Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-09-08
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN
The Eghtieth Anniversary of Mt Zion NJ. E.
Church to Be Celebrated.
Corporal Tanners Child Bitten by a
Dog Clerks Assembly to
Banquet-NOtes.

e. Church will be celebrated from Sunday,
October II, to the following Sunday, in
elusive The occasion will be made a men,
orable one in the history of the church,
which was founded in October, 1916. An
elaborate program has been arranged for
the occasion, which will be carried out in
detail. The celebration will open at 6
o'clock Sunday morning, October II, with a
sunrise prayer meeting, followed at $50
a. IN. with a reunion of the Sunday school.
At IL o'clock in the morning the annver-
sary sermon will be delivered by Rev. N
NJ. Carroll, music being furnished by the
Mt. Zion NJ. E. Church choir. At 3 o'clock
In the afternoon the reunion of the Ep-
worth League will occur. The speakers
will be Rev. NJ. w. Clair and Rev. J. F.
Chestnut. the music being furnished by the
Epworth League choir Of Ebenezer NJ E.
Church. At 3 o'clock in the evening the
sermon will be delivered by Rev. j. W.
Dansbury.
During the week services will only be
held In the evenings, commencing at =
o'clock. as follows: Monday, reunion Of Of
fetal board Of the church; Tuesday, sermon
by Rev. I. L. Thomas; Wednesday, reunion
of all of the classes of the church; Thurs
day, historical services; Friday, reunion Of
all of the former pastors Of the church.
Sunrise prayer meeting services at 6
o'clock in the morning will open the ser
vices Sunday, October 18, followed at $50
O clock by conclusion of the Sunday
school reunion. At IL o'clock the congrega-
ton and choir of John Wesley NJ E.
church OF Baltimore. Md, with members
OF the congregations of other Baltimore
churches will be present. The sermon will
be delivered by Rev. Joseph A. Wheeler.
pastor OF John Wesley M. e. Church. At 3
o'clock IN the afternoon there will lie a re-
union
O'Clock there will be Il sacred concert by
John Wesley Church choir, Mr. Joseph
Camphor. director. The sermon at 8 o'clock
IN IN the !, evening will be delivered by Rev. E.
w. s. Peck, the pastor of Mt Zion Church.
The music for the reunions will be rem
dered by the following choirs. which have
been invited to attend: First Baptist
church. Georgetown, Mr.. Joseph N. Law
Henry Lewis. director; John Wesley AME
Zion Church, Mr.. Eugene Cumpton director:
Metropolitan A. NJ e. Church, Prof John
I. Layton. director; Nineteenth Street
rector. The ex-pastors of the church who
will be present at the celebra ton are Rev.
T. w. Booth, Rev. D. w. Collins, Rev. r.
II. Robinson, Rev. T. o. Carroll and Rev.
dresses.
The committee on the anniversary cele-
bration consists Of J. T. Beason, chairman;
James L. Turner, secretary; R. 8. Parrot,
j..
Abrams, T. Benson Locke, Miss H. Bosom,
Rev. E. w. 8. Peck, pastor, and Rev. Will
lam H. Brooks P. E., chairman ex-officio
The trustee board consists of Thomas Wat
Alfred Pope, w. g. Boyd, Charles Mat
thews, Henry Reeder, ]. T. Beason, David
Hutchinson and George L. Minor.
Bitten by a Dog.
The little child of Corporal James Tanner,
formerly commissioner Of PENSIONS was
bitten about the face last Saturday after
noon while playing with a dog at it's
fathers residence. at the old Freeman
house, corner of 32d and U streets The dog
Is half-grown Newfoundland, and belong
ed to the family. The animal was q great
favorite with the child. who was but little
over year old, and who played with
1t quite frequently. Annoyed at the chiId's
handling the animal snapped at the infant
his teeth making a slight abrasion on the
right cheek. Corporal Tanner hurried down
town Immediately after the event, and Sc
cured the services of DIR. George p. Con
nell OF street, who attended to the
A Clerks Banquet.
The Clerks Assembly of GEORGETOWN will
hold their first annual banquet on Monday
evening at the Rock Springs Hotel, owned
by Charles Brill, on the Conduit road. The
committee In charge of the matter consists
VI Hnessfs. william Bornheim, William
Schwartz and Maurice Baer, who will ar
range all preliminaries for the endowment
OF the members and few invited friends.
me banquet was to have been held yester-
gay evening, but owing to the fact that the
hebrew new year commenced, the matter
was postponed. A meeting Of the assembly
was neld last Friday evening, and a special
meeting will be held this coming Friday.
A good list of speakers will be secured for
the after-dinner festivities.
Notes.
Hev. E. W. S. Peck, DID,, and Mr.. John
Berry, delegate of Mt. Zion M. E. Church.
left this morning to attend the district
conference of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, which will convene at Shiloh.
charles county. Maryland.
The funeral Of Miss Bertha Brown.
laughter Of Mr.. Charles and Mrs. Katie
brown, took place this afternoon from
EDenezer A. NJ. E. Church, on o street.
me Mckinley and Hobart Club did not
hoio meeting last evening on account Of
lack OF quorum, many of the members
enjoying the Labor day festivities. The
meeting was postponed until next Monday
Mr.. J.Wflliam Lowe is on a three months
visit to Des Moines, Iowa.
Armistead Brown, eolored hoatm.n
was arrested yesterday by Policeman Fen.
nelly on charge of stealing a razor he
longing to Chas. Carter
A large leak was discovered last EVENING
In the water main in the center of 3oS
street opposite the entrance to the First
Cooperative Building Association.