Evening star., 1919-03-31
CAT TALES.
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF

"Shipbuildfng night' will he celc-
brated at 9 o'clock tonight at the Ma
tional Press Club. when Edward n
Hurley of the United States Shipping
Board and Secretary Wilson of the
Depa artment of Labor will be guests
of honor. 1t is declared that there
is a strong probability that riveting
contest between these two horny
handed sons of the administration
will be a feature of the evening.
The Girls Illinois Club Is to meet at
.o'clock Wednesday night at the Navy
League Red Cross rooms, New York
avenue between 17th and 18th streets.
All Illinois women and men are in
vited. There will be dancing.
The Day nursery Association will
meet Wednesday morning at 1O:3O
O'Clock at the New EbbitI Hotel
Annual ne;ghborhOod meeting of
Congregational churches will be held
tomorrow at the Mount Pleasant Con-
gregational Church. Columbia road
near 18th street northwest. The aft
ernoon session will be held at o'clock,
dinner at s and the evening session
at 7:30 o'clock. Speakers are to be
Miss Stella Jordan and Miss Mary
Preston.
Rev. James Shera Montgomery,
pastor of Calvary Methodist Epis-
Copal Church, is to occupy the pull
pit of the Eighth Street Temple at s
o'clock Friday night. in the absence
of Rabbi Abram Simon. The public is
invited.
An overhented furnace last night
about 1890 O'Clock caused fire in the
house of Charles Cook. S3l 11th street
northeast The house and contents
were damaged to the amount of 500.
The Association of the Oldest In
habitants is to meet Wednesday night
at 1880 o'clock at the Union Engine
House. 10Th and H streets northwest.
There will be n meeting of the bonrd
of education Wednesday afternoon at
4:3O o'clock at the Franklin School
building.
The ID. A. r.. Red Cross Auxiliary
has closed its workroom in Memorial
Continental Hall. All work when fin
ished should be sent to Mrs. L. S.
Lipscomb. 1919 G street.
The Piney Branch Parent-Teacher
Association of the West School. Far
ragut street. is to hold luncheon
from II to o'clock Wednesday for
Parents and children are urged to at
tend. -
Students, of the Dunbar and ARM
strong High hools ssre to give their
annual prog before the Bethel Lit
night at III Metropolitan A. NJ. p.
Church, NJ Strest between 10th and
18th streets northwest.
Henry Hurwitz is to speak ON '"The
Menorah Ideal in These Days" at
O'Clock tonight at the Arts and Sci
ences building, 2023 G street north
west, George Washington University.
Chancellor Hurwitz addresseu*a "a large
gathering at the Town and Country
Club yesterday afternoon.
"Anthropolokical Miseellanaeo will
be discussed by DR.. T. Nicholson. DR..
j. r. Swanton and others at the 535th
meeting of the Anthropological So
ciety Of Washington, to be held to-
morrow afternoon at 4:45 o'clock in
the art room of the Smithsonian In
stitution-
Miss Janet Richards. in an address
delivered before the Calvert Club, II
Dupont circle. yesterday afternoon.
discussed conditions which led up to
tn war.
Senator Gilbert NJ. Hitchcock of Ne
braska will address members of the
Commercial Club at the sem-monthly
meeting tomorrow night. At the last
meeting Senator Lenroot of Wiscon
sin addressed the club in opposition
to the league of nations in it's original
form. Tomorrow night Senator Hitch
cock will advocate the league.
Eugene Underwood has been elected
president of the senior class of Co
lumbar College at George Washing
ton University. Other officers are:
dent: Francis Reynolds, secretary;
Miss Rachel Benfer. treasurer: Henry
Ravenel, sergeant-at-arms, and Misses
Catherine Moran. Mildred and Dolly
Callahan and Rebekah Sanborn, mem
bers of the executive committee.
The Washington Alumnae Chapter
of Kappa Alpha Theta is to meet
Wednesday night at 8 o'clock at the
home of Mrs. B. II. Meyer, Highland
manor, Wisconsin avenue. All Thetas
are invited.
W. NJ. Danner will speak on work
among the lepers, at the April meet
ing of the Washington branch of the
Womans Auxiliary to the board of
missions. to be held tomorrow after
noon at 2:30 o'clock at ST Johns
Church, Georgetown. Mr. Danner will
speak at $3.50 o'clock.
The Y. W. {. A. Choral Club is to
meet tomorrow night at 7:30 o'clock
at 619 14th street northwest. under
the leadership of Percy S. Foster. Miss
Elsie Small will be sololst. New
comers are invited
LECTURES TO Y. M. C. A. MEN.