Evening star., 1919-12-05
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.


The 209th meeting OF the Chemical
Society of Washington will be held
III the assembly hall of the Cosmos
Club (Madison place entrance) at
pm. on Thursday, December IL. Ex-
ecutive committee meeting will be at
1880.
The employees of Pennington &
Taylor. 2333 18th street, will be ten
dered a dinner by the members of the
firm at Harvey'S tonight at 8 o'clock.
Proft-sharing checks, amounting to
10 per cent of their wage for the most
of the year, will be paid them.
AnthropoIogicaI Society of Washing
ton will meet Tuesday afternoon at
4:45 o'clock in rooms 42-43 in the new
building of the National Museum.
Philip Ainsworth Means will lecture
on the department of Piura, Peru.
The junior class of the Georgetown
University Law School will hold a
smoker Saturday night at $50 O'Clock
at the New Ebbitt Clarence H.
Churchman will be toastmaster and
the professors of law will be the
guests
Installation of officers of the social
club. II. H. A, will be held Sunday
evening at o'clock at AIS NJ street.
The University Club will hold n sub
scription dance Tuesday night at the
clubhouse.
Miss May Williams will speak on
Ssef-Evpression" Sunday afternoon at
4 o'clock at the National Catholic
Community House. COL L street. A
community sing will also be held.
The entertainment committee Of the
University Club announces an exhibit
tion of motion pictures will be held
tomorrow night at $50 o'clock.
The Society for Philosophical Inquiry
will meet tomorrow afternoon at 4:30
o'clock at the Public Library.
Washington Alumnae Chapter of the
Alpha Gamma Delta Sorority will
meet tonight al the home of Miss
Jane Bauske, 731 Rock Creek Church
road.
safety rally was held last night
by the employees of the Chesapeake
the Pythian Temple. ]. F. Naylon
spoke. Illustrated slides were shown
depicting accidents in telephone work.
A class in the Red Cross course of
home hygiene and care of the sick
Manual Training School Tuesday, De-
cember 9, at 1880 pm. All persons de-
string to enroll may apply to Mr.. Rip
pey, superintendent of night schools.
A new class in the same branches will
begin lessons at the Red Cross teach
ing center. Is Jackson place, the same
day at pm. Applications should be
made to Miss Anna ]. Greenless at
that address.
TAe Girls Pefee Club of Neighbor-
hood House will give a minstrel show
in the auditorium of the settlement
building; 470 n street southwest. to-
night at s O'Clock. The entire proceeds
will be donated to the fund for the Chill
dren's Hospital. Mrs. j. p. S. Neigh
will be in charge.
Mai. Walter ID. Rogers, director Of
the department of military relief, Po-
tomac Division, American Red Cross,
has been appointed state relief officer
for the District of Columbia by the
American Legion. His office is at All
18th street northwest.
Henry Griffin, cOlored, 418 b street
southeast, accidentally shot himself
through his left hand last night while
handling pistol near 18th and
streets northeast. He was given first
aid at Casualty Hospital.
The Wanderlusters' hike for next
Sunday will commence from Idle
wood, Va. (Fairfax cars from 18th and
Pennsylvania avenue sat o'clock)
and walk to Hills $50 and 406 cross
ing Trips Run to Forts Buffalo and
Upton. five miles, G. A. Gambs. leader
Suffering from slight burns to his
lower lip, Jesse Johnson, colored
fourteen years old, 224 E street south
west, was taken to Providence Hos
pital. His burns were treated and he
went home. Jesse told the police that
three colored boys threw burning
matches at him.