The Washington herald., 1919-02-07

Residents In the vicinity of the
webster, Franklin and Thomson
schools will meet in the Thomson
School tonight to discuss the advis-
ability of establishing a community
store. The idea of those calling the
meeting is to operate similar to the
Park View store, which buys it's
PRODUCTS direct from the farmers of
nearby Maryland and Pennsylvania
and has them shipped here by the
motor truck service of the Postoffice
Department.
students began at st. Cecilia's Acad-
emy Wednesday morning. Rev.
Father French, of the Missionary
Band of the Congregation of the
Holy Cross, is conducting the exer-
cises. The sisters of the Holy Cross
in charge of the academy have ex-
tended a cordial invitation to for
mer pupils and alumnae members to
make the retreat. The exercises
will close tomorrow morning.
The War Camp Community Serv-
ice will stage an all-star vaudeville
revue tomorrow night at Central
High School for the soldiers at Wal
ter Reed Hospital and at camps near
the city. Among those who will
participate, all Washingtonians. are
r. Woodland Gates, Camille Little.
Martin Richardson. Flora Brylaw-
ski, Ruby Raymond and Izetta
Jewell.
Thrift Americans" is to be the sub
jeCt of an address by Joseph H.
Stewart at the Y. NJ. C. A. at 1916
Twelfth street tonight at o'clock.
Mrs. Louis f. Post will speak on
THE Presidents Fourteen Points
at a meeting of the Association of
College Alumnae at the College
Alumnae House. 26O6 K street
northwest. tonight at s o'clock.
Pioneer Council, Sons of Jonadab,
will. felicitate Worthy Chief Joseph
F. Madden, at the meeting of the
council to be held tonight, on his
services as executive head for the
past four terms.
The wayfarers' Club will give a
dance tonight at the Thomson
School. it is announced.
National University Law School
students will debate tomorrow night
at 5 o'clock at SIS Nineteenth street,
the question of whether the literacy
test should be stricken from the i'm
migration law.
The Citizens Association of Dean
wood. d. c.. has applied to the Dis
fFirf Tfnr1 mi a ta in
proyements in that locality, includ-
ing the placing Of a fire box at
Forty eighth and Mead streets.
Mrs. LitteII, chairman of women's
work OF the District Red Cross, is to
give an address tonight at 1880
o'clock before the Georgetown Aux
iliary, 1889 Wisconsin avenue.
Kappa Alpha Fraternity will hold
smoker at its chapter house, 1908
Kalorama road. at $3.50 o'clock to-
morrow night. John Temple Graves
is announced as the principal
speaker.
western skunk Cabbage in Its
Prime" will be the subject of lee
ture to be delivered by Vernon
Bailey at the 591st regular meeting
OF the Biological Society of Wash
ington to be held tomorrow night
at s o'clock at the Cosmos Club.
Visitors are welcome.
The Petworth women's Club has
perfected plans for a reception to be
given by the club to fifty wounded
soldiers from Walter Reed Hospital.
The Oklahoma State Club is to
meet tonight at o'clock at the Will
son Normal School. Every Okla
homan Is invited.
Samuel saIoman will deliver m
address on Abraham Lincoln
Christian or Freethinker." before
the Peoples Church, next Sunday at
IL a. m.
The artists of the camonaRe sec
ton, just back from France, have
agreed to make the posters and
decorations for the League of Amer
lean Pen women's ball, to be given
at the willard February "a. Ar
rangements have just been complet-
ed through the courtesy of Mai
Bragdon, commander of the Fortieth
Engineers.
Another of the series of Informal
dances will be given tomorrow
night at $50 at Carroll Hall, e24 @
street northwest for the benefit of
local charities.
The Community opera of wash
ington. Edouard Albion director.
Will present I'll Pagljacci" within a