Evening star., 1920-01-30
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

William Davis. n seventeen-year-oId
colored boy. applied to surgeons at
Freedmen's Hospital yesterday for
treatment for bullet wound in his
back. He said he was shot by an un-
identified individual while at Az and
h streets southwest early yesterday y
morning. Surgeons told the police he
was not dangerously wounded.
Several boys participated in nm nj
tercation near 14th street and Florida
avenue last night about $50 o'clock
and one of them. William Honesty.
colored, fourteen years old, 1440 Flor
ida avenue, received a stab wound in
the right arm. Surgeons at Children's s
Hospital dressed the wound.
While working n lot nenr Massa-
chusetts avenue and 18th street south
east yesterday afternoon Robert Fast
naught. 915 Pennsylvania avenue
s,.-..@,- -ast. was accidentally struck by
pIece OF timber and his right cheek
badly cut. He was treated at Wash
ington Asylum Hospital.
ernoon set fire to clothing in the
house of Daniel Kenny, 26OS Pennsyl-
vania avenue Damage to house and
contents amounted to more than $500.
Elizabeth DiNGn. colored. %:sr4 Cham
plain street. operating on an elevator
at 1870 Wyoming avenue, caught her
right leg between the elevator and
floor yesterday and received a severe
injury. She was taken to Emergency
Hospital.
Mrs. GIynn. wife of former Gov.
Martin Glynn of New York, has re-
covered the 81 500 brooch she lost
Wednesday night. 1t was found by m
unidentified man who described him
self as being poor inventor" The
finder refused to accept a reward that
had been offered for its return
Marie GaIIignn, IS49 IngIeside ter
race. yesterday afternoon about 3
o'clock was robbed by colored man |
near 18th and Newton streets of her |
handbag. She told police of the tenth |
precinct that her handbag contained |
SO in cash keys. papers and a pass |
to a government building
The Wanderlusters' hike Sunday will |
begin at 36th and NJ streets and go via |
Great Falls cars to Dominion Heights |
station. The walk will be along up !
per Windy run. Donaldsons run and !
to Chain bridge. q. A. Gambs will |
lead. |
Mr.. Howard G.. Nichols. assisted by
members of section 10. will be hostess
at the College Women's Club at tea
Monday afternoon at o'clock. The
house committee gave a card party
last Wednesday. and the second dance
OF the season will be given tomorrow
night.
\ mertinG of the Sixteenth street
Highlands Citizens Association will
be held Monday night at SIS o'clock
a t the Sixth Presbyterian Church,
Kennedy street near 18th. |
Vicente BlasCO lbanez, noted Spanish
novelist. will deliver two addresses in
Washington under the auspices of
George Washington University in
February. The first will be at 2:30
o'clock February % at new Masonic
Temple and the second at I pm. the
same date at Rauschers.
There will he n meeting of the Pet
worth Woman's Club Monday evening
at o'clock at Sth and Shepherd |
streets.
Ivan G. Nemchim, employed at the
Hotel Washington. was in Police
Court yesterday afternoon on the dou-
BILE charge of violating the national
prohibition law and intoXication. In
both cases he was fined $40 II
Company c, 5th Infantry, will give
dance at the New Willard Hotel/to-
morrow evening at o'clock. II
w. =. Cuibertson of the tariff COM
mission will talk on 1.-The CONNER
cial Policy OF Latin America" at Nc