Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-27
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

An overheated stove about o'clock
this morning started a fire in the
place IF business of Chiosso Emannele
1917 D street. No. 1S engine COM
pany, quartered opposite the scene OF
the fire. extinguished the blaze after
about $500 damage had been done.
Douglass Deventer, US Taylor street,
alighted from a street car at 14th and
Taylor streets last night and was
knocked down By an automobile. he
was taken to Garfield Hospital by the
occupant of the automobile and. treat
ed for slight bruises to his oody.
stephen J. Wood. 1881 list street.
was treated at Georgetown University
Hospital yesterday afternoon Tor
scalp wound He told the police that
a soldier struck him with Dottle
while at NJ and Jefferson streets.
DIR, Glenn Levin Swiggett will give
the first of series of sixteen lectures
tonight at 8 o'clock at the Cathohc
University. DIR. Swiggett will deliver
the frst 1--WE lectures and will take for
his subject Latin America
The Potomac division headquarters
of the American Red Cross is now 10
Gated at All 1sthsstreel having moved
with it's entire. equipment from l
street. The new quarters occupy the
entire ground floor Of the Red Cross
annex facing 18th street, with the ac-
counting department on the top moor.
The .oid Maids Convention" under
the auspices of the Hamline Girls
Club, Will be presented Wednesday
night at 8 O'Clock at the Hamline
Methodist Episcopal Church. 9Th and
p streets
Alice Brady. stage and Aim star. win
be present Wednesday night at the
National Press Club. which night Will
be the first of series OF ladies'
nights. A motion picture entitled
"The Mystery of the Yellow Room"
will be shown.
Plans. are sei.x raase' ~ Georse
,Wsshs4esoh pIi9,sssTsstYss arrsnss r
esso msa sssat sS es and and
ico5f&a4kafd hrorhfnence. The public
issfiyited 70 these meetings. which
will be held every Monday. Wednes-
day and Friday at,>1$s15' o'clock at
2o23 G stfeet-..;
The ss.rs.e. nssa IN Give . ess-
cert on the mn 4E aMasday after.
noon att fsaa 6ration ei
Young iad iTSsiEian colors.
The Heien KeIlar Guild win Meet
Wednesday afternoon at o'clock at
1874 Columbia road.
~seriptures ON Purgatory" viii be
delivered by the Rev. George E. Kelly
at the public noyena at 1880 o'clock
tonight at st. Aloysius Church.
NJ e0K. SnAs ~
Confederate Veterans, will hold q re-.
ception to its sponsor and maid OF
honor Wednesday night at o'clock in
the ballroom Of 2400 18th street.
Dancing win follow at 10 o'clock.
Tne Hsme De.ense league Of the
sixth police precinct will meet tonight
at O'Clock At No. 6 police precinct
station. Important business matters
Win be transacted.
The DtStrict Of CsIumbia Society Of
will meet tomorrow night at o'clock
at Rauscher's. Chancellor Ii jerks.
president general OF the National
Society, Sonr of American Revolution.
will be the guest Of honor. A buffet
lunch will be served
The AnDhion GIee Club win sing
aeveral selections at the Roosevelt
memorial meeting which will be
held tonight at the John wesley
Church, 18th and Corcoran streets.
A private Halloween party win be
Efven for the Walter Reed soldiers to-
morrow night at the Blue Triangle
Recreation Center. goth and B
streets.
The fslIowing oAeers were elected
at the meeting Of the Zionists held at
the z, NJ II. A. building yesterday:
Emile Berliner. chairman; Milton
Strasb.rKer, first vice chairman; Ben
jamin Levtnson. second vice chairman;
AIRS. Adolph Hahn. third vice chair
man; Julius Peyser. treasurer. and
Miss Jennie Biron and Mrs. D. Alpher,