Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-25
SUBURBAN NEWS
ANACOsTIA.

Rev. Hugh T. Stevenson preached yes
terday morning to large congregation on
the "Imperiled Church." and also addressed
large audience in the evening at the An
acostia Baptist Church, on the "Imperiled
Nation" The sermons were by request of
the good citizenship committee of the
Christian Endeavor Union of the District
and we're in accord with the other cele-
brations throughout Washington of good
citizenship day.
The Griswold block of buildings on Mon
roe street are undergoing number of
repairs and changes. Large double store
windows are being put in and the improve
ments are calculated to add considerable
In appearance and value.
Complaint has been made about the dan
gerous coI dition of the pavement on Har-
rison street opposite the station house. A
sewer runs under the street and makes its
exit on the other side. There was at one
time brick WALL which was guard
against any one falling from the pavement
into the opening below. The place remains
unguarded at present and is very danger
Gus.
MIR. Dana Davenport, who recently
turned to Anacosta brief visit to his
parents on Maple avenue. has resumed his
studies in the class of Bishop Paret at Bal
timore.
Work on the buildings for the epieptic
insane at st. Elizabeth is progressing rap
Idly, and they are expected to be completed
for occupancy in not many months.
William f. Jones of Prince Georges coun-
ty has taken W his residence on Polk
street.
Mr. ]. E. Powell of Rosecroft. who has
been spending some weeks in Florida. has
returned.
The meeting of the Epworth League of
the Anacostia Methodist Episcopal Church
which was held last night was unusually
well attended. and the exercises were eSpe-
cially interesting. Mr.. Fl. 4. Lnger, super
intendent of the Sunday school. presided.
and made an address. The theme for con-
sideration by the different speakers was
Purity"
Rev J. b. North preached yesterday
morning at the Minnesota Avenue Presby-
terrain Church to a large audience. from the
text, Bear Ye One Another's Burdens"
His theme was Christian charity and fell
lowship.
The following delegates have been
lected to represent Garden Memorial
Church at the meetings of the Anti-Saloon
League of the District of Columbia. and
Doughty, Mrs. NJ. P. Smell, Mrs. NJ. NJ.
North, Messrs c. .. Bohrer and Z. L.
Smell.
NJ. NJ North. Miss Carrie Golden, Miss
Matte Redd. Miss Theda North and Miss
Emma Dodge, who, as committee OF
Electa Chapter of the Eastern star OF
the members of Naval Lodge, A. r. and
A. NJ. of Washington In getting up and
carrying to successful CONCLUSION tne
fair recently held for the benefit of Naval
Lodge. have been invited by the general
committee of the lodge to attend recep-
ton 70 all the ladies who assisted at the
fair. on Wednesday night next at Naval
Lodge Hail. corner of Pennsylvania avenue
and 4th street, Southeast Washington
A public temperance meeting, under
the auspices of the missionary and tenn
perance committees of the Christian En-
deavor Society of Garden Memorial Church,
was held last night at the church Mr.
Carlton L. Smell. president of the society,
presided Addresses were made by MIR. r:
A. Dinsmore Rev. ]. B. North, pastor of
the church. and others The music was
from Gospel Hymns, NO. D. MIS- NJ r.
Smell OrgantSt.
A meeting of the members Of the Wom-
ans Relief Corps. auxiliary to John A.
Logan Post No. e G. A. R., of Anacostia,
viii be held at the residence of Mrs Carrie
King, on Washington street, this afternoon
for the purpose of completing arrange
msnts for eharty The object
of the entertainment is to replenish the
treasury, which has become depleted on
account of many worthy needy persons
having been assisted therefrom during
Anacostia NJ E. Church was beauti-
fully decorated with growing plants
and there was delightful fragrance
which permeated the large auditorium
from profusion of flowers, with which the
altar was adorned, when Rev. Games Nc
Iaren, the pastor, yesterday morning rose
to announce the text of his sermon, which
was Let not your hearts be troubled.
Mr. McLaren described an ideal earthly
home, and at night delivered sermon
frcm the passage of Scripture, "In my
Fathers house are many mansions" dur
ing which he explained what are to be the
glories of the heavenly home. At the con-
clusion of his discourse Mr.. McLaren an
nounced that next Sunday morning the
pulpit will be occupied by one OF the min
listers of the Baltimore conference of the
NJ. E. Church South, which assemblies this
week in Washington at Mount Vernon
Place NJ. E. Church. and that at night the
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society will
have charge of the services. when several
able sneakers will be present and address
the meeting.
Mr.. David E. Haines, assistant supern-
tendent of the Congress Heights Methodist
Episcopal Sunday school. presided at the
meeting of the Christian Endeavor Society
at Congress Heights last night. This was
Mr.. Hanes' first experience In presiding
at meeting, he having heretofore stead
tasty declined to take a prominent part,
but he proved to be an excellent chairman.
In accordance with plan inaugurated by
Mr.. Jordan, the superintendent of the
school, who also has actual direction of
the affairs of the Christian Endeavor So
Getty, every member. old and young. large
and small. must take his or her turn in
conducting the services Great interest is
taken by the citizens of Congress Heights
generally in these meetings, and the serv-
Ices are invariably attended by large audi
eIoes.
The revival services at Congress Heights
Methodist Episcopal Church. which have
been in progress for several weeks, con-
tinue with unf1agging interest, and last
right an audience limited only by the
capacity of the building to accommodate
them was present. There were eleven con-
versions last week. The layman in charge
Mr.. Robert H. Jordan, through whose I'M
selfish efforts the beautiful church odifice
was erected. was assisted during the week
by Rev. James McLaren, pastor of the
Anacostia Methodist Episcopal Church;
Mr.. H. A. Linger. superintendent of the
Sunday school of the same church, DIR.
Grant of Anacostia Heights. Rev. James
Bell of West Washington, Rev. Mr.. Harri-
son and Mrs. Sue King of the Central
Union Mission, and others. Mrs. King has
also had charge of the music which has
been unusually influential in assisting
those who have SO desired to live a new
life for the future
While some workmen were excayating a
gravel bank in the rear of the old convict
hospital on the st. Elizabeth Asylum
of a coffin, containing some hair and
bone. which had evidently belonged to a
human being. 1t is supposed that the re-
mains were those of some soldier who died
In the vicinity during the early part of the
war. The coffin and its Enclosure were
in he NTH To-,