Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-24
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN
Controversy Over the Sale Of Church Prop
erty.
Clerks Assembly and the Early Clos
ing MOvement-A Quiet Marriage
Other Local Notes.

The controversy over the sale of the West
Georgetown Methodist Church by the board
Of the Dumbarton Avenue Church, and the
efforts Of the purchaser to get possession,
is now before the courts for settlement
Messrs. Jesse H. Wilson and John Ridout
are representing the Dumbarton, and A. A.
Birney the West Georgetown people. The
case will probably be settled in few days.
The West Georgetown followers are highly
iEcensed at the Dumbartonites, saying they
have acted with no authority. The latter
claim the reversion rights to the property
and have strengthened their claim through
the purchase of the possible interests of the
heirs of the original donor. 1t Is claimed
that the West Georgetown Church is no
longer SelfSuStaining. The congregation
consists of but handful of old members.
There has been no permanent minister
there for some time.
Clerks Assembly.
The Clerks Assembly of Georgetown
held a very largely attended meeting last
evening at Nordlinger's Hall. The member
ship of the assembly includes the clerks Of
all the merchants in town, and the meet
ing last night was devoted to the matter
of a merchant who fails to favor the early
closing movement. A boycott has been
placed on the store, and the other labor Or
CARNATIONS notified to that effect At the
meeting last evening communica lions were
received from about a dozen different labor
organizations indorsing the boycott, and
promising assistance to the assembly. In
order to make the boycott more effective
and more general the Federation of Labor
Will be asked to indorse the matter.
A Musicale.
In honor of Mrs Daisy Louise Fox Of
Georgetown a musicale will be given next
Wednesday evening at the "Litchfield' in
Washington. under the direction of Miss
Mary e. Clements.
The artists of the evening will be Prof
John Porter Lawrence, Dr. Anton Gloetz-
Eer Prof. Ernst Lent, Mrs. Preston. Mrs.
Kitty Thompson-Berry, Miss Whitaker
Miss Dexter. Miss Lockhart, Miss Carson,
Miss Atlee, Miss Bestor, DR.. Barnes, MIR.
Mccoy and Mrs. Fox.
The list includes many of the best-known
musicians and vocalists of Washington, and
treat is in store for the invited ones
Quietly Married.
Mr.. William Alnutt and Miss Florence
Houck were quietly married Wednesday
evening at 121S 10Th street the residence of
the brides aunt. After the ceremony Mr.
and Mrs. Alnutt left for the west where
they will spend their honeymoon
A Pastor Departs.
Rev. Walter r. Graham, the pastor Of
Congress Street NJ. z. Church for the past
five years, left yesterday for his new field
of labor at Westminster, having conducted
So rvices at that place last Sunday. His
departure is much regretted by the major
ity of his congregation, number Of whom
accompanied him to the depot to bid him
farewell.
Notes.
Annie a. Small has sold to Wolf Nord-
liz ger parts of lots 40 and 141, of George
town, at an unnamed consideration
Horace 8. Jones has bought of Alcoholics
P. White section of land. described by
metes and bounds, fronting on the Rock
Creek Ford road. The purchase price Is
given at $500.
Mr. E. j. Birch has rented the Febrey
house at Falls Church, Va, for the sum-
mer, ard will shortly move his family to
that place for the warm weather.
Mr.. and Mrs J. w. Douglass of 17N5 35th
street have as their guests MIR. and Mrs.
jerome Blanchard of Nashua, n. H.
The funeral services over the remains Of
Mr.. Thomas johnson, who died Tuesday,
in the sixty-ninth year Of his age, were
held this morning at II o'clock from the
chapel in Oak Hill cemetery.