Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-10
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN
Opening Exercises at Linthicum Institute
Last Night
Large Glass of Students Enrolled
for the Year-General News
of Interest.

The annual opening of Linthicum Insu-
tute occurred last evening, and I'm.
usual number of students made appli-
cation for admission. The old students
turned up in full force, and the new
scholars were fully as large in number as
the old ones. Most of the members of the
faculty were present at the opening. Mr..
Clinton r. Balinger. the instructor on
Monday night, was present. and completed
the enrolment. No class work Of any ac-
count was done, the entire time being
spent in preliminary class organization
work. By next Monday the class for that
evening will be ready for hard work. This
evening the studies in elocution. penman-
ship and bookkeeping will commence, over
which Mr.. E. b. Hay presides. The meet
ing on Tuesday evenings usually COM
menceS at $50 o'clock, but owing to tonight
being the first session the time of meeting
will be somewhat later.
Georgetown Hospital Euchre.
Arrangements are being made for the
holding of a general euchre for the benefit
of Georgetown University Hospital A
general meeting of the ladies Of George
town was held last week at the hospital
to make arrangements for the event, and
a partial decision reached. Another meet
ing will be held at the hospital this week
at which full details for the euchre will be
arranged Committees appointed at the
last meeting will be ready to submit a re-
port. 1t was contemplated last year to
hold public euchre for the benefit of the
hospital but on account of the lateneSS of
the season the event was declared off.
Kings Daughters to Entertain.
The Kings Daughters Of the Gay Street
Baptist Church will give a sociable to the
scholars of the Sunday school of the
oh, Fri at Hal
northwest corner of 31st and NJ streets,
the place where the temporary services of
the church are being held during the con-
struction of the new home at 31st and n
streets. A program will be rendered for
the benefit of the scholars, and an evening
of pleasure will be afforded them.
Damage Done by the Rain.
The rain of Sunday was heavier in the
county than in the city itself, and several
reports of damage done have been received.
The most serious is a washout at the base
of the retaining wall on the south side of
the Canal road, near Woodys stable. just
west of the New Cut road. The washout
endangers the remainder of the wall which
separates the canal from the road.
Injured by a Car.
Mrs. Susie Marconnier is confined to her
home near Bethesda Park suffering from
the effect of an accident which happened
last Wednesday. She was struck by one
of the cars of the Georgetown and Ten
leytown road, on the Tenleytown road
short distance north of the intersection of
the Brookville road. She was carried to her
home and has been under the care of ply
sicians ever since, who express the tear
that she will be lame for life as result of
the occurrence.
General and Personal.
Mr.. Charles Offutt is lying critically III.
Ellen Moriarty, the five-year-old child OF
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Moriarty, died yes
terday at the parents residence, 1927 9th
street The funeral will be held tomorrow
afternoon at $3.50 o'clock.
Little Falls road between Chain Bridge
road and the girls reform school Is OBJ
structed by the limb of large tree, which
fell during the recent storm.