The evening times., 1898-12-08
CURRENT EVENTS
IN GE0RGET0WN \
CHINESE MINISTER AT scHoo,
Entertained at II Cost of Five Cents
Lecture on Spanish Wnr-Trans-
fer of Property.

The Chinese minister and his suite took
lunch yesterday at the Western High
School, after making a tour of the various
classrooms and obtaining ideas on the
educational system in vogue there. At the
lunch hour Miss Westcott invi ed China $
representative and his companions to par
take OF the lunch that is being furnished
tho students under District supervision
al minimum cost. The Chinese minister
ordered baked beans and little later a
chopped meat sandwich. Beans sell for 3
cents d plate, sandwiches for cents,
making the cost of entertaining the dis
tinguished Chinaman ) cents. The minis
ter expressed himself as much pleased
with the simple fare and spoke in praise
Of the lunch system.
James L. Smith gave d very inter st n :
lecture on the recent war with Spain at
the Curtis School building last ey,ni 4
before Il large audience composed of tha
children of the school and their parents.
Mr.. Smith was a member OF the Sixth
Cavalry and served through the Cul AN
campaign. He participated in a the
battles before Santiago and was in the
charge up San Juan Hill. He has ais
seen service on the frontier serving in
several Indian wars He at one tim. was
stationed in Arizona and went on severa
expeditions through Arizona and Mex CO
| in pursuit of "A band of hostile InJian
| His talk was extremely entertaining and
he brought out many interesting facts
| concerning the campaign bsfore san l.
ago. lie briefly compared the hard ship
in Cuba with those endured in Indian
ir, .riz ],
had suffered greater pIivations in the
| West than in the swamps and trypic n
forests in the vicinity of san il2o. He
| also brought ont some very interys ting
/ facts concerning the natives of Cuba
| From his observations he conc udad that
| they We're not as brave as the people +
the United States generally sup9o Sc
They fight we'll enough from ambus
and when cornered but when lighting o
open ground. they seek the fiIst oppor-
( tunity To retreat" said he. They were
in the habit of boldly stealing everything
! belonging to the Amer can snlIiers tina.
| they could lay their hands on. They arr
as a whole illiterate unskilled ami eX-
| ceedingIy lazy" Mr.. Smith has pa Sc
( through all his campa gns without a
wound or sickness OF any kind
| The annual grand visitation of the
L
| District was made last night to Hermoni
| Lodge, No. ,, in odd Fellows Hall The
! affair was most successful. The officers
| OF the grand lodge complimented Hermo-
| nj Lodge upon the good condition of their
| books and paraphernalia. Addresses were
made by officers of the grand lodge
| Among those who spoke were Past Grand
| Chancellor J. c. Yost, Past Grand Chan
! cellor \. NJ. Thompson, Past Grand Chan
! cellor II. q. Wagner, Grand Chancellor
| f. II. HOsford and Past Chancellor
| Thompson. of District Lodge No g. At
| ter the business OF the evening had been
| finished the visiting officers and knights
| repaired to the banquet rooms where a
sumptuous banquet was served.
The funeral Of the late Mrs Mary Cath
! crime Adler. who died Tuesday was he'd
| this afternoon at o clock from the West
| Street Presbyterian Church. with Rev DR.
Alexander officiating. The services Were
! very largely attended and the church was
| crowded with the many friends of the de
| ceased. Tnterment was made in Oak Hi
| Cemetery.
Funeral services over the remains of the
late William Woodville were held at the
! late home OF the deceased, 2045 y Street
this morning al II o'clock. Rev. DR.. stu
art of1iciated. After the services the re-
mains were taken to Baltimore. where in
terment will be made in Green Mount
Cemetery
Five unfinished houses at the corner of
Thirty-third and Z Streets were sold yes
terday at public anction to Westcott &
Wilcox. The consideration paid was $3.50