Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-09-23
ANACOSTIR HAPPENINGS
Odd Fellows Lodge Tenders Reception to
Returned Soldiers
Lady Resident loses a Pocket Book
Meeting of Committee of Citixens-
General land Personal.

Salem Lodge, No. %, Independent Order
OF Odd Fellows, rendered a reception and
supper last night at Masonic Hall to three
OF its members who went to Santiago with
the LIST District of Columbia Volunteers.
The names of these men are Chas ]. Simp-
son. third sergeant of Company K, and
Geo. w. Taylor and Jas w. Marbury, pri-
Yates in the same company.
The reception took place in the large
meeting room of Salem Lodge, on the sec
ond floor of Masonic Hall. In spite of the
unfavorable weather there was a large at
tendance, including many ladies.
Dr. Geo. w. Fisher, chaplain of Salem
Lodge, delivered an address of welcome.
Miss Edith Pyles acted as organist and rem
dered several selections. The audience
Joined in singing patriotic airs, and after
ward adjourned to the banquet room down.
stairs, which had been handsomely deco
rated by Mr.. James Crawford. Here an
oyster supper was served, and the re-
mainder of the evening spent in listening to
the "reminiscences of the returned soldiers.
me arrangements committee consisted of
Messrs. White, Tippett and j. K. Dawson.
Loss of Pocket Book.
Mrs. Agnes Garrick of No. 80 Arthur
street, Anacostia, has reported to the po-
lice that while doing some shopping in
town she lost her black leather pocket
book, containing two metal Maltese crosses
made from material of the wrecked Maine,
gold necklace, a gold watch chain and
So2o In money. The pocket book likewise
contained several papers with the owner S
name and address written thereon.
Chapter Representatives..
Electa Chapter, No. 2, Order of the
Eastern Star, is represented On the va
rious committees formed for the occasion
of the ninth triennial session of the Gen
eral Grand Chapter, o. E. s., which opens
Its meetings in Washington on September
%. 1t is announced that Mr. J. W. Tolson
has been appointed chairman of the excur-
sion committee, in place of Mr.. F. ]. Ran
dolph, who is absent from the city, it is
said Mrs. l.. A. GUIDE is chairman of the
decorations committee.
Condition of the Sick.
Frederick A. Butler of Jackson street,
who was brought to his home in an am
bulance over two weeks ago, having been
overcome by the heat. and who afterward
developed severe illness. is able to be
about, but is still very weak.
Frank Waller residing near Congress
Heights, and Columbus Roby of Anacos-
Va, are both reported to be improving
daily from the partial paralyaic strokes
which they sustained about the same
time over two months ago.
Lemuel Allen, an employe of the Capital
railway Company, who has been critically
Ill of typhoid fever, is recovering
Meeting of Committee.
1t is announced that a meeting of the
business men, who made up the commit
tee of arrangements on the occasion of the
reception to the returned Anacostia volun-
teerS. will be called soon to settle up af-
fairs, and TO provide some plan whereby
soldiers who have not yet returned and
may not for a long time will be sure to
receive their medals.
Horse Sacrificed.
One of the most valuable horses in the
stables of thu Anacostia Railroad Com
pany had to be shot because of severe in
juries received by falling in going around
the curve on Monroe street near Harrison
street at fast speed the other night.
'f" street Improvement.
Work On the. improvement of Nichols
avenue from Stickfoot branch to within a
short distance Of the entrance to the in
sane asylum has been commenced.
Building Operations.
Builders Butler and Ostsrman have start
ed the erection of two two-story frame
houses at the southeast corner of jefferson
and Monroe streets, for Mr.. O. S. Pumph-
reg.
Personal Mention.
Master Carl Rhodes has gone to Gallau-
Diet College to continue his studies.
MT Walter French has gone to Philadel-
phia. where he will resume his study of
electrical engineering in college.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ayres have returned
fl ON their trip to Rochester, N. Y.
Miss Alice Green of ST. Elizabeth left
today for q visit of two weeks at her hom
in Virginia.