Evening star., 1918-02-18
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.
Can't. Charles ID. Shnckelford, COM
manding Company A. Home Rifles, has
called drill for tonight at the senate
office building at 7:i5 o'clock.
meeting Of the East Washington
r,it,zsns. Association will be held in
Past washington Hall. 314 Pennsyl-
vania avenue southeast, tonight at
o'clock
TIE BrookIand auxiliary of the Dis
trict Red Cross will hold meeting 70
night at the home of Mrs. Elizapeth
Daniels, 1893 Newton street northeast
Two hundred and fifty colored sol
diers from Camp Meade will be guests
at a reception and entertainment TO pc
held in the hall at 18th and U streets
Thursday night by the Patriotic Wom-
ems Friendship Society The AFFAIR has
been arranged in the nature OF a cele-
bration following the raising OF Silo 70
provide comforts for the soldiers. the
251st Field Artillery Band will play.
Joseph Raum. :s:k 18th place north
east was injured in an automobile ac-
cident on Nichols avenue near Waclark
place, Congress Heights. yesterday aft
ernoon. He was passenger in taxi
cab in charge of Melvin Railey, 23O7
street. that collided with the autonlo-
bile of Courtney Reeves, 1905 1St street
southwest. Raum, who received an in
Jury to his head. was given first aid at
. drug store and taken to Casualty
Hospital
John H. Richardson. 1431 Maryland
avenue northeast. was thrown from his
motor cycle last night near Pennsyl-
vania avenue and 18th street southeast
and slightly hurt. He was taken to
Casualty Hospital in a passing auto
mobile.
J. Klatxkin. Florida avenue and 5th
street northeast, has reported to the
police robbery committed in his store
last week The plunder consisted Of ci-
gars. cigarettes. candy and writing ma
teriaL.
Helen johnson. colored. seven years
old, 1855 Potomac street. yesterday aft
ernoon about 5 O'Clock was knocked
down by an automobile at Potomac and
II streets and bruised and shocked. J.
". Nelson 4061 Marlboro place north
east, occupant Of the automobile, took
the child to Georgetown University
Hospital.
b. b. Church, executive secretary Of
the Army Y NJ C. A. at Camp Meade
is to speak on Camp Life and the " "
at a meeting of the Bethel Literary and
Historical Association tomorrow even
ing at the Twelfth Street Branch of the
Y. NJ. c. A The choir of Lincoln Con-
gregational compile will furnish music.
A literary and musical program In to
be given at meeting of the Ahavas
Zion Society tomorrow evening at s
o'clock at the clubrooms of the So
eiety. 1416 9Th street northwest.
The experiences of the eonxre..ion.l
delegation which visited the battle
front will be related by Representa-
tive Charles B. Timberlake of Colorado
ut the twentieth anniversary meeting
Of Carroll Council, Knights of CoIum-
bus. tomorrow evening in the organ
tzation's hall. 6th and streets north
west Francis A. Mccain is chairman
of the committee on arrangements
Emma Sanford shelton branch OF
the W. c. 7. L. is to meet at the home
of Mrs. H. c. McInturff, 521 Shepherd
street. at 1880 o'clock Thursday even
ing.
An ohiee building and smaller
structure are being erected on the site
of the old railway freight yards at 18th
and Water streets southwest, where big
frame warehouses were built several
weeks ago. Since the construction of
the warehouses workmen have been
employed IN grading the grounds, pre-
paratory, 1t Is stated. to the putting in
of railway sidings- The warehouses
are big structures. each covering more
than half block of ground and hav-
ing noor space to take care of many
tons of stuff.
Elma Stamp, sixteen months old.
child Of John and Louisa Stamp 927
Potomac avenue southeast, died sud
denly last night while being conveyed
to Ch1ldrens Hospital. The child was
taken with convulsions. and was SO
critically i'll that hospital treatment
was deemed advisable. but death oc-
CURED before the hospital was reached.
certificate of death from natural
causes was given.
The Cercle Francais, organized to
help French students. will meet at 4:30
O'Clock Saturday afternoon in Perpet-
ual Hall. 11th and E streets Mrs. viii
Ham c. Gorgas, wife of the surgeon
general, will preside. and an effort will
be made to have some prominent
FTenchman make an address. The
cercle meets every other Saturday. and
members are permitted to invite
friends.
Aid Association. Mrs. Davis Ransom
Covell. agent of the organization. pre-
sented an interesting report of her
work work for the year. Bishop Harding.
Sanni and Mrs. William Belden Noble
committee to arrange for the Episco-
pal Hospice which is to be established
here. The association adopted res
Diution requesting the President to
name Judge Alexander r. Mallowny as
his own successor as one Of the Judges
of Police Court.
A recital Win be Etven by the pupils
e4 the Washington College Of Music at
Paul institute. 2107 street, on We'd
nesday gevening at 3 o'clock
TIE nsrthwest branch Of the District
ct o.. win hold its regular meet
ing Wednesday evening at o'clock, at
eAe zhsadQuArters Of the w. c. T. o.,
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