Evening star., 1918-01-16
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

{ 8ev. John H. Jenffes OF tine Ryfan0
Methodist Church of this city is to de-
Myer an address before the Gaelic So
eisty tomorrow evening. at s o'clock, on
The Welsh Race as Factor in Amer
lean Civilization" The meeting will
be held at the Hickman studio. 1910
New York avenue. Welsh songs will
bas.song in English by Miss Caroline
Manning, and in Welsh by Griffith
Evans.
Mrs. A. NJ. Blair of this city, who
spent eighteen months in England
Aojng Red Cross work. will tell of her
experiences at a meeting OF the Young
Women's Christian Association at 14th
and G streets at s o'clock tonight.
Mrs Blair is member of the Rubin
stein Club and the 7. W. C. A. Choral
Club.
Pleasant Church and Society is to be
feld this evening at o'clock. officers
are to be elected and reports on the
years work given.
Miss Emma Cray, president Of the
National New Thought Center. is to
speak at 8 o'clock this evening at
the center, so2 street Her subject
win be Mental Antidotes."
1Ae exhIbltion arin by the I'd Cav
AIRY which was- scheduled for Friday
afternoon in the drill hall at Fort
Nyer has been indefinitely postponed
The CoIored Drugxists' Association
HiH hold its monthly meeting at 1880
o'clock this evening, at 313 U street.
and will elect its officers for the
xear: The present officials are: DR..
hipps. vice president: DIR. B. F. Hail
at0rkS. secretary; DR.. H F. Harris. cor
r1Dondtng secretary, and DR.. L. H.
singleton. treasurer.
sLAA1ese Night, viii be observed at
meeting of the District of Columbia
o00ety Of the Sons of American Revo-
hax;a ,da 1oHn. tnl. sTsni1e eye fer at RauscheFs
70 Germany. will speak on THE Inter-
aafiona Situation"
4 eersnezs. jury yesterday afternoon
hold Page Wormley. colored for the
Aetdon OF tho grand jury for the fatal
ohooting Of Joseph Easton. also color
3D. 1T a birthday party in South Wash
fnGton Monday night Wormley was
BIevea men. charged with being de-
4erters from the United States Navy,
De1eed through Washington yesterday
Aftsrnoon on the way to Philadelphia,
where they are to be tried The alleged
ueeerters. under guard Of s squad of
hlnejackets. were brought east from
Chicago. where they had been rounded
np The men were handcuffed together
In pairs. and during the wait Of two
hours between trains they attracted
the attention of large crowd.
Frank Zueh. twenty-eisht year, old.
1915 street. last night about $50
o'clock was attacked by a bulldog
while m an alley near his home He
vas 20 badly bitten by the animal that
- n All INN v,H a(r;1
Dr. Harry r. Cation Of Aecotfnk Sec
tion OF Fairfax county has Joined the
Virginia Sanitary Corps and will rive
up his practice in the country. Dr..
Eston has been made a district director
under the Virginia state health authori-
ftee and will be put in charge of the
enitary work of Prince Edward
The new grand jury. OF which Charles
! Il Henderson is foreman, made its first
report of indictments to Justice Staf-
ford lin Criminal Division 1 today,
Fourteen indictments were returned.
The persons accused and the charges
against them are Adolphus Bell, John
Collins, Herbert Cation and Allen ].
Tyler. joy riding: Shelton Stevenson,
Henry Robbins. John Reed. Stephen
.Aieski and William B. Marek, grand
larceny: A1phonzo Stewart, carnal
knowledge: Ruth Wilson. robbery;
.f1enfy a. doopeS, non-support; Charles
III. Thomas. robbery: Zachariah Smith
Ind Fannie Toliver. adultery, and
George Keller. forgery. '0
Eew o1eers are today in charge Of
Ahe activities of the Georgetown Uni
varsity Postgraduate Debating So
.e1ety. At the regular meeting OF the
Aociety in the law school the follow.
lnG ofncers were chosen for 1918: vii.
Ham Shafer. q member Of the New
York bar, president; A. P. Connor OF
1hs District. vice president; Louis
.&Antiago Of the University of Chicago
.aeeretafy-treasurer.
- sAnn0uAeeAeAt II made By the Arst.
I'D department Of the District of Co.
3umbia Chapter, Red Cross. 1906 20tt
ttfeAt northwest, that the evening class
~ drst aid. specially arranged for the
s%onvenienos Of persons employed dur.
@ng the day will hold its first meeting
s4t 1880 o'clock tomorrow evening a
fhs Red Gross teaching center at ths
18th street quarters. The frst-aiG
ak3ass instructed by DIR. A. K. p. Harvey
ia ~ 0rAt meeting ut the teachtns
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