Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-25
Alb OUT GEORGETOWN
Arrangements for the Observance of Dec
Grafton Day.
Public Dissatisfaction Over the Delay
Other Matters of Interest.

Geo. v. Morris Pest. No. 10. @. A. R., will
attend divine service at the Lutheran
Church, corner Q and 32d streets, on Sun
day evening. May %, at 7:90 o'clock. A
memorial sermon will be preached by Rev.
Geo. A. Nixdorf, the pastor. The ceremony
of decorating the graves at Oak Hill and
Holy Rood cemeteries is in charge of this
post. The local committee for Oak Hill is
as follows: ]. w. Kirkley, Chas. w. Robin
son, Sam'l McMonigle, Fred. w. Storch, E.
H. Harner. Geo. w. Fletcher and Thomas
Brown. For Holy Rood, Rudolph Timer,
Chas. Mccarthy. William Huntington, John
w. Potter and John Hayday.
Capt. D. w. Houghton, who has had long
experience in locating the graves in Oak
Hill, will assist the committee. The cere-
mony OF strewing the flowers will be per
formed by the wives and daughters of the
members Of Morris Post, assisted by other
ladies' The post will form at its hall. at
. a. m, on the Both, and march, with its
drum corps, TO Oak HILL and thence to
holy Rood. 1t will carry in line for the
nrst time, the handsome stand OF colors
presented oy Mrs. Geo V. Morris, widow OF
the gallant commander of the Cumberland.
after whom the post is named.
The Prospect Street Delay.
once again the Prospect street extension
is before the public in an unfavorable light.
the contractor having been ordered to again
discontinue work as soon as a certain point
on the street was reached. Said point is
considerably this side of the proposed ter
minus of the extension. The excuse this
time given for the stoppage is that the mon
ey available for the Improvement has about
run out The Georgetown people have had
their anger at the manner in which things
nave been moving turned to disgust at this
last action of the authorities. In the mean
time the street is now in an upturned con-
dftion. II left so, the entrance to a whole
row OF dwellings will be almost blocked
This Is the fourth time the work of extend
fered with.
For the Teachers' Fund.
The program to be presented at Masonic
Hall. under the auspices of the teachers Of
the Fillmore building. for the benefit of
the annuity fund, has been completed and
Is full OF pleasant variety. The first part
OF the evening will be given up to the pre-
sentation of numbers, in which the most
talented OF the Fillmore pupils will partici-
pate. and will include Delsartean drills
iancy dances, Rotations. instrumental
work. cantata and drum corps maneu-
vers. The second part will be furnishes
by some OF the cleverest Of the Linthicum
students company of experienced amateurs,
assisted by Emmanuel Waldecker, Mr..
Shreve, Guy Hoppe, the boy musician; WAL
ter Burke and George Daw Mr. Robert
F. Lowe and Miss Blanche Pulizzi of the
students will present that charming bit of
refined comedy, "A Matrimonial Advertise
ment, never given In Georgetown. r. c.
Balnger will introduce his Gems OF
Darkeyism." and Messrs. Guy Collins, Jas.
keliher. and Nathan Well will produce that
spicy chunk, April Fools"
hottest of Interest.
The jury in the case Of James Smith.
colored. who sued ex-Constable Thomson
OF Williamsport, on the Chesapeake and
Ohio canal. for $4,000 damages, alleging
assault and battery, false Imprisonment and
loss OF reputation at the hands Of the con-
stable. last Friday brought in a verdict
for the defendant
BY order of Lieut.. Schoenthal, the bows
brigade of Peck Memorial Chapel win drill
each evening from Z until $50 O'Clock.
OnVe X. seward has sold to ]. E. Gadsby
part of lot 8 in Dent & Douglass' sinh n,
the Linthicum estate. on Road street, Just
over the corporation line.