Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-10-20
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN.
Continued Dissertation of q Graveyard in
West Washington.
Funeral Services Over . College Stu
oent-An Axle Broken-Many Notes
OF General Interest.

D1lapidation and descration are still the
most prominent features of the Presbyter-
ian graveyard. located in the heart of the
town. Nightly thieves visit the place and
take therefrom movable slabs and foot
stones. which. during the day, are rubbed
down and sold for carriage steps ana door
stills. These decorators have even gone 10
far as to tear the bricks Of vaults from
their places The place is sadly in need of
attention: the dead lying there are COM
manding no more respect than dogs Those
who look with decent feelings upon grave
yards are shocked at the condition this one
is in and the easy manner in which the au-
thortties allow the depredations to be car
ried on.
The people ask for a speedy removal OF
all the bodies to cemeteries of repute and
the abolition OF this unsanitary and desc
Grated spot.
At present graves are open and filled
with stagnant water, rotten collins strewn
around and rank vegetation hanging in
sickly masses over everything.
1t Is probable that all the bodies now in
the alleged resting place will have to be
removed at the public expense. Those dead
friends were disinterred at the first attack
on the graveyard. Those now within the
partly inclosed place have either no friends
or none who are interested.
st. Albau's Entertainment.
st. Adams last night benefited herself
financially by the giving OF an entertain
ment 1t was a musical and literary one
combined, with fair attachment. and was
an unqualified success. both from q social
and moneyed standpoint.
The literary and musical portion OF the
feast was furnished by Miss Fasset Mr..
Lee Cox. Mrs. Daisy Fox. Miss Frisbee and
others.
Those who presided at the supper table
were Mrs. Goldsborough. Mrs. F. E. Mid
dleton and Mrs. Harrison.
The Misses Falls Mrs. T. w. Buckley and
Miss Washington sold candy in large guam
titles, and Miss Schneider kept the donkey
table. Mrs. F. r. Rich superintended the
fancy booth.
The profits of the night will be devoted
to the improvement Of the heating appara-
tus.
Death of q Student.
In the Dahlgren Memorial Chapel yester-
day requiem mass was celebrated over the
remains Of young Louis Hogan. the student
who died at Georgetown College on Tuesday
last Of typhoid fever. The rector was the
celebrant ..
There were present within the chapel all
the students Of the college. Young Hogan
would have graduated this year. With all
the boys he was a prime favorite and his
death has cast gloom over the usually
SO buoyant ones.
When the mass had been said the remains
were shipped to Dubuque. Iowa, where they
will be inferred.
1t is a rare thing for a death to occur
among the students Of Georgetown College.
An Axle Broken.
At the last fire call No. reel, in at
tempting to make a turn at the corner Of
a2d and o streets. caught a rear wheel in
the car track and lad her axle bar broken
1t is now laid UP for repairs and No. z
Is acting as a substitute. Those in charge
say that No. had been examined but a
short time before and not q defect found
in her.
short Paragraphs.
At the home Of the groom, 1909 street
last night MI. Clayton Donaldson and Miss
Bertha Gingles were united in marriage in
the presence Of a few intimate friends.
Tonight the able speaker, Rev. Geo. e.
lot. pastor Of the Dumbarton Avenue
Church. win deliver a lecture on Echoes
Of the Worlds Fair" 1t promises to be
a treat, as all Mr.. Elliots talks are, and a
big attendance will be present.
Prof. Hird. the District chemist, in re-
Spouse to an Invitation extended by the
Rev. Alvin Smith, pastor Of Peck Memorial
hibition and lecture there tonight.
Assistant Foreman j. T. Young has been
promoted to the position of foreman and
placed in charge of No. engine house
F. W. Horrigan has been added to George
towns corps Of fire fighters.
Capt ]. ID. Cathell and wife have re-
turned from a two weeks visit to their
son. the Rev. Mr.. Cathell OF Richmond,
Ind. ..
Rev Mr.. Chesley and wife OF All Faith
Rectory. MechanicsviIie, Nd, are visiting
their kinsman, the Rev. DR.. Buck of ST,
Johns Church.