Evening star., 1919-02-19
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF
Nelson A. Miles Camp of the United

Spanish War Veterans, by resolution
adopted at a meeting held last night,
determined to admit to honorary mem
/ 5ership all veterans OF the war of
I9I71918. All such veterans will be
| cordially received until they can or
ganize their own camps.
w, w. kiinSer, freight brakeman in
the employ of the Baltimore and Ohio
/ railroad Company, fell from freight
car at 5th and T streets northeast
( tGre of his skull. Klinger who resides
4 q 4S4 Warner street, was taken to
{ Casualty Hospital
hattie Dutch, coISred. 3226 Sherman
avenue, was taken to Garfield Hospital
! last night and treated for a wound re-
/ geived in a family disturbance in her
home, Her daughter Pauline Burke.
| also received a slight wound, but re-
| fused to go to hospital.
| A majority of the business houses of
the District have sirnif1ed their inten-
tion of closing at l o'clock Saturday,
Washingtou's birthday.
! Lillian Holly, colorcd, eight years
old, As Pierce street. who was shot in
the abdomen early yesterday morning
while in bed, died at Freedmen's Hos
pital last night about 8 o'clock. John
Slye, colored. her alleged slayer, will
; be taken to the morgue late today TO
. hear testimony given before a coro-
neTs jury relating to the killing.
/ Interest is keen among the business
men of the city over who will be
elected president of the Merchants and
4 Manufacturers Association for 1919 at
the meeting of the board of governors
of the association in The Star build
ling Tuesday night, February 25. NJ.
a. Leese. president, has named NOM
/ mating committee to report candidates
at the governors meeting. In addi-
tion to the election the governors will
also discuss the work of the associa-
| tion for the year.
| The third and last meeting of the
! Observation-Disclosures Mission Study
/ lass, viii be held Friday afternoon at
| : O'Clock at the Mount Vernon Place
| NJ. E Church South. Mrs. Martha
! Jones will conduct the opening serv-
| ice. Women of various nations will be
| represented by Mrs. II. V. Harmon.
| Mrs E. E. Richardson, Mrs. r. A Law
| son and Mrs. A F. Harlan.
| The second session of the ffty-Grst
annual enca mpment of the Depart
| be held tomorrow night at Grand
! Army Hall
Col. John McEIroy. past senior vice
| chief. will entertain
/ Clarendon E. Adams, commander-in-
! chief of the Grand Army of the Re-
| public, Friday at dinner at the Shore
| ham Hotel
Corporate communion for the
! churchmen of the diocese of Washing
| ton will be held at o'clock am.
Washington's birthday in the Church
| Of the Epiphany. G street between
| 18th and 14th streets. A preparatory
| service will be held Friday night at
| 8 o'clock in the same church. Rev.
| DR.. Alfred Harding, Bishop of Wash
! ington is to offlciate at both services,
| assisted by Rev. DIR. Randolph Nc
! Kim and Rev. J. W. Austin.
Daughters Of Isabella are to give a
| dance Friday night at $50 o'clock at
| 9Th and D streets southwest for the
! benefit of the soldiers tobacco fund.
! There will be meeting of Tuskegee
! Alumni Association tomorrow night at
| s o'clock at the 12th street Y. NJ. c. A.
! -Four hundred HOosiers attended the
| dance and meeting of the Indiana So
ciety of Washington held at the New
| Ebbitt Hotel last night.
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