Evening star., 1897-05-29
SU BURBAN NEWS
ANACOSTIA.


venerable AID much respected couple Rev and Mrs
e. Il. Smith. took place Monday evening at their
hoine In Anscostia. and the occasion will be long
rr:1rmbrrrd ty all who wc-e present. The rooms
:sst-fuliy and most liberilly decorated with
frwerS. and IT Is said the effect Of great
beauty ard hriiliancc.
Among The hosts OF frien'is present were nearly
ali uf the y-aEd officers Of the Grand Ledge Of
Ma.sn.s uf the District, ar. Smith being MEM
ber and officer of the opier in high standing: Dr.
Brown of Philadelphia, who. when young man.
WIS prepared by AIr. Smith 10 enter college, and
wio came to Annr1sta expressly TO be present ::
Gen Di.l5n OF The Treasury department. Mrs.
Blsuclrd 3f massachusetts. sister of Mr. Smith
DR. and Mrs. Little and children. Mr.. and Mrs
k"itins. Mr q " "a,.on ard II, d.usnter ,. Ar. % and
roll W Smith. Mr.. and Mrs. P1tt., the former of
wi"In Is aiinrst a cenrenarinn;.Hcv and Mrs W.
q. Davenport. Mr.. and Mrs. Burr. MIR. and Mrs.
Frazier, Mr.. ard Mrs Samuel Campbell. Mr.. and
Mrs ". I. Anderson. Rev. Hugh T. Stevenson Dr.
W y. Fisher and many others of Anacostia and
: Rev. r. ilez Sven OF washington.
\ large numi'cr of valuable presents were received
OF them being from friends as distant Us
California and other states in the far west. On
behalf OF the associates of Mr.. Smith. employees
In the SANE division with him in the Treasury DE
partment Gen Dillon presented the former with
seventy lille gold oilars-one for each year of his
lou; and useful life; and following this repre-
sentative of Electa Chapter. order Of the Eastern
Star OF which Mr. and Mrs. Smith are members,
presented Mr. smith with ffty-iive gold dollars,
and Mrs. Blanchard behalf of the near relatives
of Mr.. Smith. handed him fifteen more, and other
gold d,Iiars were presented to him to make the
aggregate considerably tuan two hundred In
addition to the gifts OF money all sorts Of useful
valuable of which WAS an ice cream set.
The presentation addresses made were very
tol'hins. and II with difficulty that Mr.. Smith
able to restrain his emotions.
The death of Mrs. Martha A. Nhippie, WIDOW OF
bnn,e H. Wnpps, mn'r;' e, DO. oer%rred %rr..h,s rev
William IL. Peek, with whom she made her honir
fog number of years past, removed one of the
loyable of the aged ladies OF Anacostia. MIS-
whippie was "A native Of baltinore and was de-
sceI,iant OF the well-knowG family of Tniuot, for
IL, AL, n
until the inrrmities of prevented her from at
tending the services u memoer OF the Quaker de-
noInin,tlou. but IN more recent ye1rs WAS uehti-
fed with the Baptist Church.
The funeral services conducted by Revs: e
palibearers Messrs. J. h. Minnix George r.
I.yies, %. y Humphrey. L. Dorsey. ID. F. Lee and
J. ". BaTtey- iue internient was In Congressional
Ine members of Elec,a Chapter. Order Of the
Eastern Star. gave strawberry festival Wednes-
diy evening, AT Masonic Hall. Ihc attendance WAS
guod. and It is understood tnat handsome sum oI
money realized
Sir. Barnabas Bryan, one of the leading garden
ers of Anactstia. has purchased tract OF twenty
northeast Of Washington. AID is preparing to go
largely Into the raising OF watercresses ior tue
since the hrst administration vi h..
CleTclaId. of supplying the White House Win
Prrs.drnt's table. at such times in the year when
produce of that kind could only be raised under
lie members of Logan Post G. A r.. and the
Woman-s ;ieief Corps. auxiliary to the orsaniza-
"
eetIa BAPTIST Church. which occasion sermon
uppreIriat. Decoration day will be delivered by
Rev hugh T. Stevenson ,
S...Ices in memory of the late Miss Emily =.
