Evening star., 1899-01-02

Sary general of the District of Columbia
Militia to go to Montauk to look after the
care and provisioning of the men. Major
Neumeyer was assisted by Lieut.. Charles e.
Swigart. Through these officers supplies
were bought and transported to the regi-
ment, cooks were employed to prepare TIE
food and other steps of far-reaching inn
portance taken. The relief fund started by
The Star for the relief of the regiment on
its arrival at Montauk aggregated $1,000
In addition to the members Of the 1st
District Regiment hundreds of other resi-
dents of Washington and vicinity went
forth to the war. Many officers and men
of the National Guard. well as those
who had never had military experience,
Joined the immune regiments and regiments
of engineers. Most of them yet in the
service OF the United States and are sta
toned in Cuba are now on their way to
the island The District was also largely
represented during the late war in the navy
and the regular army.
Churches.
There were many interesting incidents
connected with ,hurch matters during 1898
Early in January the twenty-fifth annfver-
sary of the rectorship of the Church of the
Ascension by Rev. DIR. John II. Elliott was
celebrated. The annual meeting of the
managers of the Methodist Home for the
Aged was held few days afterward, at
which il was determined to build a new
home as soon as possible The triai OF
Rev. G. +. Williams for alleged immorallfy
was begun on lDt -blll- it9ultlliS III ilio ~
ing depo3ed from the ministry some weeks
later. The union of St. Pauts and Fiji
teenth Street III. E. churches was consunl-
mated about two weeks afterWard. Gen
eral William Booth of England visited this
city early in February. and several very
large meetings. were addressed by him. He
was accompanied by his daughter and her
husband The Ninth Street Christian
Church, which had been under conStruc-
ton for some months, was pronounced
ready for occupancy February >. n move
ment was organized to build Shrine OF the
Sacred Heart. On the Sth d number of the
vestrymen of th4 Church of St. MichaeIs
and All Angels resigned in ii body. The
reconstructed DuInbarton Avenue Church
was rededicated OIL the 18th. The first an
nual meeting of the laymen of the Balti-
more conference was held March !. and as
the result the conference. which met Il Few
days iater. adopted Il resolution faVGrInS
equal lay representation IN the general con-
ference. The Mount Pleasant Congrega-
tional Church was dedicated March Is. The
first annual institute Of the Washington
Primary Sunday School Teachers Union
was held early in April. About the same
time Rev. DR.. Bristol, formerly OF Evan
ston, H.. took charge of Metropolitan NJ.
e. Church. Announcement was made that
Rev. DR.. Byron Sunderland. the venerable
pastor of the FIRST Presbyterian Church,
wou soon retire from the active work OF
the ministry; this he did in May. and was
elected pastor emeritus a number of con-
templated changes desired by some in the
canons of the Episcopal Church Were an
nouncod The second annual convention of
the Episcopal diocese of Washington was
held early in May. The annual meeting Of
the District of Columbia Christian Endeav-
unions was held early in September, and
a few days aft@rWard the new Hebrew
Temple was dedicated. 1t was decided on
the 18th to change the location of the site
for the proposed Protestant Episcopal Ca
thedral. The triennial convention of the
Protestant Episcopal Church began October
=. The corner stone of the new Doug ass
Memorial Church was laid on the 18th.
A cross was unveiled at the Protestant
Episcopal Cathedral foundation on the
18th The twenty-fourth annual conven-
ton of the Catholic Young Mems Nation
al Union began the same day. week
later a report reached here that Cardinal
Satoili was in disfavor at Rome. Rev.
Howard Wilbur Ennis resigned the pastor
ate OF Western Presbyterian Church early
in November. The SEVENTEEN anniversary
OF the Methodist Protestant churches was
observed November y.
Local Charities.
Early in January the question of dscon-
tinung the distribution of relief to the poor
through the police came up. a numerously
signed petition was sent to the District
Commissioners protesting against such
course. After several hearings the Com
missioners finally relieved the police of all
charitable work. The condition Of the poor
became so bad that the Commissioners
again appointed a central relief committee
This committee on the LIST of February is
sued an appeal for funds which was gem
orally responded to by the citizens.
The proposition of Prof. Hart to give the
use Of his farm near Fort Washington for
the poor colUred waits of the city was con-
sidered by the Commissioners in March and
the superintendent of charities and the Off
GERS of the board of children's guardians
visited the place and were much pleased.
The Commissioners asked Congress for an
appropriation To carry out the idea, but the
appropriation committee refused il.
In compliance with request from Sen
ator Mcmillan, the health officer made an
investigation of the different charitable in
Stitutiuus of the city and found defective
plumbing and poor heating, lighting and
ventilation.
The report of the joint select committee
of Congress to investigate charities and
reformatOry institutions of the District of
Columbia was made March 2l. The COM
mittee was organized February 2l and il
mediately began its investigations. An ex-
haustive discussion of charities was con-
tanned in the report and many important
changes suggested. both in ethCd and ad-
ministration. A board of control was pro-
posed Later an amendment to the Dis
trct appropriation bill having this in view
was added, bat was stricken out
The superin ntcndcut OF charities in a let
ter to the Commissioners, called attention
to the lack Of power vested in him by the
law and suggested the creation of a board
OF charities to deal with the subject of
charities in the District of Columbia
Sanitary and Medical.
The year has been important one
from medical standpoint. The city has
been healthier than last year. Many i'm
portant subjects came before the Medical
Society for discussion. 1t was early in
January that the Medical Society made an
important report to Senator Mcmillan on
hospital abuses. Many recommendations
to hospitals ana care of INDECENT sick
were made The Commissioners submitted
to Congress a draft Of a bill providing for
the issuance of $;,leo,upo in bonds to COM
plete the system Of sewage disposal.
The Medical Society made report upon
the pasteurization of milk and described
process to free the milk from germs.
The House passed the bills for regulating
cemeteries and disposing OF certain refuse.
Senator Kyle put himself on record as
favorirs the removal of the James creek
canal.
The board of trade took decisive action
upon the question OF reclaming the Ana
costa flats, and by resolution urged its
necessity upon Congress.
A case of suspected smallpox was re-
porcS@ early in February and on April ~
seven cases We're sent to the smallpox hos