Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-10
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF

The National Popular Government
League is to hold a luncheon forum
at Cushman's restaurant tomorrow
noon at 1880 o'clock. William Kent
of the federal tariff commission is to
speak and Senator Owen of Oklahoma
will preside.
DIR. Norton spoke before the Chro-
practic Association at it's meeting last
Saturday at 1925 New York avenue.
A prize debate on the league of ma
lions will be held at the National
University Law School, S16-S1S 18th
street, tomorrow night at o'clock.
The league is to be upheld by Messrs
Cumberland, Ryan and Minton. 1t will
be opposed by Messrs. Brock, Cayton
and Boone.
The post library at Fort Myer is in
need of books Persons wishing to
postal card to Chaplain Feeiy, or to
telephone West 1000. and wagon
will call for them.
the tidal basin beach, June 21. In the
morning there is to be a meet for
boys and in the afternoon contests
for men. Entry, blanks can be OBJ
tanned at the beach in couple of
days.
Two entertainments will be given
tonight at Camp Humphreys under the
supeirvision of the War Gam Camp >, Com.
will present lei On Parle Francois"
at the Red Cross Post Office; and the
Home Players will present prince of
Liars, at the X. of c. Hut.
More than 1000 employees of insur-
ance division of the bureau of war
risk insurance and friends will attend
an outing at Chesapeake Beach to-
morrow. Trains will leave Seat Pleas
An athletic program has been arrang-
ed and free dancing is planned. The
committee in charge includes Miss
Ada Murphy, Mrs. G. G. Rucker. Mrs.
E. Esslinger. c. L. Mendel. A, B. Cox
and A. H. Williams.
Soldiers at Camp Meigs are to be
entertained tonight at the Y. NJ. c. A.
Hut by Miss Esther Hughes. Miss
Winifred Gearhart. Mrs. Elite Alder
man. Raymond Yaekel and DR.. George
Flemer.
The student . council OF George
Washington University has elected
the following officers: President and
chairman of the social committee, A.
Shapiro; vice president. Miss Martha
McGrew; secretary, Miss Elizabeth
ecutive committee, Eugene Under
wood and Mr.. Darcy.
The Clnra Barton Guild will hold
its last evening meeting for this sea-
son tomorrow night at 1905 Connec-
ticutt avenue. Miss Harvey will re-
late some of her experiences while
nurse in France.
The Social Club and Community
l. <lo s<,I, he
public is invited at the Wilson Nor
NAL School, 18th and Harvard streets,
tomorrow night at 8 o'clock.
William l.. Houston has notified The
Evening Star that last Saturday even
ing he found in the alley in the rear
of his home 1914 street northwest,
the decomposed remains of a pigeon.
About one of the birds legs was a
band with the letters and figures
IL. NJ. 233."
Lieut.. Col. James A. Drain has been
discharged from the Army. He en-
tered the service as a major in the
ordnance department on April 20,
1917. Two months later he went to
France and returned to the states in
April. 1919. He lives at 1854 Massa-
chusetts avenue northwest.
Pupils of the Thomson School will
present Thrift" play issued by the
fifth federal reserve district to teach
the principles of thrift and saving, at
the school tomorrow night at s
o'clock. Miss Margaret e. Whitzell,
director of the war savings stamp
campaign in the District schools, is
director. She is assisted by Miss
Elizabeth Andrews
George Washington Post, No. I. of
the American Legion is to meet Mon
day night at o'clock in the ballroom
of the New Willard Hotel. Wound
hospitals in the District and men just
home from overseas are to be enter
tanned and are invited. Speakers
will be Col E. Lester Jones, state
Guaruia of New York. The Marine
Band will play and refreshments will
De served.
for the benefit of Columbia Chapter,
D. A. R.. will be held at Z o'clock
Saturday night at the residence of
Mrs. John H. Ray, Sd street and Shep-
herd road northwest.
The Washington section OF the So
ciety of American Foresters is to hold
an open meeting Thursday night at
the Wilson Normal School. 18th and
Harvard streets. at Sis o'clock The
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Be Done by the Society to Stimulate
the Practice of Forestry" There
will also be considered a resolution
outlining a policy for the Washing
ton section.
Two pInylets. "The Pot Boilers" and
"Barbarians." are to be given tonight
at the Red Cross House at Camp
Meade. under the auspices of the War
Camp Community Service. The plays
are to be directed by Harry Neville
of the commission on training camp
activities. A musical program will
be given by Marion Greene, Margaret
Dudley, Mary Smitherman and S. p.
Holland.
DR.. w. Wallace Fritz of Philsdel.
phia will lecture Saturday evening at
the Y. NJ. c. A. Hall on "Regaining,
Conserving and Preserving Health"
"Denishawn of California;" n movie,
will be shown this evening at >S:15
o'clock at the Officers Club, Dupont
! Circle. Thursday night there will be
at the club a complimentary dance
| to the Calvert Club. Assistant Sec
rotary Roosevelt of the Navy Depart
ment is to speak at the club Friday
night at $3.50 O'Clock. There will be
| the usual Saturday night dance