Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-10-10
TAkOMA PARK.

Mrs. B. F. Gilbert, with her son, Mr.. J.
Ordway Gilbert of Hotel Takoma, are in
Chicago. Mr.. B. F. Gilbert, with Miss
Madge Gilbert, will leave Wednesday for
the white city.
Miss Helen Miller Of Washington is the
guest Of Miss 1. NJ. Mcpherson.
MIR. 0. H. Briggs of New York will win
ter in Takoma, with headquarters at Mr..
Edgar H. Perry's on Maple avenue.
Miss Annie Shedd has returned from Chi
cago, and will shortly leave for Boston,
where she will resume her musical studies
In the New England Conservatory of Mu-
sic. The proficiency acquired by Miss
Shedd would indicate talent Of an unusual
order.
The meeting called for Thursday at 1880
pm. for the purpose of organizing musi-
cal association will be held, notwithstand-
who, with Mrs. Friebus, left Saturday for a
week s visit to the worlds fair.
Mrs F. Gould of Kensington is spending
a few days with her sister, Mrs. E. II.
Perry.
Miss Mildred Bell will spend the winter
in Canada for the purpose of taking an
advanced course in instrumental music
The great and mighty pound has been
destroyed owing to a controversy as 10 the
ownership of the ground upon which it was
built, the report of late survey giving rise
to dfpute between the rival owners, a
question which remains to be settled.
DIR. Todd of Hamiine Church conducted
large and interesting prayer meeting at the
residence of Mr.. J. H. Best on Takoma
Heights last evening.
Dr. Ii. NJ. Jones has leased the house on
Oak avenue re emily vacated by DR.. j. A.
Camp, the latter having secured a fiat in
the Snodgrass house on Maple avenue. Mrs.
]. a. Allen of Washington has also located
in fat in the last named house.
praf 10 hn
his parents have occupied the cottage of
DIR. E. Il. Bliss on Maple avenue, have re-
! moved to Washington for the winter.
Miss Esther Wilmer of WilliamSviile,
Erie county. NY, has been visiting Ia
koma relatives, which also included visit
to Mrs. Oliver Harr at Capitol View.
In view of the return during the present
month of Mrs. Griffith, with her children,
Rev. Allan Griffith, in looking for a resi-
dence, has determined conditionally upon
the Mathewson cottage on Oak avenue, In
which event all houses vacated by summer
residents will be occupied by permanent
tenants.
Much satisfaction was evinced by the
travel Sunday and yesterday over the
Brightwood railway at learning of the con-
Bection with 14th street and Soldiers Home
and consequently of Rock Creek Church
and cemetery, both places of interest and
heretofore Inaccessible to a large number
of the residents of Washington.
Mrs. Maris is confined to her home from
an acute attack of liberation and infiam-
nation of the gum. caused by extracting a
wisdom tooth week ago, since which
time 1t has grown steadily worse.
With the organization of the Presbyterian
Churches in Takoma and Kensirgton each
church will secure the entire service of a
pastor, instead of divided heretofore
Rev. Arthur Little being retained as pas
tor at this place.
The coiored population of Takoma, COM
prising the congregation wOrShiping at the
log cabin, have determined to organize a
Christian Endeavor Society, and will to-
night effect an organization for work in
| this direction, aided and encouraged by the
senior society and its friends.