Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-18
ABOUT GEORGETOW N
The Controversy Over the Extension of
Prospect Avenue.
The New Pastor Of Dumbarton Church
Students-MusicaIe at st. John's.

Work on the extension OF Prospect avenue
has been stopped through the efforts of the
officials of Georgetown College. who claim
that the university has title to the north
half of the street. Georgetowners dispute
this title. Surveyors whom they have en-
ployed say that the entire street is public
property, and examiners who have looked
into the matter report that the title is clear
ly invested in the District. The George
towners are Informally raging this morn
ing over the action of the college. Formal
action will be taken at the next meeting Of
the Citizens Association.
The Georgetowners claim that not only is
Prospect street government property but
also several of the streets now lnclosed
within the college wall. Several times the
Improvement of this street has been at
tempted. Objections have always been filed
by the college.
This time the Georgetowners say the col
lege must substantiate it's claim. street,
the Georgetowners say, has been cut right
on by a stone wall. No formal permission,
1t is said, was ever obtained by the college
TO construct this extension across p street.
The contract for the improvement Of
Prospect street was awarded to William
Harnedy about one week ago. Material
was hauled on the spot, but has been taken
away again. 1t is said that the college
bases its claim to the north half Of the
street through the planting, some years
ago. of a row of shrubs,
Musicale at st. Johns.
The musicale last night at St Johns
Church was a luxury for the artistic.
Among the participants were some of the
best known singers in Washington. In an
ticipation of an excellent program being
rendered splendid crowd assembled in the
parish hall. Miss Grace McCulloch, always
In good voice, sang. with apprecative sweet
ness, For All Eternity" Mr.. Watson, the
leader of the Christ Church supplied choir.
entertained the audience with the mag
nificent base solo, Let All Obey" Miss
Simonds captured the house with "Yearn-
irgs," and Mrs. Daisy Fox, whose mastery
Of the piano permitted her to represent the
District in the woman's building concerts
at the Chicago fair. played selections from
Schubert. Miss Appleby, the violinist,
charmed all with Mascagnfs entermezzo.
and on an encore played a march. Mr..
Turpin, the tenor, rendered Proud AS a
Queen" and then the favorite, "In Old
Madrid" The accompanies of the evening
were Mr. W. E. Middleton, Miss Gertrude
McCulloch and Miss Aleen Bell. Encores
thing of beauty. After the musicale came
refreshments.
Liberal Hosts.
The entertainment OF the ministers and
delegates to the Methodist Protestant con-
ference here cost $1,000. This amount was
subscribed by the CONGREGATION. Accommo-
dations were plentiful. There were 215 min
listers and delegates and . college profess
sors ard others interested particularly in
church work.
Dumbarton's New Pastor.
To-Day Dumbarton's new pastor, Rev. DR..
Stitt. win take up his residence perma-
rently In Georgetown. Until the vacation
of the church parsonage by the Rev. Geo.
Elliott he will reside with Mr.. Isaac Birch.
opposite the church. Dr. Elliott is on the
road to recovery. though improving slowly.
West Georgetown Church.
The old West Georgetown Church has be-
come so Insignificant in the minds of the
Methodist Church officials that 1t has been
taken from the list of those to be provided
FOR. Its congregation has dwindled to a
handful OF old stand-bys. No minister is in
charge, though occasionally one on the SUI
peranuated list conducts services by re-
quest. The title to the property has been
acquired by the Dumbarton Street Church.
The West Georgetown Church, which is
about fifty years old is a brick structure,
located on the corner of 35th and T streets.
The Lirthicum Entertainment.
On Friday evening the Linthicum stu
dents close their regular season with an
anniversary entertainment. Interest in the
event is being manifested to an extent
never felt before. The whole town promises
to corgregate in the institute hall The
program will consist of comedy, tragedy,
music and farce. Two short sketches will
be the principal features of the program.
April Fools" Is spicy and "A Supper for
Two" charmingly bright. In the first
Messrs. Guy V. Collins, Jas. T. Keleher
and Nathan WE'LL will assume the char
acters, and in the latter Messrs r. c. Bal
linger. G.. V. Collins and Thos. F1enlming.
The scene from Othello where Iago in
stigates the Moor against his wife will be
presented by Messrs. Robt. Lowe and ].
Barton Miller. The students will be as
sisted by Mr.. Edwin Ferry. the western
tragedian; the Imperial Banjo Club, Mr..
Geo. OConnor, Mr.. Chas +. McEnaney,
Mrs. j. w. Collins, Miss Mary DashielL
Mr.. Winslow and others OF note.