Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-06-19
ANACOsTIA.
4 CHURCH srERPLI.

st. Teresa's Catholic Church 10 to have Q
| steeple. The church 10 handsome structure,
but the absence Of spire gives to it an unfn-
ished aspect The projected Improvement is
one which the pastor, Father Thomas B.
Hughes, has long contemplated. Plans are
drawn and the design will soon be carried into
effect. The steeple will be of brick with gray
and one-half inches high, and will be sur
mounted by q cross six feet in height. giving
the structure total height of ninety-eight feet
four and one-half inches The first section will
be twelve feet square and three stories or forty
eight feet nine inches high. The first story Of
the tower will contain the baptstry and the
second will be devoted to choir library There
will be an entrance direct from the choir GAL
lery into the library. There are no plans for
the utilization of the third floor The cornice
with the peak of the roof on the
building proper. There will be a pair of stone
buttresses extending from the ground to the
second story on each of the three visible fronts
OF the tower The belt courses will be of stone
as Will the keystones of the window arches
The windows are to be Of stained glass and will
be set between ornate pilasters of stone The
second section will be built upon the top cor
nice OF the main tower and will measure forty
three feet seven and one-half inches from base
to vertex. In the lower part of this section and
level with the present cross will be the belfry
Ihis part OF the addition is to be constructed
OF oak timber and iron braces. with a roof of
slate. On top of all will be the cross The
steeple will be built at the southeast corner Of
the church.
A CHURCH FAIR.
The fair for the benefit of St. Ignatius'
Church, st. Ignatius' Mission, Prince Georges
county, Md. will open on Monday and con-
tinue during the week. The church was be-
gun last September and a month or two later
wa loid Will
monies. many Catholic organizations from
washington taking part The church was
bnlit by Mr.. Isaac Beers from plans formu-
lated by Mr.. Philip N. Dwyer, an architect,
and an Father Thomas b: Hughes, the pastor.
The church is complete. ssve the altar and
pews. The cost of this was IS, 900. and of this
amount u 500 remain unpaid. This indebted
ness will be iquidated before the dedication
OF the church next month. The bell has been
donated by George H. Gray of Anacostia,
Nicholas Brooke. deceased, but formerly Of
Silver Hill district, Md: Michael Quinn of
st. Elizabeth and Father Hughes. 1t was
cast at the McShane works, Baltimore, cost
$3.50, contains 52S pounds Of bell metal and
has total weight OF $50 pounds. Its tone is
that OF C. There will be booths representing
Oxon Hill, Silver Hill and Anacostia, attended
by ladies from those precincts. These booths
as wei as the various stands and tables are
being richly decorated and the oriole colors
Will figure conspicuously. Some little distance
from the church three spacious stands for dane
ing have been built. These will be used nightly
during fair week. Messrs. Chas Dodge and
Ihos. Ihyson have put on several of their teams
for the accommodation of Anacostians who de-
sire visiting the fair. The concensus of opinion
Is that the new st. Ignatius is the hantsonest
church IN Prince George county and the pref
test country church in the archdiocese of Bal
timore.
FOURTH OF JULY.
OWING To tho fac that =, Il, d;r.;x.-;a.
who were invited to celebrate the Fourth of
July at Anacostit have prior engagements To-
cal interest in the affair has, to some extent,
waned. 1t is now proposed to let John A. Lo-
gan Post. No. ID, q. A. r., take tine lead and
hold patriotic services in some grove close by
Some one viii be selected to read the Declara-
ton OF Independence. The orator of the day
Will be,selected from among the Grand Army
comrades and there will be singing by the
school children and volunteers from the
churches John A. Logan Relief Corps, No. Z,
Department of the Potomac, will participate.
Lunch baskets will be carried and the occasion
be made a grand picnic.
NOTES
1t has been decided by the choir boys of
Emmanuel Episcopa. Church to give their ex-
cursion to Marshall Hall OIL the 25th.
Mrs. Mary Dorsey of Monroe street is i'm
proving.
Anacestia Lodge, Knights of Pythias, met
last night.
Mr.. lhos. Milburn Of San Antonio, Texas, is
visiting his mother, Mrs. Granger of Pleasant
place.
The meeting Of the Kings Daughters Of the
Methodist Episcopal Church. to have been held
Yesterday at the house of the pastor. Rev. Dr.
Richardson, was postponed until next week.
Mr. Raymond A. Heiskell of Oxon Hill, Nd,
will be the valedictOrian of the graduating
class ut Georgetown University next Tuesday.