Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-04-22
NEW PARSONAGE.
The Pastor of Mount Zion ChuF,
Provided With n Residence,

The Pastor of Mount Zion Church
Provided With a Residence.
What is said by those who have Travelled
throughout the bounds of the Washington
conference of the Methodist Episcopal
Church to be the best parsonage owned by
a congregation under its jurisdiction has
just been completed by the members OF
Mt Zion Church. Georgetown. Rev. DR.. e.
w. s. Peck pastor, and yesterday was
occupied for the first time by DIR. Peck
and his family.
The completion of the building, and the
placing therein Of new sets OF everything
needed by preacher and his family to
keep house in a proper manner, WIS made
the occasion last evening of reunion OF
the membership and their friends. and
more than 500 persons connected with the
church and hosts of members of other
churches of the denomination in various
parts of the District visited the new par
sonage during the hours in which open
house was kept by the church officials.
The new building is located at 2902 o
street northwest, and is one of the most
commodious residences. of its class in that
part or the city. 1t has Il pressed brick
front, is two stories and attic in height.
and is replete with every modern con-
Venience. Each room contains cabinet
mantel, and. while all are arranged with
an especial view to the comfort and con-
venience of the occupants. the library is
The plans were drawn and the work eX-
ecuted entirely by colored men, and much
credit Is due them for the skill displayed
by all who had the matter in charge. The
persons who had special charge of the
work were the following:
Parsonage committee-R. ]. Holmes,
chairman; Mrs. Margaret Lazerberry, Mrs.
Sarah Reeder, Mrs Caroline Herbert. Mrs.
Elizabeth Fisher, Mrs. Joanna Henson,
Mrs. Rebecca Washington, Mrs. Alice Har-
ris. Mrs. Estella Harris, Miss Emily Bar
rett. Miss Bessie Carter. and Miss Mary
L. Beason. secretary; w. Calvin Brent,
architect; Braxton & Bond builders: :rus-
tees, Thomas Watkins, chairman; David
Hutchinson. Charles Matthews. Alfred
Pope, George Minor, John W. Lee, Hem
son Reeder, Washington Boyd end J..
Townsend Beason.
Among those present last night were the
entire official board of the congregation:
Local preachers, Edgar Murphy and J. T.
Reed; leaders, Peter Fossett, Joseph Nc
Pherson, Lorenzo Only, Perry Barnes, Hem
ry BowleS, Andrew Carter, Sandy Williams,
William Wheeler. Robert Holmes, William
Smith. John Berry, Joseph N Williams, c.
Hawkins and Jerry Ogle: stewards. NJ. R.
Thompson, ]. NJ. Williams, S. Williams,
James Thomas, James L. Turner. Charles
Smith. Henry N. Bowles. James Jeffries,
Benson Locke, Dennis Wayman, Robert
DeNeale; trustees. Alfred Pope, Charles
Matthews, John w. Lee, David Hutchinson,
Thomas Watkins, Washington Boyd. George
Minor, j. Townsend Beason, Henson Rec
der; Ralph s. PARROT, superintendent of
Sunday school.
DR.. Peck has been in charge of the con-
gregation for more than year, but until
row has resided in Baltimore, where ne had
an important charge before being assigned
to Mount Zion Church. Upon entering up-
on the duties there last year he ascer-
tanned that the need of parsonage to be
owned by the church had long been con-
coded, and there had been a great deal of
talk about building one, but no one seemed
ready to take the necessary steps to secure
one.
He promptly brought the matter to the
attention of his congregation, and with
such success that ground for the new bnild-
Ing was broken In October of last year
Since that time whenever the weather
would permit work Of construction has gone
steadily forward, until new Mount Zion has
a pastors residence of IT'S own. and of
which the membership generally is very
proud. ny