Evening star., 1898-10-31
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN.
Dedication of High SchooI-Surprise
Party-Church NoteS.

| The formal dedication of the Western
| High School took place Saturday evening,
| ana the exercises We're attended by several
| thousand people. The program was very
| interesting. The main exercises were held
| in the large assembly hall On the first floor.
! the place being prettiiy decorated for the
| occasion with flowers and plants The mem
bers of Company H, High School Cadet
| Regiment, attached to the school, acted as
| ushers. On the stage platform were seated
all of the invited guests of the evening
| commissioner John W. Ross who was 70
| nave presided was unable to attend on ac-
count OF sickness, and his place was I'll ed
by commissioner John b. Wight, the pres
! ident of the board.
Rev. j. b. Stitt, DID. pastor of the D;,u
! barton Avenue NJ. E. Church. delivered the
invocation, after which Commissioner
wight m ade an address, cong tulatory in
character. Mr.. Jesse H. Wilson of tho
board Of school trustees representinr
Georgetown. followed with an address and
ne Was followed by Mr.. w. B. PoWe su-
perintendent of the public schools, whose
remarks were largely of a patriotic char
acter. Miss Edith c. Westcott principai of
the school, made a few remarks appropri-
ite 10 the occasion; Mr.. E. p. Berry, cash
1t, ler OF the FARMERS and Mechan cs Nation
al Bank, delivered an address on behalf of
the people of Georgetown, and he was fol-
lowed by Mr.. B. T. Janney supervising
principal of the Georgetown division of the
public schools
The closing address was made by Rev. p
l.. Whitman, D.. D., president of Columbian
University. The addresses were inter-
spersed with musical selections rendered NV
the scholars of the school,
Alter the close of the exercises in the
assembly hall. those present inspected the
building. and all expressed pleasure at the
showing made. The entire building was
brilliantly illuminated. 1t Is regarded as
the most modern school building in the
country. @
"A surprise party was given Friday even
ing at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs Rosen-
Dere. 12fO 2Sth street, the occasion being
the fourth birthday of their little daughter
Beuah Among those present as Miss Beu-
Mary Nolan, Gertrude Tribhy. Nav Toron
Florence Lansdale. Lucy Shelton Nellie
shelton, Lola Shelton, Margaret Stewart
Ma masters Roger Lansda'e, Clarence Shelton,
Edwin lansdale Arthur Archer Arthur
Lansdale, Willie Cartwright Mrs Rosen-
berg. Mrs. Tribby. Mrs. Mortimer and Mrs
shelton Many amusing games were play
ed by the little folks, after which refresh
mentS Were served.
Rev. w. s. Hammond DID, pastor of the
Congress Street NJ P Church. will visit the
Ienleytown Baptist Church this evening
and deliver a lecture, taking for his sub
1ect Myself or Somebody Else" Next
Sunday, evening. the annual harvest festival
of the Tenleytown Church will take place.
exercises by the school. and the members
OF the congregation will bring donations
for the Aged Womens Baptist Home in
Georgetown.
Revival services are row in progress at
Ebenezer a. NJ. E. Church which will con-
tinue for several weeks. Last evening Rev
Mr.. Christmas delivered an address to the
members of the congregation.
Mr.. Bristow. fourth assistant postmaster
general, and superintendent of the Calvary
Baptist Church Sunday school, delivered
an interesting address last evening at the
Gay Street BAPTIST Church.
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