The evening times., 1899-02-22
AII-WOoI waists, SI.29.
NEWS FROM GEORGETOWN.
Funeral of the Late George !
pirch.


Al go O'Clock this afternoon the fu-
neral of the late George A. Birch took
place from Congress Methodist Protestant
Church in which the deceased had long
been prominent worker Impressive SER
vices were conducted by the Rev. DR.. W
s. Hammond, the pastor OF the church, as
sisted by the Rev. DR.. ]. B. Stitt of the
| Dumbarton Avenue NJ. E. Church The
church was crowded with representa- i've
men and others who were friends OF the
dead The following lifelong friends OF
the deceased acted as pallbearers
Thomas W. Grimes, Richard Young. VIII
lam h Grimes, Robert Ballard Jarrett G.
Huddleston, and John II. Watt. The in
terment was at Oak Hill Cemetery. where
there were no services
The handkerchief social which was TO
have been held during the early part OF
last week at the Mount Tabor NJ p
Church' VIII be given tomorrow night The
| social is In charge of the Christian Endeay-
or Society of the church unique pro-
gfamme has been arranged The members
OF the society have sent 10 their friends
IN distant parts OF the country asking for
nandkerchiefs bearing the name and place
, vi residence OF the sender Each handker-
chief Is TO be numbered and each person
VIII draw number and later in the even
ing after the. musical and literary pro
sIaii,ine the numbers will be drawn and
the handkerchief distributed.
The first of the season, the steamer
Dennis Simmons, Capt j. W. Simmons
arrived yesterday al Libbey's wharf with
lumber for John Edward Libbey 6 Son.
She halls from Roanoke River. y. C. Can
tam simmons reports hard trip through
the ice, the heaviest having been encoun-
EF IyHt
At Piney Point the Simmons became fast
IN the ice. where she was bound a con
siderable time. Captain Simmons was
obllged 10 put in at the Government wharf
on the Potomac and beg for coal. which
was furnished him. The Simmons was out
three weeks
Spruce Morgan. son of John Morgan. who
entered the Marine Corps about nine
months ago. has just passed an examina-
tion for promotion and been assigned as
bugler 10 Rear Admiral SIMPSONS flag
snip Mr. Morgan passed 90 as drummer
and 9S as bugler
The regular meeting of Mizpah Chapter.
| No. s. was held last night in Masonic Hall
After the business OF the meeting had been
transacted there was an old-fashioned tat
| ty-pull. While the taffy was in the course
OF preparation for pulling the pupils of
Miss Clara Stevens dancing school exc
cuted number of fancy dances. which
were greatly enjoyed. Dorothy Heilberger
| gave the military dance" Elsie Sheetz,
the switch back; Madeline Smithson.
| Highland Jelly" Carl Pitt. sailors
hornpipe, and Leones Keegan, the
| French maid Each performer was ap-
| propriately costumed and the effect was
very pretty. number of officers of the
grand lodge of various chapters were pres
ent, among them being Mrs. W R Mes
| senger, grand matron: NJ. Dixon. grand pa
| tron, and Mrs. De Shields. grand lecturer
! The next meeting will be held on the
| first Tuesday in March. when an initiation
Will be held and refreshments served after
| wards.
meeting of the pastors of the various
| evangelical churches of Georgetown was
held yesterday afternoon, at which resolu-
tions expressing their appreciation of the
| services OF Rev. DR.. J. B. Sttt pastor of
| Dumbarton NJ. f. Church, who breaches his
| last sermon next Sunday. DR.. Stitt goes
| to the Fayette Street Church, in Baltimore.
| which was formerly his charge