Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-25
SUBURBAN NEWS
ANACOSTIA.

E. Church, Anacostia, were begun this
morning at o'clock when a large devo-
tional exercise was held. Rev. w. G.
Davenport. the rector, officiated. At 1870
O'Clock the regular services took place; the
musical program was: Professional, 80,
Come All Ye Faithful Venite chants, two
and three; Psalms and Gloria Patri, q
fiat, King Hall; TIE Deum in G, by J. l..
Hopkins; Jubala!e, Chant 81, E. ]. Hopkins;
Introit, Come Hither. Ye Faithful, Barnby;
Kyrie Eleison, Mendelssohn; Gloria Tibi,
Garrett hymn, Hark, the Herald Angels
Sing, Dykes; sermon by the rector; Gloria
Patri, Roberts; offertory, Little Town Of
Bethlehem, Redner; offertory sentence
doxology; Sanctus, Glori in Excelsis, the
old chant; Nunc Dimittis, chant 90; recess
sional, Once in Royal Davids City, Gaunt-
let. The choir. which, under the direction
of DR.. Holinsworth, rendered the above
music was comprised of: TenOrs, Milton
Ffllius, Julius Tolson, Harry Kelly, Irving
Lyles, Samuel Fillius; bassos, Richard
Bryan, Warren Tolson, Bertram Thornett,
Oscar Smith, Percy Heating, William
Scantelbury; boys, Maurice Brady, Norris
Bryan, b. Bryan, jr., Arthur Bickerton,
William Lusby, Arthur Simpson, Edgar
Johnston, William Lattimer, Edgar Leaply
Allan Fuss, Charles Wilmington, Turner
Perkins; chapter of praise composed as fol-
lows, the Misses Alice Harding. Julia Hard
ing. Annie Smith. Katy Canter, Alice Scan
telbury, Nellie Gray, and Marion Heating.
The efforts of the scholars of the Ana
costa NJ. +. Church Sunday school, Rev.
James McLaren, pastor, to give a pleasing
service at o'clock this morning were fully
appreciated by large audience The sing
ing was excellent and the selections were
taken from the books usually in service at
the regular exercises of the school.
The sunrise prayer meeting at the Garden
aypn oil prn chxytn
North, pastor, at O'Clock this morning.
was well attended. The exercises were
conducted by Mr.. c. o. Bohrer, president
of the Young Peoples Christian Endeavor
Society, who was assisted by it's members
A special sermon, appropriate 10 the day.
was preached at Campbell A. NJ. E. Church,
Hillsdale, by the pastor. the Rev. F.. NJ.
Overton. fair, which was in progress
for three weeks for the benefit Of the
church, closed on Saturday night last.
The funeral of Mr.. Edgar Williamson,
who died on Sunday last, will take place
tomorrow afternoon instead of today, as at
Anacostia NJ. E. Church, Rev. James Nc
Laren officiating. Mrs. Williamson, who
was greatly devoted to her son, who was
her only child, is still very i'll from the
effects of the shock caused by his death.
Postmaster j. w. Tolson made an inno-
walton yesterday and pleased the citizens
of Anacostia, by having the interior of the
post office festooned with evergreens. Over
the door leading to the private Office there
was placed a wreath inscribed Merry
Christmas"
Mr.. Dana Davenport, son of Rev. w. G.
Davenport, has returned from Baltimore,
where he is studying in Bishop Paret's di-
vinity class.
Representative Jerry Simpson. with his
wife and son, were entertained at dinner
today by Rev. j. B. and Mrs. North at their
residence on Minnesota avenue. The two
families are warm friends, Mr. North hav-
Ing formerly been pastor of Presbyterian
Church at Medicine Lodge, Kan, where
Mr.. Simpson has his home.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. E. Powell will entertain
the members of their classes of the Metho-
dist Sunday school at their beautiful home,
Rose Croft" just beyond Anacostia. to-
morrow night. The guests will be given a
straw ride to Rose Croft, where they will
be entertained and refreshments served
Georgiana Webb was arrested by officer
William ROby on complaint of Anna Parker,
who charged Georgiana with threatening
to shoot her Both parties are colored. and
reside on Livingston road near Barnabys
branch.
The Christmas services at the Congress
Heights NJ. E. Church will take place
Thursday night, instead of Wednesday
night as has been published, and an in
teresting program will be rendered.
There are now being completed at the
Government Hospital for the Insane three
buildings which DR.. Godding, the superin-
tendent, after many futile attempts. sue
ceeded in inducing Congress to make the
necessary appropriation 1neSe are TWO
hospitals for the epileptic insane and a
kitchen for their use and those patients
who live in the Toner building. All will be
equipped with the most modern appliances,
and they will, it is expected, be ready for
occupancy by early spring. 1t is intended
in the new hospital structure to make pro-
vision for having those of the patients who
are quiet and orderly entirely separated
| from the noisy and the violent.
The epileptic insane are a class who. by
| reason of their infirmativeS and peculiar
| tiles, are best cared for in distinct wards
| and 1t was for this reason, largely, that
! DIR. Godding asked for the new buildings
| The number of this class. now in the hos.
pital is about 100. and 1T is extremely diff
| cult to provide for them properly where
| they are at present, viz, in wards with
| the rest of the insane, whose conditions
are liable to be made worse by shock in
| witnessing their commissions.
| Preparations are also being made for the
| completion of the electric plant, which is
| to cost 81. 500. and which has been partly
| constructed, and in the spring to erect al
| least two cottages for the working class OF
| those of the epileptic insane who prefer to
| engage in agricultural pursuit. by this
| means comfortable provisions can be afford
| ed to about thirty male patients. 1t is
| thought that in time such an agricultural
| colony will become entirely self-supportine
| and be a practical demonstration of the
| value Of useful occupation for the chronic