Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-15
GEORGETOWN.

very enthusiastic meeting of the Boys Club at
the Peck Memorial Chapel. President Leo
Schoenthal occupied the chair, and after the
meeting had been called to order committees
on membership. entertainments, base ball, foot
ball. lacrosse, ways and means. DC. were elected
Eleven new names were placed on the rolls
The members now number forty-three. Next
Monday night the boys will listen to debate
between Messrs. Garnet, Sewell, Peters and
Brown, the subject to be announced later in the
week. 1t was understood that the club would
be allowed to play base ball, lacrosse and foot
ball on certain Kalorama property, and the
committee on athletics was instructed to obtain
permit to this effect. Mr.. Mills will see that
the dumb bells, which have been ordered, ar
rive by the next meeting night Rev. C. Alvin
Smith. who is devoting much time and atten-
ton to the club, is confident of its success and
hopes to make 1t permanent and deserving
organization. The reading room will be
stocked in day two with standard books,
periodicals and papers and opened TO all OF a
literary turn Of mind.
HE WAS CHASED AWAY.
Yesterday q well-dressed man, wearing q
light helmet-like hat and blue trousers, entered
the premises Of Mrs. Berry, who occupies the
old Williams house. on Road street, and par
italy concea!ing himself beneath back porch
made various gestures to attract the attention
OF several little girls who were Playing about
the place. Tho children, seeing him, became
frightened and ran and told Mrs. Berry who
left the house by front door and SUNNI oned
some young men who were playing ball in
Cookies Park. near bv The strange acting
man then very wisely made good his escape,
the base ball players following with bats for .
long distance. Soon after couple OF officers
arrived on the scene and a sharp lookout was
kept for the man, but they got nothing beyond
his description.
TENLEYrowN WANTS LETTER cARRrrRs
Tenleytowners are again talking and working
for the extension to their homes Of the letter
carrier system. The mail is now brought reg
ularly up the road only as far as the Woodley
Inn, and they think it q severe slight that a
town OF at least $500 inhabitants has but one
mail a day and that is delivered at post office
and must be gone after i'll true country fashion.
The people say they are not in the country any
more but have many of the convcniences of a
city at their doors. and as many towns with a
population considerably less than them arc
supplied with carriers they pray that the sys-
tenn be extended to Tenleytown
HOOKED HIMSELF.
VIM. Nixley, young colored man, met with
painful accident Yesterday near the Chain
bridge. He was fishing and in attempting to
throw his line far out in the stream it became
tangled about his head and large fishing hook
lnbedced ittelf in his cheek. There was no
doctor anywhere hear and q companion of
Nixloy's attempted to dig the hook ont with his
pocket knife, bat the blade was dull and in the
hands of an inexperienced lancer and instead
OF removing the hook the cheek about it was
SCARED and cut a good deal. Finally, after
working over it for some time, the would-be
surgeon gave it up as bad job and Nixley,
with tie hook in his face. came to town and
had ii removed at drug store.
ORGANIZING A GLE CLUB.
u Rafn nd 9th
members Of the Georgetown Catholic Union
are busily engaged in organizing union glee
club and it is said that sixteen have already
made known their intention Of joining.
Aihcub this number are several very fine sing
ers, while all have good voices Among those
VINO will join are Mcssrs. Goodchild, Fullaloyc,
Bateman, Ed Craig, c. Murray. A Murray, T.
hoiliher, Cole, j; A. Prodigy, McGirr, Nc
Carthy and f. v. Offutt
NOTES.
There was young mems meeting at Mount
Tabor Church last night.
Miss George Lamb of 35th street is spending
week in Baltimore.
The young people of the Methodist Episcopal
Church at Ienleytown give lawn party this
afternoon and night on the grounds in the rear
OF the church.
Inc kindling of fires on the dumps near the
d street bridge st.ll continues, and tie often
sive odors and black smoke given off are the
source of much complaint.
At the one hundred and second monthly
meeting of tine Citizens Equitable Building
Association, held last night at Cropleys Hall,
fifty-two shares OF stock were sold at an aver.
age of 1853 per share, the amount sold being
$500. y large number of shares in the rev
eighth series were subscribed to.
Mr. 1. +. s. King, who for the past twenty
years has been resident of GEORGETOWN LEFT
last night for Texas. where he will take up his
residence permanently near Fort Worth.
Rev. John j. Murphy, 5. j., pastor OF Trinity
Church, writes to state that the announcement,
that Trinity Sunday school will reopen next
lied. "The fact is" says Father Murphy, thai
it viii reopen when l see the way clear for it.
and due announcement will be made in church. i