Evening star., 1919-05-15

| Alleging that she was thrown from
the platform of crowded car while
rounding curve at 14th and B streets
southwest October Is last and serious
ly injured, Lydia E. NJ. Kuever has
filed suit in the District Supreme
Court to recover $4,000 damages
from the Washington Railway and
Electric Company.
Alleging cruelty and a threat to do
her harm if she ever applied to the
court for support. Mrs. Gertrude U.
Beverley has filed suit for mainte-
nance against Joseph A. Beverley, an
Iemploye of the navy yard.
Claiming that he was elected un-
lawfully from his apartment in the
ICavanaugh Courts April last, J. G.
Hilton has sued Higbie & Richardson.
agents of the property. for $4,000
damage He claims the defendants
removed his furniture and deprived
him of the privilege of subletting his
apartment, which his lease permitted
he asserts.
August n. kuehne. y Michigan ave-
nue. northeast, was hurt last night
about 11:30 o'clock as a result of a
fall down an elevator shaft in the
House office building, where he was
employed.
Joseph Murphy, employed as clerk
in the Office of the shipping board.
Twas found in front of 1923 18th street
last night suffering from heart trou-
BILE. He was taken to Emergency
Hospital.
| John c. Robey. wearing the uniform
of chief petty officer of the Navy,
escaped from ST. Elizabeth Hospital
tlast night. John o. Eisenhaur, wear
ing civilian clothing. also escaped,
and the police were asked to arrest
| them.
| which is to be used by the federal
public health service in it's nation
wide campaign to educate the public
| to higher plane of health and to
| stamp out the menace of social dis
I eases. was shown before a large au-
dience at the National Press Club last
| night. Guests of honor were Col. C.
| c. Pierce, Surgeon General Rupert
Blue and other officials of the public
| health service. Music was furnished
by full orchestra, and buffet
\ luncheon followed the picture.
| A May dance amt lawn fete for the
| benefit of the Church of the Blessed
! Sacrament of Chevy Chase will be
held tomorrow evening at s o'clock
at the home of Mrs. L. L. Pugh, al
North Chevy Chase. Nd.
The Minnesota 9fr,ls employed In
| the departments will give dance to
| Minnesota men in uniform at the
| Park View School. May II. at S:3(
pm. All Minnesotans are invited.
| A dance will be given. for the bene-
| fit of the Academy of the Sacred
! Heart of Mary at st. D,ominic's Hall
9Th and F streets southwest. May 16
at $50 pm.
The Biological society df Washing.
ton will meet May II at s 80 p. M, In
the new assembly hall Of the Cosmos
| Club. Speakers will be F. W Coville
w. f. Stafford and r. M.>Shufeldt.
| "AustraIia and Australian Lftera.
| ture' will be the subject OF an ad
dress by John Rule Of England, be.
| fore the Writer'S League of Washing.
ton. May 16, at pm. at thea Public
Library.
| Glasses In physics and chemis try OF
the Academy of Howard Univt>rsit,
will give an exhibit of practical, ap.
ipiicatlons of elementary physics fant
| chemistry, May 16, at 1880 pm.,A ir
Thirlk eld Hall, the university campus
| Y. w. G.. A. BOokIovers will me e
Sunday at o'clock at the Gosp,.
Mission, which organiza ton has bee,-
chosen the medium through which
the Louis Hamilton Bayly fund.- will
be expended. The fund will support
a destitute Washington child for one
year in memory of the late Lieut.
L. H. Bayly.
The Omcers' Club, Dupont circle
will hold an entertainment tomorrow
! evening. Mrs. Maud How ell Smith of the
| war Camp Community Service will pre-
sent a quartet composed of Mrs. Fan
| ME HeartsilI, Miss Helen Marie
koontz, Charles E. Myers and Francis
| B. Heartsill, Miss Marie Humphries
Little will be accompanied. The
| Drama League will present the skit
"The Pot Boilers"
This weeks feature of the weekly
! luncheon of the officers of the finance
! service. Gen. Herbert NJ. Lords diyj-
| sion of the War Department, was az
! address by Angus w. Mclean, mem.
| Der OF the War Finance Corporation
| Mr.. Mclean outlined the purpose and
! accomplishments of the corpora tiop
| during the war and since the armis-
| tice.
| The annual prize contest I'm elocu.
! tion of GonZaga High School classes
| VIII be in the College Theater, 43
street northwest, May 16. at s pm
| Twelve students will contest for the
gold medals offered as prizes. Judges
| VIII be the Rev. John C. Geale S. t.
pastor of the Holy Trinity Church
Georgetown; the Rev. w. Z. Nevils, S.
j.. dean of the school OF arts, George
! town University, and DR.. Michael J.
Ready, Georgetown University, '01.