Evening star., 1899-03-31
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN
improvements to Be Made to Front En-
frances of University.
Additions to Cost Nearly 100000
Chapter Election Held-General
and Personal News.

After some years of delay, owing to a
lack of funds, the work of completing the
new building of Georgetown University has
been recommended The building is prac-
ticaly completed. and has been for some
time past. but the original plans have not
all been carried out, especially as regards
the front entrances, which are designed to
be magnificent works of the architectural
art. The policy of the Jesuits in control
has been not to run in debt in the compile
tion of the building, and as soon as suf-
ficient funds are accumulated additional
improvements are made.
permit was recently granted by the
building inspector of the District for the
erection of a front central entrance to the
building, and this is the work in progress.
The Improvement will cost little less than
S10.O06 The central entrance will be first
built, the place which has been without a
stairway. and the front of which has been
marked by two ancient guns, fished up
from the bottom of the Potomac, which We're
supposed to have been part of the English
navy nearly century ago. These two
guns were mounted knobs in front of
the proposed entrance. The front will be
built Of brick and stone with concrete base
and cement roof The plans will not be
entirely carried out at once. owing to a
lack of funds. and the entrance will be
only one story in height at present
SStTee oEotrS III SESSION..
AT the last regular meeting of Potomac
Royal Arch Chapter, No. S, which held
at Masonic Hail. on 32d street, an election
was held to fill the office of secretary,
made vacant by the recent death of Mr..
Frederick w. Storch. Mr.. Charles Becker
the treasurer was elected to fill the office
Another election to fill the office of treas
urer. made vacant by the selection of DR..
Becker as secretary, resulted in the choice
of Mr.. John E. Wagner.
At the meeting of Independent Lodge
l. o. G. T.. held recently, resolutions in
memory of George Morrison, past chaplain
We're presented, adopted and ordered to be
spread upon the minutes. For the good Of
the order interesting remarks We're made
by Messrs. PoSton and Blackford, and a
piano solo was rendered by Miss Rohr
fraternal visit to Silver Star Lodge for
Thursday evening was announced.
Brief Mention.
Rev. John A. Conway, S. j., vice rector
of Georgetown University, delivered SER
mon last evening at Trinity Church, after
the chanting of the Office of the tenebrae.
This evening at $50 o'clock the tenebrae
will be chanted for the last time, and at
the conclusion Rev. Father Chester. S. j.,
formerly treasurer of Georgetown Univer-
sity, but more recently one of the leading
Jesuit missionaries. will deliver the sermon.
AT the last regular meeting of St. Au-
gustine Comma andery, No. 254. r. c. L.
Knights of st. John, committee consist
ing of James ]. Jones, chairman; X. n.
Carter, secretary: ]. A. Smackum, treas
urer; w. A. Boyd. F. Brown, j. Day, ].
Dorsey, B. Coquire, ]. Corn. ]. Gray W.
Neal, C. Gates, 3. Green George Peters,
d. Terry, ]. Smith. +. Thomas, n. Wise,
e. Weems and NJ. Il. Booth, was appointed
to make arrangements for a public enter
tainment.
Policeman George Edwards, who has been
seriously i'll with pneumonia, is able to be
out again.
The culvert under the Klingle road, near
the property of Mr. Charles Bell, is re-
ported to be choked up causing the water
to flood over and wash the road.