Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-08
AFFAIRS IN 1GEORGETOWN
West End Citizens Complain of Sunday
Liquor Selling in Rosslyn.
Death of Mrs. CatheH, an Aged Resi-
dent-Students Repeat Entertain-
ment - General News.

The citizens of Georgetown are complain
ing of the Sunday opening of the saloons at
Rosslyn, Va. 1t is said they are visited by
many people, residents of the District, who
cross the bridge in an intoxicated condition
and give bad impression of the West
End The blotter at the police station
SHOWS seven arrests for plain drunk yester-
day, and one charged with dsorderiy, all of
which are directly traceable to the open
Sunday bar at Rosslyn. To those unac-
quainted with the condition of affairs one
would imagine that the liquor was sold in
Georgetown. 1t has been decided by the
police to begin an energetic crusade against
the DRINKS who cross the bridge, and to
take them in custody before they enter
Georgetown.
Death of an Old Resident.
Mrs. Margaret Cathell. the wife Of Capt.
]. D. CatheI, died yesterday at the resi-
dence of her son-in-iaw, Mr.. William H.
Connolly, 1854 NJ street. The deceased was
one of the old residents of Georgetown,
having nearly attained her eightieth BIRTH
day. Only a short time ago Mr.. and Mrs.
Cathell celebrated the golden anniversary
OF their wedding, the occasion eliciting the
congratulations of a large number of
friends. OF recent years Mrs. Cathell had
declined somewhat in health, and some time
ago was so seriously Ill that her life was
despaired of. She rallied, and was believed
10 pe on a rapid road to recovery. The
news OF her DEATH therefore, will prove to
be a surprise to her many friends. Mrs
Cathell was the mother of several children,
two grown sons and daughter surviving.
Her funeral will be held Wednesday after
noon at o'clock the interment being at
Oak Hill cemetery.
School Entertainments.
The entertainment by the students of the
Ii,vh OIL
day evening, and was equally as successful
as the opening night. The program en-
braced the spinning song, from the opera
of the Flying Dutchman;" songs by the
girls Of the first year music class; piano
solo, by Mr.. Sewell Whitney Mansfield;
Ihe Gypsies,' by the girls of the third and
lourtn; piano solo, by Mr.. Mansfield; Like
AS Father, chorus of girls,
The young ladies who partcipted in the
program We're: Spinning chorus and Gypsy
chorus-t1rst sopranos, Misses Cobaugh
Edmonston, Hemmick Hooper. Holtzclaw
R1ttenhouse, Sinclair and Stearns; second
sopranos, Misses Lennox, Magee, Martin,
Ross, Stock, Wanstall; altos Misses Craig
cioakey, Hoffman, knight, Mckee, Page,
Stuart Chorus Of first year girls-Sopra-
nos, Misses Ashby, Anderson, Bielaski.
Baker, Brown, Costn, Carmody, Crossman
Foy, Field, Griffin, Johnson, Kreidler
klng, Lee, Larner, Pimper, Pruett, Rouser
S5,herrier, Sherwood, Storms, Taggart,
Thompson, ulrchson, Weaver, WilIige,
Willis, Walden; altos. Misses CropIev'
fauth, NJ. Gregory, l.. Gregory K. Har-
rlngton, NJ. harrington, Howard, Hender-
son, Smith, Stauffer, Taylor, Towner. G.
Young, r. Young.
Bicycle Accident.
Miss Cora V. Spangler about twenty-sfx
years of age, while riding a bicycle on NJ
street, at the corner of GOTH fell from her
wheel, about 5 O'Clock Saturday evening,
and suffered a fracture of one of her lower
limbs The street at the time was slightly
damp, and the wheel slipped from beneath
her on the asphalt surface She was pick
ed up and taken TO Braces drug store and
later removed to Georgetown University
Hospital, where the broken limb was set.
Result. of Collision.
collision occurred Saturday afternoon
at 33d and NJ streets between an electric car
and two vehicles. Train No. 211 of the
Capital Traction Company. In charge of
Motorman r. Phillips, coilided with day
ton wagon, owned and driven by J. f. Her
man of 10th and | streets southeast throw
ing it against a buggy owned and driven
by Jackson Coates of Glen Echo Md Both
vehicles were wrecked, but the occupants
escaped without injury.
Mrs. Lemuel Clements of 34th street who
has been quite sick, is reported to be rapid
ly improving.
Mrs, Wisewell Wheeler, the wife of Po-
liceman Wheeler, is confined to her home
by Illness