Evening star., 1896-02-19
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN
Preparations for tho Merrick Medal Debate
Saturday.
Opening OF Lent and the Services
Local Notes From Across
Rock Creek Bridge.

Elaborate preparations are being made
| for the debate for the Merrick medal at
| Georgetown University, which will occur
| Saturday evening, at o'clock, Washing
toms birthday. The subject under discus
sion will be: Resolved, That Congress
should provide for speedy retirement and
| cancellation of the legal tender notes. "
Prof. S. P. Langley of the Smithsonian,
| John S. Seymour, commissioner of patents
and Judge William c. Robinson of the
Catholic University will be the judges
| Messrs. Douglass and Slattery will up.
hold the affirmative end Of the argument.
while Messrs O'Brien and Valentine will
| take the negative side. Mr.. Outerbrid
Horsey was originally slated for q part T.,
the debate. but on account of his time be-
| ing otherwise occupied he resigned and
| Mr. Charles f. Valentine was selected in
| MS stead: MIR. Francis Borgin McDermott
Will preside at the debate. The Glee and
Banjo Club Of the university will make its
| nrst appearance at the debate and fur
| nish the music for the occasion.
Lenten Services.
The advent OF Lent was appropriately
| Observed today at Trinity Church. Though
the day Is not a holiday of obligation. there
were masses at 6, and 10 o'clock, the last
| named being solemn high mass. The .n~.
children attended the o'clock STR
Ashes We're blessed and distributed afte.
| all the masses.
This evening services will be held a, :::s
| O'Clock. Rev. VIM. J. Scanl:..s Sd, ,ha
pastor, will deliver a sermcn. from S.
Luke xiii: 3: "Unless you do / enanc= you
sEall all likewise JeriSh." Benedic don OF
| the blessed sacrament will follow. Ashes
Will also be blessed and distributed at this
service.
| At the Peck Memorial Chapel Rev. c.
Alvin Smith. the pastor, will deliver Ii ap-
prOpriate Lenten sermon which will be T.
Iustrated with stereopticon views.
Special services were also held at St
j rms Church.
First Appearance.
The KaE,ptown Soshul Klub of the West
ern High School, which has been practicing
| for some time, will make its first public ap-
pearance for this season on the evenings
Of February 20, p and %. The scholars
have beer practicing under the direction
of Mrs. Walton, and the boys have acquired
good degree of proficiency. At the last
meeting OF the board Of school trustees
permission was granted to the school to
hold the public entertainments.
Freezing of Pipes.
All along p street on either side Of 32d
street the thoroughfare is dug up for the
laying of water and gas mains. At the pres
| wagons. The property owners were incon-
Venienced this morning by the freezing of
the exposed pipes, cutting off the household
supply. The pipes We're not thawed until
| late in the day.
Pleasure Club.
The Nom de Plume Pleasure Club gave its
| first masquerade ball Monday evening at
Academy Hall, corner of 3lst and M streets
The club is composed of Misses Bessie Nc
Ginnis, Katie Shea, Katie Griffin, Maggie
McGinnis, Annie Shea, Mamie Griffin, Ma.
nile Trodden, Mae NJ. McDermott, Corinne
TrodGen, and Messrs. j. McGinnis, NJ Grin
lin, ID. Shea, Thos. Foley J. Griffin, p. Shea
T. Griffin, Frank Wall, William Griffin
John Trodden and Frank McGnnis. A
| number of invited guests were present and
a merry evening was spent. The costumes
were varied and pretty.
Got His Comm isxion.
The recommendation Of the President
which was confirmed by the Senate, ap.
pointing Corp. Alvord Van Patten Ander-
| son of the sixth United States cavalry to
| the rank of second lieutenant, has met with
general approval of those acquainted. An
derson is a young man who enlisted as a
private. He was model soldier, and upon
the merit Of his ability was promoted t.
the rank of corporal. Since the passage OF
the law permitting privates to hold the
rank Of commissioned officer young Ander-
son took a course of study and success
fully passed the examination placing him
in the commissioned ranks, making the
best record Of any who took the examina-
ton with him.
Knights of Pythias.
The entertainment given Monday evening
at Great Falls Hotel by Cromelin Lodge, K
of p, was big success. The hotel was pret-
tily decorated for the occasion and all
preparations made for an enjoyable even
ing. The music was very good and dancing
continued until a late hour. 1t was
the social event of the season for
the vicinity, and people for many miles
away att, t,nded. A goodly delegation from,
GeorgetoV n was present and remained over
night at the hostelry. Mr.. j. Walter Car
roll, the delegate of the lodge. leaves this
evening for Baltimore to attend the grand
session OF the Knights of Pythias.
Notes.
Mr.. Geo. w. Castelar, for over twenty-fiv
years chief of the engraving department of
the bureau of engraving and printing, left
yesterday for Trenton. N. J., to give expert
testimony at the trial of the alleged bank
note counterfeiters now going on there.
Mrs. Mary McKenley of 3419 N street, who
has been quite sick, is almost we'll again.
Miss Gertrude ]. Drane, the niece of Mr..
Perry Lowe, was married last evening at
o306 P street, to Mr.. Robert NJ. Parkinson.
Jacob P. Clark has sold to William f.
Knott lot "a of block of the Whitehaven
subdivision.
Mrs. James Daley is lying quite i'll a. 2sl1
M street.
Mr. Wesley Robinson, the sexton of the
Lutheran Church, is seriously ill at his
residence, corner of 34th and T streets.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Vinton Dahlgren of
New York have added two handsome affairs
for the transept of the Dahlgren Memorial
Chapel at Georgetown University.