Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-19
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF

ny unanimous vote the officers Of
the Mississippi Society were re-elect-
ed at meeting Saturday night at
lzl4 r street. Plans for next year
were made. and it was decided to hold
tne meetings at the Thomson School,
Eth and l. streets. on account of the
increased facilities for dancing and
entertaining. Whenever possible a
prominent speaker will be obtained
The society has total membership of
$50, fifty having been recently elected.
An intensive campaign for new mem
bers Will be inaugurated.
In celebration Of the Norwegian in
dependence day the Norske Selskap
OF the District of Columbia enter
tanned at dance and reception Sat
urday night at the Washington Club.
lolo 18th street. H. H. Bryn. Nor
Weglan minister to the United States.
spoke of the loyalty of the American
porn Norwegians to this country as
Wei as to their mother country. Miss
II. Gregg of the Norwegian legation
sang several selections in her native
tongue. NJ. l.. Eidsness arranged the
program, and J. T.. Peterson. the
president, presided.
Miss Virginia Schwab. pupil of Nine.
onschuid and sophomore of the Won
Cnschuld University of Music yester-
Tors of the university
An informal dance for the benefit
of Miriam Chapter, %, o. E. s., will be
held Friday night at Dupont Studio,
Dupont circle.
Michigan residents Of the District
or Columbia are invited by the Mich
lgan Society to get-together meet
ing at Wilson Normal Community
Center. 18th and Harvard streets, at
3 pm. May "a. There will be dancing,
cards and refreshments.
Every woman in Warrington in i'm.
vited to attend lectures to be given
this week by Theodore E. Miller at
the Wilson Normal Community Cen
ter Time and subjects of lectures
follow: Tonight at 1880 o'clock,
Summer Dishes; Wednesday after
noon at o'clock and 1880 o'clock in
the evening, The Care of Clothing:
and Friday afternoon at 2 O'Clock,
The Preparation of Outdoor
Lunches"
A. Philip Randolph and Chandler
owen of New York. editors of the
Messenger Magazine, will be speak
ers at the closing meeting of Bethel
Literary at the Metropolitan A. NJ. E,
church tomorrow evening. Prof. r.
Carlton Dorsey will give a violin solo
and Frank johnson will sing.
The executive committee Of the Dis
trict of Columbia W. c. T. q. will
meet Wednesday morning at IL
o'clock at 522 9th street northwest.
Joseph H. TrainOr, a former George
town law school student, who has
been appointed assistant counsel at
the American embassy in Paris, in a
letter to Hugh j. Fegan, former sec
rotary of the law school, has written
that the best thing in Paris now is
a train leaving for a seaport where
ships are ready to steam back to the
United States" Trainor was awarded
his new post for efficiency in the
Army.
The necessity for bigger and better
school facilities will be discussed nv
the Petwcrth Citizens Association
meeting tomorrow night at SIS
o'clock. at the schoolhouse, Sth and
Shepard streets.
NimrOd Lyceum. Grand Epc,mn.
ment. and Queen Deborah Council of
the A. o. ", D. of j.. of the World.
will hold public installation of Of
ficers June at the Metropolitan Bap-
fist Church, r street northwest at 8
o'clock. Rev. Grant Contte will be
master of ceremonies.
DIR. W. 8. Gallagher. DIR. p. J. Heasy,
DIR. Joseph Dunn, Rosa F. Downing
and p. T. Moran were speakers last
night at Gonzaga Hall at a meeting
of the Friends Of Irish Freedom. P.
j. Ryan presided.
TIE Gospel Mission celebrated its
thirteenth anniversary yesterday Elk
ercises We're held at the mission, PA
John Marshall place. Memorial Luth-
eran Church and Fourth Presbyterian
Church.
The Chemical Society Of Washing
ton will meet in the assembly hall of
the Cosmos Club at Pm Thursday.
H. d. Gibbs will speak on THE Work
of the Color Laboratory of the Bu-
reau of Washington" and X p. Mon
roe on 1.-THE Commercial Preparation
and Some of the Commercial Appli-
cations of the Engine Invertase." The
executive committee will meet at 1870
o'clock.
The Florida Society will meet in the
auditorium of the Wilson Normal
School s o'clock tomorrow evening. c..