Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-26
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN
Arrangements Completed for Erection of
Baptist House Of Worship
Giee Club Gives m Entertainments
Prospects for a Business Mems
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Items.

Arrangements for the construction of
new Baptist Church in Georgetown, which
have been pending for over two years. are
about completed and the early spring VIII
see the commencement of the work. There
will be two buildings erected-a Sunday
school and entertainment hall and the
church proper The Sunday school build
ing will be n'It up first. The site now
owned by the congregation at 31st and N
streets will be used. According to present
plans the secondary structure will face
3Ist street and will be completed before
the main building is begun. This will per-
NIT the congregation to worship during
the progress Of the work on the other. The
church building proper will front on N
street. The site is an elevated one. Every
member of the congregation is working
zealously for the contamination Of the big
undertaking. with Rev. w. S. o. Thomas,
their pastor, as director. The new home
of the congregation will cost, it is said, be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000.
University Club Entertains.
The Glee, Banjo and Mandolin Club of
Georgetown University, gave a public en-
tertanment last night in Castor Hall. The
Glee Club rendered with fine effect Life
of Youth" by Giebel. Mr.. Geo. II. O'Con-
nor was the soloist of the occasion. His
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upon encores until the singer was almost
out of material. The instrumental clubs
made big hits with The Georgia Camp
Meeting and The Charlatan" march.
The Giee Association this year is differed
as follows: Manager Jas. Fisher Bell; as
sistant manager, John Magruder Wolfe;
president. Thos. A. Feruediug; secretary,
Thos. A. O'Neill.
business Men to Organize.
The efforts to establish a business mems
association west of Rock creek have taken
definite shape. 1t is probable that a call
will be issued for a meeting Tuesday night
next While it is proposed to make the
prospective association a local one entire
ly. it wifi yet work in unison with the
Washington association already establish
ed. SECRETARY. Mexican Of the latter will
be present with number of other officers.
It is believed this new move will bring
much topGeorgetown In the way of i'm
provemerits. Through lack Of representa-
tion before the District authorities when
schedules of improvements are being pre-
pared, it is alleged. the West End has lost
much of What She would have received had
her claims and necessities been properly
presented:
Death of Mrs. Dyer.
Mrs Susan1C. Dyer. widow Of VIM L
Dyer. who died in 1888. passed away last
night at fer home. 34O1 N street She had
been Ill for nearly four years Mrs. Dyer
suffered paralytic stroke some years ago.
which was the immediate cause of DEATH
Deceased was sixty-eight years of age
Nearly her whole life was spent in George
town. She was born in Philadelphia, COM
ing here to Georgetown in her early we-
manhood. Her children have nearly all
been prominent in Georgetown business cir
cles She was the mother of Messrs.
Frank, Eugene. w. F., Robert, Joseph E..
Philip. William l.. Isadore Dyer and Miss
Irene Dyer. Messrs. Eugene and Frank
Dyer. also her sons, died recently. Rev.
Marcus Dyer OF the New York Cathedral
Is also son of the deceased
Mrs. Dyer was woman who devoted
herself to Trinity Church, being a strict at