Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-16
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN
Death Of James Symington, Veteran of the
Late War.
Nine New Fire Alarm Boxea Located
in the West End-Lawn Party
and Other Events.

James Symington died yesterday after
an Illness of several days at the residence
OF his sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Wise at the
northeast corner of 33d and . streets. The
deceased was in his seventy-eighth year,
and death was due to dropsy. He was a
veteran OF the late war. having served
with distinction In Battery c. of the LIST
Connecticut Heavy Artillery, reaching the
grade of corporal He was a member of
Farragut Post, Grand Army of the Re-
public, and that organization will attend
the funeral, which will be neld tomorrow
afternoon. at o'clock, from the residence
of Mrs. Wise. transferring thence to Trim
tty Catholic Church, where the regular
services will be held. The in;erment will
be at Arlington National cemetery.
Mrs Eliza Grout Gale. a sister of the
late Prof. Leonard ID. Gale of Washington
died yesterday morning at her residence
No. 32iS n street The funeral was held
this afternoon at $50 o'clock from her late
residence. The interment was at Congress
sionai cemetery, and was private.
increase of Facilities.
According to the order of the Commits
sioners the fire service of this section of
the city will be increased by the addition
of number of new boxes. one will be To-
Gated at 2Sth and X streets. which will he
be located as follows: At corner of :s0th
and . streets, box "A; at 3lst and l. streets,
box 10; at Both and y streets, box 1l5: at
5Jth and w streets. box T23: al Wisconsin
avenue and Galveston street. box ia; at
Wisconsin and Milwaukee avenues, box 725;
at WoCdley Lane and klingle Ford roads.
box I2t, at Wisconsin avenue and CIR mt
road, Lox 134.
The location of these gives this section
nine out of thirty new boxes. For the first
time in her history Tenleytown has a fire
alarm box, while others have been placed
in the suburbs between this place and that
village. 1t has been only a comparatively
short time since a water main was laid up
the Tenleytown road from Georgetown,
with fire MIGRANTS interspersed at intervals.
and the new boxes have been located in
that locality on this account alone.
Eastern Star Lawn Party.
A pleasant lawn party given last
evening at the pretty grounds at the north
east corner of 18th street and Pennsyl-
vania avenue by the ladies of Adah Chap
ter. No. 6. Order of Eastern Star The
place was Illuminated with numberless Ian
terms, and the green lawn presented an
animated appearance. A good deal of or dit
Is due the committee in charge which was
composed of Mrs. c. Barton. Mrs. Niece.
Mrs. Bornhen. Mrs. Holtzciaw. Miss IS Elm
stein. Raeburn and f,dmonstOn. There vas
large crowd present during the evening.
and the affair was a success in every way.
For Church Fund.
The Parsonage Club of E1enezer a NJ.
+. Church opened lawn party last even
ing at Valley and Q streets, which was
well attended. The fair will close this
evening. The proceeds will be applied to
the church fund
Briefs.
Mr.. William Stohlman is enjoying vaca-
ton at Atlantic City.
Mr. +. Baker Weaver of the firm of w. IT.
* +. Ii. Weaver is in Toronto attending
the annual convention of the Epworth
League.
the funeral of Mr.. James r. Power was
held Tuesday afternoon at the chapel in
Oak Hill cemetery, being attended by only
the immediate relatives of the dee aased
The Commissioners have ordered that the
rorth gutter in L street between .sgtn and
3rth streets be relaid, and that the road
way be crowned and dressed with gravel