The evening times., 1898-11-03
GEORGETOWN AFFAIRS.
Funeral Services Over the Remains
of John r. Dyer.

This morning, at 9:3c o'clock, brief fun
eral services were held over the remains
Of the late John F. Dyer, at the home of
were then taken to the Trinity Catholic
] hurch, where solemn requiem mass was
celebrated by Rev. Marcus Dyer, broth
er of the deceased. The church was
crowded with many friends of the de-
| ceased and the floral offerings were nu-
| merous and beautiful
The pallbearers were. Messrs William
Thomas Stanton, l.. P Hazel and John
Taylor Interment took place at Holy
rood Cemetery.
Miss Cme Tsuda delegate from the
Japanese government to the National
Educational Convention. held in Wash
ington in the early part of the summer
who has been visiting friends in George
town. left today for England. where she
goes TO study the English educational
system at the invitation of the English
government. Miss Tsuda was educated
In American schools and is a teacher of
English in one of the large normal
schools Of Japan.
The funeral of Mrs Rebecca Sutton. an
old resident who died yesterday morning
of rheumatism. took place from
the late home of the deceased 1915
Thtrty-second Street, this afternoon at 3
o'clock The remains were taken to Al
exandria for interment
The lecture given last night at George
town University by DIR. Sylvester Dwight
Judd, the assistant professor of biology
was most instructive and entertaining
DR.. Judd selected as his subject 1.-THE
RiolOpy of t'ha ('olIapa pal
being a beautiful woodland tract, a part
of the University Campus and abounds
with the birds and insects indigenous to
this section. The lecture was Illustrated
with specimens obtained In this park
The work of grading the grounds of the
Western High School is being rapidly
pushed to completion.
The citizens of Georgetown Heights
have entered a protest to the police
burning garbage near the Western High
School
hiram Hardy, laborer, was arrested
by Officer Trussell this morning charged
with violation of the milk law
George w. Shorter colored, aged thirtv-
seven years, was arrested yesterday af-
ternoon by Officer Short, charged with
disorderly conduct
Rose Winfield, colored, was arrested
with vagrancy. 4s
Edwards Owens. a colored laborer, was
arrested at o'clock last night by Officer
Cornwell for disorderly conduct
Officer Robley, who is stationed at the
District building and who has been i'll for
several days past, returned to duty this
morning.
Private j. A. Davis, who is ill with ty-
phoid, Is progressing favorably.
Fhe new building of the Industrial Home
School is now practically finished and will
probably be occupied by the first of next
week. This institution, until three years
ago, was under private management but
IN 1895 the District Government acquired
the property, and since that time it has
been public charity. supported by Con-
gress. The school, with it's facilities, cared
for about seventy-five children but since
the completion of the new building about
l25 will be accommodated The object Of
the school Is to give poor children a home
and practical education. Boys and girls
are taken whose ages range from five to
twelve years and are kept until they are
fourteen. The officers of the home are
Henry L. Blount, president; ]. D. Nc
Pherson, first vice president; j. Ormond
Wilson. second vice president; Mrs A. w.
Blackburn, secretary; B. T. Janney, treas
urer; Mrs. Kate B.. Barbour superinten-
dent. and e. E. McCashin, principal.
G. w. Carter. sixty-eight years DID,