Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-17

CT enforcing the law against cruelty
to animals. Mrs. H. B. F. Macfarland
is chairman of the tag day committee
and Mrs. E. c. Brandenburg secretary.
The District Aid Association for the
Blind is planning to hold a tag day
| on June z and a benefit ball at the
Willard in the fall to obtain funds to
carry on the work of the home. These
decisions were made yesterday after
noon at meeting at the home. Mrs.
Josephine L. Jacobs presided. After
the business meeting G. D. Thompson
played the piano and Miss Katherine
Foss sang.
Mrs. Ruth Landres, tyventy.four
years old. committed suicide in her
| apartment at 80 NJ street yesterday
afternoon by inhaling Illuminating
gas. The young woman came here
from Pittsburgh with her husband,
Morris Landres. several months ago.
Several times she complained of being
homesick. Coroner hewitt gave GER
tifcate of suicide.
Abraham Lincoln Circle, No. 5, Of the
=: a. r will hold a special meeting
at the home Of Gen. and Mrs. Richard
Hoxie at 8 o'clock Monday evening to
complete the program for the memo
rial exercises to be held in the ro-
tunda of the Capitol May 25 at 8
o'clock pm.
In the annual elocution contest of
last night Francis x. Foley won the
junior medal and Joseph H. Meegan
the senior medal. The judges were
Rev. John c. Geale. S. j.. of Holy Trim
ty Church, Rev. w. Coleman Nevils
s. j.. of Georgetown University, and
DR.. Michael j. Ready.
Milton F. Smelling. fifteen. year. old.
who disappeared from his parents
home at S25 D street southwest nine
days ago. returned last evening. He
reached home in time to receive a
hearty welcome at the dinner tanle
and enjoy mothers cooking-sorae-
thing he missed on his outing. He
had been in New York.
About 100 war workers Of tae sur.
geon generals Office chartered d spe-
cial car and spent WedH esday at
Great Falls on an old-fashioned pic
mic. The committee were Miss Grace
Simmercy, Miss Helen Curtis, Edna
The Athena Friendship Club re-
Gently entertained 200 boys from Wal
ter Reed Hospital at the old Dickey
house at Great Falls. The committee
in charge were members Of the
Greek Society of the District.
Richard L. Hunt has been awarded
a verdict for $4,000 damages against
the Washington: Baltimore and An
napolis Electric Railroad Company by
a jury in Circuit Division 2, before
Justice Stafford. Hunt was a passen-
ger on car Of the Washington Rail-
way and Electric Company May II
last, when a car of the Annapolis line
collided with the traction car.
Senator Ashurst OF Arizona, Senator
Myers of Montana and Rev. c. Ernest
Smith Of st. Thomas. Church will
at the Public Library Monday at 8
pm. under the auspices of the Ma
tional Society for the Humane Regu-
1ation of Vivisection. The society will
ing dogs from vivisection expert
ments.
President Collier Of George WASH
ington University has announced that
graduates this spring will receive the
customary sheepskin diplomas. Ow-
ing to the shortage of sheepskin pa
per. a number of colleges will be COM
PEELED this year to use linen, and in
some cases, paper diplomas.
Glen Echo Park opened with all Of
it's amusements today. 1t will con-
tinue open until the close of the sum-
mer season.
A course on food conservation and
the use of summer vegetables will be
opened at the Theodorus Bailey My
ers Mason House, 1916 Goth street
northwest. on Tuesday afternoon at
$3.50 O'Clock, with lecture on House
hold and Community Sanitation
1t In announced that there will be
War Camp Community singing at Z
o'clock tomorrow evening at the
Church of Our Father, 18th and L
streets.
The exhibit OF practical appIica-
tions of elementary physics and
chemistry given last night at Thir-
kield Hall. Howard University, at
tracted large attendance. The ex-
hibit opened at 1880 and closed AT 10
o'clock. All during the evening there
was stream of people passing
The Emerson study Club met last
Wednesday at the Public Library.
Mrs. Shields read an interesting pa
per on the civil war period.
Maxine N. kalaw and Jose Santos,
members of the Philippine mission in
the United States, speaking yesterday
at the George Washington University
chapel exercises made pleas for free
dom of the Philippines. Independence.
they said, had been promised the
Philippines as soon as stable govern
ment was established. This has now
been done and the people are looking
forward to freedom. they said.
Dr>~RAa.< u " -
University was the guest of honor
last night at the dinner of the Col
gate University Alumni Association at
the Ebbitt House. President Bryan
and President William Miller Collier
of George Washington University,
elected Were: President, the Rev.
Hugh T. Stevenson; vice president,
Charles A. Wing; secretary-treasurer,
Clarence A. Cashmere.
The Girls Illinois State Club gave
a dance to Illinois residents last
night at the Thomson School, 18th and
L streets northwest.
The Dramatic Class and the
Dancers Club gave joint entertain
ment at the Wilson Normal Com.
munity Center last night. Proceeds
will be used by the clubs for the CEN
ter. The dancers were under the d.
rection of Miss Harriet Bugbee and
Arthur White directed the dramatic
class.
The Barry Farm Citizens Associa-
ton will meet next Tuesday at the
Methodist Church. Stanton and Elvan
roads southeast. at Sis o'clock The
speaker will be Mrs. F. 8. Tanner,
president Of the Parents League.
The Monday Evening Club viii hold
Its May meeting at the Y. M. C. A.
assembly hall. 1875 G street. May 10.