Evening star., 1898-04-20
w. I'll. McKnew, 933 Pa. Av
MO- pOd
HAPPENINGS
children Appear in 0peretta at St. Teresa's
Church Hall.

THE Four-leaf Clover a four-act oper-
eta. was presented in the lecture hall of
St Teresa's Church last evening by COM
pany of children belonging to the Sunday
school The hall was crowded to its utmost
with the friends of the little people. Those
in the cast were Misses Emma Harrison.
Martha Mundell. Mabel Braumer. Lucy
Wathen, Effie Beall, Bessie Kane. Addie
Wathen, Eugenia Arnold and Masters JUS
tin Harrison. Benjamin Mundell, Willie
Weldon Ambrose Harrison, Willie Diggs
Emmet Madigan, George Bean and Leo
Quaid. Mr.. Ernest Smith and Misses Helen
Smith. Julia Smith and Gussie Smith, all of
Washington. assisted with the cornet,
violin, mandolin ard piano. respectively.
Miss Jennie BARLEY was accompanist.
Small Boys Venture.
Willie Bailey. six-year-o,d boy. was
saved from probable injury. possibly death,
Monday evening, about dusk. by Charles
Howard. a resident of Twining City. The
little fellow was found walking along the
tracks Of the Baltimore and Potomac Rail
read Company, on the north side of the
Eastern branch. and near the Pennsylva
mia avenue bridge. point where fast pas
seEger trains are constantly passing. The
lad was about to cross the river the
railroad trest!e used by the trains.
1t was learned that the boys father
lives at Landover. Prince Georges county
Maryland. and is employed in the War De-
partrnent. Mr.. Bailey brings his boy to
town every day On the train to atte school
at the Arthur building. Monday .vening
Mr.. Bailey failed to call for the lad AMI
the latter undertook to follow the railroad
tracks to Landover. He was brought to
the Anacostia police station and his mother
was communicated with. She took him to
her home soon after
Last Rites Performed.
The funeral of William E. O'Halloran,
who died Saturday r,la
terday morning from ST. Teresa's Church
and was largely attended. The floral offer
tngs were many and beautiful particular
iy handsome piece being a representation
OF Gates Ajar' from the employees of ST.
Elizabeth. The pallbearers who were all
of St Elizabeth. We're Messrs. Richard
Bennett, NJ Quinn. William Barry, James
Toner. Armstead Williams and Charles
Burch. Rev Francis Schwallenburg. as
sistant pastor of ST. Teresa's conducted
the services at the church. Mr. Robert J.
Green sang during the services Lead,
kindly Light, and Jesus, Refuge of My
soul The remains were inferred in Con-
gressional cemetery.
Careless Driver.
The farm wagon of Joseph Wahler was
run into by careless driver of another
wagon yesterday afternoon on Nichols ave-
nue. and was badly damaged. The driver
who caused the collision fled as soon as II
occurred. Mr.. Wahler brought the mans
wagon 10 the Anacostia station and lodged
a complaint.
Ladies' Auxiliary Organization.
A preliminary meeting of the members of
Aracost!a Council. No. 16, Jr. o. L. A. NJ,
was held Monday evening. 1t is expected
that a ladies' auxiliary will be organized
within the ensuing two weeks.
Trial of Homers.
An Anacostia man who owns some fine
young homing pigeons made a trial of two
of the birds few days ago. He released
them about sixteen miles from home in
Prince Georges county, Maryland and re-
ports that the birds made the return trip
In something over twenty minutes.