Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-10
SUBURBAN NEWS
ANACOsTIA.

There was another pow-wow Of Mineola
Tribe of Red Men in their wigwam in Ma
sonic Hall Friday night There was
large attendance of chiefs and braves and
two visitors from Washington, James E.
Dement,, great chief of records of Usage
Tribe and great chief of records of the
District, and ]. T. Lucie, chief Of records
of Seneca Tribe. Mr.. j. j. Fitzgerald,
pale-face from Washington, was adopted
by the tribe.
Now that Congress has assembled, there
has begun anew the agitation of the fire
engine question. 1t will be remembered
that just before Congress adjourned there
was held In AnacoStia mass meeting,
having for it's object the adoption of meas
ures calculated to induce Congress to pro-
vide for Anacostia a fire engine and an
engine house. Owing to the lateness of
the session, nothing was accomplished and
now the residents. through the Citizens
Association, are again pushing the matter.
A committee. composed of II. A. Griswold
president OF the AnacOstia Railway COM
pany; II. A. Linger. y. NJ. Green, r. b.
Buckley and Rev. Hugh T. Stevenson, are
arranging for n hearing before the Senate
District committee. ard say there is hope
for favorable action, as Fire Chief Paris
has recommended favoring the fire engine
and engine house.
Strange rumors are current in the county
In the vicinity of Oxon Hill over the dis
appearance of DR.. Fe @iemeyer a physician
living on the Oxon H,li road, near McNay's
corner. Feelemeyer has not been seen for
over month, and a recent report said
he had been found dead. This The Star
representative discovered was untrue, as
yeelemeyer was recently seen In west
Virginia. II has been learned that finan-
cial troubles led to his leaving the county,
as his goods had been levied upon TO sat
sfy obligations.
Yesterday Rev W. q. Davenport or
Emmanuel p f. Church preached his sec
ond sermon on the Second Coming of the
tnr Thn a. hA
vice described the manner of the Lord s
coming. and the evening sermon dealt
with the events of Ills coming.
A report was current Saturday that the
Belt Line COMPANY Of Washington had
purchased the Ansl:pstfa and Potomac
River railway. A number of persons in
auired at the office of the company to
know If IL was so. The officials say they
know nothing of any such transaction, and
II Is denied that the itslt Line has pur-
chased.
There was business meeting of the
Christian Endeavor Society of Garden
Memorial Presbyterian Church the other
night at the church on Minnesota avenue,
ard IL was decided that he society would
meet half the expenses Of the maintenance
of the church.
Good Citizenship was the subject of
the sermon last evening ny Rev. j. b.
North at Garden Memorial Presbyterian
Church. The minister scored Congress and
the saloon element, and strongly protested
against vice as 1t exists in rhe District
and city.
Friday evening there was an entertain
ment and ball at st. Elizabeth's, and
among the Anacostians present were
Misses Emma Dodge, Miss Annie Green,
Beulah Wilson and Messrs. Frank Green
and Walter French.
The police this morning commenced the
taking of the census, and hope to have
completed il in a day or two.
Mr.. Dougal and family of Minnesota
avenue have moved from Anacostia to 216
4 str hoo OF
The Christian Endeavor Society of Gar
den Memorial Church was led last night
in its meeting by Mrs NJ NJ. North. Miss
Evelyn Doughty presided at the organ.