Iss~,n held Tuesday evening by the Woman Is
Refer Corps. of which the DECEASED was long u
meriber, The principii address was delivered hS
Mrs. Carroll W. Smith will shortly make an
exte.drd visit To her relative, Mrs DIR. Edward
Smith, ut Watersvie, nd
Mr.. john - Leonard has returned from visit
to Newark y. j.. where he went to attend re-
union of his old regiment. the Both New Jersey Vol
unteers- MIR. Lronard was appointed meniper oi
u comn.iit.e arrange for the erection OF !
molurnent over the grave at West POINT OF the
late colonel of the command. A. e. WilDrIck, wllo
after s.~Ing through the war. became major
in the s,Ilr army. and continued in tlnt rpar rIon
until has death. Leonard stated that of the
1..Uj me;l VINO couipos.d ii the regiment when /;
wen. ia To the field Tut I26 are alive. so far Us
kIU,. aLd only % attenii the reunion. the rest
nying - away from Newark that ;ney could
cnient TO be present.
Itie 3naeOstIa branch OF the Catholic Knights
of aus:r- mas ar.ln.- Il Tor an excursion 10 i,Iver
yi-s 1u,.c 5 the benefit of ST. Ieresa's Chuech.
Decoration day exercises were held FRIDAY in
the scrojis the soath sid Of the Anac,stia
river. the prugram being follows: Van Hhren,
slea-.ers. t>i- Arton aid Mr. Alpnets oaviiso..;
Iiii--'ia.e, speaker. C"i- Z. e. Wheeler; Birney,
SPEAKER, Ai- j. t. Snow; Good HOPE, speaker,
Z Ii. Grant; Congress Heights. speaker. MIR. j..
Ii. Dony. and Garneid speaker. Mr. W. II. Peck.
CluD of the District, which held at the resi-
d,.lcc Of Alrs. j. Mclean Monroe street, YES
j.r Tor consideration WIS The Cretan Question
and pppers were read by Mrs. Simpson on
JrtcCt. Dy On breeA women,
and by Mrs. Mclean. Crete Selections
frcn the poems of James Russell Lowell read
by several of those press Various matters or
business importance the membership dis
posed Of
Miss q. ONen of Washington Is visiting the fam
lily of Mr. 4. L. Ian,sam OF Arlwick.
Mr.. IL. ii. Brewer Of Ianham. an attache Of the
United States SeIlate. has been quite Ill Of the
grip. but Is much better.
ihe Sliniay school at st. Georges Chapel Glen
dale. has been presented by the WOmans auxiliary
st. Johns Pa rish. Washington, with seventy iiy
books twenty 1--WE Bibles fifty revised prayer books
BiIIopp, whose father o.iiciated for many years
a: ~. Barnabas +. T. Chapel. Prince George )
eorty. Md, Is sups rihtendent of the school, and
Miss Nettie Harvey is organist.
The vicinity Of ForrstvIile is undergoing quite a
bj,iIiing revival. Ii is stated that many
years have many houses and farm buildings
been under construction at one time. Those vino
making these improvements Messrs.
He nry -. EooHe. Samuel Scott and L. w. Boteicr,
erecting houses. and Messrs Schwartz and Zurho-st
who constructing large barns. Ar. W. S.
Besides tbuse named. Mr.. George s Dove Is max
Ing extensive improvements to his stOTehouse.
Tie ladies of ST. Thomas T. T. Church, Groom
VIII give strawberry festival Thursday Afternoon
Of next week, the object Of which is to secure
igids foI II; king :, pairs to The church.
Hiss Ella Annctta Ward of Friendly is visiting
relatives in Washington
Master Frederick e. Bennett, youngest son OF the
late Daniel Bennett. and nephew OF Mrs. Il. W.
BlIrtstae and Miss l. h. Bennett of AnacOstia will
take passage from Liverpool on the steamship
Paris On her next trip for New York, IT being his
purpose To take up his residence with the ladies
10 Il Ell ut No. 5J3 jefferson street.