Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-13
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN
Adverse Report on Proposition to Widen
Aqueduct Bridge Causes Dissatisfaction.
DumbartOn NJ. E. Church Improve
General and Personal News.

widening OF the AQueduct bridge, presented
yesterday in Congress by Senator Mcmillan,
was received here with much dissatisfao-
ton. 1t Is asserted by citizens with en-
phasis that the Pennsylvania railroad is
the unseen opposing power, and that for
years every project in opposition to it's in
terests in the District presented has been
fought by it's direct and indirect agents.
Congregation Makes n Change.
The congregation of the Dumbarton Ave
nue. NJ. E. Church has given up the occu-
pancy of Lirthicum Hall as the place of
worship pending the completion Of the i'm
provements, to its regular house Of worship,
the use of the West Street Presbyterian
Church having kindly been extended to the
Dumbarton Avenue Church and the offer
accepted. Beginning next Sunday, the con-
gregation will conduct worship at the Pres
byterian Church. Sunday school will be
held In the chapel Of the. West Street
Church at o'clock Sunday afternoon, while
at 3 o'clock there will be preaching and
regular services in the same place.
The improvements to the Dumbarton
Church edtfce are taking up a much longer
time than at first anticipated, and from
present indications the congregation will
not be able to occupy 1t for fully mont h.
1t is expected to hold the first services in
the new building about the middle of next
month. The work of interior decoration is
going rapidly on. The stone retaining wall
in front has been removed, and the ground
terraced and covered with sod, with gran
olithlc walks to the front entrance and
around the sides CT the church. Pretty
ornamental lamp pests will be placed on
either side of the front steps.
Hudson Tent Elects Officers.
Hudson Tent. No. II, Junior Order of
Rechabites, held It's regular meeting last
evening at Odd Fellows Hall, on 31st
street. and elected the following officers to
serve for the ensuing year: Shepherd Ed.
Meyers: treasurer. William r. johnson;
counsellor, W. H. Waters; P. C. r., Charles
Shore; recording secretary, Fred Meyers;
d. R., Harry Decker; financial secretary
john Bowman; /. G.. f. Passeno; o. G.,
George LEM. Under the head of 1.-The good
of the ORDER good program was rem
dered. and songs were given by Messrs.
John Bowman, S. Davis, Frank Mann, Jo-
seph White ard others. The tent meets
every Wednesda day evening.
Pleasing Social Feature.
very enjoyable evening was spent by a
number of yCurg people last evening at the
residence of Miss Stella Oettinger, at 3124
NJ street. The most pleasant feature of the
affair was the unique game of "impudent
questions" which provoked much amuse-
ment. Refreshments were served during
the course of the evening Among the
guests We're Misses Daisy and Lillian
Spanier, Della Fishel, Laura Behrend, Stel-
Ia and Lilly Oettinger Messrs. NJ. Baum,
l.. Dammann, Maurice and Milton Baer, Z.
Bumgarten, BENZ. Dreyfuss, Maurice Sins
Eeimer, NJ. Abel and S. Strauss.
Quiet Wedding.
Miss Julia A. Memmert and Mr.. Orlando
T. Updike of Front Royal, Va, were quiet
ly married yesterday afternoon about 1:30
O'Clock at the residence of the brides sis
ten avenue. The ceremony was performed
by Rev. Stanley Billhemer, pastor of the
West Washington Lutheran Church The
best man was DR.. Kline of Front Royal,
Va The ceremony was witnessed only by
the me mbCrs of the family of the parties
interested. The bride Is the daughter of
tie late Charles Memmert, while ,he groom
Is an enterprising resident of Front Royal.
Too Much of n Good Thing.
Charles Davis twenty-eight years old,
and a colored laborer, discovered an easy
way to secure money, but now he is sorry
that he ever tried the scheme. He was
acquainted with Charles Smith, the keeper
of a barber shop and he also knew
that Mr.. Smith was well acquainted with
Mr.. George w. Wise, the undertaken,
whose place of business is directly OPP
rosite. Davis wrote a note asking Mr..
Wise to loan him 50, and signed the name
any hesitation. Spending this sum and
anxious for more, Davis wrote another
letter and still another. Mr.. Wise was
suspicious, made inquiries and found that
he had been duped. Officer Pratt arrested
Smith, and in the Police Court he was held
for the action of the grand jury for secur-
ing money under false pretenses.
Personal.
Mr.. George Gates Of Tenleytown is MAX
irg preparations for protracted visit to
relatives and friends at Wurtemberg, Ger
many. He will leave some time next week.
Miss Stella Oettinger entertained several
of her friends at her home, 1874 NJ street,
last evening. Canes and other amuse-
ments were INDUCED in. Among those pres
ent were the Misses Daisey and Lille
Spapier, Della F'ishel, Hilda Jacob and
Hanna Burnstine and Messrs. NJ. Able, B.
Dreyfus, NJ. Bear, E. Baumparten, NJ.
Sinsheimer, l.. Damman, l.. Strauss, NJ.
Baum and A. Oettinger.
Commissioners Want q Dump.