Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-22
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN
Elooution Contest Among Students at Gas
ton Hall
Interesting Speeches Delivered-Local
Notes OF General Interest
to All Glasses.

University presented a pretty appearance
last evening, between the handsome dec
| orations, the glare of the numberless lights
| and the large audience that filled every
seat. The occasion was the second annual
elocution contest. from the members OF the
class under the instruction Of Prof. ]. Car
roll Boone. There were eleven candidates
for the gold medal offered the winner OF
the contest, and they were seated upon the
stage, which was arranged to represent a
drawing room. The judges for the occasion
were Messrs. Maurice F. Egan, LID, J.
Nota McGill, register of Wills and Edward
]. Walsh.
The contest lasted for nearly three hours.
Benedict Francis Maher, class of '07, re-
cited the chariot race from Ben Hur, a"
while Thomas Clement Nelson. class of
DO recited selection entitled Ship
wrecked from the French of Coppee.
These two were so close in merit that the
judges had some difficulty in rendering a
decision, finally giving the honor to Mr..
Maher. with MIR. Nelson close second for
honorable mention. William Evans Fox,
class OF 81 who recited Longfellows 1.-The
Monk Felix was given second honorable
mention. The other contestants were John
Aloysius Mulvihille. class of 90: Edmund
Laurence Phillips and Joseph Daniel Sui
iivan, class of 81: William Carroll Dia-
mond, class of 30. and James Livingstone
Cullen. James Aloysius Oshea. Frank
rington, class of 30.
The reception committee consisted of
James Ashton Derereux and John Fred
erick Vessel. class of 90; John Hughes
Cassidy and Richard James Watkins. class
OF VI; julius Sylvester Walsh, jr and
Henry Ryan Cover. class of '9S, and Fran
els Joseph Egan and Oliver Perry Johnson,
class of 80.
Played n Trick.
The students of the Western High School
are highly iEcensed over a mean and con-
temptible trick which was played upon
company H Of the High School Cadets at
the first day of the annual drill. Efforts
are being made to ascertain the party gull
ty of such an act. During the drill of the
various companies each school was trying
to beat the others in cheering for its IA
vorite company. Company H, the winner
of the contest last year, was regarded viii h
Jealousy. Seine one wrote note on a
piece OF PAPER, forgiI Capt. Berry's name
to the same requesting the crowd not to
make any noise or to cheer while company
n was drilling. The note was passed all
over the grand stand, and Immediately up
on the eI trance of company II on the field
not sound came from their large number
of friends on the stand. When maneuvers
were executed well the soldier boys of the
school rec eived no cheers. This disheart-
ened the company considerably and the
boys failed to execute the orders with their
accustomed snap ard vim. When 1t was
found out afterward that they were the
victims of joke. every scholar of the
school was enr9 ged.
Gala Time.
This afternoon there will De a gala time
in Tenleytown. The new pubic school
house, which was recently completed, will
witness a flag raising. in which all of the
pupils and many of the people Of the VIII
lage will participate. A regular program
has been arranged for the pupils. and
several speeches appropriate to the oc-
casion, will be delivered to ill the youthful
blood with the fire of patriotism. The ex-
erciseS will wind up with strawberry
festival. which will be given by the pupils
for the purpose of raising enough money
to purchase piano for the school.
Mrs. Ellen v. Molyneaux died Wednesday
afternoon at her residence. 1898 street,
after short illness. She was taken sick
with typhoid fever. which turned into
pneumonia, and ended with death. Mrs
Molyneaux was native Of the District
and was in the fifty-seventh year of her
age. The funeral will be held tomorrow
morning from Trinity Church. The inter-
ment will be at Holy Rood cemetery.
Word has been received here of the seri-
Gus illness of Miss Marie Lowe. a daughter
of Mr.. Perry Lowe. Miss Lowe entered the
convent several years ago. and is now at a
nunnery near Baltimore.
The strawberry festival given last evening
at the Gay Street Baptist Church by the
Ladies' Mite Society a very success
full affair.
A musical and literary program will be
given this evening at the Tenleytown Bap-
fist Church. under the direction Of Prof
Handy. Considerable talent will come
from the Fifth Baptist Church of Wash
ington.
The street crossings on 32d street at the
Intersection of the Metropolitan railroad
are in miserable condition and need the
attention Of the District repair brigade.