Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-08-27
ANACOsTIA.
LOGAN POST MEETING.

Il
John A. Logan Post No. IS, Department Of
| the Potomac, held q well-attended meeting
last night The committee appointed at the
last meeting of the post to arrange for an ex
| cursion for the benefit Of the national encamp.
ment entertainment fund reported that il had
| chartered the Pentz for September 4, with the
understanding that il the weather should be
foul the excursion might be postponed. The
presentation Of the memorial record. to have
taken place on the fourth Wednesday in Sep
TENDER, was postponed. owing to the fact that
DR.. W. W. Godding. donor of the record. will be
| out OF the city. DR.. Turner Torrey resigned al
| post surgeon because of his removal to Wash.
ington, and DR.. Grant of Anacostia Heights was
elected in his stead. Several contributions to
the encampment entertainment fund were re-
celved. Senior Vice Commander Watson pre-.
sided.
SUNDAY SCHOOL PICNIC.
Pencote wood swarmed yesterday with the
pupils and teachers of the Independent Method.
list Sunday school Of Southeast Washington. A
procession of carettes herdics and private We
hicies furnished transportation. Swings were
rugged up, hammocks stretched, lunch baskets
numbered and tables improvised for action.
Refreshment was freely dealt from lemonade
wells ard ice-cream gorges Prospecting par
ties explored DEVILS Jump, Skeleton gulch,
Moccasin cave, Mirror brook and other points
OF interest and romance in the forest, Rev, j.
ID. Wilson, pastor Of the Independent Method
ist Church and superintendent of the Sunday
school, and Mr. H. P. Childs, assistant superin-
tendent Of the school, engineered the affair. II
was their annual picnic.
SINGLE sKIFF swEEPsTAKEs
The sweepstakes race for single skiffs was
rowed last evening and the sporting fraternity
of Southeast Washington and Anacostia was in
high feather. Tho course was from the Ana
costa bridge to that at Pennsylvania avenue and
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Lawrence Miller, Walter Cooksey and Thomas
Mcdonald. At $50 o'clock Miller in the skiff
Reedbird, Cooksey in tho Bluebird and Nc
Donald in the Blackbird Came to abreast Of
Bailey's boat house. J A. Bailey sent the trio
away well together. Mcdonald went to the
fore and maintained the lead to the str oke boat.
Here Cooksey began to squirt and came home
with hfty-vard gap Of water to his credit.
Miller was the last in tie race. John Hardin
and Charles Clark were the judges and James
K. Miles the referee. No time was taken.
AN EpwoRra LEAGUE GARDEN SOCIAL.
Anacostia Chapter of the Epworth League
took possession of the Methodist Church lecture
room and lawn last night and entertained the
public at an Epworth League garden social.
The grounds we're radiantlv lanterned. There
was an abundance of food and fun. The execu-
tive committee was Mise Matte NJ. Mink, Mr..
John w. Middleton, Miss Richardson. Miss Car
RE Bowen, Miss Eta Haines, Miss Flossie Etzler,
MIR. 5. Russell Bowen, Mr.. Herbert F. Allen,
Master Bruce Allen and Master Ashbury Butler.
RECHABITE LAWN FETE.
The ong-contemplated Rechabite lawn fete
came off last night and was an all.around sue.
cess. Mrs. Mary E. Crawford, Mrs. J. 7. Har.
rison and Mrs. Adelaide Stangier presided over
the refreshment stands and the executive COM
mittee was composed of T. Singleton Webster
George w. Shoemaker, jr.. James T. Harrison,
Milton Fillius, s. r. Mundell and Charles Stan
gier. Bryan's grove was well lighted.