Evening star., 1897-01-23

In this city get things badly mixed.
casiondlly.'- remarked a weil-known pas
tor. Il have looked into the matter lit
tie. and md that though the early records
are somewhat obscure and imperfect. they
prove with some degree Of certainty that
the first regularly organized church ,Stab-
lished in this city was the PTssi5ytcriai.
church which held services il iI9; IL. the
carpenter shop used By the carpenters then
at work building the White House. In i>,r;
the same congregation worshiped III the
Treasury department building, some ,cars
before it was completed occupied by rho
government. The next was St. PatrickS
Catholic in 1900 which then worshipci liz
building at the corner of 10th and r
streets. about sixty yards south of The
present ST. Patrick's followed very soon
by Christ. Episcopal. of East WashinSt on.
in the year. 1850. The first Baptist
church dates from 1902. though its first
building. at the corner of 10Th and 1 streets.
was not finished until 1893. Old Ebenezsr.
as 1T is often lovingly called. Methodist
Episcopal. on +th street. East Washington.
dates from lsir,. though ST. John n. George
town. has Il straight and interesting history
since 800. The Georgetown Methodist
Church was first occupied in 1906, the
Foundry NJ. +. Church in 1910. st. Johns
Episcopal comes next, in 1916. ana the
Christ Episcopal Church in Georgetown
two years later. IN 1SIS. Next comes St
Peters. Catholic, in East Washington. in
ISL. The Unitarian congregation first
worshiped iH what is now the Police Court
building. in 1874. The original Trinity
Episcopal Church, which first occupied the
building now the Columbia Law School, on
9TH street. was organized In 1928. In lss0
the Friends organized in their present
building oil L street near 18th. st. Mat
thew'S. Catholic, first worShiped at the
old church building corner of 18th ard III
streets. nOw deserted and for sale, the
h4N fT
Rhode Island avenue, several years sinne
in IS;g.
Though not, strictly speaking a Wash
ingtrn church. ST. Paul's E,piscopaI other
wise known as ;he Rock Creek Church.
near the soldiers Home. is the senior of
mem all having a perfect history since
lfi" The present church building. how
rVtr was erected. or at least rebuilt. in
IS';s
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What the departments need is a judicial
decision authoritative ruling explain
sHr exactly what is meant by the word
tsr"y. sail a department clerk Take
'uf department for Illustration. One day
last week one of the clerks was All hour
LAT in appearing at his desk When he
did come he gave his excuse. but the
chief of the division did not regard it as
Il good cI-e under all the circumstances
and the c'erk was given black mark. tue
offeI'se charged being 'tardiness' This
may be regarded as q small matter, but
II was al important oris to the clerks of
that particular division, and caused as
much talk and discussion as if war had
NJ sn dec=dr'h wlth Cuba. Two days af-
tsr"srd anJJh,r clcrh was late in showing
up though il, was but two minutes be-
hinc IN" "iiSldi stroke of . O'Clock He
loo. haG d' EXCISE. and TO many OF us ii
"''s GHpi one l. appears that it has
been ths custom of the clerk in question
to give i=iInSslf twenty-four minutes to
ftLch MS cfh"e- lie started time but
On his. way down town found that his
shoes leaked. and as there was snow on
~" Sr"Efd p" stopped at a shoe store and
pun chS-;r'' pair of ruhbers There were
"A number "f PERSONS in the sore ALI on g,
similar GRAND. anG the clerk was deIayed
IN waiting on hiH- This is what made him
w" minutes late The black mark .tardy'
was. however. placed against his name
Just a. black as il had been placed against
the other clerk who was an hour late
'ictnh":ieS and other authorities were
bro.'Sht Into r-quisition TO prove wha; was
meant by IN" word tardy. Webster gives
u as SLOW. unready. to tarry, dilatory de-
lay. criminal and guilty II was contend
ed by the clerk who two minutes
tate that for person TO be charged with
tard!ness there should be with II some
thing else besides being late that There
ShOu!d DE unreadiness. criminality and
SHht involved He stoutly contended that
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The matter rests Just this way the
chief OF division holding that a clerk who
was SLOW or unready is guilty of being
i%rdy ,y rms Is inn ortant to thousands OF
apartment clerks. and specially import
ant at this time. the beginning of a new
year The only way the matter can reach
ihe Attorney General for judicial decision
IS "7 ihe request of The head of a depsrt-
Hieht- ana 50 FAR this has not been done"
TN" OF the most remarkable things about
me Capitol bu.Iding, which is remarkable
fcr 50 many things, is the complete dis
appearance OF all the plans. drawings and
all IT" other papers which must neces-
Sari!y have been used during its construc-
ton observed a prominent and leading
architect who has given a great deal Of at
tention 10 the matter. Recently" he said
4 Was asked BY an architectural paper to
prepare IN article on the Capitol building,
hhlch Is admittedly the finest legislative
sJriCtur" I'm the world. | supposed of
course. mat ! could put my hands on aDy
of the plans immediat ately; 80 L accented tha
commission Imagine my disappointment
~hen- or applying at the Capitol | was
informed that all of the plans. II they ever
did "Sisi disappeared many years ago The
plans for the Senate and House wings are
easily enough res ched. but those for the
old building, the Capitol proper have been
missing for over fifty years There is how
PLANS were filed away in one of the govern
ulrHj d"Ddrtments. As far as / have been
aDte TO ascertain iii an examination COW
@r;liS -~verdl weeks. there IS no record of
any such disposition OF them. ard what l
now desire Is 10 secure the aid of The Star
through its many readers. for any iuforma-
ZION or sJ;KE.s stion that Will assist ME in
my search. should / be fortunate enough
10 trarn Anything about them I would
gladly give all publicity to the fact SO
tiIHt others viii not have to go over the
ground covered by my investigation Since
Mr.. Edward Clark the present architect,
has been in charge Of the Capitol he has
been very particular to make a record of
every plan OF drawing that is used In con-
nectiOn with work done there. for he has
experienced mere than any one else can
how difficult It Is to follow any one else in
work without fun copies of all the origi-
nal drawings IL his predecessors had been
as careful IS he has been In this matter
the country would not be in the cond' ton
IL is today. not able to show how its most
beautiful building was builded."
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Il always save my SnGw." said the keep
er Of downtown boarding house. '.and
have now on hand three barrels full That
Will last me until the next snow when l
hope TO pack away another supply. For
freezing ice cream. puddiugs. Roman punch
and other things in that line snow is much
I,aug han ice. fnF rt.a .l.,, a..