Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-01

trict two tracks were built across the river
| IN Virginia, one on Alexander Island and
District Commissioners Office team won
the District base ball championship. while
| the Columbia Athletic Club team won
| the District foot ball championship. On
| Thanksgiving day George Bahen of George
| town University was seriously injured in
a foot bali game between the Columbia
| Athletic Stub and the university. His
| spine was fractured and he still lies in q
precarious condition.
| National Guard.
| Perhaps the most important event in the
| history OF the District of Columbia Nation
al Guard during the year has been the erec-
ton of a brigade armory on l. street near
| 9Th street northwest, adjoining Convention
| Hall. The structure is just completed, and
| the troops of the guard will take posses
! sion within the next few weeks. For the
| first time the various companies, with but
| one or two exceptions. Will be housed un-
| der one roof Early in July, company Z,
| second battalion, and company A, fourth
| battalion, participated in an interstate drill
and encampment at Little Rock, Arkansas.
| The former retained possession OF the title
| of champion military company of the Unit
| ed States. and secured a cash prize OF
| $500. The latter carried off first prize in
| the maiden contest, with an accompanying
cash prize of 500. During the summer
months a number of organizations estab-
| liShed at their own expense camps for In
struction ct points in neighboring states. A
provisional regiment was formed and spent
| nine days under canvas at Marshall Hall.
The annual interstate rifle shooting contest
at Sea Girt, N. j., was attended by team
| selected from the guard Several weeks
| after the event at Sea Girt, team Of New
| Jersey rifemen, accompanied by Gov.
| Werts and staff, visited Washington, and
| were entertained by the local soldiers. The
| Jerseymen were defeated in contest at
Marshall Hall by the District brigade team.
| Several OF the companies have announced
| their intention Of sending teams to Mem
| phis, Tenn, TO engage in an interstate drill
| to be held in that city beginning May 81
reXt. Congress has appropriated funds for
brigade encampment, which is to be held
| at Fort Washington, Nd, about June 10
| next. This will be the first brigade en-
| campment since $780, The policy Of arrest
ing enlisted men. absenting themselves
| Major Suess of the fifth battalion, aroused
considerable interest. The guard at present
| is in excellent condition.
Celebrations and Conventions.
The greatest celebration in Washington
was the biennial encampment of the Uni
| form Rank knights Of Pyth:as, and the bi-
| ennial convention of the Supreme Lodge,
| knights of Pythias. Preparations were be-
| gun for the encampment directly upon the
return of the local representatives to the
session of the order held at Kansas City in
| 1882 On August n the city began to take
members of his staff arrived in Washing
ton. The encampment was begun on Au-
gust q at Camp George Washington, sltu-
| ated on the Mall between the bureau OF en-
craving and printing and the Monument
| Divisions Of Pythians had been arriving for
| several days. The Supreme Lodge began
| its convention at Builders Exchange Hall.
and the parade and review OF Uniform
Rank took place on the afternoon of the
| 2Sth. Camp George Washington kept its
coiors up for about week. and the SUI
preme Lodge adjourned on September L.,
after the transaction of much business of
vital import to the order.
| In temperance circles, the greatest cele-
bration was that of the Neal Dow ami
versary, held at Convention Hall. Emanci-
| patton day was celebrated in the usual way
and the seventy-fifth anniversary of the
| founding Of the Odd Fellows was observed.
| The Goth of May was observed with q
wealth of flowers and a burst of patriotic
song and speech. The Stars and Stripes
anniversary was observed in June. and the
annual parade of the High School Cadets
| followed two days later. The Fourth of
July was generally celebrated patriotic
meetings We're held and the usual amount
of powder burnt. Labor day was observed
for the first time in the District as a legal
monday, and there was a large parade of
the various labor organizations. In Hebrew
circles the greatest event was the celebra-
ton of the festival of the New Year. Con-
| firmation services were held in two of the
synagogues during the year. The Jewish
Historical Society held its annual meeting
here. Thanksgiving day was generally OBJ
| served, and the anniversary of the birth
| Of the Redeemer of the World was ffttingly
| observed. The fifty-eighth anniversary of
the Washington Light Infantry was cele-
brated with interesting exercises and a
| dance, and the First Washington Colored
Baptist Association held its twenty-third
annual meeting
Early in the year the annual meetings of
steam vessel inspectors and the American
Association of Inventors end IIaaufactur-
ers were held. The Grand Earbor of Mas
tiers and Pilots of Steam Vessels met at
Elks' Hall and the Potters' Association of
the United States convened here. The
Marine Engineers Beneficial Association as
sC:nbled, and an important meeting of the
national beard of trade was held on JAM
uary q. A convention of railroad men
met in the board room of the interstate
commerce commission and discussed rail-
road tariffs. In February the annual meet
Ing of the National American Woman
Suffrage Association was held, and follow
ing this came the convention of the Ma
| tional Electric Light Association. TIE
Washington conference Of the NJ. E. church
was held. and the National Association of
Cigarnlakers met. The Maryland confer
| ence of the n. E. church convened at Con-
gresS Street Church and the American
Society of Religious Education were two
of the conspicuous religious events of the
year. The days of early spring were made
| busy by the meeting of the Grand Com
mandery. United Order of the Golden
Cross, the annual meeting of tie National
Academy OF Sciences. tie National Work
| ingmeI's Protective League and the con-
| vention of the Sons of the American Ecvo-
luton. The Washington and Maryland
dentists assembled, and the meeting Of
the Association OF Military Surgeons Of
the United States was opened On May l.
The Grand Court OF Maryland, Ancient
Order of F'orestcrs, met on May :. and on
the same day there q convention cf
railroad commissioners. Tic Maryland
Council of daughters of the King met
| and Immediately following this was the
sixteenth annual convention Of the Amcri-
can Ticket Brokers Association, the tenth
annual convention of tho Chiefs and Com
missioDers OF the Bureau OF Statistics of
Labor and the international Union of Jour-
| neymen Horscshoers. The Pan-Amariean
Bi-Inetsilic League the third convention Of
American Physicians and Surgeons, the
Association Of American Railroad Account
! ants net during the last days OF May.
Soon after there was a meeting Of the
Representatives OF transpcrta Eion interests
and convention of state officials interest
ed in live stock. The International Insti-
tute Of Juvenile Workers Good Templars.
the annual meeting Of the regents of
Mount Vernon were some of the distin-
| gu:shed events Of June. During September
convention southern lulSiDeSS men