Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-07-24
nee Of THEEvESISG STAR.

Correspondence Of THEEvEy1sG STAR
Inc Anacosna Citizens Association held
very animated meeting in the station house last
night. among those present being James Bar
ker, A. NJ. Green, W. Lee White, Arch Etzler,
W. j. Latimer, Benz. Mundell, J. W. BARLEY.
". Marden King. J. c. Lee, A. Dawson, Hiram
Fits, DR.. R. A. Pyles, Charles Barker, A. Nc
Lean. j. Adam Belle and Others The princi-
pal business of the meeting was the devising
OF ways and means for assisting in the Penn
syivanla avenue bridge celebration August 25
Mr. White. from the East Washington Associ-
alton, explained the nature OF the celebration
and the progress that has been made in raising
FUNDS for the occasion. About $4,000 has
already been contributed to provide barbecue
Tor the public and half as much more will be
received before the books are closed. Messrs
Thomas Gray, III. A. Linger, H. A. Griswold
and W. Lee White have been appointed by the
East washington Association to receive funds
from our citizens and the local association ap-
pointed committee OF three. consisting of Dr.
i. Iorrey. BENZ Mundell and j. Adam Bede
10 assist them IN the canvass. A general COM
mlttee OF five to confer with the East
Washington Association, learn what position
Anacostla would be given in the procession
and AID In the general cooperative work of
whooping up the celebration was also APP
pointed, being composed of DR.. r. A. Pyles, j.
Z. Lee. j. W. BARLEY, J. Adam Bede. and s.
NJ Golden. As an evidence of good faith the
association appropriated the balance of a few
dollars IN the treasury to the aid of the bridge
celebration. The association took hold of the
celebration business in vigorous way and
gave evidence that this suburb will eat barba-
cue at the first table. The speaking and feast
OF reason Will be on the Washington side of the
branch, but the flow of soul will be all over our
hiIisldes. The beef will be ripe and juicy.
SCHOOL MATTERS
Altar be bri1 busipo,s l,1 49,.
of Anacostia school matters were ripped up the
back with buzz saw. 1t was claimed by MIR.
Lee that this suburb is Disseminated against
by the school authorities; that the present
trustee, DIR. Wilmer OF st. Elizabeth, now in
Europe for the summer has no personal inter-
est III the schools; that the seventh and eighth
grades, now taught in one room are more
than any teacher can do justice to: that music
and drawing are neglected; that our building
Is inadequate, some teachers inefficient; that
the District Is educating children from Vir-
CHINA and Maryland, while our own abundant
offspring are crowded out or put on half
ratlons; that this school district needs q SUPER
wishing principal and would get one if our peo-
pie llfted up their voices high enough: that at
present many children are forced to 90 TO
Washington for intellectual fodder. and that
our District school management in general and
that OF AnacOstia in particular needed to be
curried down and busted off,
Mr.. Hiram Pitts. who had been pilgrim for
over eighty years. thought the school question
was an important one to our cOmmunity and
tEat the association should give it attention.
lie said the Commissioners a few wears ago
arrogated to themselves more mower than
properly belongs to them and narrowed down
the authority OF the trustees till the latter had
become little more than the agents of the Com
missloners. In no other city, he said were the
school authorities so limited in their field Of
operations. The schools, he said are at the
very foundation of society and their efficiency
OF the deepest concern to the community
Before the subject was left Mr. Mundell pre-
sented the name of Mr.. Pitts as the candi-
date of the association for school trustee to
succeed Mr.. Wilmer at the expiration of his
term, which occurs soon. The motion was
carried, but Mr.. Pitts plead. his age as a sufi-
Gent excuse for declining. and Prof L. T. |
Messer, who Is only seventy nine years old was |
az once CHOSEN and the association will ASA his
appointment
The need of police patrol wagon for the |
NTH precinct to serve this subprecinct was
also raised, as was also the need OF night sta
ton keeper, so that prisoners may be lodged
here over night 1t was explained that the
present appropriation bill, if ever passed. will
give US night station keeper. and that a
S2oO0O addition to our school building Is also
provided for.
JACKSON STREET SEWER.
The completion of the Jackson street sewer
was urged, and W. Marden King was appointed
to act with the standing committee on sewers.
to see the Commissioners and present the case
to them. The change of Commissioners since
the work was begun has caused much DELAY,
but 1t is thought they will order the sewer COM
pleted at the earliest practicable time On ac-
count OF the dry weather no inconvenience las
been experienced this season. but heavy rain
would flood several houses The Fillmore and
Pierce street approaches to the new Masonic
Hall were reported in rough and unsightly con-
dltiOn, and the committee on streets roads and
bridges was instructed to look after their i'm
provement Two new members-A b. Frisbie
andJ c. Lee-jOined the association.
John A. Logan Post, GAR. held its regular
meeting last night and resolved to attend the
national encampment at Boston. Several men,
bers Will go. The arms for the post have
arrived and now the boys feel like soldiers
again.
Naomi Tent of Rechabites held its regular
weekly meeting last night and received several
new narnbara