Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-05
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN
Twenty Fourth Annual Commencement Of
Linthioum Institute.
Program of Exercises-BOttIe With q
Message InciPsed- General
and Personal News.


of Linthicum Institute will be held Wednes-
day evening at the hall Of the school, 32l6
street, the exercises commencing at 8
o'clock The opening prayer will be de-
livered by Rev. ]. D. Kinzer. pastor of Con-
gress Street M. P. Church. following which
will be the sautatory by Thomas f. Mason
The opening selection, a farce entitled
The Smoked Mser," will be delivered
with the following cast: Screw the miser
Peyton B. Fletcher; Nail, his friend R. B.
Phelps; Captain Daring, Frank Scott Giles
Sowthistle, a farmer f. H. Bogey; Thee.
Buttons, page Edward c.. Haneke; Co
liah Spiderling a servant to Screw, Patrick
]. Ford.
THE Hypocnondriac." humorous sketch
will follow with E. 8. Brown, as Squire
George Scheele, as John Croupy and Josiah
Croupy, respectively, sons of the farmer:
Calvin Milars as Zeke Cornstalk a farm
ha nd. and Dr. Killumauick, and w. Bowie
Boteler, as Pat, farm hand
A recitation by George 7. Nixon will be
followed by the closing performance a
comedy, entitled, "A Ghost in Spite of Him
self" in which Otto Niemeyer will appear
as Mr.. Nicodemus: Louis Des Garennes as
Squire Aldwinkle Maurice Sinsheimer, as
Captain Huntington: John c. Garland, as
Dickory; c. Murray Denner as Paul and
Ernest S. Brown, as the servant.
At the conclusion of the program the
award of prizes will be announced by Mr..
e. b. Hay.
Probably Fake.
A bottle was found yesterday afternoon
at Cabin John bridge by the proprietor of
the photograph gallery at the place which
was floating in the run. and which when
opened contained the following message:
Il sending a farewell message.
1 am short of money and cannot account
fAr nd r,Pr
above Cabin John bridge" The message
was written on a piece of manila paper
was dated May 10, signed by &C. E. D.
and addressed to &C. D.. 800 H street
northwest" The bottle and message were
handed over the Deputy Sheriff William
Embrey, who instituted a search with a
number of men helping, but nothing was
found. The message IS believed to be a
fake.
Contest In EIOcution.
The annual contest in elocution by the
students of Georgetown University will be
held this evening at 8 o'clock in the CASTOR
Memorial Hall of the university proper
The program for the occasion Is elaborate
The speakers and their selections are:
Charles V. Moran 1862, The Conquered
Banner" George l.. Mullaly. 1902. kissing
Cups Race" Charles OBrien, 1902 THE
Famine" Timothy J. Moran, ''Thelus' Re
ply" Edward J. Smith, 1901. Brother Mat
teo:" Edward ]. Smith, 1900, The Ameri.
| can Age" Joseph McAleer 1900 "Iasca; =
Robert G.. CaWhorn. 90, The Black Horse
| and His Rider" and L. j. Cullen, 80, The
| Chariot Race" The judges Will be Mr.
| Maurice +. Egan, LII. D.; Mr. Michael j
| Colbert. A. M, and DR.. Samuel S Adams
! A. NJ While the Judges are reaching THEN
| decision, Mr. Charletnagrfe KOehler \. NJ
professor Of elocutiqh at Georgetown, viii
| give several selected recitations.
General and Personal
The congregation Of St Johns Church
| to give the choir boys of the church {
| weeks outing this sammsr and to this enc
! fete champetre will be given tomorrow
, afternoon and evening at the old Weavea
| Place, opposite the reservoir, at the corne
| of ed and L streets. southwest corner
| Richard l.. Thompson a co!ored man
| whose age was given ait thrty-two, anC
| who resides a 1909 Seaton street while at
tempting to board a moving car at 32d anc
| NJ streets yesterday afternoon was thrown
| to the ground receiving a severe scalI
| wound over the right temple and sundry
| other minor bruises. He was sent to tn
| Georgetown University Hospital for treat
| ment.
| Emilne Croslin. colOred woman, abou
| SiXty-nve years of age, taken into Gus
| tody az the District end of the Aqueduc
| bridge yesterday afternoon by Policeman J
| j. Smith and sent to the station, to await
! an examination as to her mental condition
| The actions of the woman were such as t.
| attract considerable attention.
| A swarm of honey bees settled on a tre'
on Dumbarton avenue near gid street yes
| terday evening. The bees were the prop
erty of Mr.. Johnson of 34th street. As sool
as they We're located the owner recapturet
| them.