Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-06-28
ANACOsTIA.

MEETING OF CrrxExs' ASSOCIATION, No. g.
At the quarterly meeting Of Citizens associs-
ton, No. 8, Wednesday night all the commit
tees made reports. A special committee was
appointed to look sitter the extension of city
water-mains into the village and the erection
Of fre-plugs. The committee on schools re-
ported that additions are being made to both
the white and colored school buildings at Ben
at Good Hope. IL asked that the Anacostia
building be enlarged By the addition of six
more rooms, and that manual training and
cooking schools be established The police
committee asked for an increase of the force.
The act of Congress Of August "a, 1888, for SUBJ
division of land and extension of streets was
Endorsed by resolution, Congress being petit
toned to extend the streets and avenues to the
District line. MIR. ID. T. johnson was indorsed
and recommended as keeper of the new Penn
sylvania avenue bridge. The association also
prepared notice requesting that all citizens
interested in street Improvements in this part
OF the District appear in person or by letter at
the next meeting, to be held July 10, to make
necessary, and present reasons therefor.
RELIEF OF PoToMAC FLOOD SUFFERERs.-
The benefit entertainment at Gray's hall last
night was largely attended, about t35 being
cleared for the Potomac sufferers. Among
those who assisted in the exercises we're
Messrs. Watson Greenwell, Weldon, Anderson,
La Poutz b. E. Messer, @. E. Messer Misses
Cassie Sibley, Flora Elzler, Cora Mclean,
Nettie Messer, Miss vanhorn, Mrs. vanhorn
and Mrs. Beasley.
PERsoNAL.-Mrs. Odessa c. Allen and Son and
Miss Ella Allen will leave the first of the week
for q trip through Virginia. Afie
Benckert, OF Philadelphia, is visiting her sis
ter, Mrs. I. M. Cawood, and other relatives
here. She will remain few Week.-Mrs. ].
r. Williams is spending the week with friends
in Baltimore.-Mr. James Gregory, one of
the old residents Of Prince Georges county,
celebrated his sixty-eighth birthday Tuesday
at his home, miles from here.-On Wednes-
day DIR. Pyles and J. A. Watson removed q
tumor from Will J6rdon's forehead, Just above
his eye.-Arthur Mclean entertained few
companions yesterday afternoon on the occa-
sion OF the eighteenth anniversary of his birth.
NoTEs.-Several employees at the st. Eliza
beth asylum testify to seeing a meteor fall to
the earth at late hour Wednesday night and
nearing 1t explode as it planted itself in the
low ground within the asylum park.-About
seventy-five orphan boys from the st. Joseph
asylum, OF Washington, spent yesterday after
noon picknicking in the beautiful park about
DIR. Christie's home on Harrison street The
recommendation Of Superintendent Beall for
street and county road improvements in this
part OF the District is gratifying to the resi-
dents.-The Anacostia base ball association
has called meeting for next Monday night to
make some disposition of the funds in the treas
ury:-The camp meeting advertised to be
held In Penncote grove for the benefit of Mt
vernon mission will be held in Chestnut grove,
between Good Hope and the Jewish cemetery,
beginning July s. Rev. Noah Warner. pastor
Prof. Petty has turned over to the city COM
mittee $5.25 and a large amount of clothing
contributed by the children of the public schools
to the flood sufferers