Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-22
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF


The following have been elected Of
ficers of a branch of Guild of the Lit
tie Flower, organized to perpetuate
the work in Alaska of Sister Teresa
of the Child of Jesus: President, Mrs.
NJ. E. Montgomery: vice president.
Mrs. D. X. Mccarthy; secretary, Mrs.
Margaret Tally; treasurer Miss Ra-
chel Darlington.
The Ohio Girls will give a dance and
social at Wilson Normal School, 18th
ana Harvard streets. Saturday even
ing at s o'clock. Ohioans are invited.
The Pennsylvania Society of WASH
ington will meet tomorrow evening at
s o'clock at the Thomson School, 18th
and l. streets. Rev. j. Henning helms
will speak. A literary and musical
program has been arranged.
More than 1,5OO persons attended the
dance last night at the New Willard
Hotel given by the finance section of
the War Department. Proceeds will
be used for the gymnasium fund.
Among those receiving were Gen. H.
NJ. Lord. chief Of the section. and Mrs.
and Mrs. March. Gen. and Mrs. George
w. Burr. Adjt. Gen. Kerr and Mrs.
Kerr, Gen. and Mrs. G. B. Pierce.
DR.: William Dobson. for twenty-five
years medical missionary in China,
Will speak to women only, under the
auspices of the Missionary Society, at
the Eastern Presbyterian Church, 9Th
and Maryland avenue northeast, at 2
o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
Mrs. J. W. Newell, Mis-. George
Brand and Mrs. Paul Jones were hos
tesses last night at a dance at the
armory, l. and 9Th streets, given by
the War Camp Community Service.
The senior class Of George WASH
ington University college of engineer
ing has elected the following officers:
President, ]. L. Lenovitz: vice presi-
dent. j. H. Wilson; secretary. Law
renee Burton; treasurer. Roy H.
Head; editor. George Degnan; SER
George Washington University stu.
dents initiated recently into Delta
Sigma Rho, national and oratorical
ton NJ. Randall. Joseph NJ Bryant,
Charles P. Swindler. Ellis w. Man
ming, Ollie r. MCGUIRE and Herbert
Hyde. These successful candidates
distinguished themselves in recent
more and Lafayette colleges.
Member. of the Washington Chap
ter, Notre Dame College Alumnae,
will meet at the home Of the secre-
tary. Mrs. Raymond A. Heiskell 1881
Mintwood place, Sunday afternoon at
O'Clock. All members are invited.
Rev. H. H. ID. Sterrett, rector of All
Souls parish. will relate his personal
experiences as chaplain with the
United States engineers overseas. at
All Souls Church, Cathedral and Con-
necticut avenues, tomorrow evening
at o'clock. .
While working ON a fire escape on
the war risk building at Vermont
avenue and H street yesterday.
struck on the head by brick that
dropped from the eleventh floor. He
was taken to Emergency Hospital
where physicians reported he was not
dangerously hurt.
while working at 1889 S street yes
terday afternoon. fell from a ladder.
He was given first aid at Emergency
Hospital.
The District Of Columbia Woman,s
Christian Temperance Union will take
in the form of daily vacation Bible
school. where chair Gaming, basketry,
sewing, knitting and millinery will be
taught. The school will be held in
July on the Central Mission grounds.
LIST street and New York avenue.
The Mount Holyoke Alumnae Associ-
alton Of Washington will meet Satur-
day afternoon at 3 o'clock, at the
home of Mrs. John Lowe, 1922 Wood
ley place.
Alpha M Chapter Of the Kappa Al
pha Fraternity will give a "tacky"
party at its chapter house, 2511 14th
street northwest, tomorrow night.
Alumni and visiting members are in
vited.
The first Of the volunteers WHO are
to make a ten-day tour Of the mill
tary camps and forts of Virginia. I'M
der the auspices of the War Camp
Community Service, to give plays and
entertainments for the soldiers, left
Washington this morning. Some of
the entertainers are government en-
ployes. who have obtained leaves of
absence to make the trip.
Soldiers at Walter Reed Hospital
will be entertained tonight by must
clans and artists of Washington. A
playlet, THE Pot Boiler" will be
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