Evening star., 1920-01-19
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

UII MWO in DMu,
Trouble with a kitchen range in
the house of Sallie Handy, 412 I'd
street southwest, yesterday afternoon
resulted in fire that spread to the
mouse OF Alfred Garner, adjoining tha
Handy home. Damage to both houses
and contents amounted to $1,000.
A small fire occurred in the wash
room at the government fuel sheds at
1st and l streets southeast yesterday
afternoon. Only $40 damage was
done.
Suffering from a bullet wound In
his left hand, Thomas Lane, colored
1o4 Francis street southeast, applied
at Casualty Hospital for surgical
treatment early yesterday morning
Lane told the police he was shot by
an unidentified colored person while
crossing a vacant lot near Half and
NJ streets southeast.
John Blum. fourteen years old. 10
Florida avenue northeast, who was
severely burned several days ago
while playing around fire on lot
near his home. died at Casualty Hos
pital yesterday. Coroner hewitt gave
a certificate of accidental death.
The ID. c. Congress. of Mother. and
Parent-Teachers' Organizations will
meet tomorrow afternoon from to 4
o'clock at the Teachers Club, 602 11th
street.
The 113th anniversary of the birth
day of Gen. Robert z. Lee will be
celebrated tonight at the Lafayette
Hotel by a banquet of students and
alumni of the Washington and Lee
University. of which Gen. Lee was
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1870.
Rf. Rev. Paul Jones. secretary of
Fellowship of Reconcillia ton. will de-
liver an address at the Friends
Church. 18Th and Irving streets, to-
morrow night.
A meeting to organize n Zionist So
ciety of Engineers and AgriculturiSts
will be held tonight at o'clock at
the Y. NJ. H. A building. Emile Ber-
liner. well known inventor and Zion
list leader. will speak.
The George Washington University
Players. a branch of the Federated
Dramatic Cubs of the city. are pre-
versity during Junior week." Febru-
airy Is to p
The Bible study committee OF the
Anthony League will meet tonight at
oclock at 2007 Columbia road Mrs. A
V. Wadhams will preside. Mrs. Nan
cite B. Paul will speak on The Sig
nificance of the Names of the Patri-
archs."
The junior cia.. of the college of
engineering at George Washington
University has elected the following
officers: H. L. Strang. president; Ev-
erett Hellmuth, vice president; r. D
Campbell, secretary; ]. H. Lapish.
treasurer. and A. L. Lanigan, SER
geant-at-armS.
The board Of education will meet
Wednesday afternoon at o'clock at
the Franklin School, 18th and K
streets.
sculptor, will speak at the Y. W. c.
a tomorrow evening at 1880 o'clock
on "Rumania-Past and Present"
The Oklahoma Sooner Club will meet
tomorrow evening at the Thomson
School, 18th and l. streets. An inter-
eseing program will be rendered fol-
lowed by dancing and refreshments.
The Washington Alumnae Club of
Pi Beta Phi Fraternity will meet to-
morrow afternoon at 4 o'clock at the
residence Of Miss MCGOWAN. apart
ment 3, 1417 Belmont street.
Mrs. Laura Miller, former advertis-
ing manager of the Chicago and
Northwestern railroad, will have
charge of the vocational conference
on advertising and publicity at the
Business Women's Conference
lecture under the auspices Of the
Mems League of the First Baptist
Church will be delivered tomorrow
night at o'clock by Walter Liggett,
deputy commissioner on emigration in
North Dakota He will speak on '"The
Admonition of the West"
Representative Ogden Of Kentucky
Will speak at the meeting of the Ken
lucky State Society Thursday night at
8 O'Clock at the Thomson School A
musical program will be given fol-
lowed by dancing.
Absoiute divorce in asked In n sniff
filed in the District Supreme Court by
Edgar K Hodges against Edith M.
Hodges. They were married Febru-
ary 20, 1916. at Alexandria, Va, and
have one child.