Evening star., 1895-05-27
LANGDON.

DIR. W. c. Upham is slowly recovering
from his recent severe illness.
The family Of Mr.. George r. Loor of
Green Vale have moved to the city for the
summer.
Mrs. F. H. Mcknight of Cincinnati street
is spending a few days with friends in
Philadelphia.
The floral decorations on the spacious
grounds at Rose Lawn, the home of Mr.
William H. King, on the Brentwood road,
are unusually fine this season. and attract
the attention of all passers-by.
Mr.. l. j. Baker of 2ith street is again
confined to his room with a severe attack
of the grip.
The Langdon dancing class will close the
season with grand May ball on the even
ing of the 29th instant. in Langdon Hall.
The ladies' of the st. Barnabas Mission
announce strawberry and ice cream fes-
tval for the benefit of the poor, in the mis-
s.oE rooms. in Langdon Hall building We'd
neSday evening next.
Langdon Lodge of Odd Fellows was. rep
resented at the dedication of the Odd Fell
lows temple in Philadelphia last Tuesday
by Massrs. John W. Watson, Ira ]. Baker
srd Orville T. Putnam. all of whom re-
turned here with glowing accounts of their
fraternal jubilee in the city of brotherly
love.
The Young Peoples Society of Christian
Endeavor connected with the Lanpdon NJ
Il. Church. held their monthly business
meeting Wednesday evening after which
the society and its friends spent an enjoy
able hour in an exchange. of courtesies, the
entertainment consisting of music readings
and recitatons.
The executive committee of the Langdon
Citizens Association has decided to call
the association together to take action re-
garding the alleged discrimination of the
Baltimore ard Ohio railroad against all the
towns adjacent to Washington on the Bal
timCre branch of the road Commuters IN
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four miles, while, it is claimed, that the
distance from this station to the bumpers
IN the city station is fraction less than
three miles. This deception on the part of
the railroad, it is claimed, Is kept up for
the purpose of making it appear that the
distance to Baltimore is forty miles, for
which the company charges single fare of
three cents per mile. But Langdon people
DO not propose to be put out of the city one
mile farther than they are, nor do they
wish to pay for more miles than they ride
The flrst mile post out of Washington il is
claimed, IS at 9Th street northeast less
than mile from the city station. and that
Is saia TO be marked Washington. miles:
Baltimore, IS miles" The railroad officials
have been asked to make the matter right
and If 1t is not done the citizens propose
to take the case before the authorities
and ascertain IL the company is not yiolat.
Ing the interstate commerce act by charg-
ing one rate to Langdon and another tn
Brooklend, both stations being an equal
distance from the city, and both within the
District OF Columbia. The people are good
natured about II, but are determined to
compel the company to do what Is right
At Friday nights session OF Langdon
Lodge OF Good Templars visitors were pres
ent from Ninnehaha. D. p. Holloway. Morn
ing Star and Good viii lodges of Washing
ton. Golden Chain Lodge of Hyattsville and
Phoenix Lodge of McDonough, New York ::
the occasion being the annual visitation of
the grand chief templar and his staff of
grand officers. The following grand Off
GERS were present: Grand Chief Templar
A. n. Garfield. Grand Counsellor A T.
Maupin, Grand Superintendent Of Juvenile
Temples s. w. Russell, Assistant Grand
Secretary w. r. Bradley, Grand Chaplain
J. c. B!ackford. Grand Marshal Jesse c.
Suter. Grand Deputy Marshal Mrs. A. NJ
Dewey. Grand Messenger Irving Cole. The