Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-02

one year Were elected as follows: Presi-
dent. Rev. Jos. S. Collins; treasurer. Gideon
Davis; secretary, William G. Lpscomb
managers. Levin Stewart. Robert White
Joel Brown. Isaac Nichols, Henry Gather
and VIM. Long.
Supcrintendents and Teachers.
The managers were divided into three
classes. each class serving a term of four
months experimenting managers
of the school. These officers corresponded
to the superintendent and assistant super
intendent of later years. Robert White and
William Long were the first chosen TO fill
these positions.
The first corps of teachers consisted of
Leonard Mackall. jr., John Scrivene-. Sam
uel Wiley, Francis King. John Dickson,
Dennis McCurdy. Daniel King, John Ia
bier. jeremiah Orme and John Mayfieid
On June %, lS22, the Sunday School
Society opened its first school in a house
gratuitously rendered by the Rev Henry
Foxhall. II was situated on Washington
street, east side, near the corner of Cav
Forty pupils. mainly from the school estab-
lished on Jefferson street. were In attend
ance. By the end of the first quarter the
number Of pupils on the rolls had in
creased, to los. During the five succeeding
years the records show the following TO
have served as teachers:
John Wilson. ST., David English. jr.,
Richard Thompson. John Connolly. David
Halle. Joseph Cooke. Sampson Award
William Williams. James Nicholson. Thos
H Beall. Richard h. Bishop. John Adams.
Samuel Dirty, Thomas Bangs. Joseph
Cogswell. William Calder. John Wilson
ir., Richard White, Daniel Raglan, Eben
G. Brown. George Parker, Henry Gather
II. Gonerson Rind. Jenkin Thomas, Edward
William Dean, Paul Stephens. Charles
Tilley, Joseph Frazier, William Lewis
Smith Twyford. John A. Bell, Ambrose
Moritz and Thomas Sylvester.
A Girls school.
On the death of the schools patron, Mr..
Foxhall. in 1924. the society was removed
to the old church. In 1872 a school was
I also opened for girls. For time its sessions
were held in MeCurdy's school room. on
Congress street, but was afterward moved
to Guilds building, at the corner of Mont
gornery and Bean streets. In 1927 it united
with the male department in the church.
Among the earliest workers in the girls
school were Mary Owens Mary McCobb
Maria Beniieli. Jane Maria Hughes. Anna
ID. Lipscomb, Martha A. Brown, Cecilia
Smith, Lucy Smith, Ann f. Meem. Maria
S!ade. Mary Collins. Elsie Tolmey, Taht.ha
wilson and Narcissa Wilson. Some of the
early female superintendent were Jane
Lansston. Martha B.Lutz. Mary AThomas,
Mary B. Brown, Mary V. White. Caroline
White. Mary A Wilson and Elizabeth A.
Brown. All of these are believed 10 he
Mary V. White. boSh OF whom have been
located In the west and Elizabeth A
Brown. resident of Georgetown.
on April ,. ISIS the first annual meeting
Of the combined schools was held The re-
port submitted on this occasion showed that
'n names had been enrolled since the
schoors organization. For the loss OF a
book pupils Were compelled to wear a badge
OF disgrace, ans for disorjery conduct they
were stood UP bsfore the entire school for a
length Of time proportional TO the offense.
The superintendents of the school from the
BEGINNING have been as follows: Samuel
Nick emmy, Robert White VIM. LonS, Levin
Stewart. Isaac :. Nichols. Joel Brown.
Henry Gather, Dennis McCurdy. Francis
King, Enoch Tucker. David English jr.. Vim.
{. Lipsccmb. Thos. Brown. John Dickson.
VIM. w. Watkins. Vim. Parsons, Jas. ID
Cobb. VIM. Hardy. Basil Raglan Presley
Simpson, Samuel Wardell Jenkin Thomas
Eben G. Brown. Albert p. Waugh. Henry
King. Esau Pickrell, VIM. N. E6es. " J. B.
Morgan (pastorl. Bent. II. Steinmetz Glenn
ent a. Peck. Chas. II. Stocking. Julius So
per. Andrew W. Eastlock j. Henry Wilson.
John I. Mitchell, Edgar Fr.sby. and the
present superintendent. Jos. W. Kirkley,
The present large combined church ana
sunday school building on Dumbarton ave-
nue. was erected during the ministrstjons of
the Rev. Henry Sllcer. and largely through
his instrumentality. Ii was dedicated Julv
s, isSo. during the pastoral term of the Rev.
John Lanahan.
The Roll of Preachers.
Inc IoloWlng named, regularly Amounted
preachers. have dispensed the word of Cod
to the Georgetown N Z. Society and Church:
Robert Strawbridge, Richa rd Owens l77o.
Richard Owens, lib: Philip Ebert, Edward
DrCmgole. Richard Owens first half Philip
Catch. William Duke Second half IVA:
Robert Strawbridge. William Waters. lI75
during the year Catch exchanged with
Strawbridse); William Waters. Freehorn
Garrettson, Martin Rodda l776; Samuel
Spragg. Caleb Peddicord. 1717-7S: Richard
Garrettson, William Glenndenning William
waters, li79; Thomas Foster, William Wa
ters, lts0; Charles Scott. Jonathan Forrest.
Eeuben Ellis. 1881; Philip Cox. Michael
iIils. lts2; lgnatius Pigman. William Phoe
bus. ltS3; John Nagary. isaac Smith. Jon
atnan Forrest, lISi; William Ringgold. Sam
ueI Breevc. 49,; Michael Ellis, Joseph q
cromwell ms: Jonathan Forrest BENTON
RlSgon Benz. Roberts. 17S7: Robert Green.
John Allen. 1TSs; James Wilson. John
Chl!ds, lIS9; George Hagerty. John Regain.
i"n; John Rowen, Aquilla Garrettson. l7gI:
Joshua Wells, Thomas Bell, l7:l2: Morris
Howe, Rezin Simpson, 11.s: F. Garrettson
lT:, Edmund Wayman, 1874: John Chalmers
William Bishop. 1875; John Bloodcood. ID
Martin, Aquil!a Garrettson. 1876; Thomas
Lucas Las!ey Matthew. 1878; John Row