The evening times., 1898-11-22

women who seek financial support
| through personal solicitation. When Vice
President Morton was in Washington. he
patrOnized. especially, this charity. and
prevailed upon others to contribute to
| the good cause. During the last two or
| three years. though there have developed
| so many demands through the increased
| number of incurables taken into the
home. that it will be impossible to carry
on the commendable work of providing
| medical and surgical treatment. well
| as board and comforts for the unfortu
| mates cared for there, unless the public
| responds to the call just issued.
The Thanksgiving church services this
year in Georgetown will be very elabo-
rate. The various churches will forget
their differences in creed and will unite
under one roof to return thanks for the
past years blessings. Al II o'clock on
Thursday representatives of five different
denominations under the leadership of
their respective pastors or rectors will
meet in the DunbartUn Avenue NJ. Il.
Church, which is the largest house of
worship in Georgetown, excepting the
Catholic Church. and the best adapted for
the holding of Union meetings. There
will be present the following ministers
Of the gospel: Rev. DR.. Joseph b. Stitt,
1 Rev. Alexander. ID, Rev. Stanley Bill
| heimer. DIR. [. s. Hammond and the Rev.
&. Alvin Smith. while all of these minis
ters will participate actively in the SER
vices, the principal addresses of the day
will be made by Drs Still and Hammond
and the Rev. Mr.. Smith. This union
meeting is designated To bring about
closer spirit of Christian fraternity. The
ministers of the various churches in
Georgetown are notably united in their
work for the promotion of the Christian
spirit and never lose an opportunity TO
combine when the object sought TO be
attained can be benefited. The music will
be a special feature of the day. The
Methodist Episcopal choir, while alone is
a very competant organization, will, be
augmented on this occasion by several
of the best singers in the choirs of the
other churches. j. Henry Wilson. who
has had charge Of the choir al the Dun
barton Avenue Church for fifty consecu-
tive years, will lead the vocalists
The committee in charge of the banquet
to be given by the Georgetown Clerks
Association this evening at the Alham-
bra Cafe have completed all arrange
ments. and a big time is assured. The
members will meet in their clubrooms on
Thirty-second Street at 7:30 o'clock this
evening, and go from there in a large
bus to the cafe. where an elaborate ban
quet will be served. Arrangements have
been made by which the returns from the
Corbett-S -SharlSey fight will be received
after each round.
James r. Shanks. one of the most popu-
lar young men of Georgetown, lies crit
ically i'll with typhoid at his home on
o Street, and no hopes are entertained of
his recovery.
Invitations to the formal opening of the
new lunch system of the Western High
School, which will take place next Mon
day evening, have just been issued With
each invitation is private circular giving
short synopsis of the proposed system
All the patrons of the school have been
invited
Brief funeral services over the remains
of the late Mrs. Gibson ]. Entwisle were
held this morning at o'clock from the
late home of the deceased, on Georgetown
Heights. The remains We're then taken to
Trinity Catholic Church, where the SOL
emn requiem mass was celebrated, with
Father Mulvaney officiating Many friends
of the deceased were present at the
church. Interment was made in Holyrood
Cemetery. The services at the grave were
brief and private
Morris Baer, William H. Hunter and
Arthur Walls have just returned from a
very successful hunting trip on the upper
Potomac
The Glen Echo Railroad Company has
purchased of the Baltzly Brothers a
small strip of land on the line of the
road. The consideration was $50