Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-05-04
THE GOLDEN CROSS.
Notes from the District Commander
ies-Delegates Going to Knoxville.

Meridian Cammandery No. 17S, U. 0. G. c.,
will hold an open meeting next Friday evening,
when Grand Commander John n. Ehle will
present to the commandery the banner prom
ised to the commandery making the largest net
gain during the past six months DIR. W. w.
Granger has been designated by the COM
mandery to make the response to the grand
commanders speech, and Francis l. Willis will
contribute an original poem.
Columbia Commandery No. 374 having made
exactly the same net gain during the past six
months as Meridian commandery, viz, &c, the
grand commander decided to present two BAN
ners instead of one. as originally intended.
Columbia will, therefore, hold a public meet
ing Tuesday evening, the 14th. In addition to
the presentation of the banner Mrs Jessie NJ
Blair viii be presented with prize OF $50 for
bringing into the commandery the largest
number OF new members during the past six
months.
The biennial session of the Supreme Com
mandery of the Golden Cross will be held in
knoxville, Tenn, May q, and will be attended
py delegates from every part of the country
where the order is established. There will
probably be reception rendered to the men,
bers from New England in this CITY on their re-
turn from Knoxville. after the session. The
District OF Columbia will be represented by
A. III. McBath, one of the supreme trustees: A..
u. Heylmun. supreme representative. and DIR.
;. A. ID. Mchim, past grand commander.
The Sidewalk DOctor-Capt. Symons.
To the Editor of The EVENING STAR:
L md that there is a strong feeling among
citizens in support of Capt. Symons' recon-
mendation that carriage-blocks Cor steps) shall
be removed from our sidewalks About the
only exceptions to the rule seem to be a small
number of carriage people, who have spent
a few dollars in purchasing these sidewalk
nulsances-these stumDhng-bIocks. But Capt
Symons and his assistants don't 60 far enough
III their war upon sidewalk Instructions MANY
OF our sidewalks along important streets and
avenues have for years been rendered danger
GUS as well as unsightly by plugs" or covers
to gas and water pipes. which protrude one
two and three inches above the surface This
nuisance becomes the more intolerable as the
sidewalks become more uneven. | could point
out good many opportunities for the exercise
OF the zeal Of the engineer officers of the
District. And, while / hope that the war on
carrlaSe-blocks will be successful. | have still
stronger hope that our Jealous city authorities
will doctor the sidewalks. generally. not only
near the curbs, but i'll the center and on the
inner side. Some of the payements have be-
come dlsgracefully rough. as a result of settling
and OF wear-and-tear and because MANY of the
bricks used for paving seem to have had small
stones mixed i'll rather than the proverbial
modIcum OF straw. Some of them appear to
be afflicted with warty eXcrescences. varying
from the size of pea to that of hazel-nut.
For instance, notice the sidewalks along the
triangular park on the north side of Pennsyl-
vania avenue, between 18th and 18th streets:
south side of Pennsylvania avenue, between
18th and Goth streets, and 1 street. from 2lst
street westward.
But by all means let the discussion continue
Some benefit to the public will result from the
agitation of this and kindred matters of gen.
eral concern. WEST END.