Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-30
THE PRESIDENT AT CHURCH.
he and Mrs Cleveland Listen to the
Rev. DR.. Sunderland.
They Attend the Union Presbyterian
Services at the Central Church.
Attention Shown Them.

President and Mrs. Cleveland attended
the Central Presbyterian Church, on the
corner of Sd and l streets northwest, this
morning TO worship with the rich and the
poor and to give thanks together with them.
President Cleveland was at the First
Presbyterian Church last Sunday, and hear
ing the notice that the congregation would
meet with the members of the Assembly
and Fourth Presbyterian Churches at the
Central Church for their Thanksgiving
service, last night DR.. Sunderland received
a notice that the President and his wife ex-
pected to be present at the service of today
Accordingly all necessary preparations were
made for his coming. A large bunch of
chrysanthemums was sent to the church
from the White House this morning.
A trifie after IL o'clock the Presidents
carriage drove up to the church, where
Lieut.. Kelly of the sixth precinct and a
couple of officers were stationed, with the
expectation of keeping the crowd back.
The coming Of the President, however, had
been little noised about, and their presence
was unnecessary, as hardly a handful of
people were standing by. The door of the
carriage was opened by Lieut.. Kelly, and
Mrs. Cleveland tripped quickly up the walk
TO the church. followed by the President
who walked with brisk step and was look
ing unusually well and free from care
Mrs. Cleveland was dressed unpreten-
tiously in a black serge cloak, with fur
The two entered the door. where Mr.. Miley
Ffnick was stationed to clear the way, just
as DIR. Pitzer. pastor of the church, was
delivering the opening prayer and, after
pausing in the vestibuie until the con-
clusion. were shown to the place reserved
for them by Mr.. Norman Elliott, president
of the Christian Endeavor Society of the
church.
The services were brief and largely at
tended. A prayer from Rev George o. Lit
tie, pastor of the Assembly Church, and an
anthem by the choir was followed by an
eloquent sermon from DIR. Byron Sunder-
land or the First Presbyterian Church At
the conclusion of the sermon the congrega-
ton rose and sang America" and the bene-
dlctlOn was pronounced by DIR. Sunderland.
DIR. Kelly of the Fourth Church was pre-
vented from being present by sickness.
BY this time considerable assembly had
gathered outside and the presidential couple
passed quickly out amidst the rest of the
congregation The custom which is re-
garded at the First Presbyterian Church
by which the rest of the worshipers remain
seated until the President has gone out.
was not observed at the Central Church
today. This morning was the first time
that church has ever been visited by a
President.
A white male infant was found at 9th
and X streets northwest last evening and
sent TO ST. AIMS Asylum
Willis +. Adams for assaulting Polly
Lynch paid 81 in Judge Miller's court today
Amelia Iaylor, an old colOred woman
who permitted disorderly persons to as
semble in her house, is spending two weeks
vacation in jail.
1t is stated that the German emperor
personally commended the chief of police
in Kiel for his activity in causing the ar
rest of the two French spies aboard the
yacht Inset.