Evening star., 1919-03-09
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF
The Northeast WashinEton Citizens

The Northeast Washington Citizens
Association is to meet tomorrow
night at 8 O'Clock in Northeast Tenn
pie. 18th and H streets northeast.
Propositions to be considered include
the organization of committee on
public safety by the District gov
ernment. the establishment of traf-
fic court and the sending by the as
sociation of a delegate to the con-
ference for better street car service
is to be inaugurated Tuesday after
noon at 8 o'clock at the Mason House
1906 Goth street northwest, under
auspices of the Housekeepers' AL
lance and the Home Economics Asso-
citation. Clarnce +. Wilson, former
liam c. Fowler, District health officer,
and Dr.. B. H. Rawl. chief Of the dairy
division of the Department of Agri-
culture, are to speak.
A special springtime rally Of farm
ers and farmerettes Is to be held
Wednesday night at 8 o'clock in the
auditorium Of the Department Of the
Interior. 18th and F streets, the Dis
trict of Columbia division of the
nounces. Motion pictures Of the
shown, and there will be addresses
by Mrs. William H. Hubert. national
director of the Woman's Land Army
of America; Miss Edith Diehl. G.
Howard Davidson and Mrs. F. L.
Ransome.
The Columbus Country Club is to
hold its annual ball on the night OF
March II at the Wardman Park Ho-
tel The committee in charge Is COM
" ~ oh a q n
Harry B. SpiceE secretary, and Albert
D. Brand, treasurer.
ssWith Pick and Spade in Bible
Land. is to be the general title OF
a series Of four lectures to be given
Mitchell Carroll before the Y. w. G.
A. DR.. Duncan will speak March 16
and 23 on "The Predecessors and An
cestors of the Hebrews in Mesopota-
mia and "Archeology and the Oid
Testament" and Prof. Carroll will
speak March 20 and April on "Jeru-
salem and the Holy City From David
to Alenby' and paul of Athens
Earl e. budding, president Of the
Prisoners Relief Society. will speak
Thursday night at the First Congre-
gational Church. 10th and G streets
northwest. During the past two
has placed more than 10000 ex-con-
victs in positions. DR.. Gordon. pastor
Of the church is to preside.
Miss Stella Jones il to speak On thf
Characterization Movement" at the
meeting of the Business Women's
Council, to be held Tuesday at Wes-
ley Chapel, 5th and F streets.
The college players of Gonzaga Col
lege will present My New Curate
this afternoon at o'clock in the col
iege theater, North Capitol and
streets northwest, as the first OF
series Of Lenten performances. Ten
performances Of the new play, which
takes the place Of the Passion Play,
presented last year, will be given. on
Tuesday and Thursday evenings.
Represent.tive r. w. MenAen d
Wyoming, will speak at graduation
exercises Of the citizenship classes OF
the Washington public schools to be
held Wednesday night at the old Cen
trail High School building. Certih.
Gates of graduation. issued for the
Chief Justice Mccoy Of the District
Supreme Court. Raymond F. Crist
deputy commissioner of naturaliza.
ton. will make the address of well
come. Superintendent Thurston OF
the public schools will preside.
so, arts and Industries building. Ma
tional Museum, 9Th and b streets
southwest. this week. Tomorrow
afternoon ats 4:45 o'clock Simple
Methods of Planning Nourishipg. Well
Balanced Meals" is the topic; Tuesday
Consumers Dollar; Wednesday al
2:30 o'clock, 1.-THE Use of Commercial
Patterns-Cutting and Fitting" and
Thursday at 2:30 o'clock, Menu Plan
ming"
the morgue yesterday afternoon over
the body of Sylvester Reeder, colored
who was killed in the elevator shaft
in the Bond building, 18th street and
New York avenue. Friday afternoon
The jury reached the conclusion that
his death was due to lack Of care on
his part.
william Snyder. eolored, nfty-twe
years old, died suddenly at his home
1884 5th street. about o'clock yester.
day afternoon. His death was due tc
natural causes.
Charles Rappaport, forty years old
| So New York avenue was bitten or
noon while at New Jersey avenue ant
X street. He had the wound dressed
| at a nearby drug store.
A school meeting to celebrate tn.
completion of payments Of the pledg,
OF 5000 made by the school to tha
| united war work campaign was helt
| at the Randall School Friday morning
| The principal address was by DR..
Hayden Johnson, a member Of tn.
board Of education. ]. 3. Hunter pre-
sided.
First Lieut.. Donald woodward
president Of Woodward 4 Lothrop
Inc. has returned from overseas serv
| ice. where he was attached to thu
| 314th Artillery.
More than hfty men In Uniform ut.
tended a dance given by the Ohit
Girls Club last night at the Wilson
Normal School. 1lth and Harvard
streets. Cards and other games wer.
provided for those who did not dance
Refreshments were served.
There win be a meeting of the wes,
Virginia Society at the Thomson
School, 18th and L streets northwest
Friday night at O'Clock Sonator I'll