Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-03
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN
Festivals and Church Entertainments Are
Numeroui
Personal, Social and General Notes Of
Interest to VariSus Classes
of Residents.

The four might fair and festival for the
benefit of St. Joseph's School opened last
evening at the school house in very
suspicious manner. The school rooms We're
brilliantly illuminated and prettily decorat-
ed. The grounds surrounding the school
were also thrown open. The festival is I'M
Ger charge of Sister Christina of the Acad-
envy Of Visitation, who is assisted by q
humber Of young ladies. The confectionery
table is in charge of Miss Mary Lee, with
Misses Lizzie Conncrs, Maggie Brown ana
Alice Brennan assisting. Miss Birdie Nc
Kinley has charge Of the ice cream table,
assisted by Misses Nellie Sullivan. Katie
Whelan, Mamie ODonoghue and Mamie
Hurley. The fancy table is In charge or
Mrs. Patterson. with Miss Nellie King and
the Misses Kearney assisting MISSES
jamie Ulmer and Grace barnes attend at
the punch stand. The supper table Is III
charge Of Mrs. Hines, Mrs. Dugan ana
Mrs. Wetzel. The Christmas tree IS IN
charge of Miss Marie Spellman, assisted
by Misses Bessie Kengla and Mary Coniey
The students of the Academy of vista
ten. who are the real patronesses OF the
festival. visited the place Monday evening
the public being excluded. from theIh
alone over 800 was realized. The attend,
ance last evening was quite large, and all
present spent a merry evening.
Funeral OF Miss Thicker.
The fur eral Of Miss Estelle Thicker was
held this morning at o'clock from nef late
residence, 1928 Prospect avenue. the cortege
proceeding to Trinity Church. where solemn
requiem mass was read by Rev. Father
Scanon. After the mass the pastor made q
few remarks over the remains OF the de-
ceased, praising her for her many virtues.
His address was excellent, and he drew an
object lesson from the purity and sanctity
Of the life Of the deceased. The pallbearers
were Messrs. Ed. Craig, B. Perley Craig,
Joseph Is. McGirr, John Crowley, Benz.
Hunt and Frank ]. Wissner. The floral
tributes were very handsome.
Serious Accident.
Charles Barnes, white, aged sixty years,
met with a serious accident yesterday af-
ternoon. He Is a carpenter by trade. and
was working on a building near the Broad
Branch road. When about fifteen feet
from the ground he lost his balance and
fell. striking a stone wall. His left leg was
broken in two places between the knee and
thigh. Dr. Stone, who was in the vicinity
was called, and alleviatnd the pain. The
injured man was later removed by friends
to his home in BrightWood.
Notes.
A school entertainment and festival, fol-
lowed by dancing, will lie given Wednesday
evening, June 10. at the public hall in Ten
leytown under the auspices Of st. AIMS
Aid Society.
A lawn party will be held this evening
on the grounds of St. Johns Church at
Bethesda, Md. The vested choir of Christ
Church of this place Will sing for the oc-
casion.
Albert Pater. a white man, sixty-tive
years of age, living at 8113 o street, was
suddenly taken i'll yesterday at noon while
standing at sd and streets He was re-
moved to his home in the patrol wagon.
Melton Wall a two-year-od white child,
was found wandering on the streets yes
ierday He was taken to the station house,
ana later his brother, who lives at 1886
33d street, took the child home.
The police force was increased last even
ing by the return to street duty of Police
men Conlon, Seymour. Pierce and Burrows.
Who were doing special duty during the
time President Cleveland was at his Wood
ley residence.