Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-09-02
HYATTSvILLE.

The Hyattsville section Of the chorus OF
the centennial anniversary Of laying the
corner stone Of the Capitol held rehearsals,
under the dictatorship of Prof. ]. A .Roeder,
at the Presbyterian Church last Monday
and Thursday nights. The choruses, 1.-THE
Heavens Are Telling" '"Te Deum," Amer
ica," Home. Sweet Home" and 1.-THE
Coronation were practiced. At the lat
ter rehearsal twenty-six singers were pres
ent. This section Is making excellent pro-
gress, and expects to add several more
voices to its number at it's next rehearsal.
which will be held on Monday night. Miss
Mamie Fowler, the secretary Of this sec
ton, deserves considerable credit for her
earnest efforts in its behalf. The singers
who compose the chorus of this place are
as follows: Misses Bertha Rathbone and L..
Riley. altos; Misses Bessie and Mamie
Fowler, Edith Rathbone. Edith Gallant.
Mary Frazier, NJ. Bennett, Lilly Acker, G.
Duffy. 7. Giusta. Leila Aman. Mrs. N. A.
Dunning and Mrs Aman. sopranos; Messrs,
Preston. Mcmillan and VIM. Hickey, ;en-
ors, and Messrs. j. F. Hickey, G.. Burns,
s. Britt and Bartlette. baritones.
Mr.. Louis D. Wine has leased Ravens
wood to Mr.. H C. Dobbs for two years.
Mrs. and Miss Wine who are now sojourn-
on the 18th instant. and Mr.. Wine viii then
move with them to Washington, and re-
side at lit Q street northwest Mr.. " r.
Unger, who has been taking care of Mr..
Wines property, will move into Mr.. Dobb' 8
house as soon as 1t Is vacated.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Young Ladies' Mission Band Of the Hyatts-
Vile Presbyterian Church will be held at
the residence Of Mrs. A. r. Holden next
Monday evening.
Mission services will begin at st. Jerome's
Catholic Church next Sunday morning at
1880 o'clock. and last one week. The SER
vices during the week days will be held at
8 o'clock in the morning and 7:30 In the
evening. The forty hours devotion will
commence on Sunday morning, September
10. and at $50 o'clock on the morning Of the
the former pastor Of that church, will sing
mass.
Mr.. Manning c. Combs Of Leonardtown,
Nd. has been appointed principal Of the
public school OF this place.
The board of town commissioners met
last evening at the residence Of DR.. Chas.
A. Wells. The sanitary condition Of the
town was looked into and other local busi-
ness was transacted. The Episcopal and
Catholic churches will in all probability pay
one-half the cost of the improvements In
front of their property on Spencer street
which the board contemplates making. The
treasurer stated that up to the present
time about one-third of the town taxes had
been paid.
Mr.. John 8. Brookbank, who has been Ill
with typhoid fever and partly recovered.
has had relapse and is now In critical
condition.
The officers Of registration will sit in the
several election districts of this county on
Monday Tuesday and Wednesday, Septem-
Der Is. 10 and 20, from o'clock a. m. to
o'clock p. m, for the purpose of revising
and completing the registry of voters and
poll books Of the respective districts.
Miss Sarah Simms will shortly COM
mence the erection of a dwelling on her lot
at Beltsville. adjoining the property Of DR.;
c. A. Fox.