Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-03-05
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN
Odd Fellows Have Interesting Ceremonies
at Mount Zion.
Several Important Real Estate Trans
Organ-Other Interesting Notes.

Last evening the colored Odd Fellows of
the District met in Mt. Zion Church and
engaged in Thanksgiving services There
were about 500 Odd Fellows present being
the representatives of twenty-four lodges,
eleven Households of Ruth, two councils
and two patriarchies.
DR.. d. B. Seaton, the pastor of Ebenezer
officiated at the services. assisted by Mt
lions pastor, Rev. DR.. Carroll. DIR. Seaton
based his sermon on True Odd Fellow
ship"
1t was an effort of eloquence and appre-
ciated by all.
District Master d. B. Webster also ad-
dressed the assembled lodge men. He pro-
nounced the order the strongest and most
wealthy colored one in the District. Its
membership now is over 2,400. The move
ment on foot to build hall in Georgetown
was commended highly and the movers in
| the project lauded for their zeal.
The Georgetown Odd Fellows have al
ready purchased the site for their proposed
hall. 1t is located on 18th street, west side
between o and z. The proposed building
will cost $4,000 to erect. The fund neces-
Sary for the purpose has already assumed
| pleasing proportions and the building COM
mittee are sanguine Of early success. The
| hall will be four stories in height, of an
| imposing style and amply fitted with rooms
| in which other lodges may meet.
Some of the most prominent odd Fellows
| present at the services were District Master
| ID. b. Webster. 5. W. Watson, the secre-
| tary of the District lodge: F. ID. Lee, Jas
\. Wade, Alger White, John Walker and
| Charles Brown, directors of the District of
! Columbia Grand Lodge: DR.. c. II. Living
ston, chief marshal; Mr.. Jas. L. Turner of
! the Georgetown hall committee, and Thos
/ II. Wright, president of the hall associa-
/ ton in Washington.
! The members of the WASHINGTON National
Band gave their services to the occa sion
| and 40 rth md
| del societies took advantage of the large
gathering to present to the church a beau
| tiful and valuable water service.
In addition to the 800 Odd Fellows pres
ent there were over 500 outsiders at the
services last evening.
Reni Estate.
There is always a demand for Georgetown
real estate. irrespective of the times and
other investments.
On Saturday four valuable pieces changed
owners. Boyd w. Smith sold to Adeine b.
Walker for $500 lot of Smiths sub of
Beatty and Hawkins addition; Edward n.
Burns transferred TO Arabella Burns lot
1S9, in Barr and Sanner'S sub of Beall'S ad-
ditiOn, in square 40; Sarah and John Nc
Donald sold to Hector O'Nelll for 81. 900 lots
~ and 40, block "a, in J. f. Waggaman's
sub of Wesley Heights, and L. II. Dulaney
sold to Boyd Smith lot T. IN Smiths sub of
square 10.
The five new dwellings, to be erected at
the corner of 31st end will cost over
So. 600, They will be three-story and base
nlent structures, with buff-brick fronts and
stone trimmings. The corner one will be
surmOunted by tower.
F. S. Carmody will erect the house for the
owner, II. Bradley Davidson. and Architect
Cooper will superintend the construction.
For the Organ.
In order to raise enough money to pay
for the new AMI expensive plant that has
just been put in the Congress Street Church
to run the large organ, the ladies of the
church have arranged to hold three nights
supper, to be spread for Wednesday, Thurs
day and Friday of this week. Delicacies of
all kinds, together with the numerous at
fractions incident 10 such occasions. will be
there. The various tables will be presided
over as follows: Flower, Mrs. Charles Ed
mOnStOn; japanese. Miss Kate Moran; cake,
Mrs. Joseph Pearson; confectionery and
fruits, Mrs. John r.. Libbey; supper. Miss
Lizzie Cox, and fancy table, Mrs. T. W.
Grimes Mrs. Welch's Sunday school class
will have charge of the fish pond Miss Bes
sic PostOn will preside at Jacobs well and
Mr.. T. w. Grimes and Miss Emma Bell
will have charge of the cream.
Uncertain Fire Bell.
The Districts fire bell on Christ Church
is all out of order and causes annoyance
to the residents of the place. 1t has way
of striking at random and can never be de-
pended upon. Sometimes the strokes chime
sound. If a fireman happens to be at din
ner and hears the bell strike, he is obliged
to rush pell-mell to the engine house for he
knows whether the fire is in his district
or not. The bell never fails to strike when
an alarm is turned in, but not according to
| the most approved fire department rules
| Foreman KurtZ of No. states that the
District is in possession of a fire bell that
came from the steeple of old St. Dominic's
| If the Christ Church bell is found defective
! to any extent, this one could be used in it's
stead.
| short Notes.
| Rev. Father McGoldrick of Georgetown
College yesterday preached at Trinity's
| principal service.
| Rev. Geo. Elliott of the Dumbarton Ave-
nue. Methodist Church is down with ma
| Ia rial fever. His pulpit yesterday was filled
by Drs. Baldwin and Osborne.
Mrs. Thomas Hyde, jr., died at an early
hour this morning. Mrs. Hyde was the
daughter of Gen. Ruger OF 2Sth and Dunn
barton avenue. Deceased leaves daugh-
ter about one week old.
Williamsport, on the canal, is a city that
has $3.50 with which to pay every dollar she
owes. The towns net Indebtedness is but
S121.S3.
For the benefit of the st. Vincent de Paul
Society the Dramatic Club of the George
town College last evening gave a delightful
performance. The audience was limited to
the students and a few outsiders.
HIS FAREWELL SERMON.