Evening star., 1919-03-11
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF
Scholarships in journalism and the


social sciences. in memory of the late
Byron Andrews, former Washington
newspaper man, have been established
at George Washington University by
Mrs. Byron Andrews. now of Los An
geles, Cal, according to announce
ment by Elmer L. Kayser. secretary
Of the university. The board has an
nounced that the first scholarships
under the fund will be awarded at the
beginning of the next academic year
Suffering from a bullet wound in her
right foot, Rosa Jackson, colored. 20s
Ball court was taken to Casualty
Hospital yesterday She was accl-
dentally shot by a colored boy.
F'iremen responded to two alarms
yesterday afternoon. One was for
fire that started in the chimney at the
residence of Sinclair Hiawatha, 1000
Sd street, and caused 5000 damage.
The other was for small fire in the
mouse of Samuel Douglass. 1888 7th
street southeast, where an overheated
latrobe caused ten dollars domage-
Philip Mnnstella. a pupil at the
Emery School. Lincoln road and
Prospect street northeast, of IA r
street northeast. while sliding down a
telephone wire suspended from tree
in a vacant lot in the rear of the
Sciooi yesterday ioceiNeu d piohe"
wrist.
Capt. sheldon G. Evans, Medical
Corps. L. S. n. a member of the Army
and Navy and Chevy Chase clubs of
this city, died in Philadelphia yes
terday after a long illness.
sThe French Decorative Arts will
be the subject of an illustrated lee
ture to be given tomorrow evening
;,, ha TO- INN
High School. under ,the auspices of
the Washington Society of the Fine
Arts. Among the illustrations will
be numerous stereopticon slides lent
by the metropolitan Museum OF Art,
New York, of objects in that great
museum and in the museums and
palaces of France.
Continuatioa Of the street safety
campaign will be the order of the
day at the meeting of the Washington
Safety First Association to be held
at O'Clock tomorrow night at the
Public Library. William F. Peabody
is president and J. Clinton Hiatt sec
retary of the association. The pub
lie is invited to attend.
"Grocerx' Problems and How to Meet
Them" will be the subject OF an ad-
dress by John A. Green. former presi-
dent of the National Association of
Retail Grocers of the United States.
before meeting of the Retail Gro
GERS Protective Association tomorrow
night at o'clock in Perpetual Hall,
1101 street northwest. John Bray
shaw, jr. president, invites every gro
Ger in Washington to attend.
A talk ON personal Experiences at
Chateau Thierry' will be given by
Mems Club of st. Marks parish
Thursday night at 8 o'clock in the
parish hall. Sd and A streets south
east. Music refreshments and
smokes are announced to follow the
address.
Representative John !. Nolan will
preside at meeting of the California
State Association Thursday night at
the Thomson School, 18th and l.
streets northwest. Dancing will fol-
low literary and musical program
The District Brunch, National AS
ISOLATION for the Advancement of Col
ored People. is to meet tomorrow
night at O'Clock at the 18th street
branch of the Y. NJ. c. A, 1916 18th
street northwest.
The executive committee OF the Na-
tional Society of Daughters of
Founders and Patriots of America is
to meet Thursday morning at 1890
o'clock at the apartments of Mrs. John
j. Myers. vice president. at Stone
leigh Court. Members are asked to
attend.
Following the inauguration of a
study of the local milk situation at
the Mason House, 1906 goth street
this afternoon. foliow-up meeting
win be held March IT at 2:30 o'clock
in room so. National Museum, 9Th and
b streets southwest
The Typothetae of Washington In TO
hold a dinner on the night of March
Is at the Wsrdman Park Hotel.
Arthur e. Southworth and William
Green are to be guests Of honor.
The supreme Court of the District Of
Columbia, in general term, on motion
of William Henry Dennis. chairman
of the examining committee. has ad-
mitted to practice several attorneys
from other jurisdictions. Those ad-
mitted are John p. Finn, Massachu-
setts; Martin C. w. Frincke, Cali
fornia; Harry K. Kemp. Missouri; =;
James II. Vahey. Massachusetts,. and
William NJ. Smith and VIII M. Tomp
kins, both Of California.
DR.. Philip n. smith. acting director
Of the geological survey, is to give an
illustrated address on the work OF
tHdl ONCE TOMORROW night dt .ov
o'clock, at the Y w. c. A. Gle 14th
street northwest. The public is in
yited.
Enlisted men will get hearty welcome
tonight at 7:15- O'Clock at the Central
High School General Civic and Com
munity Center. The Thomson Com
munity Center also will be open for the
entertainment OF enlisted men.
The board of directors of the Wilson
Normal Community Center is to meet
tonight All members of the community
interested in community buying are inA
yited to attend. Instruction in social
dancing will be given at 1880 O'Clock.
The Young Women and Girls Sewing
Club OF the Miner Normal Community
Center is to meet tonight at Z O'Clock
The community chorus of the center is
TO meet at 1880 O'Clock, and the buy
ing club at o'clock
Linden CrutehfeId. colored. fifteen
years old. 1887 10th street, has been
missing from home since week ago,
and police of the eighth precinct have
not been able to locate him.. He wore
a brown corduroy suit and blue cap
when he left home, the police were told,
and his parents think he is with friends
in this city. They are anxious for
him to communicate with them.
F. G. Bourne, Yachtsman, Dead.