railroad
brakeman. who was caught between a
car and the platform of the warerooms
of Adams Express Company yesterday
morning, and SO badly crushed that he
died at Casualty Hospital two hours
later. 1t was in evidence that Boyer had
been employed as brakeman only a few
days, and that he had been warned Of
the dangers several times. Witnesses
was what caused the car to get so near
the platform and inflict the injuries
The jury reached verdict of acciden-
| tai death.