Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-18
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN
Fire Destroys the Boiler Room Of the In
dustrial Home School.
Heating Apparatus Completely Wiped
Ont and Damage Placed mt
$3.OOO-GeneraI News.

A fire was discovered Saturday evening. a
few minutes after 80 o'clock, in the boiler
room of the Industrial Home School, on 32d
street extended. just south of the car sheds
of the Georgetown and Tenleytown electric
railroad. An alarm turned in from
box 72S. to which the engines responded,
the scene of the fire being fully mile
from the engine house and all the way a
steep up grade, making the run exceeding
ly hard on the horses.
Before the arrival of the engines the old
er children of the school formed bucket
brigade and did what they could to extin-
guish the flames, while the younger ones
were removed to a place of safety. The
boiler room adjoins the main building on
the east, being one-story structure For
a time the flames threatened to commune
cate to the main building, but the fire was
eXtinguiShcd without any material damage
to any other portion of the home than the
boiler house. The damage is placed at
$1,000. not covered by insurance, it is re-
ported by the police. The origin of the fire
is unknown.
Covenant Lodge Entertainment.
The members of Covenant Lodge, No. 13,
l. o. @. F, and their lady friends were en-
tertained Friday evening at the lodge hall
with a musical and literary program The
Ian tsilldutl IbOiii NdS picllIlS ucCC-
rated for the occasion. and at the conclu-
sion of the exercises refreshments were
served in the lower hall. The program was
as follows: GraphCphone selections; address
by the chairman. r. r. Cooke; piano selec~
ton. Miss Helen Doering; recitation. H. w.
Weber: selection, by mandolin and guitar
club. Harry Clements, Arthur Trunnell
Walter Rittue, John Donovan and George
ricketts,; recitation. Miss Alice Riffel: reci-
tation. H. w. Selah: piano solo, Miss Car
SahH ri1T ifati Ina rTJ-la ~
Knight; vocal solo. Miss Ethlyn Blood
good; recitation D. Is. Perry; vocal solo,
Miss Helen Doering; cornet solo, Alvin
Quinter.
Illegal Wire Stringing.
Samuel Blaisdell. lineman, was arrested
Saturday afternoon about $50 o'clock by
Policeman Cornwel1 and held on charge
Of stringing overhead wires without per-
init. He was engaged in making connec-
ton with the Feed store of E. T. Simpson,
on NJ street near 34th street when the po-
iceman took him into custody. The police
We're not advised of any permit having been
issued for the work, and the lineman was
sent to the station.
Matinee Performance.
A matinee performance of "A Celebrated
Case was given Saturday afternoon by the
Dramatic Association of Georgetown Uni
versity for the benefit of the young ladies
of the Academy of Visitation. Those who
were in the cast were Charles V. Morgan,
James O'Shea, J. Stanley Brady, C. Moran
Barry, Charles K. Cox. ]. Herbert Doyle.
Paul j. Brown, Bernard ]. Mckenna, VIII
liam w. Culbertson. John ]. Quinn, jr.. Will
liam H Byrnes, jr.. G. lie Guere Mutually,
Frank T. Fitzgerald, jr., F. Mason Gilbert.
Martin ]. Condor, jr.. and Ward Francis
Barron.
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