Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-31
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The fourth of a series of lecture
recitals on the history of the opera
will be presented by Nicholas Douty
in the auditorium of Central High
School Monday under the auspices of
the Washington Society of Fine Arts.
Later Italian compositions and selec-
tons from the operas of Maseagni,
Leoncavalle and Puccini will be sken
up Mr.. Douty is assisted by Nine.
Fra1ceska kaspar Lawson. Miss Lucy
BriCkenstein is accompanist.
Grecian dances by the Little Play
ers Club of the community center
department of the public schools VIII
he part of an entertainment provided
at the annual dinner of the member
ship committee of the Board of Trade
at the Wardman Park Hotel. Woodley
morrow night. Charles J. Waters is
in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. George Barnett, wife of the
commandment of the United States Ma
rine Corps, recently returned from
France, will tell her experiences
along the fighting front in a lecture
at the assembly hall of the Y. NJ. c. A.
this evening. Mrs. Barnett visited
many points where other American
troops fought.
At the meeting of the Society for
Philosophical Inquiry at the Public
Library at 1870 O'Clock tomorrow aft
ernoon President Edward E Rich
srdson will present a paper entitled
Some Recent archaeological The
cries.
Company c. District National Guard.
will give dance at the New Willard
Hotel Thursday night, February 70.
The monthly meeting of the Maine
State Association will be held at the
Park View School Monday night at
o'clock.
Brown University Alumni will have
their annual banquet Tuesday at
Cushmans, SCI 14th street. Business
meeting at O'Clock and dinner at
7:30.
The will of Henry Been. dated Oe-
tober ;. 1910. has been offered for
probate. He leaves So to his brother.
Joseph o. H. Been: $500 each to his
brothers, Charles and Francis, and his
sisters. Maria and Maggie. AS re-
ward for services he gives $4,000 to
another sister, Sallie V. Been. Henry
P. Ellis is given s1o0~ to care for the
grave of the testator's wife. The re-
naming estate is to be distributed
among certain of the brothers and sis
tiers. John Y. Phillips is named as
executor.
A verdict for $3.50 damages for al
legged false arrest has been returned
by a jury in Circuit Division l be-
fore Justice Gould in favor of Mrs.
Annie NJ. Sharpless against Herman
Krahiing. Mrs. Sharpiess sued for
so. 900 damages, claiming that krah-
ling had accused her of removing a
steam boiler and five steam radiators
from house which he had purchased
at auction, and which he claimed had
been included in the sale.
A government film, "End of the
Road" viii be shown tonight at Miner
Normal School. Georgia avenue and
Euclid streets The picture is espe-
eially intended for instruction of
mothers and daughters.
Emmett j. Scott. special assistant to
the Secretary of War. will speak on
The Gospel of Service . Monday even
ing in Brooklyn. y. y. in connection
with the dedication exercises of the
kew Ashland Place Y. w. c. A.
Right Rev. Alfred Harding. Bishop
of Washington, spoke Tuesday even
ing at a meeting of the Mems Epis-
copal League, at st. Mary's p. f.
Church This organization is COM
posed of $50 members of the mems
clubs of the different colored Protes-
tant Episcopal churches of the Dis
trict of Columbia.
An entertainment for the benefit Of
colored soldiers in the neighboring
camps VIII be given by a club of
young women under the direction OF
Mrs. Vivian Thompson Turner at the
War Camp Community Service Club,
Georgia avenue, Saturday night. a
musical program and character dane
ing viii be provided.
An informal dance will be given To-
morrow night at st. Patricl's Carroll
Hall, 924 G street, for the benefit of
local charities.
The ARCHAEOLOGICAL Society of
Washington will meet in the artroom
Of the Smithsonian Institution Tues
day afternoon at 4:45 O'clock Prof
Or. Vladislav Savic will speak.
| Mrs. Louis +. Post will speak on the
| Presidents fourteen points at the
weekly conference of the Association
of Collegiate Alumnae at o'clock
| Friday evening at the Collegiate
Alumnac House 1906 x street. The
address will be followed by discussion.
At the Blaine invincible Republican
/ Club race meeting. E. F. Colladay, re-
! publican national committeeman of
| the District, will be the princinal
! speaker. Aaron p. Prioleau of South
Carolina viii introduce a remedy for
| negro Acknowledgement in the south.
Neval II. Thomas of the National AS
! sociation for the Advancement of Col
| ored People, VIII survey negro seuti-
| ments and wants. A chorus Of fifty
voices VIII furnish the music The
! meeting will be held at st. PauPs
| Church, Sth street between d and 70
| streets southwest at o'clock Sunday
afternoon.
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