Evening star., 1919-03-12
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF

honor at the welcome home reception
held at the Dunbar High School last
night under auspices of the Dunbar
High School Alumni Association. Two
thousand persons attended the recep-
ton.
In order TO raise funds for much
needed repairs and the installation of
modern facilities Il campaign has been
started by the Mems Aid Society of
st. AIMS Infant Asylum. Officers are
as follows: William a. Carlin. chair
man: K. j. Quinn. II. i Dove. II. 5.
Lamb l.. G. Schcll. j. T. Clarke. j. {.
Nealon, q. W. Davis. +. FersinSer and
T, T. Lewis.
Delegates from labor. civic and fra
ternal orga nizations arc TO meet to-
morrow night AT \ o'clock at 1906 II
street northwest to consider the PROB
lem Of obtaining more satisfactory
street railway service in Washington,
according to announcement made by
j. W. Giuder. chairman Of the com
mittee on street railway transportd-
tion of the Federal Employees Union.
No. ,.
"ovcrSeas boys will he entertained
by the Regina Elena Italian Pleasure
Club at $40 o'clock on the night OF
April at the old Masonic Temple.
Fifteen prizes will be offered. There
viii be a confetti battle.
DIR. w. W. wuloughby will speak
on China" from which land he but
recently returned, at $40 O'Clock sat
urday night at the University tiuD
| before the Phi Beta Kappa Associa-
tion in the District of Columbia. DIR.
| Willoughby was one of the advisers
to the Chinese government.
The Junior y. NJ. II. A. iS to meet
4, tomorrow night at O'Clock at the
f, headquarters at nth street and Penn
sylVania avenue.
Robert bridges is to tell "Ths True
Story of the Seattle Strike" before
the luncheon forum of the National
Popular Government League tomor-
row noon at Cushman's. 6o1 14th
street northwest. The speaking will
be at / O'Clock.
Senator George Il. Chamberlain of
Oregon. d native Mississippian, is to
address the Mississippi Society at
meeting to be held Saturday night in
the hall of the Washington Chapter
of the American Institute of Banking,
1914 f street northwest. Musical Sc
lections will be followed by an in
formal reception and dancing.
The study Club of the Washington
Center of the Drama League is to be
held tomorrow night at 8 o'clock in
the rooms of the W Washington Board
of Trade in The Star building. Mrs
c. II. Whitaker viii read and discuss
The Twelve Pound Look" and Miss
Ruth Butterworth, The New Word"
both plays by J. NJ. Barrie. Members
of the Drama League and others in
tereSted are iuVited TO attend.
One hundred '.red blooded' men of
Washington between twenty-five and
forty five years old are wanted by the
Jewish Welfare Board for work on
transports between the United States
and England and France. Applicants
should communicate with the overseas
department Jewish Welfare Board,
149 5th avenue, New York city.
Mrs. Nanette B. Paul Will speak on
Customs and Costumes of Palestine"
at an evening meeting of the Wom-
ems Alliance of All Souls Unitarian
Church, to be held Friday night at
O clock, to acco mmoda.te mem berS un
able to attend morning sessions. The
address will be illustrated with Pales-
tine costumes.
Winthrop Daughters of Washington.
comprising alumnae and former stu
dents of Winthrop College. s. c.. are
TO meet tomorrow night at o'clock,
at the home of Miss Estelle Hyman,
1907 r street northwest
To assist men discharged from the
Army, the Twelfth Street Branch of
the Y. NJ c. A. has created a special
department, and has placed George r.
Cohror1 and Lieut.. Walter H Aiken
in charge.
The women's cooperative commit
tee of the Central Union Mission, will
hold its ninth birth thdav reca-ttton a 4