Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-10
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN
Many Items of General and Local Interest
From Across Rock Greek.
Church Elections and Preparations
TOT entertainments New Officers
for an Associatfon-other Notes.

AT the eleventh annual meeting Of the
stockholders of the Citizens Equitable
Building Association, held last night at
the hail, corner 31st and NJ streets. officers
Tor the ensuing year were elected as fol-
lows:
President, S. Thomas Brown: vice presf-
dent Edgar Frisby; treasurer. E. p. Berry;
secretary, Charles P. Williams. and board
OF directors, Gustav Friebus, Thomas j.
Stanton, ID. Horrigan, w. Il. AIanogue.
J. w. Thomas. p. Carr and A. Small Nr.
Carr was elected in the place Of Mr.. Thos.
]. Sullivan.
Immediately after the election s. 200 wer.
sold. being twenty sharhs of stock, al an
average or $3.50 per share. Quite a large
number OF shares in the new series were
subscribed TO.
st. Johns Church.
st. Johns Episcopal Church is to he the
beneficiary this month of three entertain
ments, to be held in the parish han on The
18th. 18th and 18th. A musicale will be
presented on the first evening, in which
Mrs. Daisy Fox OF Georgetown, who repre-
scented the District pianists in one of the
worlds fair concerts in the woman's build
ing, will take part. Miss Appleby. whose
skill with the violin is so well known: Mr.
Turpin, the tenor: Miss Grace McCulloush
Miss simonds Mr.. James Watson, the
and Miss Barrett of Georgetown will also
lend their talent to the occasion.
The second evening will be mainly for
the Children, II being the intention of ihe
management 10 present a program that
will call to mind the choicest nursery tales
ON the third and last night Of the beuoft
that popular pantomime, Mrs farley.
wax Works, VIII be presented with the
best talent in the church as PARTICIPANTS
Those having the coming affair in charge
are Miss Mason, Miss Westerveit Miss
Laura Bailey, Miss Bates. Mr.. Charles
Cropley and Mr.. W. c. LOCKER. 1t is being
arranged under the auspices Of st. Marx
Guild.
Christ Church Parish.
AT meeting of the vestry OF Christ
Church parish last evening Mr. Henry s
Matthews was elected 10 fill the vacancy in
the vestry caused by the death n his faith
er, the late Mr.. Charles NJ. Matthews. Mr..
II. 5. Matthews was also elected register OF
the parish, which ofhce had also long been
filled by his father. At the same meeting
Mr.. Samuel +. Wheatley was elected as
delegate to the convention OF the diocese Of
Maryland and sir. j. II. Gordon was elected
the alternate.
Called Nuisance.
The property holders and residents of M
street near 35th are UP in arms against
what they call "a nauseating nuisance"
beng a hide house and grease depository
Immediately on the street and in the very
midst Of a thicklv built up business block.
One indignant owner wants 10 know why
the authorities do not abate the nuisance.
They have been formally complained 20,
but to no effect. The health DEPARTMENT
has promised to remedy the evil but the
remedy has not yet made its appearance
Some of the most angry OF the citizens
say the health officers are derelict in their
duty and threaten to bring the matter be-
fore the courts.
In warm weather the surrounding proper
~ holders say, the vicinity will be made un-
inhabit table
Notes.
The District government Is building q
strong fence on the north side Of the Chess
apeake and Ohio canal TO protect the vehi-
cles. horses, &c. using the public road which
skirts the waterway. The read for the past
two years has been dangerous at night the
old rail- that is now being replaced having
been practically useless through dilapida-
ton.
Yesterday graders went to work on that
long neglected Prospect street extension
between Seth and ;SSth streets. lying between
Prospect Cottage and the western end OF
the college wall
A lot belonging TO Mr. Theo r. s King.
lying on the west side OF 3}d street between
. aad p, having a frontage Of ~ and
depth OF so feet. was sold yesterday at pub
lie auction to Mr.. Henry l.. Ash. The price
brought was l.05 per foot.