Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-24
AFFAIRS. IN GEORGETOWN
Alumni Association Of Georgetown Univsr-
ity Elects Officers.
Success of st. AIMS Fafr-Electric
Acknowledgement ana Personal.

At the annual meeting of the alumni of
Georgetown University, held yesterday af-
ternoon. after the commencement exercises,
the following Officers were elected for the
ensuing year:
President. Justice Martin F. Morris, Dis
trict of Columbia; first vice president.
Charles c. Homer, Baltimore, Md; second
vice president ]. ]. Darlington District OF
Columbia; third vice president, DR.. J. N.
Kober; fourth vice president, DIR. Ernest
Laplace, Philadelphia; fifth vice president,
W. NJ. Byrne Wilmington. Del; secretary,
E. d. F. Brady, District of Columbia, and
treasurer, DR.. Francis o. st. Clair. The ex-
ecutive committee for the next two years
Is composed of John r. Ross. DR.. William
F. Byrns and Wilton J. Lambert. The con-
stftution of the Alumni Association was
amended so as to make E. Francis Riggs
and Admiral A. W. Weaver. U. 8. N, hon
orary members.
The Committees.
The various committees who ofnciated at
the commencement exercises yesterday
and the officers Of the class Of 81 were as
follows:
Officers of the class of '97-Charles Au-
gustus Shea. president; Francis Xavier De-
lany. vice president; Joseph Sidney Ire
u,
hue, treasurer; William L. d. Higgins,
beadle, and w. T. 8. Doyle. sergeant-at-
arms.
Reception committee Of the Society Of
Alumni. Nota McGill. chairman; Eugene
F. Arnold D. w. Baker, ]. Walter Bland
ford, George ]. Bond. DIR. r. Breese Brum-
NETT, John F. Clark. Charles w. Darr.
William H. De Lacy, William 81. Dennis,
Charles P. Glennan. John w. Glennan. H.
Goldsborough Goddard. Edw. P. Harrtng-
ton, DIR. Raymond T. Holden. DIR Franklin
T. Howe. Edwin r. Joyce, George Kearney,
Charles A. Mills, jeremiah l. O'Connor. r.
Ross Perry. jr., Henry l.. Pugh and DIR. b.
w. RefSinger.
Reception committee Of Students. s.
Bates, Harry R. Cover, w. Carroll Dia-
AIeer, Julius 8. Walsh. Samuel ]. Wagga-
man. Herbert s. Patterson, Livingston
Cullen. Frank Romano and Thomas DELI
liant.
Interest Unabated.
The third evenings entertainment for
the benefit of ST. AIMS Church, Tenley-
town. was even more largely attended than
that of either Of the two preceding. The
hall was packed during the evening. while
the lawn surrounding the hall was filled
with the overflow. An interesting pro-
gram was rendered. consisting of a piano
sClo by Miss Nellie Masterson. fancy dane
ing by Miss Annie Downey. fancy dancing.
figs and songs by Master Beau Downey,
and several other numbers.
One of the main attractions this evening
will be q cake walk by members of the Old
Dominion Club. for which a prize will be
given. In addition to this there will be &.
plano solo by Mr.. Giesburg. vocal and in
strumental selections by Messrs. Terrell
and Smith. songs of the day by Mr.. George
O'Connor. vocal solo. Let Me Take My
Place at Home Again." by Mr.. Bryon G.
Harlan; comic songs by Mr.. Tom Wilkin-
son. songs. Mr.. Charles Goodchild; duet.
by Messrs. Harlan and Wilkinson; piano
selection. Mr.. Giesburg.
A children's matinee will be held at the
fair this afternoon from until u O'Clock.
and again Saturday afternoon, during the
same hours. This will give the children
a chance to enjoy the affair.
metropolitan COmpany's Plans.
Since the extension has been granted to
the Metropolitan Railroad Company to ex-
tend the Connecticut avenue line out the
Columbia road, the extra power for moving
the cars will be furnished from this end of
the line. The company has two power sta
lions, one at the foot of AZ street, which
furnishes power for all of the lines 9th
street and east. while the power house on
the site of the old stables on = street, near
Rock creek, supplies power for the lines
west of 9th street. New machinery is now
being introduced IN the street place.
which will be more than sufficient to run
ments in the power house will be completed
about the same time the tracks are laid
and ready for the cars. This is done to
prevent delay in operating the cars on the
new section.
Henry l.. barnes Dead.
Mr.. Henry L. Barnes, husband of the late
Mrs. NJ f. Barnes, died yesterday at his
residence on the Canal road near the Chain
bridge. The deceased had been sick for q
long while, and suffered greatly He was
sixty-fve years of age. The funeral will
be held tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock
from the family residence.
Real Estate Matters.
David Rittenhouse and Robert 8. Chew.
trustees. have sold to Thomas Hyde, part
of lots and 3, In Dents and others sub
division of the Linthicum estate on U
street. The consideration Is placed at S14.-
OtD.
William G. Clark has bought of Thoma q
c. and Samuel T. q. Morsell lots u and IL
of block 9 of the subdivision of White
haven. The price paid is stated at 81, 200.
Briefs.
The annual excursion of the Ancient Or
der of Hibernians, division No. ], to Mar
shall Hall. yesterday, was great success.
Perhaps the largest crowd that ever left
Georgetown went down on the boats dur
ing the day.
Policeman John Maher, who was recently