Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-01
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN
Tenleytown Wants to Retain Father John
M. Barry.
Has Built Up the Church Mt That
POint-Other Notes of
Local Interest.

There is a feeling in Tenleytown akin to
mourning that has been aroused through
the action of the archbishop of the do
cese in ordering Father John NJ. Barry,
for six years the pastor of st. Anne's
Catholic Church, to a new field of labor,
namely, at Petersburg and Brunswick,
Md, where he will exercise a passionate
over the connected st. Francis and st.
Mary Missions.
So Objectionable is the removal of Father
Barry to his parishfoners that they will
meet tomorrow at neon to draft formal
communication to the governing head ask
| ing for their pastors retention.
Father Barry has been known among
| the citizens of Georgetown as the "hust-
| ling priest" his improvements at Tenley
| town evidencing really wonderful business
| foresight and executive ability. When he
| took charge of st. Annes IT was almost
| impoverished. The congregation was small
and the interest in the churchs progress
| smaller. The parsonage was little frame
| of three or four rooms adjoining the post
| Office. Everything was primitive. The new
| pastor was possessed of youth, activity.
| persuasive power, eloquence and all around
| hustle. and he Immediately set to work to
practically apply his gifts for the benefit
| of the parish. First the debt on the
| church was Cancelled through the Increase
! of the congregation, consequent larger col
| lections and fairs, etc. Then he built
| town hall, and used it both a school
! house and place of congregation on enter
| tainment occasions. The school member
| ship increased. Then through clever finan-
| cia1 engineering he bought and subdivided
an eight-acre tract of land, splendidly sit
| uated. 1t is known as John NJ. Barrys
| subdivision of Friendship
This he sold off in lots, making enough
| for his church to purchase Il handsome site
south of the town hall, ana Oh il erect the
| handsomeSt parsonage this side Of Rock
| creek, being of white stone, ample and
| thoroughly convenient.
In the meantime Tenleyuown, as a whole
| was being built up through his efforts. The
! eight-acre tract with one small shanty has
| become the site for twenty or thirty of the
| finest houses in the place. All this Father
| Barry has accomplished in six years. His
! prospective charges at Petersburg and
Brunswick are old and need more attention
| than Tenleytown did on his entrance there
| In addition to his Tenleytown church,
! Father Barry has exercised pastoral con-
| troll over st. Gabriels, at Great Falls, where
! he preached every other Sunday.
Father Barry belongs to the secular order
! OF priests. His aged mother has for some
time resided with him at Tenleytown.
! Father Barry's successor will be Father
| Mallon of ST. Andrews Church, Baltimore.
He is spoken of as a priest who has ac-
| compished much in the way of building up
| Congregations
Lodge Entertainments.
| On Tuesday evening next the Inde-
| pendent Lodge, /. o. G. T.. will give bus
party TO Falls Church. On December II
the lodge will attend in a body the we'd
ding of Miss Ethel Burton and Mr.. Frank
L. Gregory, two members of the organi-
cation. The officers will wear full regaIia.
| AT the meeting of the lodge there were
| present visitors from Star of Hope, Silver
! STAR Friendship, Liberty and Washington
| lodges. The regular program was partici-
pated in by Edward and VIM. Wilson, Leo
| Lawrence, b. f. Snellings, David OLeary,
Bessie McElroy, Mr.. Nash, NJ. H. Walmer
| and Geo. Giles.
Real Estate.
Arthur s. Turpin has sold to David
Young, for 5000. lots 8, TO- IL and II, block
of 1.fN