Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-11-16
ANACOSTlA.
A MEMoRIAL SERVICE.

Homage was paid the memory OF Miss Ads
Bryant yesterday afternoon. Bethlehem Col
ored Baptist Church Of Hillsdale was crowded
by these who were her friends. The altar wal
buried unde, white blossoms and the pillars
entwined IN evergreen and ivy, The chair
which the dead girl used while teacher in
Bethlehem Sunday school was covered in white
ohrysanthemums Mr.. c. W. Davis, superin
tenGent Of Bethlehem Bapt:s, Sunday school
presided and delivered an eloquent address OF
welcome. Miss George r. Simpson. Mr.. A w
Carroll superintendent of Allen Chapel A. NJ.
F. Sunday school, Prof b. Edmund Messer OF
ADacustia Heights and Capt Graham made
brief addresses commcndatory OF the character
and deeds of Miss Bryant. and Miss Emma
Edelin, contributed en- original poem. Beth.
lebem choir led h. Prof. Amstesd Taylor, fur.
nished the music. Campbell A. NJ. E., Snow
Baptist Allen Chapel a. NJ. E.. Hi.lsdale Station
A. NJ f. and Picneer Sunday schools were rep
resented.
ExcELsIon ORANGE ELECTS oFFICERs.
Excelsior Grange Of Sui,iand. Prince Georges
county. Md has elected officers for the ensu
ing term as follows: Worthy master, H. s.
Miss Lulu Humphrey; treasurer, S. E. Cox
lecturer, Horace Crosier; pomona. Mrs. Cole
man; ceres, Mrs. Edna Shaw; FORA Mrs. E. J.
Mimic. The institution occurred at the SIit-
land school house and was conducted by Deputy
Worthy Grand Master j. Il. Ager, assisted by
Past Worthy Master hay and Mr.. J. Miller OF
Eureka Grange. fair sum of money is in
the hands of the building committee aud the
erection of a commodious hall will soon be
begun.
TIE GARFIELD SCHOOL QUESTION.
The Garfield Citizens Association met al
Allen A.M.E. Chapel Friday night. President
A. W. Carroll presided. Rev. S. NJ. johnson
stated that as one of the committee appointed
by the association he had seen Superintendent
of Public Schools Powell and urged him not to
transfer the seventh and eighth grades from
Garfield to Hiiisdale, but to improve the Gar
field school house 50 that they might be accom-
modated there. resolution was adopted
that I'VE, the citizens of Garfield, do petition
the honorable Commissioners of the District
and pray them to reinstate our seventh and
eighth grades at our school, and recommend to
the Congress better schooling facilities for us.
NOTES,
Mrs. Maria Bell of Broddock, Pa, is visiting
he. daugh liter, Mrs. Annie Etzler Of Maple ave-
nue..
Miss Florence Crosier, daughter of the Mary
land politician, is visiting friends in New IQrk
Superintendent of County Roads Charles f
Watson has his whole force at work grading,
crawling and guttering the south square OF
Polk street
An effort is being made on the part of the
residents in the neighborhood Of Congress
Heights and the old National race course to
have an officer stationed thereat night.
The pulpit of the jackson Street NJ. L. Church
was occupied yesterday by Rev. +. A Dony of
Scranton, Pa, assistant secretary Of the Ameri-
can Sabbath School Union.
Rev. William fl. Young, presiding elder of
the colored Methodist Episcopal church,
preached at Bethlehem Colored Baptist Church
yesterday morning.
Rev. Walter Wilson Of Canada filled the same
pulpit last night.
James Driver, colored man aged twenty
one years, was arrested Saturday evening at
Good Hope by Officer Narrower for the shoot
ing of Johnnie Hall last Thursday in Prince
Georges county, Driver was turned over to
Constable Arthur b. Suit yesterday.
Mr. James Webb last Friday had a carbuncle
removed from the base of his skull by Drs.
Bayne and Pyles Owing partially to Mr..
Webb's advanced age he is in precarious con-
dition.
Efforts are being made to have policeman
stationed at Congress Heights at the old Ma
tional race course.
The Epworth League meeting at the NJ. E.
Church last night was conducted by Miss j W..
Wetmore of the Metropolitan NJ f. Church,
the topic being "A Friend at Court"
Rev. Mr.. Osborne of Washington preached
at the Jackson Street NJ. Z. Church on the sub
lect of Christian endurance.