Evening star., 1920-02-04
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

The Helen Keller Guild met this
afternoon at the home of Mrs. W. F.
Spransy, 1914 Columbia road.
The Iowa Young Peoples Club will
give a dance Saturday night at 1888
18th street.
The Kappa Alpha fraternity will
hold smoker Saturday night at $50
e'claok at the chapter house. 2511 14th
street Political speeches will be
made, following which a straw vote
The Phil Sheridan Post. No. g. De-
partment of Potomac. d. A. R.. will
meet Friday evening, at the Grand
Army Hall, -412 Pennsylvania avenue
Veteran officers of the Spanish war,
constituting the District Commandery
of the Naval and Military Order, will
hold their annual dinner Saturday
evening, February IA. at the Army and
Navy Club, in commemoration of the
sinking of the Maine. Brig. Gen. r.
| d. Simms will be POSTMASTER.
DIR. f. Stagg Within OF Columbia
University will address the meeting
night at o'clock at 2007 Columbia
road on Can Our Prison System Be
Made to Work.
Representative James H. Sinclair of
North Dakota will speak on 1.-The Re-
cent Developments of the Non-Parti-
san League of North Dakota" at the
meeting of the Little Forum tomorrow
night at SIS o'clock at 1871 l street.
"The SUbconScfOus Symbolism fin
Art and Sculpture" will be the sub
ject of an address tonight at o'clock
at the Trinity Community House by
DR.. E. w. Lazelle. Public invited.
The ninth public organ recital was
held at Central High School last night
by Miss Edith B. Athey. assisted by
Fred Schaefer. under the auspices of
the general civic center. The next re-
cital will be held February II.
The Calvert Club appointed commit
tees to govern the clubs activities at
its regular business meeting last
night atNthe clubhouse. Dupont circle.
Announcement was made that MEM
bers might now enjoy the benefits of
classes in millinery. dressmaking, cur
rent events and parliamentary law,
besides indoor tennis, basket ball,
parties and dances.
The 1OSth annual meeting of the
board of managers of the Washing
ton City Orphan Asylum was held
yesterday afternoon. Miss Mary c.
Boggs was installed as superintend-
ent. Miss Marie Belt and Miss Ethel
Keats gave-several musical selections.
Miss Mabel Linton will have charge
of the musical entertainment which
will be held Friday night at 8 o'clock
in the assembly hall of the central
building, Y. NJ. c. A.
The KimbalI Quartet will render
a benefit musical entertainment to-
morrow night at s:15 o'clock at the
Playhouse. 1914 N street. Dancing
will follow the music.
The musical which was scheduled
this evening at the College. Woman's
| Club by the choir of the Church of
the Incarnation has been postponed
until next Wednesday evening.
The District of Columbia department
/ of the American Legion will hold a
| special convention tomorrow night at
| 8 o'clock in the boardroom of the Dis
trict building for the purpose of rati-
| flying the constitution of the depart
ment and the election of vice COM
mander and other such officers that
may be necessary.
| A call for tenOrs. baritOnes and
| basses has been issued by the Y. M. C..
A, which is organizing a glee club of
! fifty voices and has already received
/ thirty members. There are to be no
dues. William Van der Wall. choral
director of the Washington Opera
| Company, will have charge of the
vocal training and Robert l.. Yeakel
will be accompanist. Applicants
should report to f. g. Dasch, central
building, 1886 G street.
/ Arrangements have been completed
! for the annual dinner of the WASH
| ington Traffic Club, which will be
held SatFday evening at the Raleigh
| Hotel. II was announced today that
! the principal speakers would be Rev.
| James Shera Montgomery and Frank