Evening star., 1896-04-06
SUBURBAN NEWS
ANACOSTIA.

ArraI gements are being made for big
demonstration in Anacostia on the occasion
of the meeting of Anacostia Lodge of Good
Templars next week. Sunday next Rev.
II. T. Stevenson. pastor of the Baptist
Church. and one of the most enthusiastic
workers in the temperance cause in the
town, will preach sermon at his church
on that subject, and the members Of Ana
costa Lodge and District Lodge, No. H.
j. o. q. T.. have accepted an invitation to
attend 1t is understood that DR.. G. w.
Fisher Will also make al address.
MIR. J. G.. Leonard has returned from
visit to Newark, N. j., where he went to
attend the annual reunion of the thirty
ninth New Jersey regiment, in which he
served during tie late war.
The children of the public schools OF
Anacost:a will, If the weather permits, have
their annual Easter egg-rolling at Fort
Stanton this afternoon.
The usual annual Easter Monday ball for
the entertainment of the patients at ST.
Enzabeth's Asylum will be given in the
opera house of the institution tonight.
Both patients and attendants are looking
forward with much pleasure TO the event,
as similar entertainments in the past nave
been extremely enjoyable to all who par
ticipated.
The lorg-pending checker tournament in
Anacostia has at last closed, and the final
score stands as follows: Weiss, 650; Quaid
$50; Pyles. 81: Watson, $50; Payne, -.So;
Meitzler, IS4: Miller, 420: Richardson. 10
AS MessTs. Weiss and Quaid are tied for
first place. a special match will be played
to determine which is entitled to first
place. Members of the Anacostia Chess
Club say that the Mount Vernon Checker
Club will be challenged shortly. and if
the challenge is accepted, the contest will
take place in AnacoStia-
Mr.. and Mrs. d. C. Fountain of East
Washington Heights a few evenings ago
entertained many of the leading members
of the East Washington Heights Baptist
Church. of which Mr. Fountain was one
of the principal organizers. Among those
present were: Mrs. Cook. Mrs. Masters,
the Misses Katie Judge, Pearl Harrison,
Bertha Havener, Elliott, Bessie Fount tain,
Jessie Herrill, Della Herrill, Starkweather,
Talbert. Jessie Hodgerson, Clifton. Collier,
Caldwell, Elsie Judge, Rev. George E. T.
Stevenson MessrS. Louis Harrison, We;gie,
Paul StaIkweather, Warren Lusby, Harry
Harrison. Benjamin DIETRICH. Howard Beall,
Martin Burch. John Judge and +. Lusby.
Mr.. Robert McIntire of Virginia, who has
been visiting MIR. and Mrs. Rhodes, has re-
turned home
Mr.. Louis Butler of Anacostia is visiting
friends in Philadelphia.
Mrs. LeffingweI, nee Effie Darling, ac-
companied by her son. is visiting her pa
rents. Mr.. and Mrs. Darling.
The members of John A. Logan Post,
G. a. H. will have an entertainment to-
night at Masonic Hall.
Mrs. Charles r. Dodge IS said to ie quite
sick her home, On Harrison street.
The bi-~cekly meeting of the Anacos tia
Citizens Association will be held tonight.
The stock OF groceries i'll the store of Mr..
]. t. Redd, Anacostia. was almost entirely
rpired by smoke and water yesterday.
Shortly before daylight the store was dis
covered IL be on fire. and an alarm was
promptly turned in by Nigh: Station Keeper
Middleton OF the Ana costa Substation, but
before the arrival of the department the
building, which belongs to The Adams es-
tate. was damaged 30 the extent OF Slop. Mr.
Re'ids loss was about 81 1,1G0, but both he
AMI thS Adarns estate are protected by in
surance. Singleton Webster who, with his
family, lived above the store, managed to
remove MS effects without getting them in
1ared fhe fire Is supposed to have been
cause,i by- the explosion of i lighted lamp.