Evening star., 1896-06-22
AZ FAIRS IN GEORGETOWN
A Sad Drowning in the River Yesterday
Evening
A Rod md Gun Club With n Hand.
somely Fitted House Boat
Other Notes.

Wilbert Handey, a young colored man,
was drowned yesterday evening about z 30
O'Clock in the Potomac river off goth
Street He was one OF a crowd Of colored
youths who were enjoying a swim. most
OF whom were under the influence of Huuor
The party were swimming from Sims
wharf, and at the time of the drowning
Handey was some distance out in the
river, with no comparions around him.
Those near the shore heard him sh out for
help. and some the wharf saw HIM
struggling, but before assist ance arrived
he wcEt Gown for good.
Inc water at the place where the drown
ing occurred is very deep, and diving for
the bottom was difficult After some at
tempts to recover the body the task was
given up. ard the matter reported 10 the
police
Handey was about twenty-five years of
age and an orphan, being reared by a
man named Murphy who lives on olive
street. between 2ith and 2sth streets He
was employed on of the wagons of
. lhe connecticut Pie Company, and was a
hard-working lad. His clothes were pick
ed up by his friends and turned over tn
his foster ia ther
Rod and Gum Cub
The West Erd Rod and Gun Club was aft
nome Yesterday TO its friends, the occasion
belnS the occupancy of their new and splen-
uid hoatlng club house, which was moored
dl 'he loot OF sd street in the Potomac
Inc club was organized in the fore part of
February- and designs made for a floating
club house, in which the club could take
iofls voyages III quest of fishing or hunting
W ofk On the boat was commenced, and The
hoalng club house as completed is very
pretty. The exterior, though plain in an
p ea,ahee, IS painted nicely. and the interior
lad in 4.
sixty feet long. with a beam of fourteen
ieet, and the main room is forty feet long.
with set of porteres running across di-
Niuiis lhe space INTO two rooms. At one
end is kitchen, fitted out for service ana
al the other end cold storage room and a
toilet room.
The officers of the club are: John McKen-
ma, president; John Coleman Treasurer
and Henry Weaver, secretary. The mem.
DefsLlp Is limited to twelve. and is in addi-
tlon to the above-named as follows.
Messrs- Henry Haneke. Fred. ockers-
hausen. f. W. Brown, Frank Ash, Walter
Magruder Harry Albrecht Charles Hughes
ana John FRANKIE. The club house will he
lowed In the canal during the week and
next sunday the initial trip will he made to
Great Falls. where the day will be spent II,
fishing. .. -
High Mass.
The solemn l.igh mass yt sterday at Trim.
ity Catholic Church was unusually well at
Tended, the large church being crowded.
The occasion was the celebration of the
lrst mass OF the newly ordained priest.
Rev. Martin O'Donnoghue, a GEORGETOWN
boy Who has a host of friends Rev
Father ODonEcghuc was the celebranef
rev lteV. Father William J. Seaman, S.J., dea-
con; Rev. Father Frye of the Baltimore
seminary, sChdeacon, and Rev Fathef.
Gloyd. pastor of St Patrick's Church as
slstant subdeacon. In addition to thes<
there we're on the altar Rev. Father O'Con.
IL, DaStOr han
Church; twenty young seminarians and a
iuli number of sanctuary boys, under Mr..
Patrick Ford.
The sermon was delivered by Rev. ],
HaNens Richards, rector of Georgetown
University, and his address was excellent.
his delivery was good, his enunciation
clear and his flow of words remarkable.
The musical program, under Prof. Ar
manG Gumprech;, was excellent Gounod's
full mass was sung by augmented
choir, with Mozart's kyrie. The solos We're
very good
Trinity Sunday school.
The Sunday school of Trinity Church
closed yesterday liz a very quiet manner.
Heretofore special exercises have been
held in the afternoon, at which there WAS
a distribution of medals and premiums TO
the deserving scholars, but this year was
exception to the custom. The school
{, commenced at the usual time Yes
terday, and just before the mass Rev.
Falner seaman maze a snort address, an
nouncing the closing OF the school for the
summer. He thanked all the teachers for
their assistance during the year. and
stated that owing 10 the unsettled condi-
tion of affairs occasioned by the transfer
of Rev. Father Roccofort premiums
would be given this year. For next year,
however, he stated premiums would be
awarded. The reopening of the school
Will probably occur some time in Septem-
Der.
Notes.
Miss Victoria Yenney is visiting Miss
Jennie Waddey of 3222 . street.
Mr.. Jesse A. CorEwell, a brother to Mr..
Charles Cornwell, the well-known sd
street grocer. died Friday evening at his
residence near Great Falls, Va. The
frneral was held yesterday afternoon.
Miss Ann h. Prodigy. the daughter of the
late Thomas PRODIGY, died Saturday after
shcrt illness. Her funeral was held this
afternoon at o'clock from the residence
of ner brother, MIR. James x. Probey, serv-
ices being held at Trinity Church.