Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-08-16
ONE OF GOODS" FIRST TEMPLES
The Camp at Washington Grove.
WASHINGTON GROVE, August 18th, 1884.

| WASHINGTON GROVE, August 18th, 1884
This grove is truly one Of Gods first temples
Embark1ng at the B. and o. depot you make
most delightful run OF twenty miles through pros
| porous old Montgomery and debark at Washington
Grove after a forty-flve minutes ride At this
point real comfort begins First the eye is pleased
| with picture that Is sweet to remember The
spacious waiting room and platforms are lively
with scores Of expectant friends each face wearing
| a happy, hopeful smile OF welcome Much kissing
| among the ladies and greetings such as swell,
you are here" from the gentlemen, make quite
pleasant Babel, that is repeated on the arrival Of
each train.
ON to the encampment, by way OF Grove avenue,
this shaded and delightful thoroughfare is the fav
orite resort OF romantic stroers 1t is Overarched
| by massive oaks and lighted after nghtfall by
| many torches. On the south side of the avenne
pulpit has been erected and comfortable seats ar
| ranged, where those may restand worship on Sun
days who are excluded from the tabernacle SER
Vice because OF the dense crowd. Another OF these
stands is situated the head OF Sd avenue for the
benefit OF persons who come by private vehicles.
| The encampnent consists OF six avenues, terrni-
mating at the circle, In the center of which is
large and handsomely foOred tabernacle with COM
Portable pews and platform for the choir, just
back of the pulpit At both sides of the building
there are rows of seats reaching almost to the
avenues. All the treeS-and there are many, espe-
caly within the circle and on ''Potical HiIl"-have
or xa VIII tTuf b e 9o6 ea look
ways are nicely carpeted with clean fresh fragrant
straw: This Is a big improvement on dust More
over, there is grand supply of the most sparkling
and pureSt water all through the grove Now, as
regards what we eat and where we may get it.
The Washington Grove hotel and Mrs. Dorsey,
at the head OF 9th avenue can feed the world and
his wife. The Dorsey dining room will seat one
hundred at time, and the larder can supply a
thousand on Sunday. There will be sandwich,
| melon and ice cream saloon just at the rear OF the
dining room. AT the hotel bakery the reserve
and 200 pounds of cake. A good, solid dinner can
be had at either place. The store room adjoining
the hotel has been fitted up into a lunch and ice
Business Is very brisk in camp to-day.
The organ that is now On the stand is to be re-
moved tomorrow and replaced by one OF greater
volume and power.
~; Prof Glen Poole is to arrive to-day, bringing
Prof. sipe will preside at the organ on Sunday,
and DR.: Hendly will lead the choir
dr. III Sagor win preach the
OF Dickinson college. at p. m
This evenings revival service was enthusiastic
f0rcibe appeal by Rev. A. H. Thompson, based upon
the text, almost thou persuadest Inc to be
Christian" one pentent kIet at the altar OF
Rev. Mr. Osborn, native missionary of India, is
confidently expected here on Thursday, the 21st.
| Mr.. HouSer and family are costly fixed in their
! snug cottage on 4th avenue
The many friends OF Mrs. NJ. D. Clarke may find
circle.
Rev. Mr.. Baker arrived this evening, and Mr. B.
| T. Evans and wife and Miss Travers have secured
rooms at the hotel, and will arrive from Washing
ton at 5:45 p. m tomorrow.
NO SCARLET FEVER AT CAMP.
| Thomas p Morgan, president of the association,
says: "There is no case of scarlet fever at Wash
| 1ngt0n Grove. There have been two cases only
during the season; one removed and the other en-
trely recovered" B.
|
Money Claimed for the District.
WHAT THE COMMISSIONERS WRITE TO THE TREAS
| URY DEPARTMENT.
| The District Commissioners have written as
follows to the Secretary of the Treasury con-
corning the proceeds OF the bond sale:
| 10TH AUGUST.
