Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-02-06
ANACOSTIA.
BUILDING ASSOCIATION ELECTION.

BUILDING ASSOCIATION ELECTION.
The stockholders of the Anacostia Building
Association held their annual meeting last
night in the Office of the treasurer, C. F. Wal
son. Among the gentlemen present were II.
b. Fernald. A. NJ Green, c. F. Watson, Charles
Yost, Charles w. Burgdoar. James W. Austin,
o. s. Humphrey, George Wright, R. L. Scaggs,
Frank I. Eno, W. NJ. Dodge and II. X. Simp-
son. The finance committee commended the
work of the secretary and treasurer. Secretary
A. NJ. Green reported the receips to be 81, 600
in excess of the disbursements for the i'm
provement and purchase Of realty and the re-
sources to be over IS 0O0 III excess of liabilities
The election of directors to fill vacancies caused
by the expiration of the terms of w. NJ. Dodge
and Arthur b. Suit resulted in the reelection
of Mr.. Dodge for term Of three years and
the election of John G.. Slater for the same
period. A 16 per cent dividend was declared
on outstanding stock and the issuance Of new
series decided upon.
YOUNG FOLKS RECEPTION.
| A delightful reception was last night ten
dered the Young Peoples Union of the Fourth
Street ME. Church by Mr.. George Watson.
Miss Lizzy Watson presided at the chocolate
guests present were Misses Cross, Garthwait,
| Macintosh, Beet. SmOOt, Dunn. Humphrey,
Henry, Selby. McCathran, Price, the Misses
Mathis and Amery. Messrs. Dunn, Bevans,
Campbell, Cook, Hulse. Eaton, Maurice Otter
back and George Otterback.
DEATH OF A CoLoREp CENrENARIAN.
Mrs. Hannah Bruce of Hillsdale died last
Tuesday at the advanced age of one hundred
and Ave. She had been sufferer for the past
six years. She was married thrice and leaves
| twenty-eight grandchildren. She was on aunt
to Rev. John Wesley Beckett. DID,, of the
Metropolitan A. NJ. E. Church, and to Rev.
Lemuel Beckett Of Elmira. N. Y. Her funeral
will take place from Good Hope A. N. E. Church
next Sunday at pm. Rev. NJ. W. Traverse,
| officiate.
| PERSONAL MENTION.
Miss Anne Skinner gave party Wednesday
afternoon. Those present were Mrs. Henry
Griswold, Mrs. Olaf Gerdrom, Mrs. w. G..
Davenport, Mrs. b. Bayne. jr, Mrs. Ryder,
Mrs. Roache, Mrs. Charles Burr, Miss Netty
| Messer and one or two others. Mrs. James L.
Hawley assisted.-Mr. George D. Watson has
been promoted from note clerk to receiving
teller in the National Capital Bank The bank
will enter its new quarters on Monday next
Justice George H. Armstrong has been ap-
pointed by the Supreme Court in General
Term United States commissioner and ex.
aminer in chancery.
BY vote Of A to AZ the resolution COM
mending Senator Washburn for opposition ia
the Lodge election bill defeated in the
| Minnesota house Of representatives yesterday
Seventeen ghost dancers who were assembled
at Lower Brule agency early in the Indian
troubles and taken to Fort Smelling and con.
fined were returned to their homes yesterday.
James Redpath. the lecturer and Irish sympa
thizer. Was knocked down by a street car in
New York yesterday afternoon. He was moi
fatally injured.
The Nebraska house yesterday passed reso
luton to receive Gov. Boyds message THU
morning instead Of yesterday afternoon.
The cOroner's investigation into the causes
leading to the Mammoth coal mine disaster il
which 107 men lost their lives, was begun o.
Greensburg, Pa, yesterday. The investiga
ton will be thorough and will Last several DAYS
John Ward signed with the Brooklyn league
. base ball club yesterday. He said he per
fectly satisfied with the terms he signed under
1t is said that tho sealing fleet which viii
60 to Bcring sea from British Columbia thi
season will nearly double that of last year.
Harold Chambers, young married maj
employed as clerk by the Great Northern
Hallway Company at st. Paul. has eloped Will
Mrs. Z. A. White.
The school building, the chapel and rectory
of Bishop College, at Lenoxyille, Quebec, wa
burned yesterday. Loss, Sc, 900.
A resolution was adopted by the New Yorl
chamber of commerce yesterday calling on tn,
, Senators ard Representatives from New Yorl
, to all their efforts to have the TORY bank
ruptcy bill advanced to a vote as soon as pos
sible.