Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-12
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN
District League of Epworthians 1nstalls
Its New Officers
The Exercises Held Last Evening"
General and Personal.

| The District League Of the Epworth
| Workers held their installation exercises
| last evening at Mt. Zion NJ. E. Church on
| 10Th street. Mrs. Mary E. Griffin presided
| at the meeting Rev. M. w. Clair, p. E.,
! was the installing officer, and the officers
| indicted into office were: President, T. Ben
| son Locke; first vice president, Miss Carrie
| Churchill; second vice president, Miss E. v.
| Jackson: third vice president, Mr.. j. T.
| Slater; fourth vice president, Mrs Carrie
Dade; corresponding secretary, Miss Lettie
Alexander; recording secretary, Miss Ma
| mie Banks: treasurer. Miss Sadie Hall;
junior superintendent, Miss M. L. Beason.
The advisory board was also placed in
Office, the members of the same being Mrs.
Mary e. Griffin. Miss Harriet Beason, Mrs.
Anna Boyd. Peter c. Glascoe. George Car
| ter, Mrs. Mamie Ware, Mrs Alice Nelson,
Miss Carrie Mason, Miss BERTHE Beard and
Miss Alice Carroll,
The topic for discussion during the even
Ing was Work" After the conclusion Of
| were handsomely entertained in the lecture
| room of the church by committee of
ladies.
Leg Broken on Railroad.
William W. Allen, a foreman of one Of
the gangs employed on the construction Of
| the new track of the Great Falls Electric
railroad, met with an accident this morn
ing shortly after o'clock which resulted
In severe fracture of one of his legs. He
was brought to Seth street and Prospect
avenue on car, and then conveyed in q
wagon to the Georgetown University Hos
pital, where an examination revealed the
possibility that amputation will have to be
reSorted to. The gang of which Mr. Allen
is foreman was working near the Little
Falls road, and in some manner he was
caught under a heavy beam. which rolled
out of place. the piece of lumber beng in
tended for the trestle which crossed 2 ra-
vine near the place of the accident.
False Trctenses Alleged.
William Sims. colored aged seventeen
was arrested this morning at S:45 o'clock
by Mr.. George w. Howe of the health
office and held on a charge of obtaining
money under false pretenses. The sum in
volved is only ) cents, the price of morn
ing paper. 1t Is stated that the newsboy
sold papers, which he secured from a news
dealer and which, instead of being current
issues. were day or two old The lad
was taken to court in the patrol wagon,
and later the newsletter who sold him the
papers appeared at the station, claiming
that it was through his mistake that the
boy had old papers. The dealer was sent to
the Police Court to testify.
General and Personal.
Miss Mary Cragin has returned from
Clarks Cap Va, where she has been
spending her summer vacation
Mr.. Joseph Forrest Of street is lying
critically Ill, and his recovery is hardly ex-
pected. He is Mr.. Edwin Forests brother
The Kings Daughters of Grace P. E.
church closed very successful two
nights bazaar last evening. II was held in
the parish hall.
The gospel and revival trumpeters at
Ebenezer A. NJ. E Church last evening
drew large congregation The exercises
were held under the direction of the stew
ards of the church.