Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-11-02
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN
Harvest Festival Celebrated Yesterday at
Tenleytown Church.
Local Notes of Interest From Across
Rock Creek BridRe-DevO-
ton Hours.

The annual harvest festival was observed
yesterday at the Tenleytown Baptist
Church. The church was very prettiy
decorated with wheat corn. autumn leaves
and flowers, and on the platform was piled
pumpkins, cabbages, apples. sweet and
Irish potatoes and variety Of vegetables,
fruits and groceries. all Of which goes as a
donation from the church to the Baptist
Home on street, The following MEM
bers of the school took part in the pro-
gram: Myrta Phillips, Eugene Hawser.
Rhea Humphrey, Critic Jones, Mollie Wen
dell, Grace Williams, Motto King, Amanda
Hurley, Maggie Sparshot, Amanda King,
Minnie Queen, Daisie Hill, Messrs. Giles
and kiser. Bessie Howser, Della Howser.
Forest Vowel, Clara Johnson, Florence
Williams, Annie Hunter, Helen Burga,
Mamie Riley, Myrtle Williams. Lula John
SON.. Ethel Hollege and Raymond HolIege.
Devotion Hours.
The beautiful service of forty hours de-
votion began yesterday at ST. AIMS
Church. Tenleytown, at the high mass,
which was sung by the pastor Rev. Father
Johesph C. Mallon, assisted by Rev. Father
F. X. Bischoff of ST. Augustine's Church.
After the mass there was a procession in
honor Of the blessed sacrament, followed
by solemn benediction. In the evening
vesper services were held, followed by an
eloquent sermon by Father Mallon. Dur
ing the devotion in the church the pastor
will be assisted by the following priests:
Rev. F. Y. Bischoff of ST. Augustines !;
Rev Joseph Foley of ST. Paurs, Rev. M. A.
Ryan, pastor of Immaculate Conception
Church: Rev. William Bart CT ST. Mat
thew's Church. and Rev. John Bowling of
SikesviIle. Services were held this morn
ing at the church, the devotion closing
with solemn high mass tomorrow morning
at $50 o'clock.
John Wesley Day.
John Wesley day was observed yesterday
at Mt Zion NJ E. Church in an appropriate
manner The occasion was a fraternal
visit of the pastor. choir and many of the
congregation of John Wesley A. M. E..
Church CT Baltimore, fully 800 visitors
participating in the exercises. The morn
ing services were very interesting, the ser
mon being delivered by Rev. Joseph Vince
ler pastor of John Wesley Church. At 9
o'clock in the afternoon a grand sacred
concert was given by the choir of Wesley
Church, Professor John M. Camphor, di-
rector. There were twenty-five numbers
on the program, all of which were good.
Those who took part were Mrs. Mary ].
Matthews, Mrs. Eiizab beth Ward, Mrs. An
ME Robinson. Miss Carrie White. Miss En-
ma Smith, Miss Julia Lyons. Miss Lottie
Hackett, Miss Ella Peck, Messrs Alex
ander Gibbs Richard Johnson, Richard
Brown and George Davis.
Mother Goose Market.
The teachers and pupils Of the Tenley-
town public school are making extensive
preparations for the Mother Goose market
which Is to be held in the school building
Thursday evening. beginning at 30 o'clock
Some Of the chief attractions Of the market
will be a cooking lesson given by Miss
AtLee, the cooking teacher of Tenleytown
Other features of the evening will be dane
Ing refreshments. oyster supper and the
graphophone. The proceeds Of the enter.
tainment will go toward paying for the
new plano, which was placed in the school
In November. Only nominal admission
will be charged, and a good crowd IL looks I'D
for. The school building has been thor.
oughly repaired. and all traces Of tho recent
storm. which played such havoc In the
village have Disappeared.
Painful Accident.
Annie McCobb. the five-year-oid grand.
daughter of Mrs. William Stewart of Ten,
leytown, met with a painful accident YES.
tsrday. The child was In the Tenleytowr
Baptist Church and started to run dowr