Hon. Chas. j. Folger .Secretary OF the Treasury
| The commissioners have the honor to acknOwl-
! edge the receipt OF the endorsement, dated 14th
inst, of the Hon. Assistant Secretary Coon upon
the letter of the Hon. L. S. Treasurer stating that
the proceeds OF the sale OF the bonds therein re-
ferred TO- amounting to s39,977.54, have been COW
ered into the treasury OF the United States and to
its credit, OF which $50 1903 Will be advanced to
the Commissioners to pay the contractors. This
seems to imply that the residue of the proceeds
Will be retained to the credit OF the United States,
and no portion OF 1t to the credit OF the District
This is so Incompatible with the decision OF your
| department upon Which the sale OF the bonds was
asked that the commissioners suppose they need
only to call your attention to it to secure recon
S1deratlon OF the matter and proper action in the
premises
A letter signed by the Hon. Assistant Secretary
Coon, dated 9th OF May, announced the decision OF
your office that the law gives the contractors the
interest on the bonds and security for the ulti-
ownership OF the bonds is in the Commissicners Of
the District. With that letter was forwarded an
elaborate opinion OF the honorable first controller
addressed to you, and which concludes that the
Commissioners are charged by law with the duty
OF Investing and selling the retain bonds, OF pay
Ing the contractors from the proceeds and OF depOs
ting the surplus, If any, the United States Treas
ury TO the credit OF miscellaneous receipts Such
deposits by the Commissioners to that credit are
always for the District, and not otherwise and the
decision OF the controller, therefore, is that such
surplus Is to be deposited by the Commissioners to
the credit OF the District.
The Commissioners need not reiterate what they
nave had occasion to declare to you heretofore that
the foregoing decision AMI opinion are sound an
| exposition OF the law as expressed by the Judges
| before whom the contractors brought their cases
Nothing then remained but to follow that decision
and opinion namely TO treat the bonds the prop
ery OF the Commissioners whose duty it was to sell
them, and out of the proceeds pay the contractors
what is due them and deposit the surplus to the
credit OF the District revenue derived from the
Investment, and which, like other revenues of the
District, must be deposited in the Treasury to its
credit, and cannot he expended until appropriated
| by Congress
If this surplus money or any portion thereof
| important to have it placed to its credit in the
Treasury. whether appropriated or not. for the act
OF June goth, 1881 making an appropriation for the
completion or the sewerage system, advances
money TO the District partly upon the fact that the
| District has unapprOprlated sums and balances of
appropriations lying to It's credit in the Treasury.
and requires the District to pay interest at ner
| cent only upon sums advanced beyond such I'm
expended amounts.
The Commissioners, therefore would he derelict
In their duty II they should neglect insist siren
uously upon the proper credit being given the Dis
In this case the sum OF nearly $4,000 has been
realized from the sale OF bonds, which you decide
| are the property OF the Commissioners and which
the first controller decides should be deposited by
them in the Treasury to their account OF miscella.
neouS receipts. and which is needed to diminish
| the Understanding debt of the District to the
United States under the act OF June Goth aforesaid
| The Commissioners think they need not anticipate
possible losses In the future In the purchase and sale
of other bonds for like purposes II there be Losses
they Will be primarily those Of the District alone
for the legal obligation to make good the contract
is that OF the District and of the United States
Tor the contracts are those Of the District only
Any fear that such possible losses will not be
made good by the District does not Justify the
Treasury In Sequesterg the proceeds OF the sale OF
District property or In giving them to the United
States or another as guaranty against such pos
Sbiity.
Knowing that the Treasurer was constantly SELL
Ing or exchanging bonds, the Commissioners asked
as an act or courtesy that he sell these bonds as
their property. The answer practically is that he
has sold the bonds as requested and OF the prC
ceedS will give the Commissioners the OWNERS
enough TO pay their present debt, and the rest he
Will deposit In the Treasury, not their credit but
to that OF another.
The commissioners submit that this does not
accord with the law or your decision and that they
need this accretiOn to their lnveStment-this
sum earned by their money-and ask that
1t be deposited as the law directs and
In compliance with the opinion OF the first con-
troller forwarded by you to the Commissioners in
May last, and upon which the sale OF bonds was
| n your department. Indeed, your former decision
| mas been corrOborated by your department and
carried to its logical sequence by another decision
| forwarded to the Commissioners the nreSent