Evening star., 1898-05-28
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN
Change Made in Memorial Day Program
for Holy Rood Cemetery.
Great Falls Railway to Build a Pas
senEer Depot Church Appoint
ments-May Procession.

A change has been made in the Memorial
day program at Holy Rood cemetery. The
grafton will be delivered by Mr.. Michael
J. Seaman instead of tn, regular scheduled
orator for the day. Mr.. Scanlan Is the
principal Of Trinity School, and is an able
speaker. Another innovation will be the
appearance of the children Of the Sunday
school. Several hundred Of the scholars OF
both sexes will be grouped in the cemetery,
and during the services will sing patriotic
airs America" The Star Spangled Ban
ner' and one or two other stirring airs
will be sung in chorus. with the full band
accompaniment. The children have been
rehearsing for the event, and the innova-
ton will undoubtedly prove an excellent
thing. Ia 1'..>s 't
Representative VIM. II. King of Utah,
who was to have delivered the Grafton at
Oak Hill cemetery. has suddenly been call
ed TO his home in Utah and will not be
able to speak.
The annual May procession Of the chill
dren Of the Sunday school Of Trinity Cath
olic Church, will be held tomorrow after
noon at o'clock. The children will form
In lire In the Sunday school at the hour
named and 20 over a route that has been
prepared. The procession will march down
N street from the school to 34th street,
thence north 10 Q street. west to s5th street
to o street, thence to 36th street The
participants will form in q hollow square
around the lawn of the church. north side,
ard the order Of exercises continued, which
will incluGe address of advice appro
pirate to the occasion, by one Of the priests.
At the close of this all will march in the
church to attend benediction of the most
blessed sacrament.
The Churches.
Rev. DR.. W. c. Alexander, D.. D., pastor
of the West Street Presbyterian Church.
will deliver a special sermon tomorrow
evening at s o'clock to the members of
George U. Morris Post. No. 10, Grand Army
OF the Republic.
Decoration day masses will be said at
and O'Clock in the morning at Trinity
Church. N remembrance of the dead.
Rev. Luther b. Wilson, d. D., will oc-
cupy the pulpit tomorrow at the morning
service at the Dumbarton Avenue M. e.
Church.
Rev. W. 8. O. Thomas, pastor Of the Gay
Street Baptist Church. has returned from
the Southern Baptist convention, and will
occupy the pulpit tomorrow. Representa-
tive John Lamb of Virginia will deliver
an address Thursday evening at the church,
At st. AIMS Church. Tenlaytown, there
will be solemn hign mass sung at IL
O'Clock. with vespers at T:30 clock.
The devotions which have been in pro
gress at Trinity Church will close Tues
day evening.
A complimentary festival will be held
Tuesday. Wednesday and Thursday even
ings at the Gay Street Baptist Church next
week. Each evening musical and literary
program will be rendered, in which mem
bers or the congregation will take iart.
Probable Improvement.
The Great Falls electric railroad, it is
understood, has been negotiating for e
piece OF property On Prospect avenue just
west OF 36th street. upon which to erect a
suitable passenger station. similar to the
one which the Metropolitan road is now
tnc ~
pect avenue. The property adjoins the
cottage OF Mrs. e. d. e. N. Southworth,
the well-known novelist. The erection of
the building will destroy the view so long
that OF this account some hitch has arisen
In the negotiations. The railroad people.
however, are proceeding to fil In the land
at this place. making preparations which
station.
Complimentary Entertainment.
George c. Whiting Lodge, No. p, F. A.
A. NJ, has issued Invitations for a COM
plfmentary entertainment which will be
held next Tuesday evening at O'clock at
Masonic Hall on SD street. The enter
tainment will consist Of an exhibition of
stereopticon views, accompanied by a lee
tcre. At the close of this the floor will be
cleared for dancing. To avoid any over
crowding admission will be by card only
Cittxens Complain.
The residents on the north side Of N
street between Both and 31st streets are
stiil complaining at the condition of the
sidewalk. The trench which was made be-
fcre the 1st OF April remains unpaved and
the bricks which were taken up lie block
aiding the other portion of the sidewalk
Tie work was done by the District govern
ment. One resident OF the locality stated
to q Star reporter this morning: IF a con-
tractor had done the work he would have