Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-28
SUBURBAN NEW S
ANACOSTIA.

The Ladies' Aid Society of the Minnesota
Avenue Presbyterian Church held meet
ing Yesterday at the residence of Mrs. ]. H.
Simpson and arranged to have reception at
Capitol View in the near future.
Anacostia Council, No. 16, Junior Order
of American Mechanics, has been organized
with thirty-two charter members. The fol-
lowing officers will serve for the first term:
Past Junior councillor, ]. B. North; council
lor, c. o. Bohrer; vice councillor, w. l..
Jordan; secretary, H. Gladman; treasurer,
DR.. w. A. Green; financial secretary, Wal
ter Tubbs. The outlook for the new council
is in the opinion of its members very bright.
OfhcerS OF Electa Chapter, No. =, order OF
the Eastern Star, to serve for the ensuing
six months will be elected at the next meet
ing. The outgoing officials are: Worthy
matron, Mrs. ]. Allen; worthy patron, Mr..
c. w. Okey; assistant worthy matron, Mrs.
NJ. Trusheim: conductor. Miss Elsie Shields;
assistant conductor, Mrs. NJ. Fisher; chap
lain, Mrs. M. NJ. North; secretary, Miss
Golden; treasurer, Miss r. kuhns; guard,
Mrs. A. Garden: Adah, Miss Crozier; Ruth,
Miss Kuhns; Esther, Mrs. Hinwood; Mar
tia, Mrs. Warwick; Electa, Mrs. Swindells;
marshal, Mrs. B. Dixie.
The members of John A. Logan Post, No.
IL, G. A. R., of Anacostia last night enter
tanned the officers of the Department of the
Potomac at a banquet at Frisbies Hail. in
Anacostia. The guests present were: Com
mander Marion T. Anderson, Senior Vice
Commander John H. Hewlett, Junior Vice
Commander William w. Chambers. Medi-
cal Director DIR. A. c. Adams Chaplain
Rev James D. Smith, Assistant Adjutant
General Charles f. Benjamin, Assistant
Quartermaster General James E. McCabe,
Inspector William H. Doolittle, Judge Ad-
vocate j. &. S. Burger Chief Mastering
Officer George c. Ross, Senior Aid-de-camp
]. B. Carter. Among the members of Lo-
gan Post present were: Messrs. Henry w.
Emo, commander; AdolDh Gertman, senior
vice commander; ]. X. Dawson, junior
vice commander; William H. Peck, adJu-
tant; James II. Doly. quartermaster; E. II.
Grant, surgeon; Alpheus Dawson, chap
lain; John I. Harshman, officer of the day;
John SkidmoTe, officer of the guard, and
many others.
The sami-annual election of officers of
Anacostia Lodge. No. p, F. A. A. NJ, will
take place Monday night next at Masonic
Hall. The present officers are Messrs. John
H. Mills, worthy master; Wilbur S. Dodge,
senior warden; W. d. Campbell, junior
warden; j. E. .Minnix, senior deacon; HI.
w. Emo, junior deacon: John H. King, sec
rotary, and c. b. Smith, treasurer. The
returns from the fair recently held by the
lodge and Electa Chapter for the benefit
of the former show that the profits were
about $1,000. of which about $500 were on
account of the carriage donated by Mr.. j.
Ewin Minnix.
The members of Epworth League of An
acostia NJ. z. Church gave their pastor,
Rev. James McLaren and his wife a de-
lightful surprise party night or two since
in honor of the tWenty-frSt anniversary of
their wedding. and presented them with
handsome bronze lamp, set on an onyx
table. The visitors carried a large guam
tity OF provisions with then, and after
taking possession of the dining room and
preparing excellent meal, invited all
present to partake, Which was done.
unique Thanksgiving service was held
this morning a the Anacostia NJ. E. Church.
Rev. James McLareH presided, but all the
exercises We're conducted by those who have
tod f1,a ohm he saint
revival began. There thirty of these,
and the experiences related were for the
most part very interesting. Up to this time
there have been between fifty and sixty
seekers after religion, and the interest IN
the exercises continues undated. Mr.. Nc
Laren has been assisted in his arduous la
bors by Rev J. G. Muncaster of the Central
Union Mission, Washington.
1t is understood that there will be several
more accessions to the church next Sunday.
Mr.. j. D. Newton and a number of other
prominent residents of East Jackson street
have petitoned the District Commissioners
to have a board walk laid at once on Jack
son street between Taylor and Fendall, as
unless this is soon done the sidewalk with
the advent of bad weather will probably be-
come practically impossible.
The marriage of Miss Anna May Vermil-
|. lion and Mr.. Charles Tolson. son of Post
master Julius w. Tolson, took place Tues
day at the rectory of Emmanuel P. L.
Church, Maple avenue. The ceremony was
performed by Rev. w. G. Davenport Only
a few intimate friends were present.
The marriage of Miss May Lanham and
Mr.. V. NJ. Middleton, both of AEacostia
took place Tuesday at the manse of the
Minnesota Avenue Presbyterian Church
The ceremony was performed by Rev. ].
b. North. Mr.. Middleton was formerly a
resident OF Bryantown, Charles county
Md, but has lived in Anacostia for the past
seven months.
The entertainment at Masonic Hail. Ana
costa, which was given last night for the
benefit of the locked-out drivers of the
Anacostia Railway Company was fairly
large number of tickets were sold to per-
sons in Washington, who could not make
1t convenient to attend, and the receipts
from this source will swell the fund con-
siderably.
The case OF Milford Sunday, one of the
coach drivers of the Street Railway Assem-
bly,. who is charged with having DELHI
erately driven into a car of the Anaeostia
Railway Company on Harrison street, Ana
costa, Tuesday, will come up for a hearing
before Judge kimhall in the Poll re Court
| Washington, Saturday. Sunday claims
that the collision was the result of acct
dent.
The first entertainment of the season for
the benefit of patients at st. Elizabeth's
Asylum was given last night in the Opera
House there and was attended by as many
of the inmates who were able to be present
and attendants who could be spared from
their other duties. From now until spring
there will be diversions of various kinds
at the asylum on three evenings of each
week.