Evening star., 1898-09-26
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN
Preparations for Celebrating Seventieth An
niversary of Methodist Protestant Church.
Citizens Demand improvements to
Streets and Will Call Upon the
Commits

The SEVENTEEN anniversary of the estab-
lishment Of the Methodist Protestant
Church will be celebrated throughout the
country early in November. Congress Street
M Z. Church, whose original promoters were
among the first to withdraw from the Meth
odlst Episcopal denomination will take a
very active part in the exercises in this CITY.
Its pastor, Rev. DIR. w. S. Hammond, is
recognized as one of the historians of the
Methodist Protestant Church and will re-
view the contention OF the early DAYS and
the achievements Of his church since that
tlme. 1t Is claimed there is living in Wash
ington lady who was a voter in the
church the first year it was established
ue2s). She was then twenty-one years of
age and. consequently, she is now over
ninety She will be present at the exer-
clses in Georgetown on this anniversary oc-
casion
DR. hammond reports that owing to the
fact that the celebration is nearly six
weeks off d definite program has not been
arranged, though considerable interest is
already manifested in the approaching
event, Many men prominent in the Metho-
uiSL Protestant Church will be present in
Guiding representatives of the church col
IeSes and the superannuated ministers.
committees are busily engaged in pre-
parlng the program of the occasion now,
ana a little later all the arrangements will
be made public.
Property Owners Want Improyemepts
Georgetowns clamor for street improve
ments is continuous. Her citizens claim
that this is a very badly neglected section.
Ihe sd street property holders have Sc
lected Messrs. John Marbury, Robert d.
weaver and VIM. Bogley TO represent them
in their formal petition TO the District Com
missloners for the improvement of this
principal highway of the west end. All the
street above Q is of cobble stone. full of
depressions and eleva tions. 1t is the only
important street in the District which is
afflicted with this old-style and unpopular
pavement. The lower part of the street
though paved with Belgian rock is said to
be sadly out OF repair. The Commissioners
Will be waited upon in day two by this
committee of representative citizens and
property holders.
Property holders on Scott street are also
exercised over the condition of their thor
oughfare. Though compactly built up. II
is off the surrounding grade and devoid OF
Sidewalks and curbing. The Commission
ers Will be waited upon by another repre-
sentative committee, having the improve
ment of this street as the object of its
visit.
knights of Columbus Lodge.
About twenty-five Georgetown members
and about 20 Washington members of the
knights of Columbus, a Catholic order
made a special trip to Norfolk yesterday
to be present and participate in the insti-
tuition of new lodge there. Grand knight
Clement Ticker officiated as principal in the
event. The knights went down on the
steamer Norfolk Of the Norfolk and Wash
lnSton line, which was specially chartered
for the occasion. Philadelphia was well
represented also on this trip. The George
town commandery has a membership of
over 140.
Death of Mrs. Haycock.
Mrs. Catherine I. Hay cock, wife of Mr
Robert L. Haycock and daughter of Mr.
William Simmons died Saturday night al
10:25 o'clock at her home, 1913 n street
Mrs. Haycock contracted a cold about
three months ago, which developed into
consumption, resulting in death. She leaves
one child. The bereaved husband is a
teacher in the Prospect school.